The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-06-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.

does away with all special appropriations
and bases state aid upon the premiums Of
fered, each receiving 40 per cent. of the
premiums with the limitation 81 $1,000
upon the state fair, 5000 upon La Crosse
and Chippewa Falls and Sl1o0 upon county
fairs, The state fair Will receive S225o
more THAI last year when the aid extended
to state. county and district fairs aggrc
gated $4,000. Senator Frear submitted an
amendment 10 the substitute for the Irvine
bin prohibiting the watering of stock OF
the oyer-Ssuance of bonds. his amcndmen,
carrying feature OF the ssachusetts
law IN the limitation Of the amount OF
bonds which can be issued, which had
been omitted from the substitute. After an
hour ana a half In debate the Senate re.
jccted the Frear amendment and by roll
call refused to adopt the substitute pre-
pared by Senators Sanborn, IIudnall and
lIattcn by n vote Of II to 1G. The Cover
nor signed the state civil service bill, which
will effect about 1900 of the state employees
The bill appropriating 100000 for a tuber.
hill To adopt the Dunn pasteboard pocket
ballot passed both houses finally and goes
to the governor for his approval. The AS
scmbly bill. 54lA, was then non-concurred
In by n vote of Is to 10 and motion for
reconsideration of the concurrence vot.
ed down, cGcctnally killing the bill. A
sharp debate took place upon 6G2A, a bin
to safeguard the state treasury. An amend.
mcnt was voted down. II to 16, ana then
everybody jumped on the original bill.
which was uOl-CunCGrrcd iii by a vote of
- to . y bill was introduced 10y Senator
Burns 10y unanimous consent 10 pay the
cl.apluins Of the Senate for their services
during the session senator ilattcn protest
"a IL the indefinite wording Of the bill and
considerable discussion upon the price of
prayer followed. The hill was laid over.
The Senate by rising vote unanimously
cuucurrcd I'm the Assembly resolutions upon
the death of Albert L. Han and ordered the
resolutions spread upon the Senate journal.
ON motion Of senator Whitehead, The rules
were suspended aud the bill appropriatins
5000 for n medallion portrait of \. X IIall
10 hang iG the Assembly chamber was con.
Cured in by vote of Il to >.
Ihr Senate late ON the l4th ConCurrCd in
hill introduced by Assemblyman Brad.
dock ana passed hy the assembly, provid-
ing that the railroads doing business in this
state cannot recover from the state any of
the license fcos paid uncss such fees were
paid under protest This bin is intended
to meet a possible but not a probable cont
tngcncy Of the railroads testing the con
StitutiOnality Of the license fee system of
taxing railroads. as has been intimatcd
sine" tn" institution Of the railroad suits
now pending in the circuit court Of Dane
county before Judge Stevens IN" bill
creating the office of public examiner died
by reason Of 4 failure of the conference
committees Of the two houses to agree. Ky
& unanimous vote the Senate refused to ac-
ccpt the Assembly substitute for the Smith
bill which did away with the publication Of
insurance statements, The substitute hill
placed the distribution of the statements
closes the attempt made to change the Of
fetal state paper from Madison to Milwau-
kce
Both houses If the LEGISLATURE on the
18th met ana adjourned. y watch was
presented to Lieut. Gov Davidson by III"
senator's II was ! 20 O'Clock in the morn
ing WHOM both houses Of the Legislature
adjourned. All business. excepting rCceiv.
ing reports from enrolling committees and
messages from the governor on bills lac has
Yet to sign, was completed. If the Le2iS
laturr adjourned sin" die on the 10Th ii
would have lasted 100 days The session
Ut TWO years ago lasted 1870 days ana was
the longest Ia the history of the state M
to that time.
Gov. La Toilette on the afternoon Of the
lGth sent the names of Prof. BaIthaSar. II.
Meyer. ilalford Erickson and Nils T.. Hm-
zen to the Senate for confirmation rs mem.
hcr~ of I'll" railroad commission, \ com.
Wtt"e of tire" senators. Merton, Rochr aud
Bird was named to r. present I'll" S"natc al
the funeral Of Mrs. \. NJ. Jones, wife OF tx
senator ZONES of Wauk"Sha. The work of
the Legislature was confined 10 the paSsa@"
of uHc lili to authorize the transfer Of
SUM OF money FROM the general fund 10 the
university income fund to furnish III" uni
yor~itY current expense money until such
ijme as the appropriation provided hy this
Legislature to be raised by taxation be.
,ui9"S available
TAa S,uat. on tie nth, ~ vote Of II
for and ~ against. refused tn confirm the
tIl ointment Of Mis- l., llaugcu. as rail.
.o3il commissioner fer the eight year period
ending in February 1919. by the unapi-
nous vote Of the twenty seven senators
present, the appointments Of Prof Il. II.
Altyor. fur the term ending February J.
1850 ANA Of llalford Erickson for the term
cudiu. February !. 1911. We're confirmed.
Tin governor signed the board of control
lit! HLd 10 Was published tonight ia the
official paper Likewise he siGurd the
-tusi N,ll providing that there shall he no
,Ua..s Witl.n Ha fcrt Of schools
t,aV TIA TulI itr ou tile 19th sent to the