The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-20
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL
a Summary Account of the Work Ac.
complished During the Week by
Soons at Madison.
In The Senate.
TUESDAY.

On the 18th two new bills were intro
duccd in the Senate. The bill was intro
ducvd by the committee on taxation and
permits the court TO employ counsel to as.
s.st district attorneys in criminal cases and
TO fix their compensation ut not to exceed
80 Il day actually occupied in such proScCu-
ton ana not to exceed SO day for time
occupied Preparing the cases for trial. The
Schau'r Joint resolution amending the con
StitUtiuu 10y requiring full citizenship pa
pers as II requisite for voting after Dccem-
Der /. 1912. was amended to fully conform
with similar resolution passed by the last
Legislature ana the amendment will 20 To
the people for a vote. The bill cutting the
rate OF all express companies SO IL per
cent. in Wisconsin was killed 10y vote Of
II to g. The forestry hill appropriating not
to exceed $1,000 for the purchase of GER
tain lands was passed.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 18th the Assembly reported non
concurrence in the Senate amendment to
the issuance of passes to agricultural fairs,
but the Senate refused to rcccdC from its
position that such passes should not be is
sued to persons holding an elective or ap-
poiutivo office and Senators Whitehead,
ffidd and Pearson were appointed com
mittcc on conference. Bill No, I1A, the
fire marshall bill, entered upon another
chapter in its troubled career when joint
resolution was passed recalling it from the
governor for correction. The committee re
ported the bill authorizing cities of the first
class to license meat markets, for passage.
long debate was precipitated ON the bill
uppropriating money for the geological ana
natural historical survey 10y senator
Brownies amendment appropriating SO,
600 additional for good roads work
under the direction Of the survey. The
committee" amendment limiting the amount
to be expended in road building to $1,000
was then adopted and the bin ordered to
.rngrossmcnt. The bill making an appro-
pria ton for site for the Milwaukee nor
mai school. amended to provide $4,000 in
stead Of 10000 and providing that no con
tract for any site now existing be recog-
uiZCd, was ordered cngrOSSCd.
THURSDAY
on the 18th the Senate took up calcn
dar cunta ming nincty-thrcc bills and resolu.
lions the largest calendar of the Scss ON
The Thompson bill requiring railroad trains
to be operated by full crew, recalled from
the Assembly, was amended so as not to
apply t. trains operating on roads of TWEEN.
tytive miles or less, ana the Stewart hin
providing for park districts in cities OF the
third and fourth class. amended to apply to
townships as well as cities, was conCurrcd
in. The Burns joint resolution for an
amendment aholishing the state census and
hasing the aprortionm. Mt on the federal
census was adopted The Sanboru bill re-
lating to contributing negligence and as
Sumpt ON as dcf"nsr in actions for in
iuricS caused one Of the greatest debates
of this session. An amondmgnt was offered
by Senator IIusting providing that the pro-
visions o. the act should not apply to laws
when such cmpIoyc has been guilty Of gross
negligence. The Hustiug amendment was
adopted II to &. and the bill was ordered 10
CngrOSStucnt by II TO 10. Senator IluSting
asked for separate action on his bill for =
cent passenger fare, on the calendar for in
definite pOStponemout, long debate fol
lowed. After a debate of an hour ana IA
half between senators IIusting and Iudnall
the roll was called and the bin was Killed
by vote Of II to g.
FRIDAY.
ON the 18th The Senate killed the Gcorgi
bill giving 70 members Of the Milwaukee,
fire and police departments the right Of
trial before discharge from service in the
department. The vote was II To t. Thn
"i=h. hour law for tclCgraphers was passed
ana the hill passed was the one which re-
lipVcS supreme justice at the age Of 30
after twenty years Of service The call Of
the roll on the paSSag" Of the Bancroft
bill raising the death limit TO $1,000 in
case of negligence revealed tie vote aud
the bill was sent to the governor by the
deciding vote of the lieutenant governor
Senator Marsh moved a reconsideration.
The doors were ordered closed Senator
Owen moved that the call he raised. On 4
roll call the Senat" refused to raise the
Til" motion was lost, After long wranElc
over parliamentary tactics the senators
reached ~ agreement and on III" motion Of
Senator Wright the cali was raised and the
bill was laid over until "Wednesday.
MONDAY.
ON the 18th the public utilities bill was
laid over until Thursday because only four.
teen members were pres MT in the Senate.
Senator lluStiug. who made this motion, in
troduccd an amendment containing the
changes which he, together with other
Democrats Advocated providing for grant
ing more extensive powers of regulation to
municipalities. The Senate passed the com
mittCc bill authorizing common councils in
cities of the first class to license meat mar
kots.