, 1876-01-21
STATE AFFAIRS.
WISCONSIN,.


BENATE.
!5ptctai pfspdtes 10 7he Chfcdoo Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 2O-A tceolut,on WAS
offered by Senator Flint for an inquiry into ths
West Wisconsin Railroad Company'e land sales
was adopted. -.,
Bills uore introduced to repeal Tho law re-
qniring notice OF special Legislation; relating to
wills proved in any State; approrriatins 81 900
to the Southwestern WISCONSIN Industrial Asso-
casion, 81, 900 for payment Of tho penbions Of
eolders' orphans, s20,S50 for the current OK
pcnscs OF the State Prison $4,000 to tho Staso
Board Of Coulonnia' 3tauagcrs; to rcpcat Chap.
n. Laws OF 1876, relating 10 infants of inaano
persons and nabitual d'unkards.
ASSEMBLY.
petittons we're presented OF two Boards OF
Supervisors for tho abolition Of tho office Of
County Superintendent Of Schools and for uni
forrnity tu the pnbc-school taxtb books.
Reports wers l,rsgantol showing 4. 40 .o41 feet
OF logs acaiod n tho Hudson District: 1h4, ,2l7.-
036 feet Of lumber manufactured III District No.
:. including tho CatppoHn, alcAouonec, and
Eau Claire layers.
Resolutions wcro offered directing the Judici-
sry Committee to roport law to better secure
tho reon!e against loss from munIcinnl and
county Ireasuzcrs; for adjournment Feb.
81, and to trapaacs no business after
the. siat; iu favor Of eqnslizing
no!diets' bountios 30 rs to gi7c $3.50 q month
from, tho 18th Of April to mustcr-out; by II 10
~ reconsideration wns rofussd on resolution
for joint committee OF nine on arportionmcnt.
Bills nero entorol to divide money for ltceueo
for tho talo OF liquor equally betwoen County
nntl Town Tteaaurien Tor tho poor fuud; rolufr-
ing l'ogisters Of Deods TO nuke out atatcmonta
IT Instruments securing uans by liens on real
estate for A1scasors or otleE officers having to
do with tsxos for tile regulation Of niil-dains; ;
to ray SclootDistrict clerks not Icas than
80 year; to ropnal Soc. =, Chap. 2l1, Laws OF
1874, lit relation to railroads.; to diYido the
Couutios OF Clark and Marathon. and create tho
County OF LanElade, nnnlod after Frcnch
pioueer WHO ssttled at drocn Bay l3o ycars ago.
OUnERNAToR1AL APPOINTMENT.
Gnr. LndinSton to-day sout to thu SENATE for
confirmation tue natno OK Prof. =. G. ChAsnher-
| lin, Of I}elot College. far Chief NeolnGtst In
pInce Of DR.. D, ". Wight. resigned. This up.
po,utsnont has beeu fotliestcl by lnrgo number
OF ctizes ffonl dilf0rGut partH Of the State, nil
IL M excellent one. Prof. CIamboriin bus
il u man Ut high attainments, aud IN earnest
HtGdent in geology and tho kindred sciences. ind
III withal Mau Of atfain1. energetic mud clucieut
rANDoSs.
Coy. Taylor's rnport sl1ows oighty-three par
dons ,Asuod during the year,-tlnrty-slx 10 re-
Rtore citizonship, tmcaty.throo otherB fron tho
| Stnto Prison.
REFORM FINANCE.
| Tho State Troasuler's statement. In response
| to tho request Of tho Senate, shows that tIe
| goucr2' fund waa nvorarawn a155, B0j.l7 when
Gov. Taylor wont ont of nt1ice, and TINT the uu
| paid warrants amounted to 23.8tjG9, making a
| total OF @l7l.772.Da nB D tosacY Of debt to tho
| Republican Administration by its "Eeform II
| tTeleccasor. Tho disbursements from tho st.
! to $9.it7.7A. aN excesA OVER tia receipts Of
sl,d30.2i. l'Io famc Eatc Of expense during
| tho year would amount to a37GGa.03 for pro-
t.ctins those lauls.