The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-04-18

| Gated strenuously by Speaker Ekern was
killed by vote of IS to 80. The Assembly
adopted a bill limiting the hours of street
twelve. The Assembly also adopted
Dill for an eight.hour day for rail
way telegraphers. Three bills were killed,
the State Poultry association from $500 to
$500; No; 5l5A, requiring election Of council
officers by viva voce vote No. nsA' , tor
| Stewart bill. which would permit cities of
the third and fourth class to establish park
districts and Fairgrounds was advanced.
No lisa which provides for letting con-
tracts for printing ballots to the lowest bid
der. went over Il week. Joint resolution
41A, for an amendment TO the constitution,
giving foreigners until 1912 70 take out
their second papers and prohibiting other
than citizens of the United States voting
after that time, was adopted. The follow
ing Senate bills were concurred i'll: No. -,
providing for security for costs; III. for
support ut soldiers homes, correcting
phrascology; POS, making the following
emergency appropriations, 10 Mendoza state
hospital $4,000, to Delavan school for dear
$4,000 to GAINESVILLE school for blind $1,000,
to state public schools Mt Sparta SGOO0; 100,
prohibiting state veterinary being Interested
in sale of patent medicines; 2s9, granting
United States government use of military
reservation at Camp Douglas; AK, TO APP
pointmcnt of brevrt second licutenants in
National guard. \ bill to classify fish and
putting Green bay and Mauitowoc river
under the fish laws was advanced. The As
scmby bills passed were: No. 20, creating
the office of fire marshal; 81, providing That
the hours of street railway employees be
limited to ten hours; 100, authorizing school
boards to increase the number of depart
mcnts; 434, to rules of evidence in sale of
liquor to minors; IO1, for the liking of sal
aries of city officers 10y councils; 1J3, cStab-
fishing standard in the RabCock test for
determining butter fat; ~, providing for
tn" commitment of neglected children.
Short sessions of both houscs of the Log
ie1 g mol En Ia.
torial situation orershadowiug all else in
the minds of the law makers. \ commune
cation from the lo.oDo club Of Baraboo was
read in both houses inviting the governor
and members of the Legislature to attend 4
banquet at Kirkland. Devils Lake, May !.
\ special train will leave Madison in The
afternoon, returning in the evening. As
srmLlyman Burke introduced joint rpsou-
tiou requesting the governor to inquire INTO
Tia" ACCESSIBILITY of calling q conference for
the purpose OF securing uniformity of l'g-
i~lHliuu among the several states. The com.
mittce ON transportation reported tor in
dolultc poStpuuemout two bills providing
for the better projection OF railway paSScn.
gers ana employees. 1t recommends hill
No G42A authorizing cities to compel the
common use of street car tracks 10y rival
companies ana No. +S6A for the heating Of
street and iutrrurhau cars The committee
ON charitable and penal institutions report
ed adversely No. BOA. prohibiting the in
t"ruNrria-c of idiots and imh'cIlrS, The
committee on state affairs reported against
No. l4IA. author ling town boards in differ
ent counties containing cities of the first
class To erect street lights and public high,
WAYS The joint resolution providing for
an investigation of the employees Of state
institutions was reported for postponcmcnt
Two bills amending the primary election
law, No IDA and 1884 were reported for
poStrouemvnt 10y the committee ON clcc'
lions. The dairy and food committee re-
ported tayorably on No. jGSA. relating 20
the mishraudinG Of foods Two bills wr"c
advanced 10 engrosSmCnt. one of them for
tn Licensing of stationary engineers ana
another relating to dip nets in inland wa
ttrs. fixing the size.
Some thirty five bills were reported in by
the Assembly committee on the 18th, but
while there were seven bills ON the Cacn-
dar for indefinite puStponrmcnt an equal
number of new bills was introduced ana
substitutes are to take the place Of some
down for postPoncment The committee on
roads and bridges introduced n bill relative
to county aid In the building OF bridges and
at the same time recommended for death
four bills on the same subject, they being
Nos 223. $50. 81 and 1894. The commit
tee GA dams presented a new b.ll for a
canal connecting the lakes of Planting
Ground, Town Line and Maple in Oneida
county. The committee ON roads and
bridges also introduced hill providing for
the taxation Of mineral oil and coal rights
and interests in lands. From the committee
on fish ana game came Il bill regulating the
erection and use of tsh houses ON ice The
committee also introduced bill relating TO
regulations la the using of licensed nets,
The committee on state fair had bill Civ.
ing county boards powers to aid agriCul,
tural societies, while the committee on
loWmS ~ ,mtr LnLard Nv r,,,t "a
gut 'i 90 ,17,,,,I,ricSs m" rnurnittcn IN
I i',,is ,rI hr'dr~s ranortnd fnr inJntnftn
,W ,.qt,, nom" "a 3fnS far n Lridr" an The
GuU1,,iLr SIrincs rGad nnar NIiIvnuErr. ,lto
ana No iS5N rrIating tn birhvnV
40 L.fN, ny r. 'irt ,ir.s r"r .,aoS
,,.N, f,,,nr,iiv rennrfnd seven mis- wore
,m,,''f,,inr,iI,- rrnorred Inv the cnmnlitrpn ON
uil" ,u'""'S u, f'ti 'i,i - ms MI L,d e.,
do with hunting Of deer Nos lisa, 24G,
, ,i f Ill NJ n50 rrI1fin" ia din mos
nm,I so ny fnr nrnirrting rcrtnin ranch
%4nu Nv, as, ,rnf,,nr.,Iiv0 rnnnrtrJ TiIIs
m u.s.. ,f,nt i'm Nnunsha CrnmE Biir TIovor md
a. NJ, i,.r,. ,,r, f,,,,r,lIv raTortrJ vrGiir
tG"sr For dams In Iong Lakr river and
iTnI .i,.r ,,,r, 1lr,r.rIy rrnnrtnL M
j iSl-A a. incorporatr the MiIwauk"c Gas
mcnt. while 40 24S, for the pcnSioning Of
mnIirG yns rruortrd for coucurrrncr. I'M
<" @g7N. to limit the number Of free passes
to he given ~ fairs was reported for post.
rnrpmCut The Estabrouk bill to IMPROVE.
t,prnfrut houses, won't over till next
Wednesday SIX bills were killed at one
stroke: 30 90. protecting minors IN dan
nUropS orrupnfiuuS: 500. regulating safe of
parent medicines. &93. for heating of street
ears: ~. to grants for the use of streets;
Igl. for heating cars Co yariously pro.
tcctng women at work In shops and fac
tories The Hughes auti-tghtS bIl was
g MT to the Judi i4ry coWm tee An am nd
mcut was adopted changing tla length OF
prescribed skirts of actresses from four
inches below the knees to four above, re.
,,,iripc tho wearing Of cI,oI,s h, .,.trossns
,Hrhan thn temnara1ura or tho NAV Lon.n
shnuia La below - oud nvrInIin., hnld
1870 NO., fro,n m, f,,'n+ now WIN e,,,I
mi"Ivu a ,r nov Won aftcr ToIotin,, M
- ~ cnnsitIer. i, l. u',tl, tI, i,s.r,
hiv NV q vote of 4G 10 nj non-concurred in
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