The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-10
ASSEMBLYMEN PIEPER AND
NORMAN ASSERT STUDENTS
GO TO EXCESS.
ABSENT VOTING ADVANCED
House Favors Measure Calling For a
Payment of Ten boilers by
Those Taking Bar
Examinations.
Madison, June s, 1915.

was killed in the assembly despite
the fight by Assemblyman Carl Pie
per and Edward Nordman, who as
serted university students indulge in
violent forms of hazing.
The Pieper bill for voting by mail
was sent to engrossment by the as
sembly. The bill provides that any
one who has to be away from his
home on election day can obtain a
ballot from the town, village or city
clerk and mark this ballot in the
presence of any one who is entitled
to acknowledge papers, and then
mail it to the clerk, who will turn it
over to the election officials. The
vote will then be counted. Where
voting machines are used the ballots
will be added to the tally on machine.
Fees for Bar Candidates.
Assemblyman Donnelly of Milwau-
kee tried to defeat the bill which i'm
poses fees on those taking bar exam
nations, but was unsuccessful. The
bill calls for fee of SO for all those
entering the examinations and 50 ad-
ditiGnal from successful candidates,
Four insurance bills were killed off
in a bunch by the assembly. Two
were by Mr.. Laursen one by Mr.. Bal
lard, and one by Mr. Schroeder.
The assembly concurred in the
senate amendment to the bill of AS
semblyman r. S. Hansen relating to
the use of gill nets in the waters OF
Green bay. The Stemper bills relat-
ing to recovery of taxes unlawfully
levied and relating to reimbursement
of city. town and village treasurers
on account of judgments; the Nor
Jensen resolution relating to payment
of expenses of state fire marshal, SUI
pervising inspector Of illuminating
oils and state treasury agent, and
that relating to the office of fire mar
shall, abolishing that office, were
among the bills indefinitely post
poned by the assembly.
Extend Time for Probe.
The senate adopted a resolution
extending the time in which the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi-
gate the publication of Everybody s
Business, a new Madison political
economy journal, shall submit its re-
port. Senator Bosshard said the
chair has appointed a new commit
tee to make the investigation.
DR.. William F. Allen, who made
the much discussed survey Of the
University of Wisconsin for the
state board of public affairs, is I'M
derstood to be connected with Every
body's Business.
Senate Kills Election Pamphlet.
The senate, by a vote of Ia to s
passed the Hanson bill repeating the
law providing for the publication by
the state of a campaign pamphlet be
fore primary and general elections
Contrary to expectation there was lit
tie debate on the bill. Senator Bich
Ter, democrat, who wanted to retair
the campaign pamphlet, accused the
majority of using steam roller meth
DDS in forcing the bill through He
said if the pamphlet law was repealed
the people of the state would in
short time demand a substitute for 1t
Rule Against Passes.
A railroad employe holding town OF
village office must not keep his pass
the assembly decided. A joint resolu
tion amending the constitution would
have privileged railroad employees wht
hold village offices to continue to hole
their pass.
The bill by Senator Monk, raisin,
the age of consent for women from II
to IS years was sent to a third read
ing by the assembly after long de
bate The Killa bill, prohibiting
agents of breweries or wholesale liquo
dealers from soliciting orders from
any but licensed dealers was sent t
| engrossment.
County Highway Bill Passed.
The bill providing for state conser
walton commission, backed by the ad
ministration, was passed by the as
sembly without argument, ~ to
Those voting against the bill wer
Assemblymen Carl Hansen, Herzos
julius Hanson, Ofstie, Pieper and Var
de Zande.
The Woodward highway bill wa
passed by the assembly and message
to the senate. This bill places roa
making in the hands of county author
ties. 1t calls for an appropriation c