Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-28
WISCONSIN LEelsLATuRE.

tional bills of Senator Stout were per.
haps the most important. He pre-
scented one authorizing any county
superintendent to issue a third grade
certificate to any graduate of coun.
try training schoc. and also making
the same provisions regarding per
sons VINO have completed the one
year course for teachers of the com
mon school ia any normal school
Another OF his bills authorizes cities
whose schools are not under the SUI
pervision of county superintendent
to elect a city superintendent who
shall not be member of the board of
education and who shall have all the
power usually bestowed upon county
suDerintendents. He had also an
other providing for a commission of
5 members constituting Wisconsin
state board of managers for the st.
Louis worlds fair The com.
missioners are to be appointed by the
governor. The bill carries an ap-
preparation of $4,000. Other bills in
troduced were: BY Sentaor Gaveney
ION request) charging all firms doing
q mail order business in the state a
license fee of Il per cent. on all bust
ness done; by Senator Roehr con-
polling solicitors of fire and casualty
insurance to pay license; by Sena-
tor Mills, providing two clerks for the
railroad commissioners office. one at
salary of $1,000 year and another
at $1,000; also providing that bills
may be introduced between sessions
/ of the legislature by filing the same
with the secretary of state and pro-
| viding that the legislature shall here
after adjourn on the first Thursday
! of February until after the first
Thursday in March; by Senator Willy
| fixing the rate of interest on tax
certificates at II per cent; by Sena-
tor McGillivray, to authorize the or
ganization of districts for pleasure
drives in non-municipal territory, and
| providing a wage of 81 and expenses
for each day the commissioners
work; also by Senator ONeil, provid-
ing for the sale of timber on public
Upon the motion of Senator Kreutzer
the bill increasing the salaries of SUI
preme court justices to $1,000 was re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
That the season for the introduc-
ton of bills in the Legislature is
rapidly drawing to a close was evil
denced last night by the flood of
measures that came into both houses,
II III the assembly and 43 in the SEN
ate. Among the important bills that
came in was one by Mr.. Cady declar-
ing marriages between white persons
and negroes or mulattoes illegal; one
by Mr.. Barker providing for the reg
istration of voters by streets and
numbers instead of alphabetically,
and one by Mr.. Stevens making
statutory the right of students TO
vote where they attend school.
Other bills of interest were: By Mr..
Thomas, creating the Office 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 introduce
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
3SS for the senate. In the two ses.
sions of Tuesday a total of 33S came
in, of which 225 originated in the as,
sembly and 113 in the senate. The
last day two years ago $50 bills were
introduced, 1873 in the assembly and
112 in the senate. In all S43 measures
We're introduced at the session of go
512 in the assembly and 331 in the
, senate. At the close of new business
in 81 total of 9SS bills had been
presented, 626 in the assembly and
: 357 in the senate. Through joint res
olution 80 more came in afterward
making total of 1,076. The most
important bills presented in the senate
We're: Making the deer season 10 days
AOhStis W prevent lHe Oh
horses by docking their tails pre-
, venting the insurance of children UNI
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
: lage; providing that all franchises
heretofore granted to any company for
the exclusive right to manufacture OF
! sell gas of any kind in any city shall
: terminate within five years: fixing the
} license fee for selling liquor in vii
: lagos incorporated and unincorporated
7 of 500 inhabitants or more at $500
/ and in all other towns 5000, in al
cities over $4,000 $500: in an cities
: over 10000 and under 10000 $3.50;
. providing for one woman factory in
spector and for preventing the EN-
: ployment of children under 16 in any