The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-29
OUR MADISON LETTER.


pany into stock corporation has passed
both houses. 1t lis greatly modified from
the bill first introduced, though it still
retains Objectionable features.
Coroners will hereafter be allowed to
hole inquests on the dead and to charge
the same fees for such services as are
now given to justices of the peace.
The bill providing for the removal OF
the Cato Falls dam passed the assembly
unanimously and is now before the SEN
ate committee on state affairs. Argu-
ments were made for and against it to-
day but the decision of the committee is
still unknown.
Both houses of the legislature and all
the state officers will attend the funeral
of Judge Howe tomorrow at Kenosha.
A committee Of five from the senate and
ten from the assembly will accompany
the remains from Kenosha to Green Bay.
This will prolong the session and final
adjournment is not looked for before the
9Th or 9th Of April.
The discussion of all license bills is
postponed until Thursday evening"
Carey's bill fixing the minimum at $40
and the maximum at $3.50 was amended
in the senate so that the minimum is fix
ed at 500 and the maximum at $500.
This change was made by vote of 16 to
10, all the democrats except Cottrill of
Milwaukee voting against the amend
ment. The bill as amended was ordered
to third reading and has not yet receiv-
ed final action by the senate. 1t is be
lieved that if the democrats be all pres
ent when the question of its passage
arises, that it will be defeated. From
present appearances it is almost certain
that no change will be made in the
license laws as they now exist.
AS predicted in my last, the Simeon
Mills claim was killed in the assembly,
though few days previously it was or
dered to third reading by very hand
some majority. This gave its friends
great courage and they confidently looked
for success when the final vote was tax
en-. They were doomed to disappoint-
ment, however, and were compelled to
witness It's unmerciful slaughter by men
who had at least some interest in guard
ing the treasury of the state. Right here
it is proper to state to the credit of the
Manitowoc members that they all voted
against the ubiquitous scheme except as
semblyman Albers. He, as usual, voted
against the best interests and wishes of
his constituents and tenaciously chung to
the barefaced steal through all it's ups and
downs in the assembly.
The resolution which provided for an
amendment to the constitution to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors came up for discussion on
Thursday evening. It was promptly
killed by the assembly, in which body it
originated.
Last night bill passed the assembly
Increasing the annual income of the state
university about $1,000. With this
money it is proposed to establish chair
of pharmacy and also one of agriculture
The bill will be messaged into the senate
today and will probably pass, though
there are many who insist that large
amount of the present fund is annually
squandered by experimenting in useless
and nonsensical "theories."
bill has passed the assembly and
will probably be eoncurred in by the SEN
ate, which greatly modifes the tramp
law. Municipal and county judges. in
connection with the circuit courts, have
jurisdiction. The penalty is not less
than Is days in the county jail nor more
than one year in the state prison, the diet
while in Jail to be "bread and water"
The originators and friends of the bill
are strongly of the opinion that it's adop-
ton will greatly reduce the manifold evils
of the tramp nuisance.
Moses NJ. Strong and his "history"
have not been squelched by any means.
A resolution was to-day adopted in the
senate by vote of 20 to 9, giving power
to the committee on education to intro
duce new bill for the purchase of 800
copies of the ''history" at the price of
81 per copy. The resolution was laid
over ia the assembly until Thursday
1t seems Moses aud his friends are detar
mined to watch their Opportunity and
when they find slim house and that
house IN favor of the measure to rush it
through under suspension of the rules.
lis an old saying that there are several
ways of killing cat besides choking it
with butter.
A joint resolution was also introduced
in the assembly to-day authorizing the
attorney general to discharge the Judg-
ment against Simeon Mill upon the pay
ment Of $4,000 This is the same pro-
vision that was defeated by bill. The
resolution comes up for action on Thurs
day and the probabilities are that it will
pass the senate as there were but eight
votes against the bill which meant the
same thing. If it does pass the senate
1t is to be hoped that it will be again
killed in the assembly. We shall see.
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