, 1873-03-10

where some want the road built speedily, tt
cnhance the value OF land which they and othert
own, and others want the grant to lapse thai
they may get d chance to buy land,-have oscil
lated almost daily between hope and fear. One
| guino Of winning. The next, some new move
promise, or combination would put the othe,
| ahead. On Thursday, in the Assembly,
| REponrs WERE MADE
] from two OF the select committees to which the
| Land Grant bills had been referred. The report
| Of the Hon. Il. ". Hubbeu, from the select COM
nitteo Of it's friends to which the bill giving the
| st. Croix g. Superior land-grant to the North
Wisconsin Railroad Company Was referred, waa
| 80 succinct aud forcible that give tho reasons
therein assigned for favoring the aforesaid bills
passage, in full, as follows:
They believe that wisdom, justice, aud grotitude
nike demand the immediate bestowal Of said grant, by
the Legislature Of this State upon the North Wisconsin
F;rstDeeanse, BY their private and unttrtng
Efforts the North Wisconsin Railway Company, fits of
GERS and attorneys unaided and alone, against the
most bitter and powerful opposition, have saved the
said grant from absolute Forfeiture and placed the
State Of Wisconsin, at this time in position to bestow
Second7-Because IT is just and entnently proper
that they who hare this grant to the State
reap the reward Of their mer1torious services, shoud
now, Of au Others first be entitled under proper and
reasonable restrictions to receive the benefits OF said
grant, and continue and complete the line OF ther aad
railway.
THird-Because, the men who have thus far COZ
atructed the IS mikes Of the North Wisconsin Railway,
this andgrant line have already shown in build
ing and completing the West Wisconsin Railroad with
their good faith, their energy, and financial ability
Fourth-The Committee therefore believe they
justified in expressing the opinion tast any other
CORPORATION, its predecessors, having had tie
privilege and power With the aid Of this uuntAcent
grant, Of constructing the said line Of railroad, aud
foreign to the welfare ct wlsconsn failed for years
to build this road and wronged tho settlers these
NIT the grant to become forfeited to the Genera do1
ernueut, ought not, under any circumstances, again
to b. clothed with this great and important trust
Fih-They further believe that It IL the duty Of tho
State, the trustee OF an express trust to that
railroad shall he rst constructed the line desig
that in eonferrng said grant upon tho North Wscon-
Gin hallway Company, this object will be secured,
well the speedy and certain completion OF the road
This report, having been made first, put the
North Wisconsin bill ahead OF the others for ac-
ton.
Judge c. r. Gibbs, from the Select Committee
on tho bill to give about fourth OF the land
grant, on the Superior end, to the Chicago j.
report, arguing in favor Of its passage because
it would aid the building Of q lew railroad d.
agonally across the State, which would be
direct line competing with the existing great
railroad corporations; give the people Of north
mes'e!n " nlseoustn uAees .onsu w o11eaeo Auo
counties Of the State, many OF which are with
out railroad advantages, and whose development
it would greatly aid; will distribute tue lumber
atea' aau ~ w. o.ias, ,.a+ 80 sn9
in return take back their products; and cannot
fail to enrich both the manufacturing aud agri-
cultural counties through which it passes.
~ c9tate7 ~, etet on ine a.. oi aor 1uloing tne
pani b;,1 s.te1 ;rrthar Tina ~ ranor+ r-,,;o1
-ras 49, ornnta1 '~A SA3'A' ~ AopoA'' "A4sN
cona;n anl the r,;caro Air.f;,a 40 1naHn cn.1-
;t;or hv ~ svicb S = 1yss anraad +.,at tha 1sttar
.hord h.ra aba,a ~ +ta e,r.4,t n,a tl,;a Nc,
tho,n slaoI IT tha sf;iwantoa = a. Poni can,s ~
nany. Who Who. by pIedrinr M Themselves to m e1ten-
aion ~ ts; t1srp fro, b",roa ~ ast
had aecnraa ~ o roaa ~ neor m u.s..
sonthwastarn Wisconsin -naoa1,ars T'a'n', r.. %
h;thorto nnnoa;,n tIa ranra1antat;,-o - r.
Gi';c,go T. Nnrfh,se,a+ar., RoS1road Sxh;oh h.e1,s
tie Nort1, Wisconsinl IN tta pTo7nd cava h;s
~ ~ tha cdooa ..Tars,s nav ad; a1;,, ~ =
and nn1n;nt5fnY IF the fact that tEare rsa ,n,ne
matcT;a1 for d;scnss;on md 6l;hnst ara,,o
r. lille n or5ara ~ hra;,,es nsoaa5o
ino HAT in which tha North W;acona;n T'aud
Grant hi was tlev reaIv e1nerted to e1at At II
and nress II to a rntn and carTv the Resemble
for Il On Friday. soon after that rces;on onen,
I'd II mt before thov rea1ized the t11,th nf fLa
ancient aboririnals remark 'A0
s.,wr11Tr MN snn.rry 1,scpar.7vr
There was an interview batwsen soma nron;.
nant Northweste | md hfiIwanlno mcn 4' ~ @ wh;cb
+ ia a1ierad tha attar charce1 tfs 1or,nar ,rti,
v;o1a+ing 1ositiv Va arrreeYnent th,t TIA I;rr;na
romnanr shnn1d MT T.va NV sh.-a ~ ~
c~anf Rofnra tha Assembly nat thepa y. ~ sno
f,reat des1 ~ c,rcnsi17o intery;nwine ana nos+-
no y;tf ,,ore a1c;temont Than At snv nrar;nna
t;Eoa th;s aaaa;on and ryhen +ba wv f,11
Hnnse n 'Al'' vss ss'''o called to to- order. Waa @
~, Jfsor1t, thai -,aoo.ers and iohh,;s+s ofta1
tef iaot1ra frar ~ snaa11a- 1aEa e,,;ateJ
~ 80 .n,at - +,,a aaae;a,x ta5 at.nsea
aI i;tt1s ~" ao J - ,rn Efr p,-a IN, otne neT
tro1s .r.9.,,i,aa ~
tLa'c menoe1 .to ~ 41nauhs ann ~ So1i.s1ey .. h
.ne ieauns hian ~ " .no sseo?, -. WIZ % u@o pSen
ceaspIcaous ~ stic1lu8 " naainess, oI,posan1t