The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-02-08
MADISON Correspondence,
The Wisconsin Central-Ffnk.Salen
National Resolutiens-Ninor
Matters, Etc.

MADISON, Jan. 31.-Nothing of i'm
portance strictly new has come up in
the Legislature for several days. But
some of the matters which are of i'm
portance are coming to heads. There is
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL BILL
which has been hanging fire from the
very first of the session. 1t has been
argued before the Senate Railroad
Committee; amendments have tried to
to be incorporated without success,
bringing into its provisions other rail-
roads. Senator Mumbrue, of Marathon
county has tried to have the people
believe that if an exemption is granted,
the burden of taxation would fall upon
his constituents; also, that the question
should be submitted to popular vote
of the northern section of the state.
Notwithstanding all these meander-
ings the bill has passed the Senate
by vote of Is to Is in its original
form, with trifling exceptions. These
consist in that the road shall pay the
taxes from April 1876, so far assessed
upon its lands, and that it shall render
to the northern counties of Wisconsin
a correct staten ent of the lands sold to
settlers.
FINK-sALENTIHE CASE.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections to which was referred the
Fink-Salentine contested seat has made
its report. The committee consists of
Messrs. Spence, Luchsinger, Scheuber,
Daley and Fisk. Scheuber and Daley
are sound Democrats and those of a
like political complexion thought that
they could be counted upon to sign the
minority report. Abatement was of
the most stupendous kind when the
committee came to make their report
to spy Mr.. Sheuber siding with them
jority. Daley made special report,
read to-day, and claiming the seat for
Salentine by majority of go.
NATIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions agreed upon in the Re-
publican caucus commencing the
course Of Rutherford B. Hayes since
the election, and in favor of the COM
promise which has since passed both
houses, will go through the Assembly
without hitch. Then Messrs. S. d.
Hubbard, of Sheboygan, and Peter Sal
entine, of Milwaukee, submitted a
minority report, which has first to be
printed before action can be taken up
on the majority's report. Their report
submits that all are in favor of the
compromise bill, but that the Republi-
cans grossly misrepresented the Demo-
Gratis in mass convention assembled at
Milwaukee. Debate to make both
parties hair stand on end may be ex-
pected when the resolution come up for
adoption.
MINOR MATTERS.
Trustees Of the State Library have
submitted the annual report for 1876.
From it it appears that there are over
II, 900 volumes in the library.
A bill has passed both houses calling
for an explanation of the delay in state
printing, and one laid over in the SEN
ate inquiring whether or not pump
Carpenter" is dead.
Large delegations are in from Mil
waukee. The supervisors of the county
are we'll represented in the proposed
bills of relief for ex-County Treasurer
Rooney and Clerk WeschelOerg.
Tomorrow is the last day for the in
PRODUCTION of new business and bills are
pouring through the Assembly at the
rate of thirty per day.
Rev. Mr.. Huntley of the M. E..
Church lectured last evening on the
Boss Devil to the entire satisfaction
of our lawmakers here.