, 1874-01-22
The Board Of Regents Of the Stats
University Sustained by the
Senate.
Tho Iowa House of Representatives
Still Without Speaker.
Passage in Louisiana Of Bill to Fund
The State Debt.

WISCONSIN,
Sptciei Dispatch 10 1he Chicago Tribune.

Sptciei Dispafch to Tia Chicago Ttibune.
THE TRANSPORTATION coMsuTTEE.
MADISON, Wis.,, Jan. 2l.-Tho Assembly to-
day. after further debnto OH tho resolution dis
oussetl yesterday for a joint special committee
Of ivo to investigate tho question OF transuorta-
tiou in this State, ind ASCERTAIN tho rovenuo do
rivod by tho State from railway, express, aud
telegraph companies, rofusod to iofcr TO a COM
mittoo by yoto Of &c to 70, and then adopted 1t
unanimously. Tho other proceedings were as
follows: ..
Senators Schmidt, Graham, and Campbell wero
appointed q select conlnlittee on TINT part Of the
Goyornor's message which tolatos to tho Ora
The resolution requiring State otllcors aud
.;knte institutions to favor tho interests OF our
citizens. wherever practicable, in tho employ
mont OF ho1p and the purchase Of supplies, Was
The Assembly RESOLUTION furnishing Taylor's
Statutes for tho uae Of members, and requiring
their return at tho close Of the session was con-
CURED in also resolution requesting tho Soc
rotary OF State to furnish ~ estimate o. tno M
amount OF revonuca and disbursements for
The bill fixing the amount Of stationery to be
furnished committees ut $40 Saa passed unt'ora
suspension Of tho r1llcs.
TITO Scnate Committee on Edlcation, to which
WIS reforrcd tho resolution In regard to tue dill
culties between tho President and Regonts Of
THE UNIVERSITY,
to-day reported that thoy had henu tho state-
1reuti, u tho Board Of Regents and Of President
% Twot1,lly in relation to tho 1natters thoroin re-
fcrrod to tlat the Board Of Regents haVo ap-
nr;scd your Comnltteo that no charge as to
admission or graduation III contemplated, md
tuat tho Board aro now agreed aa 70 tae co-eun-
tluctiye features OF 8 separate Female College.
IA to other matters roforred to in the rosoiu.
tion, your Committee aro Of tho opinion that
they arc not questions for the Legislature to
doternino T'hcy therefore recommended n, tlio
indefinite posrporement OF tho resolution. IhlB
was agreed to without debate.
The Regol,ts Ind n meeting tltis morning, at
which 1t unanimously agreed that tho Iresident
should go at once, and tho Board adjourned to
this evening, to endeasor to persuade tho Preal- m
dent to put his departure Oh tho basls OF reaig-
nation ra:ler than q dismissal.
After an interview with otto OF the Regents
this afternoon, in which President Twonbly WIS
assured that ii he did not resign l,o would ba at
ouce removed, ho sent in all unconditional rpsiE-
nation. Pref. john Bascom, Of Williams Col
loge, will succeed lin, Hice-Prcsldont Sterling
taking tho Presidents chair temporarily. Tho
great majority Of tho Faculty mud students up
prove this arrangement.
Reeo1utious yero presented in behalf Of tho
Win .bago County Supervisors, III favor Of re-
turning to the Commissioner system Of county
government; also, in favcr Of Il reduction OF the
euiario3 Of Federal officials. .
Tho Acgcmbtv Chamber waB granted for the
evenings Of Feb. 4, $, and &, to tie State Agrl-
cultural and Horticultural Societies Tor public
addresses.
4 reroluton was offered for final adjournment
March 9.
Tl.o Governors message WAS referred to the
appropriate Committee. The Scnnto resolution
a,aiust receiving railroad passes aud in fnvor Of
returning those already i'll tue possession OF