Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24

ClSnt.
Madison, Jan. lit was short
but important session that the senate
held today In less than an hour 10
bills were introduced aud two reselu-
tons were adopted The desire among
the senators for short session is not
only unanimous but is so wen defined
that all the committees are planning
and working all sorts of schemes TO
avoid any delay Senator Mosher in
troduced a joint resolution that no
new business be received by either
house after Feb. l.
The first important measure pre-
scented was Senator Roehr's bill Gre
ating free employment agencies in
certain cities of the state BY the
provisions of this proposed law each
city in the state. having a population
of not less than $50, 1000, may have one
of these Offices, In each case the city
shall furnish Offices free to the state
The purpose of course is to receive
the applications of persons seeking
employment and applications of
persons seeking to employ la
Dor, Senator Roehr also offered bill
creating state board OF osteopathc
examination and registration. This
measure has for its purpose the regu-
lation Of the practice of osteopathy as
the practice of medicine is now regu-
lated
Senator Miller introduced bill by
which the governor may commission
the professor OF military science and
tactics of the state university. or at
any seminary or college within this
state maintaining military instruction
and drill in its course of study and
having not less than 100 students on
its drill roll at any one term, with the
rank of colonel of infantry.
e Other Of the more important bills
3 introduced were BY Senator Roehr,
to make foreign corporations con.
form to the same legal regulations as
' those organized under the laws of this
state; by Senator Miller. defining the
liabilities of employees of telgs aph
and messenger companies. by Senator
Green, to prohibit attorneys signing
the nomination papers or calls for any
candidate for the Office of the supreme,
circuit or other court Of record in
this state; by Senator Miller, to APP
propliate money to Thos p Nelson
! for material furnished and labor per.
d formed by him as sub contractor in
the construction Of improvements to
ladies' hall The resolutions offered
by Senator Whitehead at the first ses.
sion Of the senate that the committees
of both houses on assessment and col.
lection of taxes have joint hearings
was adopted with two substitute
amendments. The senate member
ship ia increased to five instead OF
: three.
The all important bill before the as.
sembly was the university appropria.
ton measure This bill which asks
for total of 1912 900 WAS introduced
by Assemblyman Frost of Almond.
The bill provides that the appropria-
ton for the new agricultural college
shall be sl75,000, and for the equip.
rent Of the engineering building $685.
600 II is also asked that an appro-
pration be made for museum for
the school of commerce. The follrg.
ing additional appropriations were al.
so asked to the annual income of the
university For the college OF agri.
culture, $4,000, college Of engineer.
ing, 10000: school OF commerce
$1,000 farmers institute, $4,000, The
present annual income Of the uniyer
slty is $3.50. 600
The vessel taxation question viii
worry this session again. bill from
Assemblyman LerroOt from Superior
came in asking the appointment Of
three Wisconsin commissioners to
confer with the Minnesota state Of
aCiaIs With reference 20 some uniform
mode for tayilg vessel tonnage a