, 1876-03-01
STATE AFFAIRS.


ByaArE.
sp+rta' ntspdteh To The chfeaao Tribune.
MADISON. W,a.. Fob. 2o.-Tho Senate to-day
had TWO seaeions and quEts pro.racted debate.
The ohiof subject was tde bill relating 10 trea-
masses on ssato lands, which proposca to sr,na-
fer tho power to appoint agents to protect The
Stats fanda ftom tito Democratic Commissioners
Ut s.asc Lands to tho Republican Governor.
Tue dlect1sulon occupied most OF tic morning
atIu part of Tho Afternoon eesaon and finalIs
tho bill WAS ordered to third feading. II wAa
c!atlnsd BY tho Democrats that tho bill wAs un-
constitutional, In tint 1t proposed 10 sako frop,
tho sectatary Of State, Treasurer, and Attorney
oenesal power conferred On tnom by tho Con-
Aatation, they having been Invested
with tho right TO Bol these 1ands,
caro- for tile fnuds derived. etc,
AMI was contrary tn tho past practice Of the
State. II was sepl,od that tho Constitution was
always tn7oke'' when democratic o1iceho!dar
was In danger Of being disturbed, and denied
that there was any.hiug wroog about this bill.
II was claimed that, under tue Reform admins-
tratlon. large amount Of monoy VIA paid out
for protection Of staso isndy. uhi!s but l..lo
service waa performed. Everybody hsd cnsiro
confidence in tho Governor aud faith shat 10
would hppoint good aid efficient meu.
Tue Senate rsconsdercd its adverse vote, and
ordered to a third read,ng, after speech by
exempt from taxation printing presses aud
printers materials to tho amount Of e1,500.
communication from the lion. r. c. Pound
Was presented, protesting strongly against tho
raBeago of tho Chippewa Dclls bill, and inviting
mnmbofa OF ttle Senate to sisit the place Of tho
proposed Improvement at Ills expense and OK.
4unino for themselves ~ to it's propriety.
The Committee Oh Federal l;eIhtlone. II! an.
Hwor to tho Invitation Of tho Mayor astl Council
of Atlanta to vist, Georgia, r'ade lengthy re-
tie fact At al carly dag.
Tho Judiciary Committee lately reported
a2ajnst tho bill providing for ycrdcts by juries
uot unanitEola, and q Select Committee to-day
AMond tho Constitution 10 thc enmo end.
Tho bill to atd the Northern Agricultural AZ.
sociatiou was pasBci. with Al amendment pro-
vldsnE for printing it's reports instead Of appro-
prRtInE money.
Bllla were killed to tax express aud telegraph,
companies aud to compel tho Wiacausu Genital
Natlroad TO rciay its track from Aleuasha to Az
pIgtou.
The Senate has ordered to a third reading tho
l!ill authorizing leasing tho labor Of couy'cts iu
tho State Prison.
7sfE ASSEMBLY
work.
a resolution was offered looking to reducing
The e1ponBcs OF tho State Experimental Farm
conaecled wish tho University.
Mr. Booth. from the Commlttce on the
O'Dtteu bribery resolution. roputlel in fayar of
ind1Aolte poafponemeut OIL tho gtorud that tho
oy3aeaco left room to believe that the Clerk c3n-
varsed With might havu misunderstood the Mil
waukce Court C1ler. and hia lutoatfonH hayo
been honorable. Tho prompt report by the
Closk Of what be considered IN improper sp-
pronch fs commended.
s,mu forty bills we're passed. n,ainIY local. in.
cluling,-for protection Of lifo and property in
this State by requiring certificates Of quatlca-
tion from engineers Of Bteanl-wofks 10 ap-
proptiate to patslck Gr!iiiu S2fn Taylor s. IIay-
hurst ego, aud Ans1ey Gray sG3S for couteatod-
sent expenses to amend the Gamo laws Ill ro-
gard to highways aud hridgca, aud relative to
town officers. ..... .....
4 bill to proTido for The pnyu.ont Of certain
inward and adjusted eecount Of Calkina |: Proud
lit. un an old printing ctaiu,, apr1opriatinR q
balance claimed to 10 duo undor tue act OF 1871,
was refused third rcadins-3Y to ~.
S,vnrnl bills woro considered it Committee Of
the Whole.
Tho Senate joint resolution to raitfy tho
amendment to tho Constitution proposed by last
v.nteE's Legislature. so as "a allow Zach county
to decide whether County Eoards OF Supervisors
should bo compofcd OF IneniporB electcd from
diatticta or fEon! town., was slmmaf1ly lnuetln.
ltey postponed With less tlau hvo ninutcs' con-
alteration.
An amendment WAS offered to tho bill wRirne
tho forfcitutcs OF the North Wisconsin, 1tailroad
for ts failure to build 20 nilos Tits soar. aud tho
bill went over till Tomorrow.
Dllls wero killed nnpropriating $1,000 each to
tnl nnd Mechanical Associations.
Tho COMMITTEE OF Conference On tho Cen
tennial Appropriation hill has agreed to recon-
mend 100000.