, 1876-02-19
STATE AFFAIRS.
The wisconsin Senate Passes thA
Itniirond.NIcn's Bill to o
Third ltoatling.
Articles Of Impeachment Presented
Against the Lioutenant-Gover~
nor Of Mississippi
Abolition Of tho Death Ponalty by thA
Legislature OF Maine.
WISCONSIN,
YNK RAffHoAn ttJ1, TN rHK fKXATH

6pfc1dt UfSpafth II 1hs Ehte41s 1flbthAs
MADhoN Wis.,, Feb. 18.-Tho Senate haa besn
mainly occupied with tho railroad contest o,or
tho Assembly Va,oo bill materially modifying
tho law regulating railroads. Frlouda and op.
ponsnta arc apparently dotermined to bring tha
mAttae 10 leolatya taauo.
Tho Committee On Railroads, only two ont Of
niuo dissenting, reported favorAbly On tho
bill. :.
When It eane up on third reading Ssnaso.
Borden moved hnd Bsnstor Potter, ho author Of
tile Potter lRu, advocated IT, postponamont u
Wednesday next
seuator poltoE, in objecting 10 considering TIT
bin now, u1aimnl That II wa full OF dlsctlmlna,
tiona, and noednd amendment.
Senator Hudd ably advocatol tho passage Of
tho bill now, It being vol understood and What
Was noedod to promote tho prosperity Of tht
State, aud Was seconded BY Dakor and Il. N.
Davis.
postponenant was rofusod by a to 10.
Tho bill was thon taken MP BY seottonB.
Honator Potter complained that tho railroad
reports. particularly Of tho Chicago / North
Western, woro noe explicit enough, and moved
IN amendment to tho third Hoctlon, 10 include
tho number Of articlos and kinds OF freight
moved Of various classes, which was rejeoted--
II TO 10.
An amendment waa adopted auha.Fsuting fol
the last part of Hoo. 4 that no railroad corpora.
ton ahall charge or rectfva larger aun per car
load from ono pcrson than any othor shipping
from tho last place, but tho last provision shall
not apply 10 shipping from composing points.
Tho sennto then took rocess till tho nttel>
noon.
At $50 tho sonato rosumcd consideration ot
tho bill.
Hoo. II Was amended so az to include tho
Western Union Rarohd.
Senator Potter moved to an,ond 30 a. to 70.
strict paasougeF-faro on nrBt-clas. roads to s
cont8 per r3ite which wnB advocated by him, op-
! posed by lIudd. mud ioat BY ID to IL.
Potter thou otfcrtd MI amendment to Fec. Il.
that It shonld not AFFECT legal proceeduga before
tho paasags OF the bill, Which wae carried l7to
| 8euator Barron offored an amendment, which
was adopted, adding TO thu laat line Of &c., Is,
"or any court or courts in tile United statcs,"
| which wau adopted, and coyors substantially tho
| ground of tho rejected amendment.
Benator Wolch thon offered another nuenA
1nant sgninst Determinations. which was lost
Senator Potter sov,ewod thu hill at !ongsh, maxi
Ing long, abo, and earnest sEooch agaiust t.
Bonator Itndd ooqnont!y and foreibty replied.
Senator Barney, though not altoRethnr npprov-
| ing. thought this WIS not bad BILL Senator
FarE ars, briefly sud warmly sdvoeated i! ssna.or
tho bIll. Bena.or Potter, who hail been
rather sssero in Romo OF his ra-
| marks touching the ndyocAtoa OF tho bill
charging them with boiug in tho railroad inter
| est, disclaned my iutontion OF assigning un+
worthy motives to ANY one. e1preasoa bis
regrot II ho had been the meaus Ut dsclarglug
any railroad woskmen. IL hia opinion. tho law
with which !liB name had beon ideDtltloa had
| boon good QUO, aud established the principle OF
! State control.
| TIE bill was then ordotod to q Third reaaing--
% toy; tho naya bsing BORDEN. bryant, Cava-
naugh. Il. i. Davis. Douglas, Eastman, Potter,
Treat and Welch. six Republicans. Tho scnato
| tlen, after throo hours' session, adjourned.
| OTHER BUSINESS.
| Tho oelser important action Of tho 9ennte WAS
to call for more railroad information to pass
bills for tho bettcr projection OF st. Croix lasld-
grant timbnr ; proyldlnR for tho aEtilclal propa-
gallon OF fish. and npproprlating $4,000 for os-
tab!lahinR State hhtchory; Amending tho Aoi
authorlzi"g municipal corporations 10 AID IL
constructing railroads for tho destruction u
wolves, lynxos, antl wildcats; rolating to No.
| ttopB for foreeInaure nf 1uortgaGca.
| IN THE ASSEMBLY
some fitty pcsieions wero tled-ol insurance.
taxation Of churches, schools, nnd nlortgngcd
property, interest, etc.
Several members foaling nggriavod tha. tlloJ
were not admitted FREQ to tho Legislative Enter
tat1'alont party given Int evening to raiao money
Tor Centennial purposes, put their heads togothor
aud passed E resolution in the Assembly grant,
ing tho use Of tho Legislative Hall the evening
| Of tho 22d for a free party.
An ablo and conolnsIvo report was presented
| from tho Railroad Committee against Tho renenl
OF the Law o1emptInx tho West Wisconsin K.il-
road lands from, taxation as unlust to sho road
znd Stockholders, md na violation OF The
pledged fifth OF the Stato.
Senate bills Woro concurred In to appropriate
to tho Industrial sclool for Boys 415 0oo for tho
purnose Of introducing tho manufacture OF shocs,
to authorize tho takiug. Of fish Tor artificial prop
ngation to provide for registering in towns
wloso yotora vo.o Ia vll4go.
Tho Assembly blu passed. TO confirm and legal
izo certain mortgage OF tho Milwaukee, i 81.
Paul lloAd.
Ia Committee OF tho Whole, the Chippewa
Dells bill camp up, aa,d oocupiol considerable
time, With moro speeches by Writao. Of .Chippo-
Ta Falls; against, and ahA1p passages between
1.eoa and Charlton, rivals for the Democratic
Ieadershtp. Finally. the bill VIVA made special
order for no1t Thursday.
Tho bill imposing further tax On lifo inaur>
| anco companies Of tho State, After = short DO
bate. was indefinitely postponud,-G0 to 3u.-as
Vas also tho bill to cToate aud provide for
State COMMISSIONER OF Immigration.
LOUISIANA.
| ALLEGED MUNICIPAL aoTTENNEsa,
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