The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-27
IN The LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac.
complished During the Week by
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.
TUESDAY.

On the 18th in the Senate the uniform
divorce bill was passed. Lieut.-Gov. Con
nor cast the deciding vote TO allow the
people of the state TO vote on the question
of female suffrage. The iii 20 that effect
had been introduced by Senator Stout and
reported IN by the committee on elections
without recommendation. Without a word
in a tie, Mr.. Conner had rellnquished his
chair to senator Wilcox, but assumed 1t
again 10 cast the deciding vote.
the contrihutory negligence bill and bin
providing for the bi-monthly payment Of
wages were indefinitely postponed.
WEDNESDAY.
ON the 10th the Senate ploughed through
the long calendar. The bill creating II
assessors. which shall review the assess
ments of their colleagues has passed both
houses ana now goes TO the governor for his
approval senator IIudnall asked that the
Assembly amendment to his bill relating to
the publication of the laws in newspapers In
pamphlet form be killed or that the bill be
killed. The senator killed the amendment
and the matter will have to be settled in
conference. The Thomas bin relating to
state board of immigration and making an
Appropriation therefor was advanced to
cate measure was killed. motion TO re-
consider the vote by which the Anderson
bill requiring telegraphers to be Mt least
Is years of age. was concurred in on
division by I against to ) for. The Durley
bill relating to railroad crossings ana the
bill requiring the price of every railroad
ticket to be stamped, written or printed
upon it, were also non-concurred in. The
vote by which the hill permitting village
boards 10 provide village halls, places of
amusement, etc, was non-concurred in.
later concurred in.
THURSDAY.
on the o0th Lieut-Gov Connor's vote
which decided the tie in the Senate in favor
of putting up to the voters Of the state the
question of women Suhrag' was of no
avail. The bill was killed the next day on
Il motion to reconsider which was laid over
until the 10th. when it was killed by de-
cisivo vote. The women's rights advocates
must now wait two years longer before
they can advance their cause, The Senate
this morning adopted the llusting joint
resolution placing Wisconsin In the list of
the states favoring constitutional con
venton of the states for the adoption of an
amendment To the federal constitution for
the election Of United States senator's by
direct vote. Senator Birds JOINT reSoiA-
ton for an Investigation of the water pow
ers of the state and a means Of controlling
their development deriving revenu" there
from was adopted. Milwaukee may have
charter convention next year. senator
Rochr's hill To that effect passed the Senate.
1t has yet to pass the Assembly.
FRIDAY.
On the 2lSt the Senate adopted rcsolu-
tiun to amend the state constitution t. pro
vide Tor the Referendum To IN" voters n an
measures enacted by the Legislature upon
petition of > per cent Of the voters by q
vote of IL to l. the Senate refused TO IN
include the right of the people 10 initiate
legislation. The merits of the bill pension
ing members of the state troops for iujur-
les received i'll the service were discuss, 1t
on Il motion 10 reconsider the vote by
which 1t was non-concurrcd IN last night
The ayes and noes were called for ana
the motion to reconsider was lost. II to II.
The conference committee upon the bill for
additional circuit judges for Milwaukee,
county reported that an agreement had
been reached with the Assembly, which
had stood for only one new judge. ana the
substitute bill agreed upon, giving one new
judge to be elected in 1905 ana another III
1909 This was adOptrd and passed under
SUSPENSION of the rules. The bill creating
a nineteenth judicial circuit To comprise
the counties of Florence. Forest, Iron,
Oneida and Villas was ordered to enGruSS-
mout
The rules were then suspended ana bills
ordered to cngrOssmuut were passed. The
bill appropriating $lu."h annually for the
maintenanc" OF Il workshop Tor me pima
at Milwaukee and the bill permitting the
state board to CNpcnd $4,000 for Il suitable
building for the workshop mt its discretion,
the bills providing 5000 for heating plant
for the executive mansion and for building
a barn on the grounds connected with the
residence ana 5000 annually for the Light
Horse squadron armory at milwaukee, WEI"
passed. The nomination of Thomas VI.
shall for the term ending. January II. 1913,
and of Or. David Roberts Of WNukoSha to
lie state veterinarian, for the term ending
June l. 1902 were received from the cover
nor aud under suspension of the rules, Wer'
confirmed at once. The vote waS Purltil
20 to ana Roberts - to =. The Srnatr
Concurrcd in the Goldswor'hy resolution for
IN investigation by the state board of con.
trol of Quarrics and rock bearing lands Of
the state with view of establishing
rock crushing plant at the state prison.
SATURDAY.
on the 99d Il bill was introduced in th'
Srratr which is calculated to end the lit
CATION which the state has been Carrying
ON for several years against the railroads.
II authorizes the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general to make settlements
with the railroads in all existing suits. The
committee on claims reported against the
doing ANYTHING with the capitol park eN-
tension planS at this session. The commit,
tee ON claims reported the bill for n STATE
monument ut NickShurg without recommcn
dation. and the bin for a binding twne
plant at Waupun prison for concurrence.
senator IIudnall sscnting. The commit
tee on judiciary submitted a divided report
upon the Chyuoweth claim. The Donna
chowsN bill prohibiting the use of cigars,
cigarettes and tobacco by persons under 10
years of age was cOneurred in.