The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-13
SATI' RDAY.
In the Assembly.

ON the 4th the Assembly advanced the
Rocthr resolution to amend the constitution
to limit the sessions of the Legislature to
100 dayS exclusive of Sundays and holidays.
Among the bills sent to engrossment We're:
Prohibiting practicinE as an attorney with
out Il license; appropriating $4,000 to
make additions and cnlargcments at the
normal schools at Oshkosh, River Falls ana
Superior; requiring that every regular rail
road ticket shall bear price and tenure;
eNempting certain widc-tire wagons from
taxation. The Hebron bill, authorizing
cities of the first class to purchase and con
denim land for right-o f-way and to lease the
same 10 railroads and issue terminal certfi-
Gates therefore was ordered to third read
ing without debate. The Barker bill to
compel people to support poor relatives was
concurrcd IN, but the bill by the same au-
thor providing Il penalty for the sale or
manufacture of adulterated or msbranded
drugs was non-concurred in. Gov. Davidson
sent n veto message to the Assembly, with
holding his approval from the bill permit
ting the village of Gillette to extend its
sewerage to Chrsty brook
WEDNESDAY.
ON the 9TH the public utilities bill, which
Is regarded by students Of economy as the
most important single piece of legislation
ever presented for enactment in any state
in the Union in tn" history of the nation,
was advanced on the calendar in the AS
scmhly. The committee on claims reported
for indefinite poStponcmcnt the bill for an
investigation of the Soldiers home at Wau-
uuca Some sevcuty-tiyc bills were report
"a am of committees. of which forty-five
came from the committee on judiciary. The
Assembly sustained the governors veto of
the MtG"c bill to permit the village of GIL
lett to acquire lands outside of the village
limits for sewerage purposes.
THURSDAY.
en- the 9th IN tho great Hood of bills re
uurtpd in 10y the committees in the Assem-.
ily were number of important measures.
Tie contrIbuto,y negligence bill. with the
Senate amendment holding railroads liable
fui injuries to employees, was fayorabiy rec
ommrndcd as was the bill prohibiting the
employment of children under II playing
musical instruments In public for profit and
the Baker bill requiring that stairways
of public buildings be at least Is inches
wide for every 100 seating capacity, etc
Concurrence was recommended for the bill
TO abolish the board of control as at pres
cnt constituted and providing for contlnll-
Gus body to j" appointed for one. two
three -four aud five years. etc. The public
utilities regulation bill came back from the
committee on claims with report for pas,
sage; also the bill to pay the members or
the Legislative committees that investigated
the university and insurance questions.
Among measures reported for indefinite
postponemcnt were the joint resolution ac
cepting the offer by the city of Oshkosh
for site for the capitol; joint resolution
for boulevard connecting the caPltol PARK
and the university grounds, requiring stone
from Wisconsin uuGrres be used in new
capitol. Then followed n long debate OF
the Ainsworth bill providing Tor county
uniformity or textbooks ana the appoint
mcnt Of Il county book commissioners. The
bin was finally sent TO cngrossment by a
vote OF Il to IS. by vote of - and -
the Assembly passed the bin prohibiting sa
looms within three-quartcrs OF a mile of the
main hall at the University Of Wisconsin
and within so feet of either side Of state
street. There was no debate.
FRIDAY.
On the 9TH the great public utilities Dill
passed through the Assembly by. a purely
party vote, the Republicans voting for lt
and few Democrats and all the Socialists
opposing II. The committee on claims sub.
United an amendment limiting the appro.
priation for carrying out the provisions or
the act to $4,000 Il year or $1,000 Il week
This was adopted. The Assembly commit
tee on education reported for concurrence
hill No. 2iaS, authorizing any city to es