Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
WISCONSIN SOLONS,

On Tuesday Assemblyman Oyerbeck
introduced a resolution absolutely pro-
hibiting the sale of cigarettes in Wlscon-
sin, copied on the Tennessee law Chalr-
man Ray announced his committees,
making Judge P. A. Horton of Daring
ton, author of the insurance bills, chair
man of the committee on judiciary, ana
A. II. Hall of Dunn, author of the anti
pass law, chairman of the committee on
| assessment and collection Of taxes.
Senator Stout on Wednesday introduc-
ed bill amending the marriage law OF
the State. The bill provides that the
probate judge in each county shall APP
point three reputable practicing physi-
| clans. residents of the county, and one,
where possible, woman, whose duty it
shall be to consider and pass upon all APP
| pllcations for license to marry now made
| to the county clerk, and no license to
| marry shall be granted unless the appli-
cants shall receive from this board a
certificate setting forth that such appli-
cants are free from dipsomania, true in
sanity, hereditary insanity or insanity re-
sulting from vice or the use Of drugs,
| hereditary tuberculosis or consumption.
The Winnebago County memorial asking
| football prohibited was read.
Mr.. Frost in the Assembly Thursday
introduced a bill increasing the annual
income of the university as follows: For
the college of agriculture, $4,000; coll
| lege of engineering, $1O,O00 school Of
| commerce 1000; farmers Institutes, 81
900; total, $36,OOO The bill further pro-
vides for the appropriation of $4,000
for the construction and equipment of a
1fyoI h,1s1I ~ al of
culture and $50, 600 for the equipment Of
the new engineering building for mu-
scum for the school of commerce. The
sum for building and equipment is fixed
at $24O,000. Bills of interest introduced
in the Senate were: TO regulate the prac-
tice of osteopathy; to prohibit attorneys
from signing nomination papers, petitions
or calls for any candidate for the office
| of the Supreme, Circuit or other court
| of record in the State. Judge Orion in
the Assembly introduced a bill for the
erection of soldiers monuments on Shiloh
| battlefield. Senator Roehr introduced
| bill permitting cities of 10000 or more
| population to establish free employment
| bureaus. In the Assembly Mr.. Lemont
introduced bill creating a commission
of three to confer with the Minnesota
Legislature for the purpose of securing
uniformity of legislation on vessel tax
alton. Under the present Wisconsin law
vessels are taxed as personal property
on the ad valorem basis The idea is to
tax them on a tonnage basis. Mr.. Lee
mont suggests three cents per gross ton
as a fair rate.
On Friday in the Senate memorial
was presented by Senator Miller from
the Trades and Labor Assembly against
the reduction of exemption of wages.
Three petitions for amendments to the
fish and game laws were submitted. Sen
ator Hatton offered memorial to Con
gress urging the Wisconsin members to
use all possible means to secure the pas
sage of the swamp land indemnity act.
Senator Mills objected to immediate con-
sideration and it went over -Four bills
were introduced. Petitions from several
counties came into the House asking
for the repeal of the law against spring
shooting. There were also few remon-
strances against the repeal Of the law.
The bills introduced were more numerous
than at any session so far. Both houses
adjourned until Monday night.
The end of the first week Of the SEES
sion found the present Legislature fur
Their under way with its work than any
previous body of it's kind in the same
length of time. Indications point to
shorter session than usual on account
of the anti-pass law, which will have the
tendency of keeping members in the city
over Sunday.