Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

was one by Senator Welton, to pro-
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
200 men, but only three regiments
and an extra battalion of four COM
panies. One major and three ad-
jutants 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-
ofticio 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 mill and
cream by prohibiting feeding to
milk cows of distillery refuse; also
lowering homestead exemptions to
$780, 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-
curing statements from railroads; by
Senator Hatton, to appropriate $4,000
to the Wisconsin veterans home at
Waupaca, $4,000 for sewerage ex-
pense and $4,000 for rebuilding .le
hospital recently burned; also to al
NIT as inmates of the home Wisconsin
women who served as army nurses
during the war of the rebellion.
Among the house bills introduced
we're the following: BY Mr.. ]. 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..
IOSOy plON ldIIlS IlldI duy HblI W
property being probated whose ad-
dress has not been known for years
shall be presumed to be dead; by Mr..
I Gagnon, requiring that daily papers
in cities of the second and third class
must have been established three
years before they arc qualified to pub
fish election notices; by Mr.. McGreer,
reducing the number of towns in For
est county to and changing the
boundaries somewhat of Oneida an,
Forest counties; by Mr.. Slade, APP
propriating to r. S. Houston of Ken
0Sha county $1,000 for cattle killed
by the state veterinarian; by Mr.
Benson, providing that beer shall be
deemed only pure when 1 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
Il month from punishment; by Mr..
Barlow, for a state boiler inspector at
81 800 a year and numerous depul4es
at lesser salaries; by Mr.. Dresser,
amending the law regulating the
weight of engines on public roads;
also putting the minimum liquor Ii
cense in cities of 10000 population or
over at $1,000 and in all other places
at $500; by Mr.. Dengle, to secure the
proper Imprisonment of offenders un-
der Is wears of age. It's object is to
keep such culprits apart from no
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, provid
ing that, in projected appeals to the
supreme court, cases and briefs sha.4
be submitted to the circuit judge for
review; by Mr. Dahl, providing that
no state aid shall so to a district
school which has not been maintained
seven months in the year instead &C
six; by Mr.. Adams, providing for t..
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 50 a 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.
Madison, Wis Feb. l7.-Today was
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