Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-27
Opposed by Farmer Members of
Legislature.
SHEEP MEN BACK MEASURE
Skcgmo Bill Provides That Every
Owner Must Obtain License on
or Before June 80 of Each
Year and Pay Fee of So.
BY FRED l. HOLMES.

position to the measure. The princi-
pal bill which has been introduced on
this subject was offered by Senator
SkOgmo, and provides that every own
er of q dog shall obtain a license from
the town, village OF city clerk on or
before June 80 of each year and pay
license fee of So. Town assessors
are directed to make a census of the
number of dogs in each town or vii
lage and report the same to the proper
authorities.
This bill is favored by the Wisconsin
Sheep Growers association, who have
had the bill presented for the past five
sessions. AS framed the measure pro-
Vides that the license money shall be
used as fund to pay damages in case
of the destruction Of farmers live
stock by dogs.
On Thursday hearing will be given
the Nye bill providing for the educa-
ton of soldiers, sailors and marines at
Wisconsin's higher institutions of
learning.
Wisconsin two years ago enacted
what was to be Z uniform marriage
law, proposed for all states, but Wis
cOnsin was the only state that put the
program through. The statute has
caused lots of trouble and hurried
Cupid across the boundary line.
This was the explanation given by L.
". HutchCrOft OF the state health de-
partment, who appeared IN the assem-
bly, judiciary committee in favor OF
the Bowman bill, one Of two amenda-
tory measures. Another practically
identical bill by Senator Jennings has
been introduced.
AsSemblyman French said Superior
couples now wed in Duluth. Mr.. No
Ian declared GAINESVILLE people go to
Freeport, and Mr.. Ehlman stated thai
MilWaukeeans are married in Wauke~
gan. Mr.. Hutchcroft said it is desir
able that records of marriages be KEEP
in the state.
''Ihe law has three defects to which
the state health department Objects"
he said. "The first is the requirement
that triplicate copies Of the certificate
be furnished by the clergymen. The
second is the requirement that five
days elapse from the time the license
is applied for until it is issued. The
third is the statistical record Of pre-
vious marriages and divorces, which
must now be placed on the license.
None of these has value compared to
the loss the state sustains~ by losing
the records of her citizens"
The committee will hold another
hearing.
The assembly judiciary committee
recommended for adoption the Delaney
resolution favoring the deportation of
interned enemy aliens. Assemblymen
Gilman mad Nolan dissented from the
majority report.
The committed on education has
recommended for passage the Hood
bill providing that Wisconsin soldiers
returning from the war shall be given
free tuition at the normal schools and
university. This bill extends the same
privileges to sailors and marines who
went forth from Wisconsin into the
service.
The assembly recOnsidered and
killed the Kandutsch bill for the filing
of all chattel mortgages with the ceun-
.ty. The vote on indefinite postpone
ment was Ga to p. The Boyman bill
to legaliZa the increases in salaries of
city officials during the war was en-
crossed after an amendment had been
incorporated striking out the provision
giving a city, by a three-fourths vote
of the council, power to change the
salary of an official at any time.
A substitute amendment was offered
to the Pullen bill fixing the minimum
salary Of county superintendent from
5000 to 50 200 a year.
The senate and assembly locked
horns Oh the question of adjournment
for ten days to cover the election week
period. When the assembly adjourn
ment resolution was taken up, Senator
Roethe attacked it on the ground that
too much time would be wasted. and
offered an amendment to reconyene
the legislature the Wednesday follow
ing election instead Of the following
week. Wilcox also opposed the adj
journment, stating that the legislature
had passed a voting by-mail law and
suggested that the members them
selves make use of it, Skogmo de-
clared that q ten days adjournment
meant an additional expense both to
the state and to the members. When
it appeared there was much opposition
Roethe withdrew his amendment and
the senate nonconcurred in the resolu-
ton.
By a divided vote, the state affairs
committee recommended for passage
the Olson bill which repeats the clause
requiring the branding of whey but
ter The judiciary committee recon-
mended the Burke resolution calling
for a reduction in the representation
in congress Of those states which DENY
suffrage in violation of the fifteenth
amendment