The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-18
the sale Of liquor one mile in all di-
rectiOns from a dry Territory


joint resolution to amend the consti-
tuition giving employees of railroad
companies, who hold village offices,
right to accept and use passes from
railways.
The Van Gordon bill taking the
ownership and operation of lighting
plants in fourth class cities from I'M
der control of the railroad commits
sion was re-referred. Mr.. Van Cor
don said the bill ought to be amend
ed. AS 1t stood it was Objectionable,
he had found.
Road Not to Ask Increase.
The information comes from re-
liable source that the Milwaukee
road has withdrawn from the three
cornered request filed with the legis-
lature by the Milwaukee, North Wes-
tern and 500 lines for an investga-
ton to determine the right of the
companies to operate under an in
crease from 2 to 2i2 cents per mile
in passenger rates.
Bill gives armcrS SIS.UuU.
The senate passed the Cunningham
bill appropriating $4,000 to reimburse
farmers who lost cattle by the foot and
mouth disease. 1t ordered to engross-
ment the Burke bill repeating the law
passed two years ago appropriating
$4,000 for state administration
building in Milwaukee. 1t passed the
Glenn bill, providing for the protection
and propagation of clans in the Missis-
sippi river.
Senator Perry introduced a Joint
resolution providing for a special COM
mittee to investigate and report on the
necessity and ACCESSIBILITY of erecting
new buildings at the state university.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on legislative procedure.
The senate committee on state affains
recommended for passage the Boss
hard bill prohibiting the giving or
taking of tips in hotels, restaurants
and passenger trains.
The penalty is a fine of from IS to
s25 or thirty days in Jail. The COM
mittee also recommended for passage
the Martin bill permitting the sale of
cigarettes to adult persons and increas-
ing the penalty for the sale of siga-
rettes to minors.
Dynamite Bill Passes.
The Hoffman bill relating to the
storage of dynamite, indefinitely post
poned once and then revived, was
again taken up and amended to meet
the objections offered by members in
northern Wisconsin because it would
limit the purchase Of dynamite to be
used in clearing land 1t was then
ordered to engrossment.
The Dobie bill, 3S5a, providing that
children between the ages of IA and
16 years, not attending any other
school must attend a continuation
school, industrial school, commercial
or evening school at least five hours
each week for six months or four
hours a week for eight months, was or
dered engrossed.
The Senate Passes Baxter Bill.
The senate, under suspension of
rules, by unanimous vote, passed the
Baxter bill appropriating 500 to
the state board OF normal school re-
gents to replace buildings destroyed
by fire at Superior.
The senate concurred in the Gruene-
valid bill appropriating $3,l00 for an
educational exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, but amended the
bill to provide that the money should
come from the appropriation of $751; 900
made two years ago for state represen-
tation at the exposition. 1t also passed
the Bennett bill making 1t misdemean-
or to obstruct highways or highway
bitches.
A number Of new bills came into the
senate, some of them affecting Mil
waukee, city and county. Senator
Jennings of Milwaukee introduced
bill providing that the state cede to
the city of Milwaukee a strip of sub
merged land 600 feet wide along the
shore of Lake Michigan from Wiscon-
sin street to the extended harbor en-
trance on the south for public park
and boulevard purposes. Re also in
troduced a bill providing that the
amount of money to be sent on the
sewage disposal work of Milwaukee
In any one year shall not exceed
$4,000, 600, and that the common coun.
Gil may provide for issuance of bonds
for sewerage purposes without sub
hitting the question to a vote of the
people
Amusements to Be LEGAL.
Moving picture shows, baseball and
golf will be declared legal amusements
on Sunday if a bill. which the assem-
bly, committee on state affairs decided
to recommend is passed. A bin to
prohibit the sale OF snuff to minors
except upon the written order of par.
ent or guardian also was recommended
for passage.
The assembly committee on excise
and fees decided to recommend that
the Frederick bill providing for dry
zone of three-quarters of mile around
the soldiers home in Milwaukee be in.
definitely postponed. Assemblyman
Frederick said he intended to intro.
duce a bill providing for state re.
ferendum vote on prohibition at the