, 1874-03-05
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Adjournment Of tho Wisconsin Senate
to Escape a Veto Message.
Gov. Taylor Opposed to the ST..
Oroix Land-Grant Bill.
The Michigan Legislature Working on
the New Constitution.
Conference Report on a Railroad Bill
in Minnesota.

WISCONSIN.
Special Dispatch to Tht Chicago Tribune.
THE ST. ono11 IANn-aRANT.
MADISON, WIS.,, March 4.-To-dAy has been tho
most exciting lay Of this session OF tho Legisla-
turo. 1t Was vaguely rumorcd 1ast ovonfng that
Gov. Taylor would Voto tho st. Uroix land-
grant. Acting upon those rumors this morning,
and 1t being tho last day for tho return Of o1ool-
two objections, tho sonato, after n tlftoon-mtn-
uto scBsion, adjourned ostonHib1y to post thom-
solves on tho matter Of railroad tariffs, bill for
which WIS under discussion III tho Assembly, but
In fact to thwart tho Governor In his veto
moBBage, should no deBiro to send ono
in. Tho day has passed, and all aotts
of r,mors have boon anoat, but up to this hour
Il o'cocls) nothing dolnito is known nj to tho
Executive action. It Ia stated by somo, OH wlias
thoy say is ro!iabo authority, Tint Ito had his
veto message written last evening, and that ono
of his objections was that llo was opposed to
tho granting Of lands to railroad companies
claiming that tho grant sI,ould royort to tho
Goneral Government. and bo put OH the market,
60 that original settlers can possess it; and an
othcr TINT tho bill IL worry loosely drawn, and that
under its provisions tho road Gun draw
some twenty miles moro land for tho first twonty
mics OIL TOnH ConaCTuCLGu tllNtl lAo9 A10 G1lLtltA
to under tho provisions Of tho grant. A story
In now atont that tho Governor lntcnda to sign
tho bill. 1t is claiinoa by some that tho action
of the Senate was l1asty and lncalod for. and
TINT thoy oycrreachod thomeolves,. as tho Gov
prnor had to tho end Of business hours to.day
In which to decide as to what oourao he would
pursue, md tllnl, should lie decide on sending
In his veto, It could 10 legally done by handing it
to tho proBiding officer Of tho Sonate hcforo
o'clock F. m. It " however. tho opinion 1,a aa OF
ito closed tho legislative day, md that the bill
haB become Il law by limitation.
When tho Senate met, Senator Durcl,nrd (Ro-
form) suggested the wisdom Of making haste
soads having boon made tho special order of
Gho morning, and slmllar bills boing tho special
erdor in the Assembly, for the Bake Of giving
Genators an opportunity to understand tho views
Of the Assembly, with the purpose Of harmonic
Gunate adjourn till 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, which prevailed.
ASSEMBLY,
A resolution was offered for final adjourn
mcllt OIL the 10TH inst.
Mr.. AIcCanl called up his motion to reconsider
tho indefinite poBtponoment Of tho senato bill
10 secure to railroad employees compensation
for injuries sustained i'll the Horvico Of thor
companies. Mr. Gary vehemontly opposed tho
Dthor papors woro trying to array tho two Houses
publican Senate having passed the bill, o Reform
Assembly was dared to defeat 1t.
Dir. Caswcll denied TINT this was at all pollt-
teal question. Tho bill was advocated by A1r.
McCaul, md opposed by Mossrs. Silvorthorn,
Hubbard, Winans, and Sawyer. md the motion
to reconsider was lost by % to 70.
Two or three uniMportaut BILLS were passed.,
and tlen the 6onato resolutions relative to
THE CENTRAL HALLWAY
certificates, aud asking tho Secretary Of tho H.
terror to withhold tho patents catnc up for nc
tion. Mr.. WinanB offered a substitute. rocitng
in tho preamble that Gov. Taylor had Issued
Tint four sections Of road OF twenty
miles each had boon completed, and
that there was q sufficient amount of
land remaining Oh tho route to socurc the build
lug Of tho road between Portage and Stoyoas
Point, and directing the Governor not to issuo
any more certificates until tho Portage Il Stev-
ans po;s,t l(oad Is completed, and tile judiciary
Committee to report . bill providing, that no
more rortifcatea shall bo isHued BY the Gov
nrnor til Hccrrity il given Tor tho building OF
the Portage Brunch:
THO Sneaker ruled tho substitute out Of order,
as not gcrmano to Tho subject mattor Of tho
original resolution, and, though some Discus
eion took p1acc, no appeal from tho decision Of
MIR. siiverthorn offered another substitute. re-
citing the action of Gov Taylor in regard to is
Buing tho certificates, not assuming to decide
whether tho Company waH entitled to tho lands
OIL EHlu EGfktIlEnLGH, lHENGAkluH tHt GGUiGtHI3
Of the Interior to withhold the patents for tho
&ands till the Immigrant llno ofroad shall DO built
from Portage to Stevens Point, ns required by
the LAWS ;of 1866, or the right Of tho Company
to sald lands is decided on by somHeompetent
judicial authority.
X motion to table this was Lost BY 16 to 40.
The previous question was ordered, and, nftor
Bomo ilib,istcrlng, pending call Of tue House,
tho Assembly adjourned to evening without OIL
ghging i'll tho railroad discussion which the SEN
IN knF5 3nt1r1 11af* n t1An
NEFonM OAUouB.
Tho Reform McmberB Of the Assembly held
caucus this niternoon on tho Railway BILLS No
line Of action was laid out owing to difference
In the Assembly tho
SENATE RAILROAD BILL
camo up on speoal order this evening. a
good deal OF discussion OIL amendments took
plRco, but no action was taken.
TIE VETO MEsaA0E-LATEA.
-.Thore is q rumor TINT Gov. Taylor has siRnod
Tic veto message to the Land-Grant bill, and
tho kamo has been delivered to tho Lieutonant-
il Qoveruor.
TIE sESArE nEFunL1oANs
held q Bccrot cGucuB tliH evening on railway
mattors.
Both Houses last night devoted their attention
to insurance, tic Senate, after considerable
dlRcusHlon by two-tlfrdb voto ordering oI-
CROSSED, Will somo amendments, a bill rogulat-
ing INSURANCE companies, the object Of Which is
to compel hso insurance companies to pay tho
amount Of Insurance fixed III tho policy, llnleaa
Che property has bcou injured by tho criminal
tault or negligence Of tue insured.
Tho AaBoulbly, attor able arguments by
Speaker Douck IN fayor,. and hTosarn Bingham
aud Whitton against by larSSs sinaiority, ,prdored
to third roadinE tho bill prescribing license foes
to ba paid by life Insurance companies.
MICHIGAN.
Special Dispatth to Tho Chicago Tribune.
1ANslNo, MioE., March AIN tho House to-
day, tho proposed Constitution was considered
as III Committee Of the Whole. Sec. l, coucern-
tpg boundaries, was informally passed, but will
coma up again.