The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-28
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

THE Governor of the State of Kansas said
to the Governor OF the State of Wisconsin, by
means of q letter few days ago, that he wished
the Governor of the State of Wisconsin would
cooperate with him in certain measures
gardlng the dressed-meat industry of Chicago.
He wanted q committee appointed from the
legislators of the State of Wisconsin to confer
with q similar committee in Kansas. In CON-
piiance with the rules of etiquette governing
governors the Governor of Wisconsin sent the
communication to the Legislature. The
measure came up in the Senate on the
18th inst, and was referred to the
Committee on Laws and Legislation This
committee reported against the measure. In
the House the matter was passed. Upon an I'M
favorable report of the State Affairs COMMITTEES,
to which the matter was referred, the Senate
refused to authorize legislative investigation of
the northern dives. In it's report the commit
tee says that the reports relative to such places
have been grossly exaggerated. Milwaukee was
authorized to issue 81 500 600 bonds to construct
a new city hall. In the House dairy bill was
introduced providing for dairy and food COM
missioner, to be appointed by the Governor
for two years at salary of $20O0a year and
necessary expenses. The Commissioner shall
appoint two assistants one dairyman and the
other q chemist, at 81 800 q wear each. He can
also appoint all the deputies he pleases, who
shall receive the same fees as constables. The
duty of the department will be to enforce all
laws against adulteratiOn of dairy products, and
other foods, and to prosecute people who sell
adulterated articles. The Commissioner is given
power to enter any place where he thinks adul-
terated articles are made or kept for
have them analyZe1. District attorneys
are to aid him in prosecution. When not act
lively engaged, the Commissioner and his as sist-
ants may help at farmers institutes, farmers
conventions. or in the agricultural department
of the university. The Commissioner is to set
up laboratory and shall also have office in
the Capitol. His annual report is not to exceed
800 pages and 10000 copies are to be printed.
Both houses Of the Legislature have appointed
committees 10 Investigate the State printing.
IN the Senate, bills were introduced on the
h iT1sf ms n111'c irfh Eph
legal holiday; apprOpriating S., (0) for the cree
tion of gymnasium at the State University;
giving So per week to each dependent Union
veteran, whether he stops at home goes to
the State Home for Veterans. In the House,
| bills were introduced empowering the State
Insurance Commissioner TO require foreign
insurance companies to deposit securities,
not to exceed $4,000, wi b the State Treasurer;
forbidding corporal punishment in public
schools; making an appropriation of $4,000 per
year to establish and maintain q nautical
school in Milwaukee and authorizing the Su-
preme Court to appoint three commissioners to
give instruction by lectures to laborers and
mechanics such subjects as capital and labor
at an annual expense to the State of not more
than $4,000. The bill declaring Wisconsin's
! jurisdiction over the east half of st. CroiX
River was recalled from the Governor and will
be amended at the urgent solicitation of Min
nesota lumbermen
IN the Senate bills were intro luced, on tn Q
| 18th inst, requiring banks to make semi-annual
repcr s to the State Treasurer recurring an
election to he held to determine what the liquor
license shall be in any city, village, or town on
application of 10 per cent of the electors therein
| forbidding individuals to kill more than three
! deer in any one year, permitting a wife to
| insure the life of her husband In the House
! bills we're introduced appropriating 5000 to
the State Grange to be expended in agricultural
education; requiring railroad companies
to keep urn-tables locked when not in use, or
watched; providing that if any life insurance
company, shall do business in the State while
an unpaid Judgment lies against it. the penalty
therefor shall be $1,000; to establish @ school of
mines at Hurley; making the maximum pun
ishment for enticing chaste females into dis
grace one years imprisonment; and amending
the law of libel so as to prohibit damages where
no malice is proven; also that no case shall
stand against an editor if he has no. been re-
quested to publish retraction or correction.
No MORE bills can be introduced in the Legis-
1ature, hence several hundred were showered in
at the morning session on the 10th inst. In the
House, the important measure was one to regu-
late railway traffic, being almost q copy of Sena-
tor Taylors bill, though somewhat curtailing
the powers of the Commissioners The follow
| Ing are the most important bills offered For
| bidding the formation of insurance combinations
and determinations in insurance contracts pro-
hibiting training for prize-fghting providing
| for the semi annual collection of taxes; estab-
fishing pure butter and cheese standard MAX
ing railway companies liable for injury due to
| detective couplings requiring daily instruction
| to be given in schools with the American map and
lag for the incubation of spirit of patriotism
| appropriating $25, 900 for the erection of law
| building at the State University and $4,000 for
a State Hospital for feeble-minded persons; to
abolish the office Of State Veterinarian. The
bill asserting the jurisdiction OF Wisconsin over
the east half of the St. Croix River has been
amended so as to meet the appreciation OF
nearly ell the lumbermen interested It re-
quires that the ST. Croix shall be kept open to
navigation to the falls, thirty miles above Still
water, and that the Saltwater Boom Company
shall materially reduce the toll ON logs AT
night bills w5r9 introduced forbidding the heat
ing of passenger coaches by means OF stoves
appropriating $3.50, co. to remodel the legislative
chambers of the Capitol; making insurance
companies responsible for all representations
by their agents bill passed the House to in
corporate the city of Mondovi.