Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-01-26

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Thus Quarles lost Z votes during the
day. No choice Is probable this week
In the senate Friday Lieut. Gov
Stone announced the appointment ol
Senator Stout and Whitman on the
joint legislative forest committee
The assembly members are Messrs
Kapp +. Rasmussen OF Alice Lake
K. O. Hunt of Marinette and NJ. w
Ryan of Medford Senator Roehr in
trodnced bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn from the Office of register OF deeds
in Milwaukee county and providing
an annual salary OF $4,000 for the
register and $500 for the deputy
bill was introduced by SEN
ator bennett for the adjustment of
the claims OF the state against the
United States for swamp land indem-
nifty and other purposes. BY its pro-
visions the governor Is authorized and
empowered to accept the provisions of
acts OF congress providing for the adj
justment of any claim of the state
growing out of the swamp land grant
and his written acceptance shall have
the same force as legislative enact
ment A lengthy bill providing for the
establishment of a state department of
forestry was introduced by Senator
Stout. The secretary of state, state
treasurer and attorney general are to
be ex oflicio members of a board of
forest commissioners. They shall APP
point a superintendent of state forests
who shall hold his position for five
years at a salary Of $4,000 per year,
with an assistant at 81 600 per year.
officers shall be provided a Madison
District foresters and five wardens are
TO be under supervision of the super
intendent who shall manage the state
forest lands In the most approved
methods to promote the growth OF
timber. He may establish one or more
forest experiment stations, shall deliv-
ef lectures on forestry and shall sell
the dead and down timber of the state
forests TO conserve financial ends
The sale Of state lands, except those
known as school and university lands
shall cease save as provided in the bill
In the assembly Mr.. Rasmussen pre-
5ented petition from NJ, p Barry and
many others Of Barren county asking
that transportation and trafIicking In
wild game be wholly forbidden.
a bill was introduced by Mr.. Thomas
requiring express companies to
pay an annual tax of per cent.
Of their gross earnings within
the state. This is not to interfere
With the taxation of the tangible prop
arty Of the companies as now provided
by law
\ bill BY Mr. True requires that par
ties before marriage must obtain q w.
'ense OF the clerk OF the circuit court
Df the county in which the female re-
Sides, or II the latter be a nonresident, ,
II the clerk OF the circuit court Of the /.
,oHnty IN which the ceremony Is per- |
formed The bill is similar
w lhf ibhlplS anu MlNUcSutd laws Z
IN the subject. The clerk Is to get /
81 50 for each certificate. He is
to Inquire under oath as to /
he legality OF the proposed marriage /
ma II he Is satisfied that it would [
De illegal can decline 10 issue the liz
'ense He must record each license /
n be liable IN the sum Of $1,000 The +
penalty for marrying persons who +
haven't q license is a fine not exceed I
NJ $500 OF Imprisonment not exceed
ng year
4 bin by M Wells provides for a (
uryey Of the msuryeyed islands In the .
Wisconsin river between Kilbourn and +
Prairie du CHEN aud one by Mr. /
1rt8u provides that when people /
nave kept child past years I
II age .or period of years without
inquiry about II from the parents they
nay adopt Il without notification Of I
heir purpose to the parents being
necessary.