, 1874-02-07
Another Load Of Bills Launched Upon
tho Wisconsin, Legislature.
More Petitions and "Reminiscences on
tho Liquor Question,
The Minnesota Legislature Asks Con-
gress TO Investigate the Pine
Land SWindle.
Proceedings in Other State Lcgts-
lntllres.


1NGtlrGSs
WISCONSIN.
Special Dfspa.ch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE LIQuon LAW.
MADISON, Wis, Fob. 0.-b1ore remonstrancoB
against tho ropeal Of tito Graham Inv wero pro-
sonted in both Houses, and largo griBt Of bills
put into Tho Legislative hopper, the most Inn
porthnt Of which nro gtgen bolow.
IN THE SENATE,
u joint resolution extending tho titnc for In
PRODUCING new bills to tho 18th inst. was tabloid
10 to Sand resolution adopted giving COM
mitteos till Feb. II 10 report. Some time wnB
wasted In discussing resolution for six more
copies to each n,amber Of sponcor's 9ynopttcal
Index, already printed. which was adopted after
q long dobate.
PRICE OF STATE LANDS.
a resolution offered yesterday waH adopted
directing tho Committee on Public Landa 70 in
qutro into tho proprtcty Of fixing higher min
imum price Of Stato lan1s, ard limiting tic
amount to my porson to 1C0 acrcH, the preamble
boiug rejected.
Slxtceu bills woro introduced, including bfllR
to repeal tho Inv Of 1870, e1empting WcBt Wis
colB,n lands from taxation for ton yoars to
sooos at fg cgaze M ra and eonr tnolease
Of tho Northern Railroad, mud authorize tho
purchase thereof by the Wisconsin Central Rail-
rosd;, for tug relief Of OIL dfarnoss; to
repeal tho law Of 1878 for the
tnxation; to create Pine County out or Chip
pewa; to regu1ato costs III County Courts, in
probate business; to establish tho maximum
rate Of charges for the transportation OF passon-
gors On 1aiiro,ds IN this sato; to amend Chap
A ,AND.anANT QUESTION
Senatora Groono, Krouskop, and Moore, a
minority Of the Railroad Committee, reported In
favor Of giving D portion OF the land-grant to
tho Chicago and Northern paciflo Air Limo lail-
road Company, tho majority being for tho North
WiBcops5 Company.
There WAS protractod sharp discussion on tho
bill to restore the Senate us Btato Board Of
Equalization, mud aftor nono tllibuBtcring the
biil passed by voto Of IL to 10, motion to
reconsider being tabloid.
ASSEMBLY.
Resolutions wero co1lcurrel in for Il joint COM
mittce to revise tho joint rule Of the Senate and
Assembly favoring action by Congress for cheap
means OF continuous steam navigation by the
Northern 1ahea to tho Atlantio eeaboardi; also,
indotsiug the removal Of tho Winnebago Indians.
THE GRAHAM LAW.
The resolution requesting the judiciary Conn.,
mittee to report back to tic Senate tho joint
resolution asking tho Governor to point out tho
obnoxious foaturos Of tho Graham law, after q
sharp protest by Dir. Gary again8t The resolution
us discourtoous political drive at the Governor,
WAS tablcd-i0 to 9.
ADJOURNMENT nEso1u,oN.
Tho resolution for hual adjournment. after
being amended to fix the day On tho 2Gth, waB
postponed one week.
NEW D1LIB.
There woro forty bills introduced, including
bills to compel. the Q. l. N. ". aud ii. Il St. +.
Railroads to build and maintain depot building
Mt Pleasant prnirio, Kenoshn County to incnr-
porate Farmers Joint Stock Associations re-
uuirlng railroads to make stops In all villages of
200 inhabitants through which they run.
By DIr. Kuntz-ro provide for county acade-
micst mud to make tho Principals County Super
intel,tlentB ox-oilloio to ameud tho school codo
by substituting Town for County Snperintepd-
cuts fixing aronalty Of flno and imprisonment
to provide for tho purchase Of the Wisconsin
Nlauual; to protect employees against the care
lesancEB and negligence OF fellow-cinployes to
authorize tho milwaukee,, Lake Shore West
ern Railroad to change portion of its track to
proyont tho Bale Of atulterated liquors.
By lr. Cary-1o amend Sec. 26, Of Chapter 7,
Reyised Statutes Of 1858, ,of General and Special
ElootionB," tho mnnnor Of conducting tho Same,
and OF tho CANVASS; to amond tho law Of 1873
regulating the sale of mineral oil for iiumlnat-
ing purposcH to amend the charter Of the Wis
conain Railroad Farm Mortgage Laud Company; !;
to establish fur and uuifosm maximum
rates of transportation OH railroads to protect
parties insured in certain cases to a1nend tho
charter Of tho Wolf Riror Boom Company.
DlLlB PASSED,
requiring Town Treasrrers to mike annual
settlement Of moneys paid to School District
Treaaurelu; to appropriate SG25 to the Legis-
latiye Visiting Committeo to protect tho
pooplo IL their legal rights to prohibit cortain
iBtry law Of 1864, and all laws ameudntory
thereof, tho 1attor by d voto OF 30 to 50.
8oLDIEns' ORPHANS HOME.
The bill reported from the Committee On
Charitable aud Penal Institutions relating to the
gave rise to considerable discussion. It was elo-
quontly opposed by Messrs. GlcCaul, nobinson,
Larkiu aud Aocd, and advocated by Messrs.
Finkelnhurg and Dartran Of tho Com
Inittoe. DIr. Rankin mado mo-
ton to strike out the fret section,
which provides for tho discharge Of
all children over II years of ago within ei1ty
days. which prevailed, and the bill was ordercd
engroBsel, with only tho section remaining re-
Quring, as soon as possible, to bind out all child
ren over Ia years Of age who have ATTENDED,
school over five years, BY vote Of 63 to 25, tho
Speaker voting no worry omphatrally.
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