, 1874-03-06
STATE LEGISLATURES,
Tho Wisconsin Central Land-Stea
Considered by tho Assembly.
Adoption Of a Resolution Fayoring
the Giving Of Guarantees.
Work Accomplished by the Louisiana
Legislature.
WISCONSIN,,

Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
ADJOURNMENT.
MADISON, Wis, A1aroh 5.-Tho Legislature
seems anxious to adjourn, but reluctant to tic
itself up to any particular time till action ia
takon on railroad and other matters A resolu
ton WAS offered In the Sonato for adjournment
March IL, but it was laid oyor till tomorrow. A
similar resolution in tho Assembly, after sonao
debate, was roforrod to tho Committee Oh State
Affairs. To promote tho dispatch of business,
resolution WAS offered in the Senate restricting
members to two speeches on ono subject, no
speech to be more thau five minutes long; aud
Ill tho Assembly, Speaker Douck gavo notice that
hereafter ho should enforce tho rulo prohibiting
members from speaking more thau twice On tho
aamo subject without tho 1oayo Of tue uouss.
SENATE.
The Assembly bill regulating public printing
was amended 10 NJ to provide for tho separate
publication Of the agricultural and horticultural
reports, mud concurtod in unanimously.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
The Assembly. bill restricting countios from
yuting aid to railroads was concurred in-20 to
Q; also, tile Assembly bill to regulate railroads
III Certain respects, tho latsor with m amond
mont requiring trains to atop at dopotB estab-
lipflod. -.
The Senate then took up Assembly bill 46G,
1G!httE6 " Al4AOAA+ eo4NE3AFA1 oA FACnC NoHA-
panics, In Committee Of tic Whole. mud, on
motion OF Senator Schmidt, after somo debate,
struck out ell after tho onnctng clause, and ill.,
sorted the Senato Railroal bill known as tho Pot.
Ter hill, which tho Senate ordered eugroBaed and
then pnssod by 2G to s.
The Assembly Inst night, after sharp dBons-
sion, laid aside the Potter Senate Railroad Com
missioner and rate bill, which had been favora-
bly, considered. and took up Vests railroad tariff
lii1 which it considerably amended mud ordered
eugrosscd for u third reading. This, with the
subsequent action of the Soilnto this morning,
as abuye stalud, makes direct iABuo between
the two Houses. ..
WISCONSIN, CENTRAL RAILROAD GRANT.
The Assembly devoted tho whole forenoon to
lieated discussion Of tho resolutions asking
tho Secretary Of the Interior to withhold
patents to lands On the certificates Ia
sned by tho Governor to tho Wisconsin
Contral railroad. Tho ball was opened bS Ran.
kin Qsofor,ner) moving tho previous question,
on which Fiiielti Ilopubiicnn) moved call Of
tho House, which WIZ aoon suspended, aud tic
Assembly t.,en-by A5 to 50-refusod to order
tho n1ntn question.
Mr.. Silyerthorn Noform), of Marathon, being
called OH, explained tho difference between his
substitute, lie substance Of which waB given
Yesterday, aud the Senate resolutions to bo that
the latter wore moro explicit i'll como respects,
and 10 Wor1ed Us to cast no reflection OIL tho
uoyornor. lie clninod something should ho
done to protect the people interested i'll tho road
between Portage and Stevens Point.
Mr. Winans, OF Rock (heforna), spoke at corr
siderable length. lie waB anxious to have tlo
Central Road built from Portage to Steyena
Point, but thought tllero wcre lands enough loft
to sccura TINT. and clamed that tho resolutions
Mero grossly unjust to tho 1tnilroad Company.
They asked tho Secretary Of tho Interior to With
bnilt OIL tho li,e established by the law Of 1866.
Mr, Burton Of Ripou. aslod: DO gentlemen
wa,s to say to tho Secretary Of tho Interior that
ho must Withhold the palo,lts till this crooked
line la bllilt5 :" Ho offered by way Of compromise
resolutions III suhstauce declaring that tle Score
tary Of the Interior be requested to withhold tho
patents to tho land OIL certificates hereafter
issued by tho Government till security is given
for the construction Of the road from Portage to
Stevens Point
Bowman (Republican), of Columbia, waa realty
to yoto for either tie sonato resolutions OF Sill
| verthorn's substitute Flo desired to secure tho
road from Portage to aleyons Point for his coll
BtisuontB. Tic c1aimea it was n awindlo md out
raEo that tho Central Railroad COMPANY should
receive patents to this la1d upon the certificates
Of tho Governor, without giving security for
| building tic Portage branch; and tho only safe-
ty was III securing lie withholding Of tho patents
| till thoro was amplo security for building this
| road,
| alr. Winans warmly protested aganst tying
| up tho Central loud. and 10 GRIPPING 1t that
other companies would gobblo it up, lIo, did
not believe any resolution the Legislature
passed. would havo any effect. Ha remedy
!
issued till security is given for building the
| Portage Koha.
| Alr. slyorthorn earnestly obieoted to Arr.
| WinanA compromise resolution, aud, in tho
courho Of his reply to his speech, referred to
tiflcates TINT tho Company WAS only entitled to
half tho lands till tho Portage Road was built,
anl the Company thon obtained the
opinion lof tho Attornoy.dcnoral Of tho
attorneys in Milwaukee (the head antl contro Of
all railway corruption III this 6tato), mud tho pa
tonts were issued OIL all tho lands included In
these certificates. Tho Company was trying
hard to stcal tho land-to grub it all. 1t HllouId
Alr. Whitton. Of Fond du Lac (lleform), warm
" advocated Sityorthor1l's resolution,
N1r. Iilold, Of Ashland {Repnliican), defend-
cd tho Contral Company againAt the charge Of
in tho State, aud done great sorvico in develop;
Ing its interior Wilderness, a'd ,proposed
iii i rsaehed the =, iaolated people q
Eortller1, Wisconsin, Though it lad INST with
great obstacles md Acknowledgement, Il it WAS lot
alone and not crippled it would build tho roal to
Portage, 80 an to secure diroct connection with
| Chicago.
Alr. bowman replied at somo length al,owcd
tllnt tho Inv required the road should begin nj
i'ortaye, III order to ontite tic Company to TIC
lands, ara appealed for protection to the inter-
| est, OF hin constituents.
After further discussion by Raultin aud Silver.
thorn In favor Of the latter'H resolution, n',l
Sawyer md Casey against, Mr. WinanK' amend
ment to Hilyorthorn'a substitute was adopted By
yuto OF 81 to 10.
Tho resolution at thus amended was atloptet
by 90 to 10, aud, aftor aomo iilibnstoring, tht
Assembly adjourned amid considerable exotic
mont.
| aT. uHolx I.AND.0NANr n1LI4
The Governor finally signed the bt. Crol1
Land-G -Grant bill, aftor waiting til! tho lust mo
! mont.
LOUISIANA,
New ORLEANS. La., March 5.-Thts morning
Republican. Bays the Legislature of Lou'Hleni
doea not soeni to consider itsolf safe in Nov
OrloaaH with tho demonstrated hostility tha