, 1873-01-18
STATE LEGISLATURES.


Specfa. Despatch TO Tho Chicago 7Tfound.
MApIsoN, Jun. 17.--Both Housos, aftor short
soesion to-day, without doing much OF consc-
9uoneo adjourned to M Monha"y ha yofe gponhf ON fntn
States Senator, lltt1c will DO dono I'LL tho ldalo
of tho weok.
SENATE
hIeasrs. Corzhauson, Nelson, Holloway, ana
ropoulIng tho Bonato bill for tho exemption. or
cortaiu property from taxation. Tho Assembly
1oint resolution, cutting OF all nov businohn nt-
tor Fob. g. was made spooial order Tor IL O'CLOCK
Tho joint Commttee to Investigate tho Sol
diors' Orphans Homo wero authorized to ap-
roi1,t cforl, and tho 8orgeant-at-Arms to servo
Bills wore Introduced (that relating to ap-
poals wna dismissod) to a,nond tho htatutos 80
aa to require tho conveyance Of property bo,
longing to adoceased person, which ho would
hnvo been required to convoy IT, iiTinS to ap. apr
boys ut Waukoahn, bolng 937, ,000 for current o.
ponsoa for the onsuing yoar, md tho BALANCE for
permanent improvements; to appropriate
$45, ,73g for tho State Prison at Waupun. OF
pairs to require copies Of all tho. Supreme
Uour. reports to be furnished each I nitod 6tatcs
District Judge Of the State. ..
A bill to, provide for giving not:cn BY pnblls;a-
tion to unknown defendants in actionB IN rela-
tion to roal estato or title thereto waa passed..
Tho ropors Of Horny Coleman, Lumber ln-
spoctor, dated at Chippewa Falls, showed :, 4s0,-
135 feet of lumber, 1929 100 lath, 45,0o0 pick"
ctp, aoo, 900 ahingles, manufactured IN Lumber
A resolution mixing tho election Of United
stateB Senator tho special order for Tuesday
morning next was adopted. -,
Committee on Federal Rotations. strongly pro-
toBtIne against tho So!dicra' Land Bounty bill
now before Congress and instructlng our sona.
tors to oppose it, for reasons set forth IN tho
following form Of preamble:
Former experience has demonstrated TINT land Har-
Eastorn capitalists, known az land sharks" for nom
aro ao' 'a entered ID md held Tor the purposes of
| speculation, to tho -great dotrlment Of tho
fs' ssss 10 .s as pesss %ss q9 S4paS ss
away from the cenrea of cvilizatioR and walt longer
for The advantages and privileges Of socisy thus yrt
ae whereby actun settlers tho hardy pioneer aud c.
pcoialy soldiers have tho opportunity ot securing tne
1 Raq he ,aas aa bdg
school dlsrIcs, towns. Villages md cities and thus
VIZ p the he wa
| tho whole mutton.
After Some debate, 1t WAS roforrod to the Com
! mitteo on Federal RolationB, whoro ono IN favor
OF tho said bill has been already sont.
Bills wero introduced to provide for annexing
to nnl excluding territory from cities, towing,
aud villages and to unto cities, towns, and VII
lageB to repoal tho lava exempting property
from taxation, excepting that belonging to the
State, counties, Of municipalities to amend
Chapter 81, Revised statutos, 80 as to allow
caring caring for the poor Is adoptod, to oxpend
money for temporary relief and charge
il to tho county to fix tho 5sds salsriea e
OF District Attorneys at not loss than 5000, in
counties oxooeding 5000 population; to limit
the ages at which boys can DO committed to ths
induetrial School at Waukesha to from 10 to 1t
yoars.
Tue Joint Legislative Committee to inyestt'
cato mattors relative to tho Soldiers Orphans
Homo giyo notice that they will meet on Thurs
day and Friday next, and persons having knoTl
edge of nny acknowledgement on tho part Of tn
Trustees, Superintendent, or employees, arc in'
. ! vitod to mako thu facts known to tho Commit
, tee, in person or By letter.