Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-23

hibit committing Migrants and other
criminals to county poorhouses; also,
to create special fund for the re-
equipment of the Wisconsin national
guard; also, to reorganize the national
guard. The bill provides for the re-
organization of the guard on the reg
ular army basis as recommended by
Adjutant General Boardman. Theb
guard is to consist of 40 companies, of
1,20O men, but only three regiments
aud an extra battalion of four COM
panies. Aane major and three ad-
jutants &fil be cut off each regiment.
Other bills were: by Senator Roehr,
providing for removal from the nor
NAL board of the governor as an ex-
officio member; by Senator Lamoreux,
to regulate the use OF sleeping car
berths; by Senator Martin, fixing GER
tain qualifications for teachers in GER
tain cases; by Senator Mailer, pro-
viding for the sale of pure milk and
cream by prohibiting feeding to
milk COWS of distillery refuse; also
lowering homestead exemptions to
$1,000; by Senator Mills, by request,
regulating the taxing of water crafts;
also, to amend the law fixing license
fees to be paid by railroads and re-
quiring statements from railroads; by
Senator Hatton, to appropriate $1,000
to the Wisconsin veterans home at
Waupaca, $4,000 for sewerage ex-
pense and $4,000 for rebuilding the
hospital recently burned; also to adj
NIT as inmates of the home Wisconsin
women who served as army nurses
during the war of the rebellion.
Among the house bills introduced
were the following: By Mr.. ]. Ryan,
authorizing the organization of mu-
tual cheese factory insurance corpora
tons; by Mr.. Roettiger, providing
that, where two or more railway
trains per day run through a city of
the fourth class, at least two of them
must stop; by Mr.. Mcdonald, requir-
ing the state oil inspector to make
monthly reports; also requiring that
all public schools be maintained in
buildings owned by the public; by Mr..
Fogo, providing that any heir to
property being probated whose ad-
dress has not been known for years
shall be presumed to be dead; by Mr..
Gagnon, requiring that daily papers
in cities of the second and third class
must have been established three
years before they are qualified to pub
lish election notices; by Mr.. McGreer,
reducing the number of towns in For
est county to and changing the
boundaries somewhat of Oneida and
Forest counties; by Mr. Slade, ap-
propriating to r. S. Houston of Ken
osha county $4,000 for cattle killed
| by the state veterinarian; by Mr..
Benson, providing that beer shall be
deemed only pure when months old
and made of pure barley malt, pure
hops or extract thereof, pure yeast
and pure water. 1t shall then be
stamped standard" All other beer
shall be stamped, "adulterated." The
dairy and food commissioner is to
enforce the act; by Mr.. linn, reduc-
ing wage exemptions from $50 to $40
month from punishment; by Mr.
Barlow, for state boiler inspector at
$1,000 year and numerous deputies
at lesser salaries; by Mr.. Dresser
amending the law regulating the
weight of engines on public roads;
also putting the minimum liquor IL
cense in cities of 10000 population or
over at 81 900 and in all other places
at 5000; by Mr.. Dengle, to secure the
proper Imprisonment of offenders I'M
der Is years of age. Its object is to
keep such culprits apart from no.
torlous offenders in prison; by Mr..
Rusk, providing that the supreme
court shall not be required to give
written opinions in certain cases: also
| appeals to the supreme court, provid-
ing that, in projected appeals to the
supreme court, cases and briefs shall
be submitted to the circuit Judge for
review; by Mr.. Dahl, providing that
no state aid shall go to a district
school which has not been maintained
seven months in the year instead OF
six; by Mr.. Adams, providing for the
advertising of election notices in
weekly papers where no dailies exist
in the county; by Mr.. Soltwedel, more
strictly forbidding sweatshops; by Mr..
Hoehle, to amend the law relating
to exemptions of personal property
from taxation and to include bicycles
therein.
Among the bills killed was one
limiting the hotel expenses of state
employees to 81 day. The senate
resolution to the memory of John T.
Kingston. Jr., who died in Porto Rico
several months ago and was buried at
his old Necedah home only last
wednesday, was concurred in by a
rising vote