, 1876-03-06
STATE AFFAIRS


6omc Thirty to-day. IAak thAs b0ay Woulu AaSe
had no quorum sfter tho morning session. con-
Bcauently an adjournment Was taken TIL Mon"
day evening, mud most Of tito mombera havc
gono off, Tho sonate adjourned to Monday
morning bu. 1t will have thin house thcn aud
do nothing Of importance. Thore arc worry fov
inatubars ut the Capital tonight. Tho Commit
too on Apporsionmout-t most important work
Of tue sceaion-hnvo not yot reported, nor oson
agreed. Tho Eub-CoiAmitteo has acBslon to-
night, nnl It Is 10 bo Hoped somo-
thing will 10 reported by TIC
1nlt,aIs Of the week. Persona, ambitions
9re ono great trouble men 1o'lrng 10 1@Vs "
to promote thclr chances OF ciccsion and to be
freed from dangerous ryals. There 10 aettled
purpoBo TINT no ti,ue shall bo fixed for adjontn-
learn tonight that in tho Assembly there aEo
BirtY-lye .Aaeambly bills and thirty-hro Donate
bills In tic hands OF committees, and = lnFRe
number more yot to 90 through COMMITTEE 1s Of
Al many hills ~ worO Introduced, all elaughtered
bills being reforrod 70 bo used ~ deadhoads:
! Tho Assembly las aat ita face aB iltnt asahat
not 9ormano to tho origina, bill.
BEaArE proCEEDIH1s. |
Tic Senate tls morning aRrcea to Tho Aaaem- |
bly, amendments to tho sepate momoria! o a9 Eo Eon-
gresH Tor An investigation by the llouao q itep-
| senthtives OF tho right OF Judge Y. v: Uato %
| hold scat ~ nombor for tho Eighth DtHtrict Of
this Btato thus eAving 1t substantially aH intro.
facts as Developed before tho 6uprsme Court
| which very sharply charaotertzcd IN 4 ueolsloh
on tho titio to Bome county ofsicos, the fraud"
ulont canvass, on tho strongtl! Of Which Judge
Ghte obtainnd bis oortiI,cato aud holda hsa scat.
II ia not ANTICIPATED that tie 1oaao Mtll tsse
my aoslon, but the Legislature OF tho State has
now plainly oxprossod Its opinion.
| T4ore was not in1c, miscellaneous business
| Of Importance transacted tlia motniuK.. The
| Assembly had quito debate ovcr q bill reducing
| tho taxes on John LaWlor's pontoon railway I
brideo at prairio du ohien' acroas tue n!ss's;
BIppi, from to q per cent, Which was advocated
by several u1o1uborst Including spcakor titiolu.
Eicss,a. Eunco, Macarthur, Hardy, +. Mills. and
Loea, on tho ground that tho gonlus and pluck
alown by 1Ir. LaNer III tho construction OF this
bridge, 10 which, as an untried experiment, he
had yonturcd Lila I'll. ticsotred zeco8oltlon ahta
encouragement; that It was hazardous In tho
extreme, and involved gross responsibility; that
1t had done much both to choapon transporta-
tton aud obvata obtectsonB TO bridges across tho
alississ!ppi. It was finally passed by vote OF
80 to 20.
motion to reconsider ita vote Of yesterday in.
definitely ppatponing tho resolution, on behalf
Of which vsry ab!o report Was presented the
othor day, proposing TO Auontl 300. Q 9 q Arf. l.
Of tho Constitution Of tbo btsto OF Hlscoaaln,
} to road as folloWa:
sna al sa s.isna e q II
%9sd T. y u pases IL Il u a
prcaurbed by lsr. The Legislature may proride.
nparer ,psneled 10 Try aa5 sauso OF acslon nay
| return ysfdlct.
The voto Oh reconsideration waa nsado '1o
special order ~ Iuosuay; aha qate nhely hiaS
| DO carrlad. II IL IatAof !ate' no"oTets 10 navy
8 'tass aS1sa vi w.! lat is seay ill d. TSa
moro important matter ~ .o H. ees se 'n' a%
Assembly pesto"a gp0n poo u. tor lna.anse 1 an
appropriation OF w. uou Iot PnoiishinB LUG BGe-
. logical report Waa coneuf,ea ln sna Wnolo'
aomo constisntional amennmohe mmaa!ag m.ga y M W,
il tlonhl VIII couhtoa 20 nase = eoa.5 s,iat DS1a
amp9ssa q % ans 9s sat 10Y yTnorp sn ta sepnte
this morning. WAS fe1eetea potn Hltnous any ~
= bate and In Us short q tipe rs . vote could be
T'he Sonata conaurrcd ip somo local bills, alat
3 In nrov5In for farming iumber md iocgug CON,
panios j. passed Dug o. rs ,r" on is.t" Le an,n,
alatutes 60 az 10 nRe i. ro.trastnya
app1opriattng $4,000 for the purchase Of book
for tho A.ata Library; amending tho low Eodu
| intinR tic geological 4tlryoy, aud aomo lnca
i Iils' and iude0nitsiy postponod a bil providing
for au pdlition to tlio Insane Hospital here.
!" AsaEauLY rnocEEp1AGB-
Tlo following, offsrod yesterday, Was roforrcs
tbs COMMITTEE Init; On s4t' Asss o, b.
to setiI Al tpmizeA bill OF particulars 10 This House
the isbur.eponts made Il !a eontingen: taIa yos
hin by the LeRs'auro ot s15 alao of the 81 ~ ef u
snsl i t,ta ot II. fqad p b i
nsn:ss u ,u:rrs NJ ss so. On pse 81 Of ill., rspo
~ se Secretary Of State for 1s75 $500 o whcl ~
20 uears a. elsrged to ths Superior Harbo. r1otct
Ion aud $500 to the Fox and WISCONSIN ldsor IL
ks proyenent, and also 70 inform ta!s Aoass y 70
Ut authority 1of having dta"n sae "s' nA"'a $'''
Il from mo , i,en1at1. .,o,o. 49,, ,r,.,.,.,n
~ Iiio tono"lng Mns angp'su' "1n n.soensan ta
OF oxhibstlon'-toEs sei,,o tae waY, tho Gon.enn l
~ ~ nd sgI scn;1 a da1.oAtou to rhilnGoIphia no,
nd sI ~ r. ornc,on fesi oa, hoa
10 - ~ on ,ssnsimr fcntra In tha snw tbar no o1
In ~ omv ~. .A1"'Aa AoN@"'s @'' '
~ Eesoptd BY ths Senate, ~ AtssHeT r.. eenenrrin
81 Thst his Ekeelency ~ uoyor9or OF Wisconsin, ~
sad hsfeby erHg oa, u cana ~
a9 IT, H. ,ah ssoas,n IL Weaiment or sor
d ntGsr comuattus Wisoenstn soer. Is take ohsrsv
~, aud e1lihtt t4a same undsr tho alrseton =!
o0 osfa o. ~ s'c ona ~ ss - ,o sad no