Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Summary of the Business TRANSACTED
Daily In Both the Senate and
Assembly.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 16.-The senate met
yesterday, but transacted no business.
Madison. Wis. Jan. ia memorial
from the Winnebago county board was
presented to the senate yesterday asking
the passage Of a law prohibiting the play-
ing of football in any schools or colleges
over which the state has authority It
was referred to the committee on educa-
ton. Senator Stout introduced a bill
amending the marriage law of the state.
Ine Dill provides that the probate judge
In each county shall appoint three reputa-
Die practicing physicians, residents of the
county, and one, where possible, woman,
whose duty it shall be to consider and
pass upon all applications for license to
marry now made to the county clerk, and
no license to marry shall be granted unless
the applicants shall receive from this
board a certificate setting forth that such
applicants are free from dipsomania, true
insanity, hereditary insanity or insanity
resulting from vice or the use of drugs,
hereditary tuberculosis or consumption.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 1S-In the senate
yesterday bills were introduced: To regu-
late the practice of osteopathy; to pro-
n1olt attorneys from signing nominating
papers, petitions or calls for any candi-
date for the office of the supreme cir
cut or other court Of record in the state;
permitting cities of 10000 or more popu-
latlon to establish free employment bu-
reaus; providing for a state inspector
Tor day schools for the deaf and dumb
Madison, Wis, Jan. 19.-In the senate
plllS nave been introduced defining liza
blllues of employees of telegraph and mes
senger companies; relating to the pro-
lecuon OF fish and game; relating to re-
assessments; giving rank of colonel to
military Instructors in colleges and the
state university; providing that all
moneys hereafter received by the state
from the United States in repayment for
moneys expended for the government by
the state during the Spanish war shall
go into fund to be used for the benefit
OF the Wisconsin national guard
Assembly.
Madison, Wis. Jan l6-A bill prohib-
1tlng the sale Of cigarettes or cigarette
paper to any person in Wisconsin was
introduced in the assembly last evening
by Assemblyman Overlook
Madison, Wis, Jan. lin the assembly
yesterday business of miscellaneous
character was transacted.
Madison. Wis. Jan. lS-In the assembly
yesterday bills were introduced: For the
erection of soldiers monuments on Shi-
loh battlefield; creating a commission of
three to confer with the Minnesota legis-
lature for the purpose of securing uni
fOrmlty Of legislation on vessel taxation
increasing the bounty on matured wolves
from six to ten dollars head; to repeal
an act authorizing the publication of
railroad maps; to extend the time in
winch no phe2SantS can be killed from
1901 to 1905; to increase the annual in
come of the university as follows: For
the college Of agriculture, SIS, 900; col
lege Of engineering, $4,000; school of
commerce, $1,000; farmers Institutes,
$4,000; total $4,000 The bill further pro-
vides for the appropriation of $1,000 for
the construction and equipment of
central building for the college of agri-
culture and $50, 900 for the equipment of
the new engineering building for a mu-
scum for the school of commerce. The
sum for building and equipment is fixed
at $240, 000
Madison. Wis, Jan 19-Eills have been
introduced in the assembly providing that
all county school superintendents must
have taught school for st least eight
months and hold teachers and superin-
tendents' certificates before being eligi-
BILE to appointment; amenl1ing marriage
license fee law SO that 25 cents of the
50-cent fee goes to the county clerk in
stead of the whole fee going to the coun-
ty; providing that midwiTes and 'physi-
clans be allowed 25 cents for each birth
or death certificate filed with the register
of deeds. A resolution was introduced
that no more bills be accepted in the as
sembly, except from standing commit
tees, after February 2. The resolution
was laid over.