Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


SeHdte.-Bills were introduced: Provid-
ing facilities for physical training at the
Whitewater and Platt2viIle normal schools
and appropriating $4,000 to erect new
buildings for that purpose; providing that
supcrintendents of the poor may show in
court the condition of any person whom
they believe ought to be placed in the
poor house; regulating the practice of
medicine and authorizing the governor to
appoint five reputable physicians as
board of examiners. The members are to
hold office three years. The board shall
examine all applicants desiring admission
to the practice of medicine in the state
and issue license to such as pass. The
members of the board are to receive SO
per day and expenses while engaged in
the work and the bill provides that an
agent of q humane society may apply for
the admission of Il child to the state
school at Sparta.
The senate bill was taken up appropriat-
ng $4,000 to the Wisconsin Veterans
home at Waupaca, after some debate it
was passed.
4$&emb3y The bills presented were as
follows: Providing that property of testa-
tor shall be liable for expenses of last sick
ness, OF funeral and cost of administration
if there is no widow or minor child appro-
priating 500 600 for an exhibit at the
Worlds fair and provide for a commission
composed ofthe presidents of various state
societies, and colleges. Increasing the
appropriation Of the State Horti-
cultural society from 81 900 to $4,000;
to repeal section of chapter 443 of the
laws of 1887, relating to the preservation
of game: to amend the law relating to
ti>hways in Rock river; permitting in
mates OF a state reformatoTv institution to
hare any religious consolation they may
desire or have enjoyed previous to their
incarceration; to amend the law III rela-
tion to the propeling of steam en-
gineS on the high ways of the towns
Of the state; providing for fine of
500 or imprisonment in the county Jail
for three months of any person who shall
deliberately attempt to defraud a livery
man in hiring a horse; providing for the
loan of trust funds at a rate of interest not
less than 1 per cent; to incorporate the
city of Greenwood, Clark county; to extend
the lien law of the state in relation to
colts; providing for the issue of cer.if-
Gates of stock of agricultural societies IN
case OF loss of certificates; to amend the
laws concerning town insurance companies
| by increasing the board OF directors from
nine to eleven members; allowing claim
ants who failed to file their claims with
the secretary OF the Wisconsin Railroad
Farm Mortgage company to do 50 with the
| secretary of state as required by section
of chapter $40 laws of 1888, and to re-
ceiye pro rata a share Of the funds the
same as if they had fled such claim ac-
| cordingsto law; and amending the election
| laws applicable to cities OF less than So,
/ 600, so that the cost Of municipal elections.
| printing, of ballots, etc, are chargeable to
1 the cityin which it takes place; and the
/ county election expenses to be charge
/ able to the COUNT Another Dill
vas introduced ammending the law
/ relating to appropriations for teachers in
/ stitutes 1t increased the amount avail
able from $500 to $4,000. Still
another bill Is 10 amend chapter
1l9 Of the rsT:sed statutes, en-
| titled of place of trial. 1t provides for
| the payment of the costs Of trial by the
| county in which the trial occurred to the
county in which it was tried.
The following bills were passed: Trans
/ ferring to the United States the site for
government building at Sheboygan.
amending the law coneerning,the crime OF
rape making conviction punishable by
| imprisonment not less than fifteen nor more
than thirty-ive years and fixing the age of
consent at II years of aga; changing the
terms of court In the Ninth ludieiat circuit
and granting the site for government
building at Sheboygan to the United