Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-21

making trustees of county asylums a
! board of health. Mr. Bankers bill
! prohibiting marriage within one year
after divorce was rereferred to the
judiciary committee.
Madison, March 13.-The assembl,
went on record as opposing a measure
in the interest of good roads. 1t was
the Cleophas bill which provided for
local option by towns on the subject
of wide tires. Mr.. Spratt secured the
preference to the committee on agri-
culture of his bill making towns liable
for injury to sheep by dogs, and he
sought to obtain salvation for his bill
making it felony for person or firm
to go into bankruptcy with assets
equaling only 40 per cent. of his liza
bilities, but failed. Assembly bills
passed as follows: Krumrey's, provid-
ing that state aid to agricultural so
cieties shall be 40 per cent OF cash"
premiums actually paid; Lenroot's,
giving sheriffs IS day and their &C
tual expenses when getting prisoners
outside the state, but only when such
apprehensions are authorized by dis
trict attorneys, and Sturdevant's,
changing terms of court in the 18th
circuit. Mr.. Duerrwaechter's bill per-
hitting the precincts in fourth class
cities to have their voting places in
the same building was ordered en-
crossed, as was also the Young bill
empowering cities to erect armories.
The Root bill permitting more than
INDECENT soldier was rereferred to the
committee on military affairs for cor
rection. Mr.. Willott was granted per-
mission to withdraw his bill to compel
railway companies to receive cars
from other railway companies.
Madison, March 14.-Senator Mar
tins measure providing for a woman
on the board of university regents
was ordered engrossed by a vote of
III to 10. Senator McGillivray's
memorial to congress relating to the
education of Indian children was
adopted.
The assembly adopted resolutions,
introduced by Mr.. Roe, of respect to
Gen. Benjamin Harrison who died
the day before. The Thomas bill re-
quiring counties to aid towns in build
ing permanent gravel highways was
advanced to third reading after a
strong debate. 1t is modelled after
the bridge law, county and town each
paying half of the cost of road build
ing. A bill was passed authorizing
cities to provide for the use of a
portion of streets for the deposit
temporarily of building materials and
senate bill was concurred in setting
aside for TIE use of the national guard
any fund received from the federal
government in payment for equipment
provided during the Spanish war;
The Devos bill requiring the publica-
ton of all public franchises before
their adoption was non-concurred in.
Senator McGillivrays bill permitting
fourth class cities to own their water
and light plants and the Dodge bill
reducing the wage exemption were
held up till Wednesday.
Madison, March 15.-The interesting
thing in the senate was the report of
the committee on apportionment, fix
ing the assembly districts. By re-
arranging the towns a little Dane
county's only democratic district is
made republican. An assembly bill
was concurred in authorizing the es-
tablishment of county travelling and
permanent Libraries by counties. Two
bills were killed forbidding the use of
and sale of airguns and relating to
batting of game cocks and beasts.
In the assembly the Spratt bill for
pensioning on half pay firemen and
policemen at the age of SIS was put
over for week on motion of Mr..
Valentine of GAINESVILLE. The measure
applies only to cities like that place,
Madison, Racine, ETC., and is said to
have been drawn for the special bene-
fit of an old fireman or policeman at
Sheboygan; but its dangerous charac-
ter as an entering wedge for pensions
is beginning to be appreciated. If it
is to go through it will be amended to