, 1874-02-20
Tha Dill Changing The Route Ordered
Engrossed. -.
The Minnesota Senate Rejects Donnely's
Bill for the Abolition Of
Normal Schools.
Tho Agricultural College Investigation In
tie Iown Legislature.
WISCONSIN.
Special Dfspatcl to The Chicago Tribune.

THE NEW E1C1bE LhWs
MADISON Wis.,, Fob. 19.-The most interesting
proceedings Of tho session wero those Of last
ovoniug, when tho revised Excise Law was agreed
to by the lieformers as n substitute for the pros
cut Graham Inv. A fow amendments by friends
Of tho bill were voted down. Bingham and
Bowman made quito earnest efforts, to incorpo-
ratio in tho bill d section expressly declaring in
full forco the laws against tho salo Of liquor Oh
Sunday mud election days. tho repeating clause
Of tho bill being 30 broad that 1t was claimed 1t
wiped out tic above laws. Ono amendment, do
Bgned to accomplish this purpose waa dofoatcd
by II to Is, arothor by ~ to a. After call Of tho
House, tho bill was ordered engrossod by Cd to
SO. As tho most vigorous possible protest to
ths notion, there was a bsoadside Of somo fifty
rcmonstranceB from tho people against tho ro-
peal Or modification OF tho Graham !aw pra-
aontod by score Of members mud signed by
thousands.
THE w1scoNs1N CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The chief matter Of iutorest in, tic Assembly
this morning was vigorous opposition to tho
Isailroad from tho chartered route to straight
line from Portage to Stovons' Point. Speaker
Douck, On bollalf of Oshkosh and tho interests
Of that section, protested vchcmently ngatuat
boing deprived Of advantages Guaranteed to
tlloM when tue 1nnd-gtant wnH voted by conl-
promise, and on prolniHo Of which thoy voted aid
to tho line, which thoy had thus fur waited iu
vuiu to Hoo built. neforring to tho Hon. L. l..
Palmer, Mr.. Douok said that the milwaukee,
delegation, headed by tho attorney who was now
that had located tho original luo. 1Io spoke
| with much feeling Of legislation just like
.hig proposed bill, which hud ro-
pcatcdly robbed the pooplo Of their rights
! by changing located lines. The road from
| land-grant road. It was solemn obligation i'm
| posed upon tho Company which, having received
millions in subaidioa now wantod tho route
changed. Ho know about this Central Company.
It wag tho wcalt}licat road III tho State. 1t had
| built liue from AfenaHha to Steyons Point with
out putting bond Oh the roaa. It was owned
by non-rcaidents OF great wealth, and tue outer
pfieo would not 60 down aud stop If tho bill was
| passed.
by virtue Of tho compact, S125.010 III 0sEkosh,
| *15000 in Fond du Lac, and large amount oi
| aid in Shoboygau had bodu voted. Ho believed
| III standing BY contracts made.
| MoasrB. Dowmnn and Fiaeld, especially the
latter, earnestly advocated tho straight bill. and
claimed the Company Ind beeli greatly crippled
in its efforts to develop tho wilderness region
| of tho State.
! notwithstanding tho 'earncst opposition ol
frienda Of the road an amondmont waa adoptee
changing tho routo BY Montollo. and Tho bill
was ordered engrossed.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
A joint resolution for final adjournment Fob
| 28 was offered.
Tho Senate joi1t res"1ntfon. relating to Gu
croachmontB on Sup1r.-- 1larbor, was conquered
| In.
Some local bills wero passed also bills to con-
for certain powers on County Clerks and tt
authorize couutios, towns, cites, aud villages
to levy tax for building bridges.
| TIE SENATE
| concurred in tho ABnomhly bills to amond the
net in relation to railroads aud tho organization
| OF railroad companies to prohibit certain
provisions and conditions in contracts and tc
require Town Trcaaurogs to make anuual state
monts Of moneys paid to School District
| Tren8urcrs.
| THE CHAPLAIN QUESTION.
| Tho old fight III the Chaplain quee.
ton broko out again, on motion
to indefinitely postpone d. bill to
appropriate money for their Payment. Tho bill
WAS finally roferrod, after auadry Senators Ind
| expressed their viowA.
| RAILROAD TARIFFS.
Senntor Bloekham, for the minority Of tue
BoleGt Committee on Railroad Tariffs and Taxa
tion, made report sustaining tho right OF the
Legislature to exact 1iconse from railroad COM
panioe, and recommending that lhe license bt
raiRed from 8 to por cent Oh gross earnings.
There was quito a long debate, without action,
/ OIL bill requiring AsaoSaola to exact oath and
take other moanH to soouro tho full valuation OF
| proDortY.