The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
UNIFORM TAX ON VESSELS
COMMISSION TO CONFER WITH
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE ON
THIS SUBJECT
STATE BOARD OF osTEopArHY
Interesting Features of a New Mar
riage Law Proposed
by Senator
Stout.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 17.-(Special) y
In the assembly this morning MI. Len
root introduced a bill creating a COM
mission of three to confer with the Min
nesota legislature to arrange uniformity
of legislation upon the subject of vessel
taxation
In the senate Mr. Roehr introduced a
bill of considerable interest, providing
for state board of Osteopathy. This
is an entirely new departure, and Il is in
tended to put Osteopaths on the same
basis as other regular practicing physi-
clans.
The bills introduced in the senate yes
terday are in detail as follows:
Senator Eaton-Providing for the issu-
ing CT bonds and constructing a Viaduct
and bridge on Kinnikimnic avenue Mil
Waukee.
Senator Stout-Amending the marriage
laws, making it the duty of each county
Judge to appoint three physicians, one
If possible, lady, to pass on all appli-
ing that no license shall be granted with
cut their. certificate that the applicants
are free from certain ailments.
Senator Koehr-Relative to the county
court of Milwaukee county, increasing
the power Of the register in probate, and
slightly increasing the salaries of SOME
patients In the Milwaukee hospital for
the insane shall be classed half as
chronic and half as acute; for acute pa
s150 .s - pay u per WeeN' LOT CHROME
Senator cGillivray-Amending the law
relative to the care of the deaf and
state inspector of deaf and dumb at a
salary of $1,000, by the state superin-
tendent OF instruction. who shall define
his duties.
The following bills were introduced in
the assembly yesterday:
By Mr.. Thomas-To permit c. r. Smith
ct al, to construct dam and booms and
improve navigation in Flambeau river,
in Chippewa county.
By Mr.. Thomas-Increasing the bounty
on matured wolves from Sc to $40 a head.
By Mr.. Holland-To repeal act author
izing the publication of railroad maps.
BY Mr.. Holland-To extend the time in
which no pheasants can be killed from
1901 to 1906
BY Mr.. accommodating to tazI%y of
bank stock
BY Mr.. EvansaTo prohibit killing of
pheasantS until 1905.
Mr. Rossman, in his bill, proposes to
tax bank stocks on the face value of the
stock. Under the present law, If a man
holds, say 81 900 worth of stock, and has
liabilities to that amount his stock is not
taxed Mr.. Rossman is of the opinion
that under the present provision many
holders of stock misrepresent their liabil-
tiles so to evade taxation.
SHOUTS MARRIAGE LAW.
Senator Stout has introduced an inter-
esting amendment to the marriage laws.
The bill provides that the probate judge
in each county shall appoint three repu-
table practicing ply scians, residents of
the county, not more than two belonging
to the same school of medicine, and one,
where possible, a lady, to constitute
board whose duty it shall be to consider
and pass upon all applications for license
to marry, and to examine all candidates
for matrimony, and no license to marry
shall be given to any applicant who is
found to be subject to hereditary insan-
ity, to insanity caused by vicious habits,
or by the use of drugs, to consumption
or certain diseases. He also provides
that no male under twenty-one, and no
female under eighteen, shall be given a
license to marry, except on producing
a written consent from his or her par
ents. Any person who shall marry a
couple not supplied with the proper Ii
cense is to be liable to a fine Of not more
than $500, or imprisonment for not more
than one year. The idea of prohibiting
the marriage of those physically de-
fective is. of course, most laudable from
a theoretical standpoint, the clause re-
curing the consent of parents for minors
would put a stop to Opponents, yet, on
the whole, the bill is altogether too ad-
vanced to have any prospects of being
passed
REDIsTRIcTING THE STATE.
The question of redistricting the state
IS attracting a great deal of attention,
and the oft-repeated question is:
''Will the new congressional district
which it is expected congress will allot
to Wisconsin be made in Milwaukee or
in Northern Wisconsin,"
The increase in population has been
very rapid in both localities, but the set
Ting Of this question involves great
many jealousies, both sectional and per-
sonal.