, 1876-02-02
STATE AFFAIRS.
Tho Railroad Question Looming
Up at Madison, wis.
a Public Hearing Yesterday in tht
Assembly Hall.
1t Which tAo Kailrand People Do All
tllo Talking.



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W,1SoMons. nn..,e'. ~; nv. <,,,,.vv rs,.,rs
sseta. t1.eat+a to n, ch,eaa. 7r,eunt.
sAn,aoy. via. Fab, Tho Assembly spout
ne.rv two 1,n,,ra and hatf tins morning on tie
.,..,,. - .,.us. :. u...;ao,, n-.,t a.c+o.
rosoiNton Oh thsnRs 70 iteeiuoa' otan.. nee'c~
tary bs's!oHs ano D4a11'es+AttotoeS "!ch'""oy'
for Tho vigorous prosecution OF frauds in lllo
United ssatca rsyonuo. There seomcd to bo q
an1ut.r anY,etv m tho nnrt of Aoma msnbors
ensu,' a".'e1y on ..,S pA's 90 ooae aae. 1 ".a n
OF oosn pafs'ea 70 aEoia 0aa..o 'o'e' aos'' ~
sdcs notlona to indefinitely postpone, aud table,
numerous amendments xere offered and all sorts
un.,I, nrasr ths onsr.tion of tha nrnviou.
3s' 1., % ~ n.,,.ss =. 49,, axt.,,,.aS ,,s.is
qde'tion, the opposluon haS'"B u1ns"aleo 'no'F
tactics, tho resolution WAS amended by irsorttnG
the nnt,o of H,1poryisor Matthew'S ec,onest thoea
"a ho ,b.nkcd Ancndmonta ucre rsiected to
inci',d" liz NINA Of Handoruon Of Mtsso,,,i :
ihst ,,othinr ronta;nni in tho roeo1ution should
ho construed in the fo1m Of third term 10 H.
Govc,nnsnt' csnnc;siiy tho.o Who tuFnod 6tstos
eyi,1cnca
rnntIoo In tsh,a uns Joet--I1 To A.
Tba uv, Tosnint;ons ~ v"rn a1ontcd. In frat hr a
to 90, tlo second 81 70 IS. They read Al fol-
"s.a,r,d nx I'm .,s4r,,,v III. s.n,.a roncurrinv,
has ~ heartily tender our thsnt, 10 tbs prasdcnt Il
tSe unitc atstes; Secretary Ds,sow md his faithful
subosd.naea; 10 J. G. Mckinney. the efficient Assist
ant District Attorney, aud aa assectascs and to ~"
roEs'sor =; NtuasWA'Goe sne'T .1Roteus psoso@Su' ~
non q Ir iraaa' III tho hsFenue department. oi mo
R.so.,I' Further. th,t va heartily nnprovs Of tho
pfes!denss nosto, 'Let no guilty nsn tscspe,"
! nm nnv.ronr wsa t,iractad In trausm,t copy
| !, ia n,r,ics n.mad f'
~ '"' p>'s1u sI,ac1I1nsxors ,.a,s,Ar1os.
IN thu Assembly Mei,,ons % wero prsseusoa 70,
a 1.w icuaI,aine tie Wost Wisconsin, Hallway
co,npopy % cbsnee Of route. ~'
~oArl trasalntinn ssstna ~ lis gec7atarv Of a,n.o
,,1or"aton ~ rceari tn tha stnr"oon nav Ganai
janda Ind tho,r annraisat va adon,ol.
Amopc sho bijls introduced Wa ono to pro-
.sIr ror ,,y,r thco ,iIin froo tho satc
XII 6.ssof Ss fnr In 3gston nf tho Co,,ntv NJ
c,.rk ~. ~, H. .rsc.;nn ~ T,.nolods'
,a,at ~ ~ IN nsp pnnc.i ~ tha pot.or law.
@sues sao sn.o1n,ian WA co,curra1 In
,,,a;en, Fa1r+,.5v n ~ 1,,w Iananoss md -
-rao,n,3on s,1nnted renuesiar ii,o ssnretary al
f.as r:co,rad rau h] shsn 'Sf '''s
III H. snnJnnr,afe ak NM, IN TIM 1ndna.r;.1
e1,, ~ ~ 1pt. Fnr H. ,r,ssas ~ intro,.,,s,
~ ,n,nnfac;nIo M n, bnpts md eI,oss Tas ins
aGans iII. ~ ,r,n,,.r tbs or,n,,., 1,ona to
w. 1T,tsaps,tv 1eacsn.a. srm1oprI.,in1 IL rsH1
~ ,svno r.Iaa,a NJ .ol1ic1. ornhans *iswm
~ ~ ,Es RIinH fn.ttnto HI0 I'm ~ Tia r1eaf m
nnmh In.titnto' "'~ '"S
oa'oo 1n'@:u,S: Tus p.uno,n orrar,oa
In .ho .ttat,ann ~ t1nns. Ms,,ro,d ror,.
mistee mot In open Hesatou In the Assembly
| EhRmG8f to hear arguments regarding Tho bill
introduced BY hlf. Vance, OF Milwaukee,. which
is intended to DO nMandat0Ey 10 the Potter
law. A large number Of Senator'S, neprc-
seutstiyss, Btsts officers, and railroad mon wers
In attendance. J. II. Hove, Vice-presislont OF
the West Wtsoonatu. and Director OF the Ch!-
| caEo t. Northwestern Hairoad. appeared on bo-
half Of tho railways Ills argument WAS liatonel
to with iuteuso intoEcst. }cciuniux with d
h;.,sr. - ths III; ,.h;ah ~. .isnad,, r,.nrc1 T..
sHs ,sa y. xao " ~ Mlica nns sps'aot ~.
'AuE AAlhuSh " lul1, no ealu ne sppen1ou uot 40
au Attorney !sootinB fcf . ioct nut 40 IF1stoc,
10 present what he believed WAS q Just clain
upon the peoplo Of Wtncdosin and thofr repre-
Boptatiyes, {Io thop explained the nature of tho
| ill rlowet l,ov ,lndcr II tho neouIe would ho
protected from extorttou snl up5ust disoriminn.
Lou, and tho companies be rostl aI,od frou,
charging higher rates than thoY did III
juue, i872 which rates rera tho low.
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