Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-18


minated AT pleasure when off the urpui
ses Of the owner.
BY Mr.. notwithstanding the icaps,
to be paid by peddlers and fixing "A n.
cense Of So per day Tor each peddls-
doing business in Villages or cities =,
the viii Of the officers of such cities or
villages.
BY Mr. Quigg-To regulate the sale ~
food and drugs and TO prohibit the adul-
teratiJn of food ana drugs.
Madison, Feb 9.-ln he senate con
siderable discussion was elected by the
amendment to the bill relating to I'm.
panellng of jurors, in trials OF persons
punishable 10y Imprisonment for life
reported by the committee without n.
commentator. The amendment chang.
es the plumber Of peremptory challenges
by giving one defendant in such trial
twenty-fom challenges, two defendants
thirty-siX, and three or more FORTY
eight challenges, the state to have half
the number in each such case. The
amendment was finally killed. Among
the more important bills INTRODUCED
were the following:
BY Mr.. Altpeter-To protect trade
marks, labels, etc.
BY Mr.. Lees-To prevent the inn.
proper and corrupt use Of money In
elections.
BY Mr.. Weeks-To abolish the office
of county superintendent Of schools, and
to provide for the more efficient super,
vision of the common schools
BY Mr. Koenitzer- Declaring certain
persons hablual criminals ana pre-
scribing punishment at from ten to
twenty-five years for second convic,
ton
BY Mr. Woodnorth- Providing for
uniform system Of text books for the
public schools in cities, villages, etc, o.
less than 100000 inhabitants.
BY Mr. Apple-To amend the laws
of 1889, relating to the standard OF
milk, making the standard of pure
milk - per cent solids and 3 per cent
butter fat
by Mr.. Phalen Cby cques0--Proyid-
ing for the release Of life conyicts now
confined in the state prison on parole.
In the assembly several co-employe
bills were introduced, Other measures
proposed were:
BY Mr. Tracy-Rcgarding the liability
Of managers and owners for damages
to guests by escaping gas making fail
ure to use moder. automatic gas burn
ers neglect sufficient TO create liability
for damages.
BY Mr.. Dleclman Regulating the
branding Of cheese.
BY Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING the su.
preme court to rescntence persons con
victed of felony, in certain cases.
BY Mr. Luscher To provide for mar
riage license.
BY Mr.. Corcoran TO prevent the
aduteration Of lard.
BY Mr. ParlinSon-To authorize town
insurance companies to reinsure certain
of their risks in certain eases.
BY Mr.. Finn-To regulate the rates
of transportation of persons and pro
perty by railways designed to compel
the 500 Line company and the Duluth,
reduce their rates for local passenger
traffic to the same rs is charged by
other roads in the statel
BY Mr.. prochnow-To compel the
placing Of guard gates by railway com
panies at every intersection of rail.
way with IA highway grade crossing
in all incorporated cities and Villages.
BY Mr. Hall-Requiring railway cor.
porations TO equip all engines and cars
with automatic brakes, and providing
penalties for failure.
BY Mr. O'Neil-To authorize the sp
polnment of a state examiner of state
institutions and county offices and fix,
ing compensation for the same.
BY Mr.. LambeISOn-Proyid for
uniform system of certificates of teach
els and TO give graduates Of leading
educational institutions the right 10
teach without obtaining certificates
from county superintendents
The committee on privileges and elec
tons reported in the case of the oon-
tested seat for Crawford county that
Fisher, contestant, had not proven
charges made, and offered a resolution
giving the seat to L. Q. Davidson, the
sitting member. The report was adopt
ed and the resolution UNANIMOUSLY
adopted.
The bill creating the county OF iron
by the division Of Ashland county was
also passed.