The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-11

| are OF different cOlOfS ana the ponce
records shows that these families get
along fairly well together.
/ There was a lively debate over the
bill to allow divorce where one of the
parties has been hopelessly insane for
five years. The bill got only seven
votes. There are two states which
| have such a law-Washington and
Arkansas. 1t is not generally known
that Wisconsin had this law in 1881
It was repealed at the following ses-
| sion.
Appropriation Bills Coming.
| The appropriation bills are begin
ming to show their heads. The assem-
bly, has already accepted measure
| carrying over 100000 for the running
expenses of the board of control insti-
| tutionS. Governor LaFOllette has Civ
en- sign that appropriations must be
kept within the revenues of tie state
which means he does not wish any eX
ira levy and also probably means that
| some corporation tax bills must pass
| to provide revenue Naturally the cor
porations fearing increased taxation
| favor limited appropriations and so
are useful influence.
New Richmond will succeed in get
| ting the state to release some $4,000
owed as a result of the cyclone of June
| II, 1899 The loss (swOrn statmentS)
| of property was over $65O,000 and the
| relief in the neighborhood of 100000.
| Nearly all the property insured in old
| line companies, whose policies con-
| tain provision that when a building
| falls except as the result of fire, all
| insurance ceases. Naturally there
was no opposition to this claim Of New
| Richmond
The university bills are not being
hurried, it being found that the more.
members know of the institution, the
more they appreciate it and university
| appropriations fare best toward the
| end of the session. The bill to equip
| a $4,000 dormitory for women will do
much to promote fellowship among the
| students. There are 53S young WON
en- attending the university and less
| than 100 are housed in ladies' hall and
only siXty-seven in the sorority houses.
Marriage Bill Still Lives.
The Woodward marriage bill was
! advanced in the senate by one major
| ity, though as amended, the ceTtifi-
| cate of one. physician is sufficient to
| attest the contracting parties mental
| and physical fitness. It would be
strange if q young man or woman
| planning matrimOny could not find
some doctor to sign their certificate
so that the bill, if it becomes law,
will do not more than inconvenience
| people, This is a marked tendency in
| the making of laws. II a bill is I'M
| acceptable to the members, in order
| to save the feelings of those interest
| ed in it and on the theory that 1t can
| do no harm, the life is taken out Of 1t
| by amendments and the bill spread on
| the statute books.
The corrupt practices act, which
cOmpels candidates for office to list
| their expenses, was vigorously attack
| ed in the assembly, but the present
| law stands, the vote having been 4S
| to u. In England, Australia, and gen
| orally in this country, this practice OF
| enforcing publicity on political cam
paigns is general. While often the
| law is evaded yet even the facts OF
| expenditure given have caused much
| discussion as to the evil of the use of
much money in politics. The present
| law is confessedly weak and perhaps
| some day it will be strengthened.
| The Hall resolution for a constitu-
| tiOnal amendment looking to the use
| of voting machines, if the people de-
| sire them, barely failed III the senate.
| Farmers Unfriend1y to Bicyclists.
The bill providing bicycle side paths,
| having survived the senate, can hardly
! make it's way through the assembly.
| The idea is for those who use the
| paths to pay half a dollar a year into
a fund for keeping them in repair and
| county commissioners are to supervise
| the work. Farmers have a strange
| antipathy to the bicycle and enjoy Civ
| ing a sly crack at wheel enthusiasts.
| City riders we suspect are not suffi-
| GENTLY considerate of the apple trees,
| flower beds and small children belong
| ing to their farmer friends when
wheel ride is projected into the coun-
try.
The Wisconsin river which occasion
! ally floods the towns near Portage
| will have $4,000 spent on levees if the
assembly policy is sustained. Mr.. Gil
| man. who lives in Buffalo county,
which is a long ways from Portage,
| said the overture was of the nature of
a river and harbor bill and that with
Wisconsin once engaged in the eXpen-
sive business of preventing overfiows,
| the treasury will soon look like 80
cents. He said the Chippewa river
makes lots of trouble in his section
and he can see no reason why damage
| there should not also be prevented
| Twenty thousand dollars will not
make much of an impression on a
restless stream like the Wisconsin
and we may expect to hear from Port
! age again.
Primary Election in Senate.
A test vote in the senate on the pri-
mary election bill must be conceded
to mean that the Stevens bill, as now
framed, cannot pass that body. This
has been conceded for some time.
However, the adoption by the Mime
sofa legislature of bill applying to
all counties and excepting the state
officers) has made strong impression
i here at Madison. Two of the sena-
tors, Mosher and Morse, are we'll
known to favor a modified bill and
/ there are others of whom this can
safely be said. The fact is that
number of members in both branches