, 1876-03-03
STATE AFFAIIsS-
WISCONSIN.
TIE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION.
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!Sptetns LtpdttA 10 Ths Ghteaao Yftbant.
MADISON, Wis, March 2.-Thc Conference
Committee on the Centennial Appropriation bill
reported In both Housea. recommending tlat
tho Bonats agred to tbs amendment requiring
tho Governors authorization to al! purchaser.
the Assembly amondment reducing tho hmount
to $4,000. md proposing q furthor amendment
that all accounts shall bo app.oYed bF tho Gov
ornor before payment The report. leaving the
amount at S20.U00, Nas coneurrod In by upnnt-
nous vote IN tho Senate and voto Of ca to 81 In
tho Assembly, Aftcr speeches ID favor BY Lces.
puilen, Keogh, Fagg. aud Blocking, and against
by Chaslten.
oruHn SENATE rnoCEEnlE0s.
Tho sena.o occupied considerable time On tho
bill making incurablo iuaanIly ground for d.
Tosce advocated by Senators Read, barron,
and Il E. Davis; opposed by silvcsshurn and
Zorn, and ordcfod to a third reading, 20 to II.
Senator II. N. Davis offered preamble and
lengthy resolutions directing inquiry ~ to tho
adYiaabllity OF transforming tho present State
Prison buildings into hospitals for iucurablo In
sanc and locating tho pr'aon somewhere else. or
Of erecting 3 hospital for tho iucutsble insane
somewhere clao.
Several AHannbly bills warc caucurred Ia,
chiefly focaf. but inctuding-to authorize coun-
tics, towns, cities, and rt'lagea to aid
tho Milwaukee, Lake Blors d Wo8s-
cru Railway Company; to authorize stscot-
| railway compnnla to issuo honda and
10 secure the san,o by mortgage or trust-deed !;
authorizing tho taking Of depostiona in certain
cascB; to legafize aud confirm d cortain mort
gage OF tho Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad Com
! pany.
6onato bills passed transferring tho appoint-
mont Of Agents for tho Protection Of StAto
! Lands from tho Sooretnry Of State. Treasurer,
Akr-&, &x4$
vide for tho payment Of costa ariHIng from ac-
tions brought in the nntno OF the State by tho
6pecihl Treasury Agent; to amend tho law Of
| 1872 authorizing clt1eB to cAtAbliHh FREQ pnb1o
] 1874 relating to the protection OF lands and
| timber grnnted tho 1T. Csofx d Lako Superior
Railroad Company,
ormEn ASSEMBLY rnocEED1sos.
J The Assembly paasoa . fcaolution accounting
With thanks the Atlanta Invitation for ar exnuf-
sion aud many n1ombors propose to 60 march
lng through Georgia.
4 resolution of inquiry regarding Gov. TaSlo,
| fund was referred to tho Committeo on State
| Affairs.
soyeral Senate bills voro concurred In, amone
them-to provide for tho better cnro Of pRupor1
desptS i. children r. 1saon Ito to tug
Soc. ! Of Chap. a23, Of tho iart
Of 1875; relating to-, free high schools
to evo1y school dlsttlcs which has
ht1 1UG0fl1cftLau flilaRe LueSeln TO 4tQntlQ ENHU
1O9, General Laws Of 1874 for tho safo keeping
Of tho report Of tho Geological Survey in rola,
tion to claims against tho State presented to ths
Legislature, providing that tho Attorney Com
erni shall examine aud give his opinion on ri
auch claims to provide for thu preparation
publication, and distribution OF the dnnl ropor
OF tho Goolosica1 surrey, and to appropriate
| e15, ,G01 therefor.
Atnoug tho Assembly bills passed wcrc-pro
| vidulg that salAina Of State officers and ON
poycs alall DO paid Mt tho cnd. not tho beginning
| OF tho quarter; to provide for holding Norma
Institutcg Of two Woeka !; to amend tho charter
| Of tho Wisconsin Valley Railway.
Among the bills indefinitely postponed wero--
to repeal tho proyiRo in Soc. OF Chap. l81 o
| tho Lars Of 1879; in relation to tax dooda; x
| amend the Excise law.
There was q sllarp debate botweo members
on tho bill to repeal tho law authorizing tho Nil
| waukce County Supervisors to appropriate cor
| tain sun to The County Treasurer for clerk-hre
resulting In d call OF tho uo,se. pending which
the Assembly adjourned with plenty Of businos
on tho Clerks dosk.
r1tEBEHT AtrEAnASCES INDICATE
that the Leeislaturo will not adjourn for tor
days or more. Tho lsepnb!icans lad 4 caucu
last night and tho Democrats hnvo one to-nlgh
on sundry meaanrea with political bearing.
Tho Apportiontmcnt COMMITTEES has not re-
ported yet, and had no meeting for several days
Tho Hub~ ~Committeo mot tonight.
THE VANCE RAILROAD ELL
/ Ia = Law, and thoro III d sharp struggle for til
! appointment Of the Commission.