The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-31
W ISCONSIN SOLONS.

In the Senate, bills were introduced, on the
I'D inst, making life imprisonment the penalty
for carnally knowing female under IA years of
age, who was of previous chaste character ::
making the punishment for keeping q house of
i1-fame impris onment from one to two years in
State Prison. or from six months to one year in
the County Jail, also in the latter case fine
OF from 5000 to $3.50; permitting women
who have become the wives of Union
soldiers since the war to be admitted to the
State Veterans House approprating $40, GOO for
each of the years 1889 and 1890 to the State Fish
Commission making the enticement of females
OF previous chaste character into life of shame
punishable by imprisonment of from one to five
years increasing the license fees OF telephone
companies from l per cent. to per cent on
their gross earnings in the State, and estab-
Listing an increasing ratio OF fines for
repeated cases OF drunkenness. In the
House bills were introduced exempting
arr galleries from taxation; providing
for uniform election ballots, and forbidding the
erection of slaughter-houses within one-eighth
OF mile of any highway residence and
placing slaughter houses under the regulation
OF the public authorities At the last session of
the Legls AZURE resolution was adopted pro-
Vld1ng for an amendment TO the Constitution
making the senior member of the Supreme
Court in point of service, the Chief Justice, in
case of vacancy in that Office. A resolution
agreeing to this action was introduced.
IN the House bill was introduced on the 23d
INST, requiring all persons who hereafter prac-
t1ce medicine in the State to pass an eXamina-
tlon before g. board of seven physicians to be APP
pointed by the Governor. Both houses held
short sessions but no business of Importance
was attended to- though many petitions were
presented for the enactment of more stringent
laws for the suppression of houses of shame
BILL introduced in the Senate on the
oath inst for the amendment of the law relat-
ing to the elections of religious societies, MAX
ing business transactions on Sunday legal In
both houses there were floods of petitions ask
ing the suppression of houses Of ill-fame. In the
Assembly bill was introduced requiring eX-
veterans a of md
county i'll preference to other persons. Milwau-
ke7 asked to be allowed to issue bonds 10 the
amount OF $1,225,00 for the erection of city
hail. $4,000 for school house and $500, 900 for
electrical purposes. The same city asked to be
allowed to issue bonds to the extent of 5000 900
for water bonds and to lay special tax of one
fourth of q mill to defray the expenses
of the National Grand Army encamp-
ment. The Ashland County division bill
was presented designating the new territory as
the county of Mills. The Assembly, under
suspension of the rules, passed q resolution
providing Tor constitutional amendment
relative o the succession to The Chief Justice of
the Supreme Conrt. In the Senate bill was
introduced providing for moro severe penalty
for crimes against chastity. bill was pre-
fented and referred fixing Feb. II as the last
day for the introduction ofnew business.
BILL S for the relief of Ozaukee County on the
State tax matter and giving Chippewa County
authority to issue bonds to pay an Indebtedness
OF AO5 go were passed by the Senate OH tie 25th
inst. LII both houses petitions rolled up to the
Clerks desk regarding dens Of infamy. An
order was made that these petitions be not en-
tered upon TIE journals Petitions We're pre-
sented asking Tor the restoration
OF capital punishment for murder In
the House joint resolutio was
introduced cutting Off new legislation except
such as will have bearing upon that previously
introduced Feb. II. A bill introduced pro
viding for mechanical Institute the same as
the farmers institute. and for courses of study
in railroad and electrical engineering and for
the further development of the mechanical arts
in the State University. and to al propriate 10
per cent. of the tax received from railway trans
portation, telegraph, and telephone companies
to meet such expense