, 1874-03-11
WISCONSIN,,
The Closing Hours Of tho State
Legislature.
A Reviow Of the Winters Work IN
That Body.
Railroad and Warehouse Lcgis1atIon...
Tho St. Croix Land-Grant.

The st. Croix Land-Grant.
Srtefai Dispatch to 4he Chicago Tribune,
MADISON, Wis, March 10.-This morning tho
Sonato adopted resolution insttuctine the &c.,
rotary Of State not to publish TIL May &, 80 IT
would not go into effect till that tinlo, tho not
passed. regulating tho tariff for tho transrorta-
ton Of passengers and freight on railways, and
fer tho appointment Of Commissioners.
A mcssngo WAS received from tho Goyornor
refusing his approval to IN aot loga1izlng tho
loaso OF tho milwaukee, l. Northern Railway by
tho Wisconsin Central Ratlroad Company, on
tho ground that 1t waa special act COMFORTING
| corporate powers In violatiou Of tho Conuti-
tutio1lal amendment of 1871. Tho veto wus
unanimously sustained.
Assembly bills were concnrrcd iu approyrnt
ing 81 500 for stationery, 81, 900 10 tue Ststo Ar
ric,tltural Society, $1,000 10 Tho Northern A.fi-
| lloppital.
Senate bills passed to ropeal tho Inv Of 1ses
for State 13oarl Of Visitation for State Instits,-
tionB; making al appropriation to tho State
Prison for ctrront expenses, in1obtedncss, csc.;
nppropr'a5ting ~ 81 100 for completing the improve
A bill for tho uniform taxation of rai]road
property wns refused Indefinite postpol1cme1,t
by vote OF II to 10; and the Senate adjourned
to evening, tho Assembly bill amending tho
charter Of tho Portage l. Superior 1sailroa, rola-
| tro to the route between Portage aud Stevens
Point being the ordor
| ARsElnLY.
Assembly bfflB passed to regulate tho election
Of pfrcctora Of railroad companies; to a,.iullt,
tho law Of 1871 authorizing Town Supervisors to
| conatruct drains,
| bill to appropriate ss, ito for completing tho
| improvements about Capitol Park, Which hud
passed e the so1,ate was takon up and opposed by
YE1f1f ftusa Il
| Tor tllo expenditure. It wus explained by Cas-
| woll ttInt tho sum was for concrete walks aud
road,says in the park, tho appropriation Tor
| which had run out before tho work WIS dono.
work well End cheaply. Gov. Washburn found
| it would be n,lch cloaper to lot theln 90 On
An4 flE'lsli than to postpone to another yoar and
mako @ now contract. Tho bill WIN rocomuit!c!l
| tion OF GOO to tho State Prison appropria-
| tioli WAS co1lourred in.
bill to provide for county, a2aaemies, and
| lntondents WIS killed by IS to u.
The Assembly late last night reconsidorea and
| passed tho $4,000 appropriation to tho Insant
Hospital hero, and passed u bill lovying State
tx Of $'2o1, ,525 uso, eonc1rre,l with the Sen.
nte bill to sctte the Calkins j. Proudtlt printing
clGiul.
| THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT 70 ApJounN-REFonals
| AND THE NEFOl!N pAHrY---HA11noAD AND WARE
/ Aou6E LEblSLAlIoS-T!E HT. CHO1X LAND
| 0RAST-A REVIEW or TIE w1STEn's WORK.
| Corresnondc,'eo If Tic Chteugo Tribune.
MADISON, March 0. 1874.
Tho Legislature Of WISCONSIN will I'd djourl in 4
few days. and tho people of that Stato will re-
Wow tho work that hus boon accomplished in DO.
| half Of good government under the now regime
As the lteformcrs did not obtain control OF tht
Senate, thoy cannot DO held responsible fol
everything TINT was dono nor for tho lack Of
ability to pass so1no wiso and bonetcout moas.
ures like Wost's Elevator bill. for example,,
neyerthelees, they have not spent the wintol
altogether in vain. They have cut down tht
general expenses Of tho Legislature mud Of til,
State officers. They l,ayo reduced tho nuinbo'
Of employees about tho Capitol, mud thoy haya
passed
SOME wno1EsoME ESAcrsfESTs
that will provo beneficial mud reformatoTy In
their operation. Tho passage Of Speaker
Doucs's bill, increasing tho tax ipnn insurance
companies, was stop IN tho right direction, tho
right direction supposed to DO tho assessment
OF all kinds of property 30 that it will pay Its
legitimate share Of the public burden Of taxa-
| tion. This tnx Of por cont on t4olr Incomes
aud tho incronsu OF 2 per ceut Oh tho gross
earnings Of the Railroads.&c. tho lattor bill pass
tho sonato. having already passed tho Assem.
bly-.it il estimated will iucroaso tho revenues
| would noarly pay tho eutiro Sta.o tax,
After oghtocn years Of dallying aud political
jngglory on tho part Of the Republicans with
the Reforners haye disposed Of it in way, it Ia
confidently followed, that will secure tho
speedy completion Of tho designated lincu Of roa
md develop largo and valuable section OF tho
State which has hitherto been oepriycd Of rail-
road facilities They layo essentially modified
and an,ondea tho laws providing for tho 1ottlng
Of tho stata printing in mannor that will guurd
| against tue payment Of s11ch exorblant pricca
l fr5s 1n&r 111,t Inn
| sweeping and radical reform Tint Inns boon o,l
ao!od during the session, and tho ono must de-
manded by tho pooplo, is the passage OF What is
| knoan III tho
POTTER RAILROAD n11L.
This waa the rock OIL which, it was confidently
predicted, tho Reform ship was to strike alltl 80
to piccos. "The railroads." said tho Roplbli-
ca,'s 'eleutol tho Reform tickot, aud tho rail-
roads tho State officers as we'll as tho Loe!s-
ture." But tlo most atringont of laws bus a-
ready passed. both branches Of tho Legislature,
aud will doubtless become Il law. Its principal
provisions aro chiefly tl!oso: It proyltlos for
tho appointment Of three Commissioners,
all tho railroads in tho Stnte,, and their dutios
aro similar to those prescribed by tho Ohio law.
| 1t fxos tho rates for catrylns pasaongers Mt 8
on the othors, and it rodncos tho freight tariff,
from 80 to 60 per cont. Thus wheat that il now
| charged ID coslts per 100 pounds from tho Mis-
aissippi River TO milwaukee, il only charged
cents under tlo Mow lnW. lilo ro1uer WILL leAullY
| soc that they laye
| TAKEN THE DULL NJ THE HORNS
| in this business. 1t is possible that they have
| gone too far, and will eventually DO compelled
to rccedo from some Of It's provisions Int it i'll
now question, and tAoy may be excused if toy
layo erred on the Rds Of tue pooplo. 1t IL uH,.al
| for tho Legislature to orr tho other way, a.sl
play into tho hands OF tho corporations. II it
will have tho effect to bring tho wator out
of somo of tho railroad stock, 1t will bo
good thing, aud il 1t will keep tho
water out OF Bome Of tho now stock
it will 10 we'll. Tho bill Inns curious
history, it boing OF 1lohublican origin. When It
avn iptr +<, 1,n