The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-25
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
MONDAY AIARCu

MONDAY, MARCH IS.
Inc MOTIFS Dill prohibiting sunday bar
bering was passed by the upper house to-
day although there were only of the IS
members present, The Bird bill prohibit
Ing the sale OF tobacco to anyone under Is
years of age was also passed. The COM
on the Barker bill providing for Sfoot bed
sheets In hotels, Sample of the new pro-
posed Dunn pocket ballot were distributed
among the members. The Senate adjourned
after few unimportant routine matters
had been disposed Of
TUESDAY, MARCH &c
The Senate killed Gayord's bin allowing
cities of the first-class to engage i'll the
plumbing business Senators Gaylord, uud
haii, rage, Sanborn and BraZeau engaged in
lively ana interesting discussion Of the
years ago raising the salaries of the mem.
ners of the Legislature from $500 TO $1,000
per session was passed and Is now up to
the people for final disposition.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH Il.
The Senate was flooded with petitions
this morning most of which were of minor
ate committees to report in all bills by
April IL was adopted. The Barker long
sheet and clean towel bin was advanced
without debate A substitute child labor
pm was introduced. The chief feature or
the bili IS the prohibition placed upon emil
areh under ii years of age from perform.
ing on the stage without the permission OF
the state factory inspector or one of his
subofdlnates, or the judge of municipal
or county court,
THURSDAY. MARCH Is.
The only business transacted by the Sen
ate today was the passage of the joint
resolution on the death of former Coy.
William Taylor. The usual routine of
reading petitions was gone through
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Senator Whitcheads bill asking for the
exemption from taxation of municipal BONDS,
which was reported for passage 10y the com
mittee on taxation, was killed after spirit
ed debate Senator Fairchild's measure
providing for the lcngthenng of the term
of embczzlors Of large sums of money to
twenty five years was passed.
ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY. MARCH IL.
Assemhlyman LeuchS hill to rcegate nags
to boneyards or other places OF retirement
caused Il storm of protest from the farmer
postponed Indefinitely but not until the
farmers had shown by conclusive argu-
ments that there was no definite rule by
which the useeSsness of horse could he
determined. The bill served for another
purpose, for during the course of the de
bate the question Of re-referring bills to
committee Ia save them from defeat was
taken up. The Assembly decided that the
practice will hereafter be abandoned ana
bills will cithcr he voted upon for passage
or recommended for indefinite postpone.
TUESDAY. MARCH 10.
Tho Milwaukee Juvenile court bin was
killed in the Assembly today, The measure
was lost by reason Of the Milwaukee mem
hers lighting among themselves The
Twesmr bill providing for a fair trial for
suspended university students was indeh-
nitp,N postponed. ASSCmhlyman TweSmc
was out Of town when the matter came up
for discussion Int he will make an effort
to have il reconSdercd so as to give the
students a fair deal, The Bancroft blll to
permit the transportation Of state troops on
Sunday was passed.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH II.
The Assembly today passed the joint res
olution previously passed 10y the Senate pro
viding for the appointment of four commit
tees to consider the questions of Industrial
insurance, waterways, income tax ana bank
ing laws. The passage Of this resolution
means that the Legislature will be called
in extraordinary session next January The
debate ON the question was sharp. but
MeSsrS. Clcary and Bray controlled the sit
mtion and blocked ACCOMPLISHMENT Migrants
attempt to Illustrate the plan, \ mass or
petitions Hooded the Assembly but it took
just twenty minutes to dispose Of them
THURSDAY, MARCH Is.
The Twcsmc bill granting To expelled ana
suspended university students the right to
a hearing before being dismissed by the
faculty was given a new lease Of life this
morning when the Assembly re-refcrred it
enco was the result Of long distance
telephone call from a former university
student who asked that the bill be given
another hearing SO that he might appear
brought up again and the ground thorough
ly gone over 10y the report OF an invcStiga-
ton committee in regard to the practice of
in Milwaukee. The resolution
the Wisconsin delegation In Con
gress for the stand that they took on the
rules question was killed. The Hambrecht
anti segregation bin was passed without a
FRIDAY. MARCH 10.
Ascmhlyman Leroy Of Marincttc fired the
patriotism Of the members of the lower
,I,, in ri hn
reconsideration Of the bill which was killed
yesterday providing for the celebration in
alternate years of Washington's and Lin
coins birthdays as holidays. Mr.. Niehahn
introduced a measure commencing the Wis.
consn members of Congress who voted
against Speaker Cannon and the contnu-
ancp of the old House rules, despite the kill
ing of similar resolution yesterday.
Investigation.
TUESDAY. MARCH 1G
Senatorial developments were the feature
of today's investigation when ASSemhyman
Wcllensgard brought out the testimony that
his opponent In the Assembly. campaign
had had his expenses paid by $. A. Cook
WpllcnSgard corrected several of his state
meuts made on the stand yesterday He
said that ii was Impossible for him TO have
kept an exact account of the money he
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH Il.
Former state Game Warden Henry Over
beck told the Investigating committee to-
day how he spent Senator Stephensons
money in the primary campaign. lie spent
about $40 but did not remember all the
peoplc to whom he had given cash. He
said his reasons for working for stephen
son were purely PERSONAL, having known
the Junior senator for the past forty years
Mr. Overlook said that he brought about
the meeting between Rev. Eppling, Luth-
eran minister. and Mr.. Stephenson. where
by Mr. Stephenson was to give dona-
ton to the Lutheran college at Watertown
e. c. Keller of Baraboo was also on the
stand Late in the afternoon VOL was re-
ceived that the sheriff of Outagame county
had served subpoena upon William H.
Uatton who has been wanted by the in
vestigation committee for some days.
THURSDAY, MARCH IL.
]. Earl Morgan. son-in-law Of Senator
told the investigating commit
tee in detail to whom he paid money in the
campaign in Wlnnebago county. He spent
n total Of $3.50 and said that he had not
oxpected to be reimbursed but that Senator
Stephenson had insisted that every cent
spent should 20 into his campaign state
ment Charles w. French, who conducted
the Junior senator's campaign in Walworth
and Kenosha counties, did not remember
to whom he had disbursed the $500 given
him by the Stephenson managers.
FRIDAY. MARCH 10.
Chairman Marsh charged that attorneys
for Senator Stephenson were coaching wit
nesses before they appeared before the in
vestigation committee. Attorney w. +.
Black Indignantly denied the charge J. K.
Jones of Racine was on the stand at the
time the charge was made. Mr.. Jones re-
fused to give any testimony relating to
previous campaigns in which he was en-
gagged Former Sheriff W X. Knell Of Mil
waukee made the startling statement that
the only way n manager could be sure or
carrying the Stun district of milwaukee,
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