Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-26


Paul & Sioux City, Chicago, st. Paul i
Minneapolis, and North Wisconsin have
been consolidated has been fully con-
frmei by private advices, received bv
your correspondent from New York to-
day. A gentlemen, a leading railroad
man, who has just arrived from New
York, and who has been fully
cogniZant Of the negotiations dur
ing their progress, informs your CORES
pondent that the agreement was signed
last Saturday. The terms of the consoli
dation in detail are not fully disclosed
by him, but the general result is to give
Messrs. Porter, Dows, Flower, Sawyer
and Cable of the Chicago, st. Paul 6
Minneapolis and North Wisconsin a
controlling interest in the stock of the
st. Paul and Sioux City. In
the new board Of directors of
the consolidated company there will be
two of the present directors of the St.
Paul & Sioux City. Messrs. E. F. Drake
and A. FL. Wilder, and possibly third,
Col. Merriam. There will also be sever.
al eastern directors Of the old board in the
new. The president of the consolidated
company is to be leading railroad Off
cial from the east,whois to take up his res
idence at st. Paul. His name was not
disclosed. Under the agreement, st.
Paul is to be the permanent headquarters
of the consolidated company, and it is
expressly stipulated that the st. Paul
q Sioux City railroad repair and car
shops at st. Paul are to be completed ac-
cording to the original plan.
Wisconsin Legislature.
TUESDAY, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
and remonstrances for and against cap
ital punishment, were presented The
nomination of FL. I'll. Giles to be mem
Der of the state board of charities and re-
form was confirmed. The majority of
the committee on state affairs made a re-
port in favor of the indefinite postpone
ment of the jointresolution providing for
biennial sessions. Several local bills
passed also bill to appropriate $4,000
to the Blind institute. An evening ses.
sion was held for the presentation of
committee reports.
TUESDAY, Feb. 17-AsSem6ly-A resO-
luton was adopted requiring all special
committees to report by Feb 23. The
senate memorial to congress for the es-
tablishment of daily mail between Pc
waukee and Sussex, in Waukesha coun-
ty, passed. A long time was spent in
committee Of the whole on the general
file. The following bills were indefi-
nitelY postponed: Cutting down railroad
passenger tariff from four to three cents
per mile; amending section 1880, chapter
176, r. S., entitled of evidence amending
chapter 125, r. S., relating to garnish-
ment; authorizing supervisors of La
Crosse and Trempealeau counties to
build bridge across Black river.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1S-Sen0te.- .-Pe.i-
tlons were presented asking for the re-
peal of so much of the license law as al
lows the selling or liquor at retail; in
favor OF biennial sessions, and remon-
STRANGE against the bill taxing church
property. Bills were passed as follows:
To authorize the electors of the town of
Janesville, Rock county, to hold elections
in GAINESVILLE; to auth oIize the loaning
of trust funds to the town of Lincoln,
Trempealeau county to amend charter of
the Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual In
suranec company; to appropriate to Geo.
w. Perry $73437, for legal services; to
appropriate money for purchase of sta
tionerY for the use of the state; bill re-
lating to offences against the lives and
persons of individuals; in relation to
costs and fees allowed in circuit courts;
to appropriate to the Bell Telephone Co.
$50; TO authorize judgments of the su
preme court to be docketed in the circuit
court; relating to costs; relating to fines
in circuit court; to legalize acts of board
of supervisors of Lincoln county; re-
latingi to the time of holding court in
Brown county; to repeal law of 1870,
limiting the number Of terms of county
treasurers. Also concurred in the follow
ing: To loan trust funds to town of Ar
| cadla, Trempealeau county; to amend
| charter of Oshkosh and to erect dam
! on Big Rib river, Marathon county. The
| joint resolution relating to biennial ses-
| siOns was made the special order for
Tuesday evening, the 24th inst, at s
| O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1S.-A8sembly-Re-
monstrances were presented against the
passage of the bill relative to life insur-
ance; against change in the boundary
line of Shawano county; also, a petition
in favor of prohibiting liquor law. The
senate bill providing for the purchase of
Webster's dictionaries was concurred in.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed: In relation to evidence, and
to amend section 4073 of the revised
statutes, and the bill repeating all laws
authorizing counties to aid in building
railroads. A communication was receiv-
from the governor stating that the au-
thorities of Milwaukee county proposed
to turn over to the state the Milwaukee
county insane asylum and the grounds
attached on such equitable terms as may
be agreed upon. The governor recon-
mended an acception of the offer. At
the evening session remonstrances were
presented against the passage Of the den
tai bill against the bill taxing life in
surance companies; and against the re-
enactment of the death penalty. Bills
were passed as follows: To create a mu-
nicipal court for Baron county; in rela-
ton to the compensation of county
judges; in relation. 10 attachments; in
relation TO official bond by town officers;
to public printing; in relation to jurors :;
and a bill to authorize the county OF
Outagamie to borrow money.
THURSDAY, Feb. .-Senate.-A large
number of remonstrances against the tax
alton of life insurance companies were
presented. The minority of the commit
tee on state affairs reported in favor of
the biennial session resolution. This reso-
luton was made the special order for
Thursday next, and thousand copies of
the majority and minority reports were
ordered printed. A joint resolution re-
questing congress to abolish the duty on
print paper was adopted. The bill to al
low certain credit to Simeon Mills, late
treasurer Of the state hospital for
the insane, provoked long discussion,
and was finally refused a passage by
ayes II, noes 10. An evening session
was held. The committee on charitable
and penal institutions reported bill to
regulate the use of public moneys and
TO nrescrihe the nI1ni sh ment for the Inis-