, 1876-01-27
STATE AFFAIRS.
WISCONSIN,.
HETATR.

6teclnt Dispatth to The Chfcdqa Tribune
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 26.-Tho Sonata today
adoptod tho resolution calling OH tho Governor
for information whoslor tho reports OF Timbor"
Agonsa show that permits 10 cut grasa OIL tho
Ut. Croix Lnnd- Grant lands have been sold. and
how mitch rnouoY lisa beon zooci7od. Tharob!
hangs tato ol Tay1or's Timbcr-Agents aud thur
traffic in such portnitH, without Which tho coun-
Ties OF Barron. Burnett, Polk, and st. Croix,
t,otneatoaders, sottloss. and ioggcrs uoto forbid
don to cut grass; rhareau tho Agonta had no
Jurisdiction except o.cr timber
4 rcsolutlou was ofrorol requesting the To.
visors to report progroua In revising tho
statutes, tho cxpanso incurred. and
whom tic revision would bo completed;
also instructtng our HenhtorB sud mcnbers Of
Congress TO voto aga!nst eonatof Sargsne'a hA
providing that Whbre lands wcro condtttonasy
granted 10 aid In tho construction Of railways,
Ind tic condition has lapsed, TINT Tho lands
ehal be- restored to tic Unttca Stated. This
wond include Tho 81. Crox grant.
Among tho bills introduced weEo: To provide
for tho incorporation Of Fito Departments IN
to phy for furnishing the wing Of tho Institute
for tho Blind to perfect and encourage the
organization OF Htato militia. Tho bill autloE--
izing divorce In case OF insanity Of otght sea!a'
duration was refused third reading, g,-yeas II !;
nhvs Is.
tho Whole discussing the tovisiDn oE tito rulo9,
| which weso flnally adopted including tue limo.
b!lla In Committee OF tho Whole uncss specially
| ordered. ..
Tho report of tho Conmaaionors OF tue Wis.,
cousin Farm Mortgage Land Company WAS ro-
ceivod from Seorotary Doylo. It shows TINT of
tho 20 0s9 acres OF land belonging to tho COM
pany Deo. 81, 1871, thoro had been sold
l.5Ss that there ,o,s wnS % J en,anse q 1,s
Tho total Number Of claims on record Is $50,
representing sl,14i,os7, Of which a01,a77 has
Tho report, dated at Eau cihIro Jan. ~, Of J.
scalod durine tte hsaaoi, 370l},01B feet Of
lumber: 82G.6oo fcet Of psliugs; 10.057.60o
lath bud ,20a. 200 shingles.
| A Joint roaol ution WINS offered for tho appoint
mcnt OF t1vo Commissioners to inquire into tho
nroprioty Of q remnvhl Of tho Stata Prison, and,
il dee9anl beat to Belect moro BHitab!o ato and
report 70 tho next Legislature. The following
vaa sdoptoa:
n procure from tho West Wisconsin Railroad co1n'
nny detailed statement and deactinttyo lias ot land.
tSo pstehaser M M of sse1 issc dats o plrehaso ad
amount paid.
1Ir. Vanoo, OF Milwaukee. introduced bill
amending the lnw regulating railroads to thll
o7oct; Commissioners hnyo tho samo power a.
under tho Potter LAM reports to be- roquiroe
from oeeh railroad unjust discrimination u bt
gunrdoA against; tho tariffs OF JUMP. II. 70 b.
established as the maximum OF charges both TO-
freight Ind pagBengors; Chicago s Northwest
orn and Chicago. Milwaukee, T. Ut. Paul Rail
roads to 10 authorized to nell ronnd'trip tlckcts
to and fron, oil points iu tho Ht2to ut tle uni
form prico OF 3 centH d milo.
Other biila wcTo introduced to amend tho lnS
for tho asAe8oment aud collection Of taxes, II
as to greatly rodnce tho exemption 1tst; to lo
enact with nh ~ amendment the law OF 1871
authorizing tho City OF Eau Claire to estab!lsl
wator works, which roopepa tho Chippewa DOLL
fight; appropriating 7i,43l.45 to James hoy
n0lds aud John Fclleuz for claims for work Of
tho Northern Hosptal for tho Insane.
Tho1o WAS lively discussion, chiefly hotweo'
h1ilwankoe members. over bill to deyolve th
dutios OF court-criet on tho oleEka Of Courts
which was ordered 10 q third reading alto
amendment. 40 ~ only to apply 10 Milwauke
Courts.
APPOINTMENTS
Tho Governor haa appointed tho Hon. Myro1
II. McCord, = Republican, ot Lincoln County
aud tho lion. D. Il. Plummes. y Democrat Q
Wausau, IN place Of II. W. Remington, OF Bauh
md N. j. High, Of Green County, aa Comms1
Honer8 to lay aud construcs a Stato road frot
Wa,pau to the Michigan Btaso-liuo. Tho pon
tlcmeu appointed aso thoroughly familiar wit
tho country through wIich tho road " 10 bo oou
| Attlctel.