The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-20

from New London to Shawano, within
the coming two years, YVES adopted.
The bill was then reported back to the
Senate with the Air Line amendment.
At the request of it's friends, the' Milwau-
kee and st. Paul bill was laid aside and
not reported back.
WEDN EsDAY, MARCH 18TH.
SENATE.-The committee on State AT
fairs reported bill to take the plac
of the one vetoed by the Governor, to
provide for the collection of certain sta
tistics with a view of more fully cqualiz-
ing the state taxes, which was passed
nnder suspension Of the rules. The bill
comforting the st. Croix Land Grant on
the Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
Company was postponed till tomorrow,
by a vote of II to IA. To establish
board of railroad commissioners. The
liquor bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee as a substitute for the Ora.
ham law, created long discussion,
and was finally laid on the table by a
vote of 81 to IL.
AssEMBLY.-A resolution to hold two
daily sessions was adopted. The Senate
bill to provide for the admission to the
Bar of graduates of the Law Department
of the Wisconsin University was concur
red in. The Senate bill for collection
of statistics concernings the value of
property exempted from taxation, was
tabled. The bill authorizing the Mil.
waukee st. Paul Railroad Company
to construct bridge across the Mississi-
ppi at North La Crosse was ordered to
third reading.
The commit &c on internal improve
ments reported q joint resolution re-
questing the Congress of the United
States to improve the navigation of the
st. Croix lake and river The bill re-
pealing the law exempting the lands of
the West Wisconsin railroad from taxa
ton till 1884, was ordered to a third
reading by vote of 40 to A. A bill
repeating the exemption of said lands
from taxation till 1874, was indefinitely
postponed. By vote of 50 to As, the
bill making the temperance law of last
winter applicable to all cities and incor-
perated villages, despite any provision
of their charters, was ordered to third
reading, substitute 'codifying and
amending the present excise laws having
been rejected by vote of Al to 40. The
bill to audit and pay the balance due on
the verdict of Calkins Sc Proudft against
the State on an old printing contract
was passed by a vote of SO to 33; and the
bill giving the St. Croiz and Superior
Land Grant to the milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad company. by a vote of 90 to
90.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH.
SENATE-The Senate joint resolution for
adjourning SINE die on the Goth inst was
adopted. Senator HINER, from the
Investigating Committee, introduced a
bill to provide for the payment of wit
nesses appearing before the committee on
the investigation of the Soldiers Orphans
Home.
Two bills were passed. Bills were
concurred in to prevent the careless use
of fire arms; to authorize incorporated
villages to lay out, change and open
streets, alleys and public squares within
the same; to encourage the artificial
propagation of, ard intoduction into this
State, of better kind of fish; amending
the general laws authorizing the
formation Of town insurance companies
Senate bill comforting the st. Croix land
grant on the North Wisconsin and Chica>
go Air Line railroad company came up.
An amendment was offered to substitute
the KELLEY bill, providing for the con-
struction of the read by the State, so
amended that no political question could
arise among the commissioners. and no
political appointments to be made by
them, which was rejected by vote of "a
to g. The bill was indefinitely postponed
by vote II to 16.
Assemb1y.-A petition was preseted for
a law prohibiting the issue of free passes
by rail road companies. The Senate bills
for the coll cotton Of nnrtain ctot;nt;on from,