, 1874-03-10
STATE LEGISLATURES,
Tho Wisconsin Legislature Getting
Ready for Adjournment.
Proceedings of Other Legis1a-
lures Yesterday.


WISCONSIN,.
Special Dtsnatch to Ihe Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis.,, March 9.-The Legislature
Negins to present dlsHolyin3 views. Thoro is a
good 1oni OF confusion ami carolosBr,oss n DUNG
business, md what will finally paBs a ortleals IN
very uncertain. 1t is probable adjournment may
bo roaclled Thursday.
REVENUE.
There is n decided difference Of opinion be-
twoon tho Finance Committee Of tho Honnto a,itl
tho Why's aud Aloans Conn,ittoo OF tho ABscn.-
bly, as to tho rovonuca and expenditures Of 1876,
nt,l tle amount Of tax necessary to DO 1ovIed.
lilo Senate Finance Committoo this morning
mutloa report, estimating tho expenditures Of
1876 at S0S, ,070, tho reyonuo from railway license
focs and miscellaneous H0rcoa at $3.50 600, ntsl
from taxoY authorized by existing lawB nt $751;
851,-lcaving 5357 $50 to DO raiaod by the stato
tux, for wllicl, Il bill was reported, md pnsHed
the BgnNtU ullAnnOllBly-tl1Iuor suspension Of
tho rlilcs this morning.
Tho Assembly Why's aud Monns Committee c.
tt1nate tile expenditures ut S733, DIG, omittinE
any appropriation for tho Northern i1oHpi-
tal, OIL tllu ground TINT M increase fl rnilroad
licenscs, it adopted, will meet TINT exppnso.
THOR estimate for revenues IL tho snlno ~ tho
6cnate, and their bill only provides for 3257 ,525.
HILLS PASSED
IN tho Senatc NJ follows: Senate bills to amend
n rolntion to railway companies organizoa undor
Gcnornl laws; to authorize tho conveyance or
land to tho Unitod Statoa for lighthouses.
Some twonty-l -lvo Assembly bills woro cot,cnrrod
criminal caaos III Justices Courts to ropeal tho
INV crcntng Stuto Commission Of 1mmiEl Rton;
to provide for the publication Of notices i'll itltc-
ial proceedings III cortnln cascs; to encourage
thH Stato Of botter kinds Of fish to amend Sec.
6 Of tho law Of 1873, regulating tho salo Of min
eral lands.
a joint resolution requesting Senators and
members III ConGross to Bccl1ro nm appropriation
Of tho mississippi River, aud memorials to Con-
Groaa for Custom-ltonse and POST Office ut
Green Bay and II Court House and poBt-Oillce
at OsllkoAh woso adopted.
4 bill for tue relief of farmers after conBid-
erable debate, was tabloid
TIE ASSEMBLY
did not accomplish much this morning. It con-
Cured III tic Sennte bill to appropriate to the
Superintendent Of Public Properly a7,500 for
tho purchase Of stationery. An Assembly bill
pushed to DECLARE tho Legislative Manual public
property, and 10 provide for tho distribution Of
the BItno.
a lnrgo number Of bills wore considered in
Committee Of Wholo, with good deal Of win
tnlk, and ostlorod to n third rontling. part OF
thus afternoons session WIS apont in pfay.
HILLS PASSED.
Souato l,tlaA woro concurred III requiring por-
running in the State to DO residents III teation
to evidence wllcro other party to n suit
becomes insano; to amond tho law Of 1878.
providing for the collection Of certain statistics
nlno1ld tho law for tho incorporation OF villages,
lasying only tho section about sidewatkH to
regulate insurance companies by requiring tho
payment OF the amount nnmcd in tho policy,
1ust-ra1noi I'LL ca11tcl long dcbnto A motion
to strike ont lilo section for 80 per cent damagos
in cases Of suit was refused by Il to 4G Assem-
lily bills lussod for tho relief Of s. d. Cnrpel-
land
Il bill Tor tho enlargement of tho Insane Hos-
pital hero by building kitchen, Ecryant-roonl,
mud amusement l,nll IN tho rcAr Of tho main
building, ut cont Of 535, ,ooo, only $4,000 to bo
spent this yoar, which would giyo room fur some
mo1o PATIENTS and greatly promote the comfort
Of NIL tic inmates, was uebalod Mt much longth.
1t WIS specially opposed by linnkin l. Ftnloir-
burg and advocated by bingham. Indefinite
l'astpone'nent was refused BY IL to a 4ud thon,
nfter further debate, the bill WIS lost by 50 to
10.
EVENING SESSION.
4 resolution WIS adopted in tho Senate this
evening nskng our ineinberH in Congress to uso
their efforts to SECURE the passngo Of 4 law to
elect Senators by tic people.
Tho bill to rcpca1 The Inv oxompting tho West
Wisconsin, lnnds from taxation vas indefinitely
postponed.
4Ho pil tnStne iae EEoaa FocelPta OF illo III
sslrnnce companies game up md was
indefinitely postponed. Senator Schmidt
charged TINT bribes llud been offered Senators
bv tho Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company. ThB cAuHcd great loai Of excite
,ment. After somo discussion, u committco to
Investigate wns appointed
4 bill n1propriatug 1000 to the Northern
Eoapit;tl for tho INSANE caine up in tho Assem-
bly, was amended by making the amount 500, 900,
and concurrel it,.
HILLS VETOED
Gov. Taylor Inns yclood tho bin lcgalizng the
lcaso OF tho Milwaukee Il Northern Nailront1
I'M tllo purchase thereof by tho Central 1,ail-
Hay Company.