The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-03-21

BARRIERS other bills favorahy reported
were: ALA, for issue of bonds for school
purposes; GAIA, for cities to acquire land
for residences: 151A, to government of city
councils; 166A. prohibiting .obstructions IN
highways; 671A; to leases of lands for Pub
lie purposes. Bills advanced were: l9A,
permitting appeal within ten days In dis,
trict court of Milwaukee to the municipal
court. 454A, for annual payment of interest
of principal on bonds: 517A. authorizing
railroad commission to order spur tracks NOT
to exceed two miles on payment OF party
TO be benefited thereby. The Assembly adj
house shall be built Of granite or markle or
both and that heat. light water and power
shall be furnished from plant ontslde the
structure II also advanced the bill in
Creasing the salary of the attorney general
from $1,000 to 5000 a year.
The assembly at the night session on the
18th held memorial exercises on the death
of former Assemblyman Herman lienocke
of Shpboygau. Assembiyman j. NJ Dot!in!
Of ShebOygan. who succeeded nm. delivered
Il culogistir address of his life and public
service Fitting resolutions were adopted.
The bill prohibiting boys under Ii years
of age from smoking or uSing tobacco in
any form in any public place. passed the
Assembly on the 18th. The joint conference
committee of the two houses appointed on
S31A providing for legal counsel for the
committees ON banks and insurance report
ed substitute bill providing for the en-
poymeut of expert actuaries alone aud
making an appropriation of 5000. Three
new bills came in, one authorizing courts
to determine matters of cOutroVcrted fact
in special verdicts; one prescribing the @! go
tion of local committees mt primary cleo
tiOnS ana one prescribing the hling of re-
ports of corporations and fixing the salary
OF the Incorporation clerk AT $500. Mr..
EStabiook's bill authorizing cities 10 r"moN"
ashes ana garbage was ordered cHgrOSScd.
The hill to create the town of Emerson IN
Iron county was passed under suspension of
rules. The bill appropriating Sl5S1 In pay.
mcnt of clerks under the census appropria.
ton Of $4,000 was advanced. Secretary of
State Frear presented Il statement of the
total amount paid 10y the state for legal
services during the past ten years, a Joint
resolution came in To the Assembly making
application TO Congress 10 call convention
for proposing an amendment to the con
sttntion authorizing the popular election OF
United States senators. The joint rCs9lu-
tons mcmorlalizlng Congress to take suCh
steps as viii bring about federal ownership
of railroads and for y peace conference
were faNorably reported.
The Alldridgc bill 30iA. providing for the
recall 90 city, county and village officers
was adversely reported to the Assembly.
The committee on roads aud bridges report
ed against 333A and JlGA, bills for free
wagon bridges across the Wisconsin river
between Dane and Sank counties At Sank
city, ana Prairie du sac. An adverse re
port was received on 2T2A, to ia the hours
of employment where employees are exposed
TO danger Several local bills. TO create thu
town of Glover In bayfield, county; TO fix
the boundaries OF Iangladc county. for
municipal court In Outagame county. were
reported fayorahly. ludcr suspension of the
rules 5l9S, authorizing villages adjacent 10
bear up to onc-tifth of the cost of establish
ing and maintaining county agricultural
and domestic science schools was passed.
Other bills ordered cngrussed were: lJlA.
making common councils continuous bodies
and cularging their powers; ldGA. prohibit
ing obstruction of highways, outside Of
cities: 2loA. continuing present appropriation
for maintenance Of the National Guard :,
1904, for collection of penalties tor for
FIXTURES; Alta. authorizing councils To issue
bonds for parental schools: I2iA. requiring
all physicians to report all contagious dis
eases. etc: CHA, authorizing cities, how
ever Incorporated. 10 establish building
lines. that views may not be INSTRUCTED.
67lA giving county boards power to make
leases and conveyanccs for public use.
Three primary election bills, for elccting
precinct committees, were killed. as was
the Harass bill regulating BARRIERS and The
for employees \ petition urging the LcgiS-
lature to elect Gov. James .. Davidson
United States senator To succeed John &.
Spooner. was received by the Assembly. 1t
came from Chippewa county and was intro
duced by Mr. Roycroft. The committee on
hill prohibiting treating by political candi-
dates. fixing the amounts that can be OK
pended and for what purpose. The me
mortal to Congress for an Investigation of
the Brownsville affair was withdrawn.
The Schauer bill providing for an annual
income of 5000 for the Wisconsin agriCul-
tural experimental association was al.
vauccd. Under suspension the bill appro-
priatug $1,000 for the committees on banks
ana insurance was concurrcd In. The As
scmhly passed n bill providing Il penalty for
the sale Of knockout drops.