, 1876-02-12
Sonic Comments OH tho Lcgisln-
tiye Dolngs Of tho Week.
The Railroad Laws Still the Alb
sorbing Question ..- The
West Wisconsin.
Judge Cate, Of the Eighth congreslon.
al District, Not Entitled to
the Scat.
Vho German Republicans Strongly IN
TaY0r OF F, II. WasllAurne for
Prcsid6nt.
Tho Whia1sy-Hing Approhonds Still
!" MoIe Trouble.

Thu Wh1alSy-NtnE Apprchonus Still
I, Mo1e Trouble.
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or;,,nnrv 1o,,r NJ, I'm nsrl ~ vo,,r .or.
.nanont wv r. atft o,t tf,n re.Iv ;rnorfart sui.
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lecto NV INV oNsoa wv ~ ens
laN-makefh au5'ng tho pass Wook. louf oa''s
se!eEraph!c dispatches my bsiofo your teaaoss
mo tho aasY task Of giving nh lnaIatt tnto tho
sn,n;e,o1 .,I n m.rr mi lin Inv NJ tho Mn.
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aer-cnr9o"'h tnat .anue'ce 'se.s'at'on' "1.''
tho Legislature first assembled it was said sltat
Il wae not likoly to 10 ongrossod With tho con-
,iacrn.lou of hut tvo renl1Y impozlant questions,
", ttn roon,, ~ ,no,,;nc, tton ~ tha pottor
.oE"'' 'Ms =. -. a.. y. ,n u.
aw, aud 'he Fea1strleEiug ot tno e''a1o 'l'o eou'
ito and Assembly Districts to CONFORM to
pur tneroased population. Tho 1rBt ia OF
i,nn,cnsn conscnparce, to tho unoplo OF
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III" o1A'e' eso~uao A'o 'osu s =.
deserving Of Lass attention, except that II af-
fects ,ocaltios, and Ia a subject over Which NIL
IN .t1e noltl,ct,n in tho atate. OF all par,ics,
w a.so .s p1,'.' "', ,.,a ~ ss,,sa.a a. o"aa,,on
ssa so e's 5esa tho s asoro1su p one thus f. ani i.
,has h,vo annro.cte,i it With csndor and mir
ss., ,rho i,scrsa,,a ,t,t bovo e,,,vn out n,
THO passage OF oitr hgrariah lawb regArd'ne th's
kind OF property has borno good fruit, mud there
Ia now 4 tlBpoaitiou 10 do what re csn to rnstorc
,ha cood name sud credit of thu ntntc. 1'hu
n"ss.o. ~ ,s~.v in ,-ot.t,, ~ H.. ,nf,uor,. i,
fayop S1o91 Of tho Io''" 'A' "''S'' '''' ' ~
hEeEAL OF TIE POTTER Law;
and In that recommendation no Las tho Hearty
support Of the MtemEehs nns'hess men
OF $ boIh foNtlcal pafueB. Ivy BONO peo-
pls are in doubt about tho lniuone;c
Which tue essential modification OF that law wiil
have upon n,onoyed nennud cap!ta1!etHin IN elgh
countt1ea 81 OK whon o9e cihzena WISH to 5oifow
money. Inc totter ia" has hecn ucelaea 20 ~
constitutional by tho Supreme Court OF tt'o
State, and itn validity u declared TO reat upon
that clallse WHICH gyea tho leEla'atuie t1e E!Gus
to "n!tor or repeal" any charter tnat It ha5
g1nnted. Our Constitution was aaontcd III lsso,
with that powor lying dormant in tue organic
lsw and hover called into e1etc'se until l8!a'
f1nco which tt1Ho tt las c1catad trouble ehouGd.
II 10 tho oplaion of many t1at II Will DC ncces
cary to amend our CONSTITUTION IN thht pntticu-
iar. and mnko IL imp1sniole tor sny iasu:o LoSis
ls,ra to pass an act thas pzAcstcallF takea fal!"
road property out Of the hands Of ita oTnors,
or eompo1A them 70 uao It 1or tho
nnblto good without Just compensation.
What has hnppoued may happen
las the sanction os tho highest Judicial apthofi-
ly, 1t Ia always temptation TO uEe It anu aouse
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THE WEsr W1scossIs nA1i."hs,
uients OF the Potter lA't hha silll leon Consider
IDLY damaged by it, and by other achoMos OF un-
lrionly logialation. Tho road y la5 miles long :;
Is toiersbly woll anpPllsed with fo'lng.stocis
spens on repairs and for operating oxponseat
aud has graut OF $50 900 acteR OF ia,Id. II owes
about u, 100000, Its lRi!ds arc now exempt from
taxation, nrd stsoug effort IA being inatlo a.
ing tllat itp lnnds were to bo exempt
from taxation for ton years aud now, after the
taau l!aA bcan built with money thus borrowed,
lands would be only auothor way of obtaining
mone9 upon false ptotcuacs. It has a'so found
It ncceasary to shorten its lino somewhat 10 OF.
dor to mako favorable connections, and an effort
y making to compel Il 10 Io!sy aud operate
npon IT without any corresponding honotit. lta
frcnda. are ntouty ,csiating both Of those Pro(-
ects. mud with fair prospect uf defeating both
By tho operations OF tho Potter lazy dnting the
past year, ita receipts wore loss BY sl2o,0ou thar
Il that measure had not been in force. although
tho movement OF freight osGr tho limo Was AZ
much Into thirty ions AZ it Wan tho year lrovions
II tho LoGia!atura hti tho right 10 liz tariff
80 low aa to nuke It impoestofo fo'
nesa, should they not bn remu,torAtod out Of tlt
peoplea treasury, for WAoso bonot!t tho earnings
have becn tlt1s reduced Up TO tho preeon
t!sna those has been no elaborate defense at
to1nptcd OF the Potter law, Its fxlendH lnsing ~
argunient to nsAo, or they aro satisfied with th'
decision Of lilo Supreme Court that tho LcEls
laiuse has tho power. It II possible that, bofol'
tho debate cuds, Mr.. Potter Or aomo ono ela
will undertake lis defcpsc from tho H.andnotn
OF reason and Justice, ~ well % consttuliouaI'tJ
h1Eas.AL aE''sioSH.
Tho ArHembly has passed.. " very largo ms
josIty. III apclidmcnt to our 6tRte Constitution
providing for biennial acseions Of the i.essslta
turc. What tta fate Will 10 Il
tho eenate | cannot gucss, but II eeen
70 mo- that those EEaye seHators Lad bette
take hint OF ecoiiomy from tho Aouae ap'
pass tho bull. a. nvw btate heods mich NOR
legislation THAI ~ otd ono, but wisconsin I'm
beeu metnbor Of tho Union now about th!rt.
Eoarb. ntid hor laws arc alsen1!y volumiuous, ant
have bcou amended, sepaaied, and te'euacted b
often that rAlhdo!phia !a"yof oanuot koe
track nf than, Wb 8F0 qflLuhkIy governed to