Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-28
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

[ Madison, Feb. 19.-The close of bust
| ness of the last day for the introduce
ton of bills found total of 1908
measures had been presented in the
two houses of the legislature, the as.
@88 for the senate. In the two SEES
| sons of Tuesday a total of 1888 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
| ll2 in the senate. In all SAB measures
were introduced at the session of 80,
| SO in the assembly and 331 in the
senate At the close of new business
| in 81 total of 983 bills had been
presented, 626 in the assembly and
| 357 in the senate. Through joint res.
oluton SO more came in afterward
making a total of 1876. The most
! important bills presented in the senate
we're: Making the deer season 10 days
| longer; to prevent the mutilatiOn of
horses by docking their tails; pre-,
venting the insurance of children un.
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
l.,
heretofore granted to any company for
the exclusive right to manufacture or
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
Of 500 inhabitants or more at 500,
and in all other towns 5000; in all
cities over $4,000 $500; in all 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
beer garden, bowling alley or place of
amusement; providing for the appoint.
ment of a woman on the state board
of control Senator Stout introduced
bill abOlishing tuition at the univer.
sty for all students who have resided
in Wisconsin one year prior to their
entrance. OF the more important of
the house bills these may be men.
toned: Forbidding the erection of
bans near residences; for licensing
architects; providing for the instruc.
in upipt,ltnpp In s,,ig Crhnn1c,
lorbidding the dissertation of the flag;
requiring railways to issue 1000 mile
transferable mileage books at cts. per
mile; for the establishment Of a state
hospital for people in the early stages
of tubercular troubles; forbidding the
deposit of fish on the ice of inland
waters; creating the 10Th judicial cir
cult out of the 4th, 10th and 18th cir
cults; for the annual presentation to
and stamping of all notes by asses
sors; to encourage the naming of
farms; increasing the railway taxes
about $l,500,000 year; requiring
water companies to let manufacturers
have water free for fire protection;
for the pensiOning of police and fire.
men in cities of the I'd, Sd and 4th
classes; to prevent the sale of liquors
within one mile Of the Milwaukee
soldiers home; abolishing resident
| hunting licenses except on deer; for.
bidding double-header trains; making
the administration of narcotics felony
| if done in the commission of a felony;
prohibiting the use of party designa.
| tons on judicial nomination papers or
on judicial ballots; appropriating to
New Richmond the $4,000 which the
state loaned it after the cyclone; APP
proprating $3.50 to G. e Wander
cook to defray the expenses of his
election contest; forbidding the inter
marriage of whites and blacks; max
ing the Imprisonment for kidnapping
5 to 20 years; to prevent adultera
ton of meat products; to empower
county boards to fix the salary OF
sheritfs; removing the limitation by
which Webster's dictionary is made
the standard; permitting pool selling
on race tracks for limited periods; eX
empting beet sugar factories from tax
alton; granting councils the right tC
license bill posters requiring the
labelling of prison made goods; and
restoring capital punishment.