, 1873-03-05
RAILROAD NEWS.
Tho 1oCrescent and Lacrosse Bridge Bills
Before the Minnesota Leg
islaturc.
: = eormation Derived from Saturdays
Senate Debate.

cx..;o1 corrct7ondence Of The Chicago T7bnnc.
o. PAN March 1.-The Milwaukee d st.
49,, railroad Company obtained from Congress
.,".a mt 1ncptioned) IN act authorizing bridge
~! 1,aCrescent, nt,-present Minnesota terminus
attheir river division line,-to the terminus OF
sa.;- ,sCroese & Milwaukee Division, in North
+scrosse. Soon after Mr. Rusk, II. G. from
1.c7osss district, obtained supplemental OF
's.s,,ips act, under which board Of engineers,
..,actad bv the War Department, located the
tddee, having in view tho use OF it by several
.a,ds. at South Lacrosse (or Lacrosse Proper),
.na and scvcn-eighths miles below where the
,T1raukee g. St. Paul Company wishes to cou-
..rt its lines. This Company will not build at
tss po:nt selected by the engineers Of the
V,r Department, but wishes to obtain a
,sneUal of tho original net Of Congress,
,hch allowed it to build at the upper point-La-
crescent. Action at Washington having been
"a; over TO next year, the Company now applies
i, The llinnesota Legislature (and presumably
,so to the Wisconsin Legislature) for the
s.stes consent and charter for bridge ct Ia-
crescent, intending that the State grants VIII
i,tuencc Congress in its favor. The bill 1or
IS purpose came up yesterday (saturday) ~
,te Minnesota Senate, in COMMITTEE OF Tue
T1,]c. and was the occasion of a general and
ts,ted debate of several hours duration. 1e
~ opposcd by the representatives Of the south
fer Of counties through which is the southern
Minnesota line, and By others who we're 6ald TO
h. working in the interest of tho Chicago d
Eorthwestern Company, but was finally recon-
rended for passage BY decisive majority.
The contest was soon eftor renewed by another
L-;ire bill, which came before the Committee,
.nd Which authorizes the Lacrosse j. Minnesota
pdd.o Company, an organization under general
1.v II WISCONSIN,, to build q toll-brldGo for ra1
md wagon roads, anywhere from Houston
Comfy, but understood to be intended to De
ha,lt at Lacrosse proper,-the point designated
ty the War Department, It Was stated TINT this
t5a7e would be used BY the Chicago j. North
rsstern and Southern Minnesota Companies,
I'd the fact that the Southern Minnesota Road
y; It's charter and all legislation for it, is re-
1-ired to start from the river at LaCrescent "a
f.,ulet, onco "paper" city, opposite the upper
rsrt Of North LaCrosse) was adroitly used
toinauenco votes for tho first or LnCrescent
and sgainst the second or Lacrosse bill. THE
i, road does not touch LaCrescent, but ends
mnosito Lacrosse proper, for which it received
$1,000 bonds from the city Of LaCrossel. The
dsbare. however, was largely based upon the
;dea that the contest is between the Chicago d
Northwestern and the Milwaukee g. st. Paul
romnanes. The second bill was, however,
fnsIy recommended to pass by small vote
The Senate adjourned without coming to
rp;e On the report of tho Committee Of the
Whole. The vote will probably be taken by yeas
and NAYS tomorrow.
strong lobby force represents each side, but
Tbs Milwaukee l. St. Paul folks seem to be most
ouraerous in, as well as out Of, the Legislature.