The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-27
RIDAY.

On the alst the Assembly limited the
amount of money which can be expended
by the capitol commission ana sent the
amended appropriation bill back to the
Senate The orig nal BIZ called for s6oo.o1
each year for nine years Mr.. Ingram SUB
mittcd an amendment limiting the amount
Which can he expended on any wing OF
the new state house to $4,000. This was
adopted without opposition; The commit
tee on cities reported the bill for com
mission government without recommended.
ton to the Assembly Friday morning. BY
vote of 70 TO l the Assembly under suspen-
sion of rules passed bin No. 1865 relating
to the construction and operation Of the
railways in the state. ON the mot on of
Assemhlylann Cleary. the university appr9,
measure providing for the continuation of
80, mill tax, producing about SGO,"p for
building purposes. The measure provides
for the continuation of the S2O0,oc0 special
approximation Cor two years, 100000 an
nually for four years for womans build
ing and dormitory and permits the incor-
pora ton of medical college. fight was
started by an amendment offered by Mr..
Estabrouk He said too much MONEY WAS
being expended on the university Milwau-
kee had 4 good medical college. Mr.. Cleary
made defense of the university bill aud
asked that medical college be established
here Mr. Norcross also favored the medi-
cal college. The Estaerook amendment was
defeated hy vote of Is to 30. The univer-
sity bill rs passed by the Senate was then
ordered cugrosSrd and on motion of Mr..
Clcary was placed ON its final passage. 1t
was conrurred in by a vote of CD TO II
There will be 10 reapportionmcnt of the
state into Senatorial and Assembly dis
tricts, The, Assembly. concqrred in tn
Stondall bill, prohibiting saloons within
500 feet of the main hall at the state uni
verslty. The Assembly also concurred In
the owen bill, creating the Office of state
waterways commissioner with a salary of
5000
SATURDAY.
ON the o2d the Assembly committee on
cities gave Il favorable report ON bill No.
n
any county, town, village or city office who
directly or indirectly has Il pecuniary inter
est individually or as n stakeholder in any
corporation in any contract, bid, proposal,
sale or lease to or with such county, town.
village or city The acquiring Of any such
interest while holding such office shall va
cate his right thereto The Roehr bill, No.
23OS. relating to the calling of Il charter
convention in cities of the first class was
favorahly reported, Bin No. 269S. fixing
the per cent of the qualified electors neces-
sary 10 submit the question of no license TO
the people. ana No. 23SS. raising the fee
for liquor licenses, were made special or
der Tuesday morning, The committee on
claims recommended that pension OF $500
he granted to former Gov w. r. Taylor.
The Assembly amended and coucurred in
hill No j15S enabling the city Of Grand
Rapids to build and maintain a bridge
across the Wisconsin river
MONDAY.
ON the oath the Assembly concurred in
slight amendment to bill 2o6A relating 10
the practice of pharmacy. 1t refused to
concur i'm the Senate amendment to bill No.
39IA limiting the granting of free passes
G. tickets of entrance to local and state
fairs An amendment was concurred in to
hill No BOA. relating to child labor This
measure keeps children under 16 years out
of places where the occupations named are
hazardous and out of saloons 1t limits
the number of hours of work each week 10
tftv-tive hours. The original bill provided
Il nine hour day or ifty-four hours week.
The Senate added an additional hour, there
10y permitting half Il day off on Saturday.
All the legislative committees cleaned ont
laturc all the bills they had under consider
alton. The last report submitted was that
of the Assembly committee on banks ana
insurance which turned in seventeen bills
relating to Insurance. only -four of these
bills were fayOrably reported and amend
mentS We're recommended for each one.
These bills are GS4A. providing that the
state insurance commissioner shall make
annual valuations of policies of foreign life
insurance companies or accept valuations
made by certain other states or the federal
department of commerce and labor; GOA,
prescribing the manner in which directors
shall be elected and permitting voting by
mail. GSSA. limiting salaries of officers of
domestic mutual life insurance companies
to $1,000 a year, and 1olA. requiring life
insurance companies To furnish Il gain and
loss exhibit to poliCyholdcrs and the state
insurance commissioner The Assembly
judiciary committee recommended for pas
sage the hill repeating the so-called Mon
tai anguish law. making the telegraph liza
bic for $500 damage for delay to deliver a
message The Assembly committee on ju-
dietary recommended concurrence in the
Assembly bill providing for IN additional
county judge for Milwaukee county.