The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-17
ASKS REPEAL OF
EUGENIGS LAW
ASsembyman PeItier Proposes
to Change Marriage Regu-
IationS in State.
BEYER BILL wins IN SENATE
Measure Authorizes municipalities To
Establish and Operate Plants for
Preparation and Distribution
of Milk.

Madison.--A proposal to repeal the
eugcnics marriage law enacted by the
1913 legislature has been introduced
by Assemblyman peltler. The assem-
blyman asserts that there should be no
physical examinations and that the
regulations which have been recog-
nized for the past eight years should
be changed
Asscmblyman Weittenhiller intro
duced bill which would compel all
people who ger married outside of the
state but who intend to make WtScon-
sin their home to submit to the phySi-
cal examination, and there is some
discussion to include women, as we'll.
1t is believed that this provision Of the
law will be strengthened rather than
weakened at this session Of the legls-
lature.
The senate passed the Boyer bill au-
thOrizing municipalities to establish
and operate plants for the preparation
and distribution Of milk. The bill
IhHStu Nlllpul hlHbolllpil.
Senator Dennhardts bill providing
official markers for the trunk lines Of
the state highway system and prohib-
iting the use of any advertising ma
terials within the highway limits was
also passed.
A bill to increase slightly the
amount allowed the state for the bur
ial of deceased inmates of insane asy-
lums was passed by the senate.
Two bills to permit expansion of the
medical corps of the National Guard
and to allow the sale of present ar
mory sites were advanced to engross-
ment.
The Skogmo bin permitting town
boards to appropriate 500 upon rec
ommendation of the department Of az
riculture for fighting insects, pests
and plant diseases, without calling a
special town meeting, was advanced
to engrOSSment.
Declaring that an effort should be
made to build up the state life inSur-
ance law in Wisconsin, the assembly
advanced the Polokowski bill which
would increase the fees which a per-
son will receive for writing state
life policy. The state life fund was
established in 1911 and provides that
policies may be issued upon the lives
Of citizens Of Wisconsin for not eN-
ceedlng $1,000 each. Because only 30
pOlicps were written during the past
two years, Assemblyman PolOkowsN
introduced the bill increasing the fee
from % cents to s., plus 10 per cent
Of the premium. The bill was recon-
mended for death by the house insur-
ance committee. A hot debate devel-
oped over the measure on the floor 1t
was disclosed that the fund now has
53G policy holders and it was stated
that this bill would greatly build up
the fund. The house reversed the ac-
ton of the committee and advanced
the bill by a vote Of SO to 8.
The assembly killed the Fiheld bill
to require the licensing Of master
painters and decorators. 1t sent back
to the committee for further hearing
the Higgins bin giving the state the
right to claim unclaimed bank depos-
its. 1t is said there are thousands of
dollars in the banks Of this state which
have never been claimed by the own
ers. The house concurred in the bill
for the Dunn coupon ballot This law
was placed on the statute books many
years ago at the request of Mr., Dunn
of La Crosse The assembly was noti-
fed that Ira W. Parker of Markesan
had been elecred to the assembly in
the place Of Samuel Owens, deceased.
Assemblymen j. X. Farr, Price coun-
ty, and Thomas II. Conway, Milwau-
kee, are behind the Joint resolution
which passed the lower house, proyid-
ing for the appointment Of special
legislative committee to investigate the
matter of establishing state parks at
The Dells and in Price and Sawyer
counties. The resolution is now in the
hands of the senate committee on state
affairs and is expected to have a hear
Ing within ten days.
"The proposed Northern Lakes park
contains about 5000 to $500 acres of
truly wonderful land In Price and
Sawyer counties" declared Mr. FAIR.
Most of it is In Sawyer county. 1t
also contains approximately 1900
acres Of water, making a total of APP
proximately 10000 acres which the
state should 10y all means acquire as
soon MS possible
"The tract contains what probably is
the largest virgin forest remaining in
the state, containing hemock, pine,
maple and elm of great value he
said.
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