Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-13
POLITICAL.

Inc PRESIDENT has issued proclamation
| for an extra session OF the Senate, com.
| mencing On March 4.
| The Maine Senate has passed the minority
report on the Liquor Law, allowing the free
sale or cider unless intoxicating.
The Indiana Legislature has passed a
stringent temperance law, similar in its
provisions to those of Illinois and Ohio.
| Salt Lake City dispatch of the 22d says
the Mormon leaders were greatly elated by
the reception of the news that it had been
| suggested to provide for the appointment,
by the President, of Commission to visit
| Utah, and make thorough investigation,
| during the recess of Congress, of the whole
Mormon question.
| The Illinois Supreme Court has decided
the law for the regulation of railroad freight
charges, as it now stands, unconstitutional.
The Court is unanimous in deciding that
''while the Legislature has an unquestioned
power to discriminate in railway freights, no
prosecution can be maintained under the
existing act until amended, because it does
! not prohibit unjust discrimination merely,
but discrimination of any character, and
because it did not allow the company to ex-
plain the reason of the discrimination, but
forfeits their franchise upon an arbitrary
and conclusive presumption of guilt, to be
drawn from the proof of an act that might
be shown to be perfectly innocent"
The new Temperance law passed by the
Indiana Legislature provides that any per-
son desiring a permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors must present petition signed by a
majority Of the legal voters of the town in
which he lives, or of the ward in which he
resides, in case OF city organization. The
Board of Commissioners must decide that
the petition had been signed regular
ly, as required, before issuing the
permit. The applicant must further
furnish a good bond of 5000, which
may be sued upon in any court of civil juris-
diction, except Justices courts. No permit
shall be granted for longer term than one
year. In other particulars the law is similar
to that of Ohio.
The Republicans of the Second District of
Connecticut have renominated Stephen W.
Kellogg for Congress. The Democrats have
nominated Ex-Governor James E. English.
The Michigan Republican State Conven-
ton, in session at Lansing on the 26th,
nominated E. c. Walker, of Wayne County.
and Andrew j. Clinic, of st. Joseph County,
for Regents of the University. Judge Chris
tiany was renominated for the Supreme
Court, by reclamation.
Governor Hendricks has signed the new
Indiana Temperance bill, and it is now
law.
In the Illinois House of Representatives
on the Goth, bill to abolish capital punish
ment was indefinitely postponed by vote
of Sc to As.
Alexander H. Stephens was, on the Goth,
elected Member of Congress from Georgia.
Governor McEnery issued proclamation
on the Goth calling upon all the arms beal ing
citizens of New Orleans, between the ages
of eighteen and forty-ive, to enroll them
selves at once on duty as militia men, and
continue as long as the then existing emer
gency in public affairs continued.
The Prohibitionists of Michigan have NOM
mated Ronald Kelley, of Detroit, and Oscar
D. Spalding, of Hastings, for Regents in the
State University. They made no nomination
for Supreme Judge.