Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-07
FROM MADISON.
MADISON, Jan. 80, 1877,

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The Legislature rcasscmblcd last evening,
after the usual Saturday recess, quorum
being present In both houses. In the SEN
ate, after the presentation OF the usual re.
monstranccs against cxempting Wisconsin
Central lands from taxation--a work no,
likely to accomplish its object, according tc
present INSTRUMENTATION were offered
appointing n committee Of three to hold Il
post mortem examination on the body OF the
State Printer. This was evidently intended
~ bit of legislative pleasantly. The hui
NOR of the thing was hardly discerni-
BILE, however. Intended to be clephantine
in proportions, it was simply awkward. II
was designed to give expression to Sena' orial
opinion In respect to the delay in placing on
the desks OF Senators and members OF the
Assembly printed copies of bills, etc. A
much neatcr and vastly more digniiled rcso-
luton was presented and adopted In the AS
sembly This last was concurred In to-day,
and The one originating in the Senate tabled.
In the Senate, to-day, the bill exemptng
Wisconsin Central lands from taxation came
up rs the special order Several amend
ments were offered and vigorous
debate followed An amendment re-.
curing the question to be submitted
to vote of the people OF the towns inter
ested was defeated-I1 to 22--and the bill
ordered to a third reading by Is TO Is. This
Is decisive as to the fate OF the bill on the
final vote How it will fare in the Assembly
is not SO sure, but the impression prevails
that the measure will have the necessary
votes there too The bill, MS originally pre-
pared. has been essentially changed and
rendered acceptable to the great body Of its
opponents and will probably be acceptable
to all except those who are opposed 10 grant
ing IN any form the relief asked.
In the Assembly the following resolutions
were presented
Resoired By he Assembiy, The Senate concur
ring, That the State Board of Centennial Mana
gers be and they are hereby, authorized and re-
qucsted to appropriate to the Womans State Cen
tennial Committee out Of the unused funds in the
hands Of said Board. one thousand dollars. 10 aid
the women pay their Indebtedness created In the
preparation oi their exhibit 1T the Centennial tx
hibition in Philadelphia in 1876: Py9idsd Tina, the
articles embracing their State exhibit placed vt
the disposal On he State authorities
Resotrrd, That The women OF the State, having
made ereditable display in the Woman's Pavil-
ion at Philadelphia are justly entitled to the
thanks OF this Legislature and they hereby ex-
tended them, as mark Of it, appreciation Of
their valuable services In his respect.
year ago the Legislature ordered a labor-
Gus investigation into the expenditures OF
Gov. Taylor's Contingent funi. The Com.
mittec developed certain improper transac-
tons by the Governor and that official re-
funded about 500. That vas a proper
thing to do, probably, but nov the Commit
tee have presented their own bills and want
them paid They call for nearly three times
much as the Governor had used imprOp-
erly. The net profit Of the affair Is not APP
parent to some people, and they are saying
II 1t costs 81, 800 to ascertain that $500 worth
OF stationery and incidentals have been i'm
properly used in the Executive Office, per.
haps it will not be well TO have any more in.
yestigations.