, 1879-02-28

Special DispaseA to Tat 7ftattnA
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2T.-The Senate Cham
bcr was crowded this evening to listen TO ap.
other concert by Mrs Page, Mrs. Dcmoe, Olof
Bull, tho celebrated ysolinist, George II. Fo]l,s
atHt others. Ole Bull came In the Chamber and
loudly chccrcd Ills young fcllow.countrynon
v'ollnlss during tho performance. Tho Senators
OF 1870 aro getting UP reputation for tho fne
nrts, especially tic handsome Representative
from the Fifth senatorial District Senator Van
schaackt WHO has been foremost In getting IN
these enjoyable concerts. \ large and brilliant
legislative party ID now octug had iu tic Assem-
lily Chamber.
pRoCEEDIN0s.
Tho Assembly this afternoon had n session,
anil passed tho new Assembly bill; also passed
bills renealng all laws authorizing counties to
vote aid to railroads.
In the sennto tonight the bill raising the tax
Oh l!fc-nsuraneo companies wns Indefinitely
postponed. Tho bill reducing tho aalarira Of
Judges OF tho Superior Court atll CIRCUIT
Judges, anl employees about tie Capitol, camc
up, was discussed, and tho Senate adjourned
Without nct!on.
In tic Senate to-day resolution was offered
by tile Committee on stnta Affairs lnstrurti1,g
the superintendent Of pnblic Property to rctiucn
t4G "AI11 VI ltl1 IHGu uu lily VH1-T8]l ~ der
cent. commencing April, 1876 It lies over
under, tho rule. A Communication from the
Superintendent os Public PrUncrty, Col. 0. Ii.
barron. was received to The effect tint le cnn-
ploycd In his department necessary to tlle
proper caro- OF the Capitol and grounds. The
communication uctntFs the work performed by
cach cmployc, md asks rccon,nttsncbt of the
instr1lctions to inquire Into tho matter mora
fully: H.M tell the Legislature which employees
should be discharged, ffany.
Bulls were introduced by the Committee on
sation Of clerks and other employees In tho Gapi-
tol; hy the Committee on Public Lands to ai,l-
thor!ze the payment 0! expcnscB ia ercuriuE to
tllc state certain public 1ands.
A resolution for final
ADJOURNMENT ON MARCIA
was adopted.
hc biennial resolution was put over till to-
morrow.
Memorial to Congress in favor Of m approprt.
atien to eoi'uictc harbor improvements ut Tho
ia hareor III # retuEe, Sturgeon Buy. waa passed;
flotlac bills wcro conrurrcd IN to suppresa
vncaboadngc; amending tho Revised Statutes
relative r;! 20 INSURANCE., fees; authorizing
VIII William IL Baker md others to build dam
Stats road from, Chippewa Falls to tlio Village
o[ Colby. IN Clark County.
~ ny 3asscMuly Dill liking tile rate Of Inter-
cst at per cent Was paseed.
The Textbook bill WAS Killed.
MONEY.
Senate bills sasscd to appropriate 10 the In
dustrtai School for Buys, S53GCj: to n1,nrnnri,
ase to the Northern HOSPITAL, SO Isl st: to m.
propr'ate to tlle State liospital, $50 MIST: 10
approximate to the Institute Tor thu Dcnf md
i'},.' 1}nmo' 9o2; to appropriate to The Blind Iu
SLIGHT EnRoR.
tptria. |qspdscA to TIT TRIBUNE
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 27-For some time pn,t
nartisy whose premises IN tic Meuomonce Vat.
yia'iuct ,; ind road improyctncut havc threntunrd
!ttgatlon to recover damages from, tile COUNTY:
IN faet, ono Of tle parties, g. A. Harrison, i,as
alfeasly brought suit IN the County Court Tor
BY DlatFlct..Attorncy McKennsy, lowsyer. nayo
ied 10 the discovery that, under nm MT passcd
BY the Territorial Legislature OF tB3, this DIla
Aaonn9 ;',. 9 road was ad out NM! platte 1Ou feet
Eaa Eae Ita To ,s 1ns ts . ton lln,ts qf Milwau
County, the, work having been performed
70 lS51, and tile piats aud filed uutca
aqly tilsd III tlc oillco oi the Clerk of the Dis
trlst Court. where they nov axlst among tho
ened IN consequences Of encrnacImcnta toyouu |
the present width Of tho roa1-slxty-slx fcet- |
Tue discovery Is MI important ONO, for It lenou.
steates quite clearly that the owners ot tho lind
Wills tic county inns uselcasly expended hun-
rSts of lonrs 10 vain efforts to keep tllo carLh-
lllng from eneroaehiug upon their iencc.Iines. |
MekcnMey proposes now to !
nayg u,a1 ae r9. ,,.t snTvsyod A' Iad out to the
VIII DC watched With considerable Interest. It
reomuins to bc seen, alsp whether the Droduc-
lion Of this evidence wil cause tho clatnn,ts to
'nsncnd proceedings against the county for
lamagc8.