Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-28

numbers instead of alphabetically
and one by Mr.. Stevens making
statutory the right of students 10
vote where they attend school.
Other bills of interest were: BY Mr..
Thomas, creating the offic of county
supervisor Of assessment to supervise
and investigate the work Of all super
visors; by Mr.. Whitson, making in.
sanity for five years ground for
divorce: by Mr.. Owen, to label prison
goods; by Mr.. Overlook, prohibiting
slot gambling machines; by Mr.. An.
drews, for the licensing of bill posters
by common councils, by Mr.. Galway,
prohibiting double-headed trains.
Madison, Feb. 19.-The close of bust
ness of the last day for the introduc-
ton of bills found a total of 1908
measures had been presented in the
two houses of the legislature, the as
sembly having a good lead in 65, to
1888 for the senate. In the two SEES
sions of Tuesday a total of 1913 came
! in. of which 225 originated in the as
sembly and l13 in the senate. The
last day two years ago $50 bills were
introduced, 1873 in the assembly and
112 in the senate. In all SAB measures
512 in the assembly and 331 in the
senate. At the close Of new business
in 81 a total of 9S9 bills had been
presented, 626 in the assembly and
357 in the senate. Through joint res
olutiop 80 more came in afterward
making a total of 1876. The most
important bills presented in the senate
We're: Making the deer season 10 days
longer; to prevent the mutilation of
horses by docking their tails; pre-.
venting the insurance of children IN
der 10 years of age by industrial in
surance companies: prohibiting the
use by or sale to minors of springer
airguns, submitting to the people an
amendment to the constitution to per
nit state aid to good roads; giving the
governor power to remove police Off.
GERS and public officers who have vic.
lated the law in any town, city or vii.
age; providing that all franchises
heretofore granted to any company for
the exclusive right to- manufacture or
sell gas of any kind in any city shall
terminate within five wears; fixing the
license fee for selling liquor in vii
ages incorporated and incorporated
of 500 inhabitants or more at 500,
and In all other towns 5000; In all
cities over SO, 900 $500; in a.. cities
over 10000 and under 10000, $3.50;
providing for one oma factory in.
spector and for preventing the EN-
ployment OF children under IL in any
beer garden, bowling alley or place OF
amusement; providing for the appoint
ment of a woman on the state board
Of control. Senator Stout introduced
a bill abolishing tuition at the uniyer
sity for all students who have resided
in Wisconsin II year prior to thelI
entrance. OF the more important OF
the house bills these may be men
toned: Forbidding the erection oil
barns near residences; for licensing
architects; providing for the instruc'
ton in agriculture in district schools;
forbidding the dissertation of the nag
requiring railways to issue 900 mile
transferable mileage books at ? cts. pei
mile: for the establishment of a state
hospital for people in the early stages
of tubercular troubles; forbidding the
deposit of fish on the ice of inland
waters; creating the 10Th judicial cir
cult out of the 4th. 10th and l4th cir
cults; for the annual presentation to
and stamping of all notes by asses
sors, to encourage the naming o.
farms. increasing the railway taxes
about $1,000. 900 a year; requiring
water rompanies 10 let manufacturers
haye water tree for fire protection
for the pensioning of police n hre
men in cities OF the I'd, Sd and All
classes. TO prevent the sale OF liquors
within one mile OF the MILWAUKEE,
soldiers home; aholishing resident
hunting licenses except on deer; Tor
bidding doubIe-header trains nak3As
the administration OF narcotics "A felony
il done in the commission of a felony
prohibiting the use of party deslsna
lions on judicial nomination papers OF
on judicial ballots: a%ppropriating t'
New Richmond the $4,000 which tht
state loaned it after the cyclone; ap
proprilting S2,250 IN G Il Wander
cook TO defray the expenses OF his
olectic.. contest. %forbidding the inter
marriage of whites and blacks max
ing the Imprisonment for kidnapplhs
> to 20 years, 10 prevent adultefa
ton OF meat products to empower
county boards TO fix the salary @
sheriRs; removing tie limitation os
which Webster's dictionary Is made
the standard; permitting pool selling
on race tracks for limited periods eN
empting beet sugar factories from tax
alton; granting councils the right g
license bin posters. requiring tat
labelling OF prison made goods; and
restoring capital punishment.