The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-22
ASSEMBLY PASSES
EUGEN|C Law BILL
DEFINES MORE CLEARLY THE
METHODS FOR PHYSICIANS
IN EXAMINATIONS.
WILL APPLY TO MEN ONLY
Amendment Providing Test for Tuber-
culosis and That Law Also Apply
to Women Is Oefeated-Mar-
riaqe License Bill Loses.
Madison, April 20, 1915.

Rejecting all amendments and
sticking close to an evident intention
to put the Morgan bill safely
"across," the assembly ordered to en-
grossment the eugenic marriage bill,
364a. There was a. quorum present
when the vote was taken and al
though the vote was viva voce, it
was evident that it was fully six to
one for the measure.
The bill amends the present eugen-
ic law by eliminating that portion
which provides that the presence of
disease shall be determined by the
duplication of the recognized chemi-
cal and laboratory tests of scientific
search" and substitutes the require
ment that test shall be made by a
by microscopic examination
The form prescribed for the certi-
ficate of the physician making the
examination is changed to meet the
new terms of the bill.
Women To Escape Test.
Carl Hanson offered an amend
ment to provide that the examination
should be made to include test for
tuberculosis and that the law be
made to apply to women as we'll as
men.
After the amendment had been de-
feated the bill was finally put to a
vote and ordered to engrossment.
The Kurtenacker bill relating to
marriage licenses was indefinitely
postponed. This bill would amend
the present law which demands five
days between the issuing of mar
riage license and the performing of
the ceremony.
Attempt to Speed Up Session.
Speaker Whittet is doing his best to
speed up the assembly that the SEES
sion may be shortened. Recently the
speaker sent letter to the chairman
of each assembly committee asking
him to have his committee act on the
bills before it and report them in at
the earliest possible moment.
Speaker Whittet followed this by a
redistribution of bills before the com
mittees, taking part Of the load off OF
hard worked committees and putting
it on others which have little to do. In
this way it is believed that bills may
be gotten into the house where they
can be acted on.
Want Time for Big Problems.
1t will be possible at least in this
manner to get out Of the way the small
stuff which oftentimes clogs up the
wheels of legislation when all the time
and attention ought to be given to the
big measures that are up for consider
alton.
The plan for adjournment until next
January. which has been a feature OF
every session for the last half dozen
years, has made its appearance. AS
semblyman Ballard is the sponsor. He
about the middle of May and come
back late in the fall or next winter.
More Bills Introduced.
Several new bills have been intro
duced in the senate. One provides for
a county referendum vote on bond is
sues. Senator Monk introduced bill
which provides that no regular passen
ger train shall be discontinued except
upon the approval of the state railroad
commission Senator w W. Albers in
troduced a bill appropriating $4,000 a
year for four years for the construc
ton of two new normal schools In
northeastern Wisconsin. A measure
was introduced by the committee or
state affairs authorizing the state
dairy and food commission to compile
at least once every two years, Stats
information to be for the general use
of the public.
State Printing Bill Loses.
After two hours of discussion, the
assembly, by a vote OF So to %, indef
nitely postponed the Kent Joint reso
luton, 23a, proposing an amendment
to the constitution to permit the state
to go into the printing business. Bill
GOA, providing for the distribution OF
blue books, was ordered engrossed.
Three other bills were ordered tl
engrossment; 467a, relating to embez
element or fraudulent conversion OF
money by insurance agents; 512a, re
lating to official paper in cities; 559a
relating to redemption matters in Mil
waukee county.
Senator Timothy Burke's bill, 257s
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