The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-02-20
MADISON CORRESPONDENT E.
MADISON, Feb. 18th, 1874.

| Graham law are coming in at an alar IN
| ing rate. These Petitions only serve &c
throw the Reformers into considerations
The advance wing of the party is in favor
| of repeal. while the conservative ele
ment. the Changers, are generally oppos
ed TO its repeal this session. If they
repeal the bill they ALLEVIATE the GraEgers.
if they do not the backbone of the party.
the liquor interest, will iorsake them.
For more than month the Reiormers
In the Assembly have hesItated. dellber-
ated. and at at last have dared to take a
decisive step. They have decided to re-
peal the bill and to pass a substitute,
which will doubtless please the liquor
men. quiet the turbulent Changers who
have shown some affection for temper
ance principles. The Republican party
has been charged with the paternity OF
all temperance legislation in this State.
''since the memory of man yunneth not
to the contrary" Now that the Reform
Democracy has an opportunity to try
their hand In temperance legislation, we
shall watch with interest the progress of
the bill introduced as a substitute for the
Graham law. It authorizes Town Boards
of Supervisors, Aldermen of cities and
Trustees of villages to license places for
the sale of spirituous and malt liquors.
Licenses shall not be less than $25, nor
more than $50. Wholesale licenses at
charge of from $40 to $40. Every per
son licensed shall give bonds for $500.
The person licensed shall keep an orderly
house, and he must further stipulate
that he will permit no gambling on the
premises; that he will neither sell nor
give away any Intoxicating liquor to
minors, unless on the written order of
the parent or guardian, nor to known
habitual drunkards, and that he will pay
all damages resulting from the sale of
liquor to either of these classes.
Section Is is as follows:
Amy person or persons who shall be
injured in person, property or means OF
support, by or in consequence OF the In
tcxication of any person TO whom the
selling or giving away OF intoxicating
drinks ia prohibited, shall have right
of action seyerally or Jointly, In his. her
or their own names. or persons violating
the provisions Of this act by selling or
giving away Intoxicating liquor, contrary
hither to and such person or persons so
selling Or giving away shall be liable for
all damages resulting thcrefrom.
The Land Grant. which has caused SO
much anxiety to members of the Legis-
lature and the third house, bids fair to
be satisfactorily disposed of. A bill
passed the Senate Friday to give the
grant to the North Wisconsin and the
Chicago and North Pacific Air Line Co.
The air line when completed, as contem-
plated, will be one of the most impor-
tant lines 10 our State. 1t will stretch
from. the extreme southeastern corner of
the State to the head waters of Lake
SUPERIOR. After the fat failure Of last
years disposition of the Land Grant, leg
islators were not in favor of bestowing 1T
again on the Milwaukee and St. Paul
Co A year ago the cry was give the
grant to the company which 10 develop.
ing our own State, which has it's terminus
10 Milwaukee, To-day people recog-
nize the fact that that road is bat one of
the many feeders to Chicago. They also
see that Chicago is the commercial center
of the northwest, that legislative enact
ments can not divert trade frora Chicago
to Milwaukee,
The Wisconsin Academy % Sciences
held its annual meeting in this sity this
week A number of papers we're read
by Wisconsin Scientists, which go far to
prove that we have in our State as
thorough scholars, as deep and accurate
thinkers as are to be found in naore pre-
tentious communities. Several papers
were contributed by professors Of the
University.
DIR. Edmund Andrews, of Chfcago, de-
iiverad ID very Interesting lectaYe, Wed
nesday evening. on The Measarment
Of the years of yore. He eaaeavored
TO prove that men had not lived on this
planet more shan six or seven thousand
years. We oug at to be thankful for one
scientific man who does not think that
humanity has inhabited this world for a
million years. Some of the conclusions
Of biologists are as vague as the chron-
ology of the Hindoos. Scientists may
loudly advance the proposition that man
has inhabited this world for million
years. The Hindoos may deyoutiy point
to the Vedas, and trace back Indian his
tory million of years. but all we want is
the proof