, 1873-03-08
WISCONSIN,,
The Land-Grant Bills in the
Legislature.
A Debate in the Assembly.
Ru1nors TINT Money, Will Be Used
49, "if Necessary"


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From, Our 0,e, Correspondent.
nlAp1BoH, Wis. March 4, 1873,
The Legislature has mado good progress with
the gonornt busincas Of tho session since my
last, but nothing very exciting has happened.
There remain loss than 100 bills in tho Assembly
whiol, hayo not received final action, and there
arc some 40 Of tho Assembly billB pending In
the Senate. Tint body has business about aH
well advanced, md tho Legislature could COM
plete itH business with duo doliboratlon, aud ad-
jcurn In week, woro 1t not for
TIE LAND-GRANT D1ILs.
These woro tho special order In both HouHoB
this forenoon, and 1t waa anticipated that tho
battle botweon tho opposing forcos would now
DO raging but, after reconnaissance In force,
.he different battnliona woro Withdrawn to their
respective canpB,-the result Of tho littlo skir-
mishlng that took place in tho Assembly being
rasher unfayorable to the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
Company. who found themselves badly out
numbered by the nlliea who leagued together
against them.
The bills for tho disposal OF tho st. Oroi1 Il
Superior land-grant were tho special order ut II
b. m., in the following order: Firat, providing
for tho construction of the 81. Croix l. Superior
Railroad by tho State ! second, giving part Of
the grant to tho Chicago i Northern Pacific Air
Line; third, tho Prescott. River Falls & North
SIN Railroad Company bill fourth, tho h1ilwau-
kee l. ST.. Paul bill. Those bills woro ill report
ed from tho Railroad Committee 1aat weok, the
Inter with amendments, the last two without any
Recommendation, tno others With lnoennlte post-
ponemont recommended. It WAS undcrutood
-.
thc f,rat In, hut hardly o1ncoted that Il vgon1d
.no Aa' a., :'a",a ~, esa,.
p1ova-tho aeslf9 o. she spoeln, i1onus nus o1 eacl
bill bolng to got it bohind tho other bills, 80 aa
had been defeated, md to ltii of tho other bills
hatoro % % ,,o;rs wa rnoo,o;, @ - ' ~ ~ 0'@'01 '''''
oetoro 'nolrs WAS teoenou'
n THERE wAb banr yEh9 saant e oess
tou anu Iuhlmal1, on account OF BlcRnosa IN
Ihelt tanhiles' eaLelles aha iopp.es, anu tne
space around tho M room behind tho membors'
seats, ana At elthor aluo OF the spoakc9, Were
alled Will loDbyists aud spectators. Quite
number OF elegantiy-dfoansea ladios were present,
expecting nh exciting discussion and some de-
cisiye aetlon' ,......
THE sTATE BILL
having boen taken up, Mr: Patterson, OF Noc1,
proposed at amendment OF aomo longtht which
was not read md Mr.. ]. Y, Davis, Of Dodge,
offered another; aud tho latter then moved
reference to spocin! co,nmitteo Of one
from each Congressional District AND ono
Ct large,Iurglng INT, as tho NeIlrosd road
claimed That majority Of the Assembly vas op"
posed to 1t nov, IT vas only measure Of cour- M
tesy and prudence 70 refer 1t to ite frionds tor
perfection, for it might bo there would DO q fail
tro to agree on bill giving tho grant to any
COMPANY. and it would be desirable to have this
BIZ e ta1l back on. alr: Palmor Of Milwaukee,.
1T. Paul Company, 9t his elbow, strenuoualy op-
N70uh rafa 6f1FjS
claiming it waa too late for amendments Of d
character ne eoling refetonce now. After q sharp
so a onn OF ton an H.
esoesR eso sa10ra ho a0fH Mwaoseo fo15 %as
carried by. IN ompllatio veto. Mr..
Palmer, nottlcd at something that had boen said
aa W. ~ Hue t ss;u1, r,otn @
sue, callea ior the ayes anu noes WHICH 1oHu1teo
THEN THE PRESCOTT BILL,
introduced to be hold as u rod in pickle over tho
principal companies competing for the grant,
oa..tt d. - n;,.ar nails ~ nje rT,;,ts othS nthSs
@ 7nL & ad nHn ~ fra pose sas ~ t "SGr
olus, anu , Miucn Aao no ts'eaoe' "aa Anco4'-
nentiy kl..ua'
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rose Juuge u1pos, VI tIs mn.muisn J;oaaey, anu,
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tl.ie ssneio!, III, p.oauIH =. 40
paipaole nss anu ealeltlns ltlG!'tesstolo abpaubo
~ -. .uv ~ e1usu. Anu.s .e.s o'nei ~ 'unSs 10 5u
PREVAILING nuinon int thsra nra tyro ntereata IN.
Toyel in tlln lnni-gfant-on ono ado the reople On
the other Tho ratlroas that the people have not tho
influence they should lave, and tue railroads have
u has nee saia 70 ne ne ,nas tns g wns
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