The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-13
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
MONDAY, MAY 3.


for special committee TO report to the
next Legislature on the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
larging the capitol park. The motion went
over Senator Blaine explained the attend
ancc was small when the resolution was
adopted and he believed there should be
full vote on the proposition. Two joint res
outipus. one by Mr.. Leroy, urging the city
of Madison to suppress the soft coal nul.
sanCe around the capital square, ana one 10y
Mr. llarras, to have the governor, secretary
Of state and attorney general report to the
next Legislature on improvements at the cN-
ecutiye residence. We're adopted, rs was the
Scott memorial to Congress for an invest
CATION of the recent wheat crisis III 'h'-
cage.
TUESDAY. NAY t.
Prospects 4 a teachers refinement fund,
also II further iridnc,nn1l fights with 7.
j. NuaCy NJ Milwaukee as Chici opponent,
when the bin by senator KIec::Nn establish,
M Il tea hers pension systenl IN MiIwan-
kcr passed the upper houa'. Mr. keczha
said after the adjournment that he had re,
ccvcd irtimatiunS tAat Nv Macy might
bring intunctional proceedings on the bIIl
as he did on Il somewhat similar one passed
two years ago. Senator Gaylord scored an
other point in his programme of preserving
10 the state Its interest in its natural re-,
having returned to the committee on for
tstry the bill providing for the sale of Ger.
tain public lands. Senator Gaylord believed
doing. make reservation of mineral rights.
Senator Bird did not favor such amendment
to this bill which would affect but few
lands Senator Sanhorn said the United
States government was adopting this policy
aud he believed the state should After IL
little more debate the bill was sent back to
tn. forestry committee for amendment.
WEDNESDAY, MAY ..
Two new bills were introduced in the
Senate, one by the committee on claims
appropriating So a day TO Clcrgymcn who
have otiiciated at the opening of the SEES
sons, and one by the committee on judi
ciary providing that in conveyances of
land If the conveyance Is made on or he
fore January the grantee shall pay the
taxes assessed, and If after January | the
grantor shall pay them, unless there be
some other agreement. The Joint resou-
ton TO amend the constitution to permit
the state or cities to acquire lands for pub
lie purposes was adopted. In the absence
of Senator Stout no action was taken on
the resolution for n special committee on
the capitol park. on motion OF Senator Don
old. The Senate refused concurrence to
the Brockhausen Joint resolution memorial
izing Congress to provide for popular cleo.
tions OF federal Judges, although Senator
Gaylord urged its adoption because in line
with the progressive spirit.
THURSDAY, MAY c.
A favorable report was received in the
Senate on the bill prohibiting corrupt prac-
tees in Milwaukee. The Senat" non-con-
Cured in the Cady bill prohibiting the Use
Of cigarettes Ivy persons under lS. Three
joint resolutions to amend the constitution
were adopted Senator Sanborn introduced
JOINT resolution Whlth was dnOpttu, pro.
viding that the governor appoint five com
misSoncrs to cooperate with the commits
s'OnerS OF Ohio and other states in the
centennial celebration in 1913 Of Commo
dore Pcrry's victory on Lake Erie, which
meant much e. the northwest.
FRIDAY, MAY :, 1909
Senator Falrchlid presided over the Sen
ate this morning in the absence OF Lieut.
Gov Strange and created much merrlmert
by enforcing strict and arbitrary rulings
which were suspected Of being in imita-
ton Of Lieut.. Gov. Strange Senators
were not allowed to leave their seats and
even Whispering was frown"d upon. Sen
ator Brazeau got back nj Mr. Fairchi'd 10y
insisting that the president pro tenn rise in
putting motions. thing which he did not
do earlier In the morning, tn" SENATE con
CURED in resolutions of sympathy over
the death of f. u. Coe.
ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY, MAY 3.
The Assembly today put the Berner indie.
terminate franchise bill to death. This IL
the bill that caused more or less VI n furore
in committee and otherwise 1t provided
that all franchises of public service corpO-
rations now under the jurisdiction of the
rate commission. should be made indetcr
inmate The Assembly killed the resolution
herltsnce law The Assembly also passed
the bill requiring railroads to provide a tenn
norary step AT car platforms when the reg
ular step is more than nineteen inches from
~. 1tii I'm -" 40 ,ossen
-ors rho s,a Idiso,nhmrttm "oTvanfanca
that now is enjoyed only by parlor car pat
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lI,Iou - ug'S.S "'N nI''urH III ~, ~
which .ccHrdin, ~ tEcir argnmnnts hoforn
the committee was contrary 10 their he
liefS, was killed after hard fight for pas
sng" 10y lis author Tao Irvine bill pro
vIdch for the Dis ScniTatiuu by public school
teachers If certain Information to public
school tuuilS with The object Of nrcventing
disease ana guarding the children against
cuutagion. II was proposed TO teach the
children certain elemental truths regarding
hygiene ana C0utHEiun OF particular ii.
teroat 10 Miw2uhc" was the action of the
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EDS ESDAi /, MA .
Henry T. Roethc OF Fcnnimorc made a
OF OIL inspection In Wisconsin ana reclted
at length the expense 70 which the state
, Is put to Keep 'hlet Oh inspector Tracy
ana his two score or assistants in Office.
/ He gave figures TO prove that the inSpec-
ton or oil Is Joke, because the refining
| company Is more anxious than the con
sumers to provide pure oils. The side prod
ucts III iu"SS ua!S hFe so Nhlnablc thHt
each Gr"ue o, Oh Is maze us pure as pos
SIDE. ne sala WI. hoelhr qmoted recent
Wisconsin to hear out his assertions. and
| incidentally referred to The Evening Wis
.on la as Inv n"n, 'ni'ie"'s r'"aDle
! newspaper III -" i>ConSln'
THURSDAY, MAY g.
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