The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-19
" ISCONSIN SOLONS.


Thirty three bills were introduced in the
House and seven in the Senate including
another bill appropriating S200.0 600 for an
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. When the bill
to amend the charter of the city of Mill
waukee came up for engrossment and third
reading. Mr.. Osborn offered an amendment
that publication be made in any paper, in
Guiding the State official journal, but that
the cost be paid by the city of Milwaukee.
This amendment was in the line OF
one presented by Mr.. Osborn last week.
Senator Clawson introduced bill to pre-
vent incompetent men commencing the
practice of medicine. 1t authorizes the
Governor to appoint five reputable physi-
clans as board of examiners, the members
to hold Office three years. The board shall
examine all applicants desiring admission
to the practice of medicine. and issue Ii
CeuSes to such as are qualified Members OF
the board are to receive $40 per day and
Expenses while engaged in the work.
Speaker Hogan announced his committees
on reapportonment and retrenchment.
The latter was recommended by Gov. Peck.
Mr.. Osborn presented a resolution INSTRUCT
ing the Attorney General to give an opinion
as to whether loaning of trust funds of the
State without authority of law relieves
bondsmen of the State Treasurer from liza
bility.
THE House was occupied on the morning
of the 18th with bill permitting married
women to be aSSignees, court commission
ers, etc. An amendment was offered giving
this privilege to married women engaged in
the practice of law only, and long discus
sion followed, resulting in the passage of
the amendment. A large number of bills
were introduced in both houses, the most
important of which was for the adjustment
of the office of State Treasury Agent and
for libel law. The latter provides that in
all cases where alleged libelous publications
are made malice shall not be presumed I'M
less retraction or apology is refused to be
made, or unless circumstances surrounding
publication, its refusal to retract or apollo
gize conclusively prove malice, the pubH-
cation shall be presumed to have been made
in good faith and for justifable ends.
Senator Clawson presented a preamble and
resolution requiring the State Treasurer to
report the condition of all funds Of the
State Feb. 1, 1891. A bill authorizing the
State Treasurer to credit to the Omaha
Company $9,441.41, enormously collected
from the company for the year 1888 in eX-
cess of regular tax, was passed by the
Senate.
On the 18th the Assembly became ins-
vOlved in wOrdy debate soon after the
opening hour by the Introduction of a joint
resolution by Mr. Dawson instructing the
Governor to forward to Washington the
protest of the Legislature against the pass
age of the bill in the United States Senate
giving authority to the Mississippi Boom
Company to construct and maintain a boom
in the Mississippi River, between the mouth
of Chippewa River and the city of WinOna.
The resolution declares that the proposed
improvement will interfere with the navt-
cation of the Mississippi for a distance of
forty -fve miles. Among the bills intro
duced were the following: Providing
for State Bank Examiner; loan
ing to the State Agricultural Society
$3.50, 900 at per cent to buy grounds and
erect buildings placing commissioned OFF,
GERS of the Wisconsin National Guard on
the retired list without pay; fixing the age
Of consent at 18 years; prohibiting opium
smoking. The majority of the joint Com
mittee on Penal and Charitable Institutions
reported to the Senate in favor of the pass
age of Senator Mead's bill abolishing the
State Board of Supervision and the
State Board of Charities and Reform and
creating a new board of six members to
combine the duties of both. Senator Becht-
ner dissents from the report. Gov Peck
announced the appointment of Michael
Kerwin, of ManitOwOc; Dennis j. Gardner,
of Platteville, and Ira A. Hill, of Sparta,
members of the State Board of Normal
School Regents. The appointments were
confirmed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, resolution
was introduced requesting ex-Treasurers
Harshaw and McFetridge to furnish the
Legislature with a statement Of interest
they received on State funds during their
terms of office. There are several resolu
tions in both houses concerning State inter-
est money in addition to suits commenced
by the Attorney General against Messrs.
McFetridge and Harshaw. Another Worlds
Fair bill was introduced making an apprO-
priation of $4,000 A bill which will pre-
cip1tate fight repeats the charter of the
St. CroiX Boom Company. Prior to two
years ago the Minnesota Boom Company
had exclusive rights to the St. Croix River,
near ST. Croix Falls, from the Minnesota
Legislature. A bill giving a charter to the
ST. Croix Company was introduced and
passed, and was in the hands of the Cover
nor when stockholders in the Minnesota Com
pany got wind of it, This bill, if it becomes
law. would interfere with It's privileges By
compromising the bill was not signed, and
substitute bill giving the St Croix Company
charter not interfering with the Minnesota
Company was passed. Now the present bill
seeks to annul the charter of the ST. CrOix
Company after it has expended $685.