The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
new WISCONSIN LAWS.
ONE WILL PROVIDE FOR BANKING
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

A
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 15.-(Special)-
n JOINT resolution was introduced in the
assembly today providing for the second
enactment of the banking constitutional
amendment. The resolution will pass and
the people will vote on the amendmtIt
at the next general election 1t is sought
to give the state bank examiner the same
power over a failed bank as the COMP
banks.
In the senate, Senator Stout introduced
OIL providing against the marriage of
! people who are physically unsound
Several bills were introduced in the az
Selnply yesterday to Mr.. Overlook be-
longing the honor, of Offering the first
assembly. bill CT the forty-ffth session
mat prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
Other bills that are of interest are two
relatng TO labor offered by Mr.. Collins,
payment OF men employed in lumber
camps and the other relating to liens on
salaries. The bills offered tonight and
lne1r~ disposition are as follows:
NO. l.. MIR. Overbeck-To prohibit sale
or offering for sale of cigarettes or Gig
arette paper Referred to committee on
health and sanitation.
No. 2. Mr.. Overbeck-To iegaliza pro-
ceeolngs had under section 3187A, Wiscon-
SIN statutes Of 1898. Committee on judi
No 3. Mr.. Erickson-To repeal cnan+er
lC6 OF Laws of Wisconsin for year 1876,
an act to authorize and direct the county
clerk OF the county of Burnett to make
5 ana keep up an abstract of tax sale.
Comm1ttee on judiciary.
NO d. Mr.. Collins-Relating to Jurors
ana amendatory of section 2525, CHAPTER
~, Wisconsin Statutes. Referred to jul
No 8. Mr. McGill-To amend section
jIZsA OF Revised Statutes of 1898, relat-
ing TO assignment of written evidences
committee.
%, No; n1 s, M. Mcenl-To amend section
tlme checks and time orders for labor.
Ways and means committee.
NO. Z Mr.. Colllns-To provide fishways
Wood, Portage. Marathon. Lincoln onei-
da and Villas counties Referred to COM
miTtee on fish and game.
,, NO: g. - Mr.; ; Johns9nITo Incorporate the
on town and county organization.
Tie principal measures introduced in
the senate were bills offered by Senator
Mills. One provides for a revision of the
salaries of the state oil inspector and his
deputies, and also for important chang
es IN the matter of inspection. The E--A-i-
ure Is drafted along the lines suggested
by Coy. La Toilette in his message,
ana VIII leeap an annual saving of Sl,S0G
for the state
Another bill provides for the repeal of
the present taxation system, whereby
street railways pay tax on the gross
earnings of the roads. and substitutes a
system of taxationfon the valuation of the
property, just as oaher property is taxe1.
one of Mr.. Mills bills provides protec-
tion Tor railroa1s@fTom tramps. 1t pro-
vides that riding on or under or between
cars without paying fare and with intent
tc avoid payment shall be a nisdemeanor
subject to fine or Imprisonment, and gives
the conductor Of any train authority to
arrest any offender with or without war
rant and take him before magistrate
or any justice of the peace for trial
Senator McGillivray introduced q reso-
luton which was adopted providing that
Gov. La FCllettes message be referred
to the various committees of the senate
each portion going to the committee hav-
ing jurisdiction of that subject
Senator Whitehead's joint resolution
providing fer joint meetings of the COM
lnittees on assessment and collection of
taxes of the two houses was referred 10
the Joint committee on the revision of the
rules.