Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-24

| against debtors who transfer their pro-
perry to their wives for the purpose of
defrauding their creditors
! By Mr.. Tucker-Requiring that laws
shall not be officially printed in news
papers in smaller than bourgeois type
By Mr. Hintze-To provide for a state
home for epileptic, predetermined and
idiOtic people, The bill authorizes the
state board of control to select a site,
to erect building and provide for the
conduct and management of such insti-
tuition, and appropriates 100000 for
the purpose, One-half of which sum
will be available in 1893 and the bal
ance in 1894.
By Mr.. Corcoran-Providing for a
marriage license.
By Mr.. Peterson-Re1ating to the as
sessment Of taxes.
BY Mr.. Johnson-PrOviding for the
payment Of highway taxes in money
and relating to the election of superin-
tendents Of highways.
BY Mr.. Quigg-To regulate the prac-
tice of medicine in the state of WiscOn-
sin. The bill provides that the state
board Of health shall constitute board
of examiners who shall examine all
persons who shall desire to engage in
the practice Of medicine in the state
and issue certificates to those qualified.
The board shall be made up Of three
allopathic. two eclectic and two homeo-
pathic practitioners, and the shall not
affect physicians now practicing in the
state.
By Mr.. Hoyt-To define the liability
Of railway companies for damages to
employees.
Bv Mr. Austin-To provide for the
payment of license by street railway
companies, imposing a tax Of 6 per
cent on the gross earnings; to provide
for licensing city water companies, the
tax being fixed at per cent Of the
earnings.
BY Mr.. Blenski-TO appropriate to
Louis Kirst, Of Milwaukee, the sum Of
$4,000 in full for all damages incurred
as an employee by injuries received in
the deaf mute asylum at Delavan
Madison, Feb. 15-In the senate a
joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Baxter favoring the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands by the United States.
Mr. Pratt introduced joint resolu-
ton providing that the representatives
in congress be urged to endeavor to
secure the passage of the resolution
pending in the United States senate
authorizing the placing of a statue of
Pierre Marquette in the Statuary hall
at Washington. The resolution passed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Misunderstanding that
when school boards shall determine
what textbooks shall be used they
shall not be changed for three years.
By Mr.. Wescott-Changing the rate
from six to four per cent. OH school
fund loans
BY Mr.. Bashford Usy request)--To re-
peal the law providing for the drainage
and reclamation Of certain lands in
Dane county: also Dy reqnesO, to ap-
widow of Patrick O'Laughlin, who
recently died from injuries occasioned
by the falling of the south wing of the
capitol.
BY Mr.. Apple-To amend the law
regulating the practice of veterinary
medicine and surgery.
By Mr.. Murphy (by request)-To att
thoriZe the governor to appoint a board
of commissioners, to be known as the
commissioners for the uniformity of
legislation in the United States,
In the assembly the committee on
privileges and elections returned two
reports ON the contested election case
of Peter ]. Rademacher against Theo-
dOre Pr0ChnoW, from the tenth district
of Milwaukee county. The majority re-
port, which is signed by Chairman
Smith and the other two democratic
members of the committee, simply sets
forth that they have examined the evil
dcnce and heard the arguments, and
recommend that the seat be given to
Nj. Rademacher. The minority report,
signed by Corcoran and Jeske, the re-
publican members of the committee,
favor Prochnow. No action was taken
on the matter.
The bill changing the boundaries and
providing for the times of holding court
in the sixth and ninth judicial districts
was passed under suspension of the
rules and the assembly adjourned.
Among the more important bills in
PRODUCED were the following:
BY Mr.. McKenzie-To prohibit the
use or smoking of cigarettes in the
state, and providing a fine of from $25
to $50 for violation.
BY Mr.. Smith-To appropriate $27,-
500 to the Wisconsin industrial school
for girls. in Milwaukee. for the erection
of new cottage and for improve
ments.
BY Mr.. Ringle-To regulate the oper-
alton of dams and booms. requiring
reports and the payment of license fees.
By Mr.. Deleglise-To change town
boundaries and create new towns in
Forest county.
BY Mr.. gemeister-Providing for
the introduction of the teaching of
physical culture in the schools of the
state.
BY Mr. Lamberson-To protect deer
and quail in the counties of Vernon,
Sank and Richland for a period of five
years.
BY Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. to the
value of diseased animals; to make the
bridge over Black river. at River Falls,
in Jackson county. a city bridge in
stead of county bridge.
BY Mr. Tucker-To appropriate 500
to c. z. Floyd for butter stolen from