The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-01-24
LEGISLATURE.
IN The SENATE.

In the Senate on the 10th the only matter
~ during the day wars II resolution by Sell
ator owen providing for publication of 5ppb
copies Of the report of the Senate commit
tee on state insurance. which was laid over.
I'm the Senate on the 18th Senator Ilud.
nall introduced several amendments to the
rules proposed mt last session, largely "a
correct errors in wording. Senator owen
introduced 4 bill relating To fishing with
nets in the Mississippi river. Other bills
introduced were: To maintain uitary
cond lions in hotels: relating 10 the powers
of councils for the inspection ana ragula.
tiou of stationary steam engines aud boilers
ana licensing stationary engineers; to com
pei county clerks TO print cards for distri,
he deems necessary to instruct the voter
how TO prepare his ballot: to com
pei employers to pay employees at
vides y penalty of 81 per day for faiiurG
TO so pay after notice. with costs; to abol
tsh coutributory negligence rs bar TO the
recovery of damages. but can only b.
shown to reduce the damages, Both houses
adjourned until Tuesday morning under Il
joint resolution.
Upon the opening of the senate on the
I'D the first petition of the session related
to the open season for shooting quail in
Vernon county. a resolution was intro
drced which carried providing the commit
tee on legislative expenditures aud employees
report the names of some person on the
civil service list for each position under the
chief clerk and sergeantat-arnlS. The bill
ia SSri by the Assembly To grant an apUrO
pratiou of 5000 to the reference library
commission failed of concurrence senator
Munson moved the reconsideration of the
vote aud upon the second vote the measure
WAS passed without II dissenting vote. Bills
were introduced rs follows Providing that
whenever any officer shall remove from the
city or from the ward or shall fail to ill
his position the Office shall he declared va
cant and the mayor shall appoint subject
To the confirmation of the council Fixing
the terms of officers in cities of second.
third and fourth class Mt two years aud
granting council right to divide into classes,
rIrcting part each year To allow ~
plaiurin in suit when costs are required the
right tn deposit the sum required 10y the
court in money, Imposing a pnuully. hy the
way of reducing proof, ON SieNu-raphur~ in
cuUGts. who neglect 10 make transcript of
charge to jury. To compel nt"rGrUau roul-
pdnies TO heat cars between October H. and
April L. to at least 81 degrees. Imposed
fin" of 500 to SOD 70 remove the common
law disability making husband ur wife In
competent witnesses for or against each
other 10 make the State Historical society
Ia" trustee of the state for thu >ufuhorpiug
compiling and indeXin% AL records, doCu-
mrutS. or anything not specifically required
10y law to be retained III the u.irn of an Of
Gciul Providing for the payment OF tn
guardian ad litem for services. to be- award
ed 10y the court. TO empower board Of rdu
cation in cities organized under special
charter to erect high schools without amy
restriction rs to territorial limitations pre-
SvrihCd in their charter. To authorize the
erection of state monument. Cuiouadp or
other permanent structure at TIA" NtrkShurg
National Military park and apprOpriating
81 10 600 for the purpose. Providing the mp
praisal of public lands is fixed us the mini
mum. and the commissioners may fix an in
creased price The commissioners may
withdraw any lands. but when they are re
offered they shall be offered M public sale.
One person shall not buy more than 100
acres. and must make affidavit that he has
not at the time of purchase, more than
enough to make the total bought from the
state 1870 acres. Making the salary of
county Judges of Rock county $1,000 per
year and taking away all fees. The Senate
appointed chris Paulus of Milwaukee post
master Of the Senate IN plac" Of J. II. lllb-
bard Of Slough ton. Scrgcant-at-Arms Fal-
coner of the SPuate announced appoint
meats for the session.