Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-23

hibit committing Migrants and other
criminals to county poorhouses; also.
to create a 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. The
guard is to consist Of 40 companies OF
LOO men, but only three regiments
and an extra battalion of four com
panies. One major and three ad-
iutants will 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-
yiding for the sale of pure milk and
cream by prohibiting feeding TO
milk cows OF distillery refuse; also
lowering homestead exemptions to
L.
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 S70UvJ
to the Wisconsin veterans home at
Waupaca, $4,000 for sewerage ex-
pense and $4,000 for rebuilding me
Il
nit as inmates of the home Wisconsin
-s0re,r s-irG served as stfrg .a,rses
during the war of the rebellion.
Among the house bills introduced
were the following: BY Mr.. J. Ryan.
authorizing the organization Of mu-
tual cheese factory insurance corpora
tions; 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.
Togo, 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
lisa election notices; by Mr.. McGreer,
reducing the number OF towns in For
est county to and changing the
boundaries somewhat of Oneida and
Forest countless by Mr. Slade, ap-
propriating 10 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 4 months old
and made Of pure barley malt, pure
hops or extract thereof, pure yeast
and pure water It 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 a state boiler inspector at
81 500 a 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 $780, 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
4 torious 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, proyid
ing that, in projected appeals to the
/ sapreme 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
1 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 tine hotel expenses of state
employees to 81 a day The senate
resolution 70 the memory of John T
Kingston. Jr.. who died in Porto Rico
I several months ago and was buried at
/ his old Necedah home only last
Wednesday, was concurred in by a
rising vote
A LA MANY OTHERS.