, 1873-03-01
STATE LEGISLATURES.
WISCONSIN.

... WISCONSIN,.
MAn1soN, Fob. 28.-Doth Houaea had sessions
general importance, tho sonato occupying mucl,
| Of the tlmo in discussing the oonstifutional
| amendment limiting municipal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
and tho =, ,Asaombly the bill for Capitol improvo''
menta. Ihrco o. the Committee on Assessment
having reported in favor Of a bill ropoalng most
Of tho Tax Exemption laws, two Of fho Commit.
! too reported against ropoRling tho laws oxempt-
Ing churohos mud educational institutions, but
in fnyor OF repeating all loonl and special ox.
omptions, taxing raflroad lands, maklnK railroad
license 8 per cont of thoir earnings, and othor
qualifications OF tho Assessment law. and thc
bllls On tho subject wore made tho special ordor
for Wednesday, next.
Tho bills on the disposal Of tho land-grant
tinue the special order till disposed Of.
Bills wer0 killed. to repeal tho act oroatfng a
State Doard Of Charities and Reform to require
four md q hall foot high.
Tho following were tho most important pro-
coeaingu to-day:
THE BENATE.
=, Tue joint resolution ,rattfyins tho conbtftu-
tionn1 amoudmont prohibiting counties. towns,
and villages from becoming indebted for any
purpose to any extent exceeding per cont Of
value Of taxable property, was not aaopted-l8
Assembly bills worc coucurrod In authorizing
tho Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Company to mort
gage ttR lands and property to aid its compile
ton m0morinl to ConErosH In favor Of tho
niagara Falls Ship Oannl and cheaper tranaporta-
ton hy Tay q tho great lakes from tho North
west to tho Atlantic Ocean.
r, There was long debate On tho bill increasing
tho railroad liconBo foo to per cont Of gross
earnings md 1t was finally made tho special Or
dor Tor Tuesday evening.
Treasuror, and Attorney General Board OF As
aossmont was mado tho special order for Monday
ovoning.
was debated at length without action.
ASSEMBLY.
At tho opening sharp debate occurred on tho
resolution offered by Mr. Fulton, censuring 8.
G. parkhurat, ono Of tho Assembly employees,
for having abaontod himself from his dutioe, aa
alleged, at the solicitation Of Keyes ann Smith,
on mo,nbors on Tho disposition Of tho land-
grant, which ho admitted he had offered in
haste; that 1t was not ut all in good taste or war
ranted BY facts, end moved to indefinitely post
pone, though claiming tho Legislative employees
mattors. CLARK and Darrer insiatod TINT
zona, and Alr. Patterson sharply criticised
the offering Of tho resolution, which was tabled
resolution was adopted instruetlnag tho judiciary
alleged TINT tho Woat Wisconsin Railway Com
pAny has mo1tgaged it's lands, and ainoe sold til Q
samo to actual acttlors, who Waro unaware OF
this mortgage, and still sella such lands, pre-
aenting tie Title to be uninoumbored, and the
scnato bill concutrod IN appropriating $4,000 to
tho State Agricultural Society.
Some thirty-ayo bills wore passed, among
them authorizing oittee, villages, and town au-
thoriies to soouro attendance OF habitual truantB
and abaentees at school; to amend tho law rcgu-
latlng the incorporation Of villages; to restore
Wisconsin DISTINGUISHED for dcaertion; to
require more stringent oath by Assessors !;
to amend the charter Of tho Green Day d Lako
Pepin Railway Company; to provide TOR the ap-
Portloning Of school money By tho State supor-
intendent; Of the modification OF mistakes or
omissions Of Inv; on district officers; relating
to practice in civil actions and after some de-
bate, BY voto Of Ga to 80, q bill WAS ordered to
third reading oppropriatlng ss2s, $50 for finish
ing, the statc Capitol, procuring water supply,
and var1aus improvements and repairs.
-Four OF tho Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tionB reported in favor Of confirming Mr.. Wcias
in tho Milwaukee contested scat, and ono In fa-
vor Of giving 1t to Mr. Bond, and tho subject
was made the special order for Monday evening;
aud tho bill for the repeal OF the Temperance
law Was postponed till Tuesday.