, 1873-02-26
STATE LEGISLATURES.


| WISCONSIN,.
Special Dfsudteh 10 The Chicago Triduns.
MADISON, Fob. 25.-1n both Houscs humorous
petitions relative to tho diaposal Of the land.
| grant and exemption OF certain property from
| taxation, nnd remonHtrancoB againat tho ropcal
tho Assembly ~ovol&1 petitions, ono for tho MIL
walakoe tnn-yanla ono for the repeal Of tito laws
giving exclusive pflvilogos to gas companica.
sovora1 solect committaos annHfe: vero anno,,nce,
among thoin 1l6aBrB. II. N. Davis, Blair, and
Bnrcharl on tho Assembly resolution for final
adtournmont March O.
senator Cotzhausen, Chairman Of the Select
Atom, made report Of notna length on
tho subject, regarding which eighty poti-
tionH and roz11onatrancos have boon presented.
TevioWing the whole question, stating a belief
amount Of proporty exempt from taxation on
Var!oua, grounds, conccdng eorno proprtety in
oxempting educational institutions, but holding
TINT the present 1aws were liablo to abuse and
nntoTm ayatom and ratio Of taxation should DO
neiopted. The report recommends tho repeal Of
tno act o1ompting Glaims untlor private laws
thnt tile laws e1ompting railroad, p1ankroad, in
snfaneo and telegraph companies, and religious,
from s 45
as only 70 exempt from ordinary taxes property
necessary aud exclusively used for their iinnoo-
aiate and Legitimate purpose; that coustory
P5o1ertY DO oxempt; thatno lands grautod raiil
In tho grantco 0SAoA '''*oo
Three bills were reported pa..,a1]v rene.,,n,,
ne present low exompting property ffoa. .a1a-
tions existing under private laws, and increasing
tho Communication tax Of railroads from to per
cent. f~1
Bills passed amending the general 1aws re1at-
provide for tho binding OF the British Patent
Reports; to appropriate the sum Of $4,000 for
tue Soldiers OrphanR' Homo for the current or
ggonaos gg and improvemcnts; to authorize the
oompromiso with trespassera thereon.
:, Assembly bills wero concurred In to facilitate
tho collection Of debts against certain con-
tractors for municipal work. to authorize ir.
timber, and lumber.
a Senate bill relating to tho equalization ,,o.
assessments n In counties. hftor some debata I'M
topposItion ey Representatives Of northern r,oun
1'eS, was reforrod to Il select commttee.
~ Tho bil! to repeal tho law establishing IA st,t,
Commissioner Of Immigration was reir ,rrea I"S -
tho Committee on State Affaira. '3 ;"
ASSEMBLY,
in regard to report Of to Rron onf r oo aenate
lno fSs Tn3aov On the ,.+ Lacrosse Bird 60 bilis,
aqne fPa4 foPnos1g H. a1d ID Mr M 9tersor ad7oc.tns
snd Mr. Felt Is ohairap expls iuinr II thsE h,sPGbs, I'll,
delay In reporting was On the reftuoat Of MA.
1ority OF tho momberp Of the Coz 1mittee Final.
y, Inc his "oro reported favojably and then
Tho Select Committee on tho bill to repeal tbs
oraham Temperance Inv waaa required to TO-
port on Thursday.
a res1lution was adopted int,tructing the Com
mastoe on stnto Affairs to inquire whether any
monument has been erected to the memorv ot ia
ate Excelloncy, the Hon. Louia P. Harvey, who
died while nobly diBchargng his duty as Cover
nor OF wisconsin, and whother any money has
over been appropriated from this State for the
purpose Of providing, any monument to his
Of it. ~1'>' 0-eA1 11&'10
Last night and this morning thore were eight
teen Assembly BILLS passed, and four memorials
direct manner Of making s returna s to
the Secretary of stato; to aushozize
the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Compare
to mortgage its lands and property to secure
whose recorded log-marls arc On logs defendants
in suts for services or labor, where the owners
arc not known; to amend Section i to require.
County Clerks to return, to local clerks only
ter protection Of cranberry-ms1shes, pine, md
General Laws 1857 spsA rsIatE1s ShsPssF t. e.
p1ace Of trial Of civil actions; to re-
compute md carry out tic different items Of tas
IN tho several columns to decrease tho expense
Of permanent land-marka, and provide their
establishment BY supervisors to amend Section
10, Chapter 1871, general lows Of 1868, 90 that
where tnpracticable to mako certificate Of AM
officer evidence Of sorvice OF papers in civil ac-
tions.
Memorials to Congress wero offored for the,
construction OF the Niagara Falls Ship Canal,
lakes Of tho Northwest to tho Atlantic Ocean;
for geological aurvey Of tho State.
.sonate bills were ooncurred in to provide for
0f In afaf ~