The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-19
LEGISLATURE ENDS
ITS ACTUAL WORK
BOTH HOUSES FINISH ALL ITS
BUSINESS IN RECORD
BREAKING SESSION.
EMERGENCY FUND WINS OUT
Plumbing Measure Is Killed, Leaving
Matter Stand as at Present
Mothers Pension Fund Is
Reduced by Half.

Madison.-The Wisconsin legisla-
ture of 1915, which broke all marks
for long sessions, finished its actual
work shortly after noon, August IA.
4 few members will hold daily ses-
sions until the governor has had time
to examine bills coming to him, ana
unless he exercises the right OF veto,
adjournment sine die will be taken the
latter part of the week. The emer'
gency appropriation bill passed both
houses with many votes to spare. IN
the senate the vote was II TO I anu
in the assembly as to 10.
One of the last bills acted on was
the plumbing measure, which the SEN
ate killed, leaving the matter as at
present.
Senator Burke introduced in the
senate a bill to legalize all mill taxes.
He said there was grave doubt wheth-
or they we're not illegal and his bill
legalized all these taxes and statutory
provisions so as to be sure that Tor
the years 1915 and 1916 these taxes
would not be disturbed,
The bill was accepted by the senate
and passed by a vote Of % to l.
Mothers Pension Cut.
The mothers pension bill, as amend
ed by Senator Bosshards amendment,
was concurred in by the senate. The
amendment cuts the state aid in nan
from $40, 900 to S35, 900, and makes the
system compulsory in all counties.
Senator Bennett moved nonconcur-
renee and this was lost by a vote Oh
II to Ia, and then the bill was con
cured in, as amended, by IA to IL.
Assembly Passes Track Bill.
The assembly cOnCurred in the sen
ate amendment TO the Martin spur
track depression bill As the bill
went to the legislature it provides that
the state railroad commission shall ap-
portion the cost OF reconstructlng
sidetracks disturbed by track depres-
sion or track elevation among the
municipality, the railroad companies
and owners of industry or factory
properly affected, but no assessment
is TO be made against the municipality
unless the commission is convinced
that such municipality derive substan-
tial benefits.
The senate bill, placing the super
vision Of registered nurses under CON
troll OF the state board Of medical eX-
aminers, finally went through both
houses of the legislature and now goes
to the governor for approval Prac-
teal nurses may continue their work
without being registered.
The delegation Of registered nurses
which came to the capital to try to
have the bill amended to give the
state board OF health instead OF the
safe board Of medical examiners SUI
pervison of the registered nurses,
failed in their mission,
Cut U. Fund Half Million
The senate by a vote of Is to
adopted the Whitman substitute
amendemnt to the university appro-
priation bill. This amendment cuts
the appropriation in the bill offered
by the finance committee Si9H75E.
This brought the appropriation down
to the amount expended by the uni
yersity In the last two years and the
amount which Gov. Philip has in
sisted ought to be taken from the
appropriation for the university.
While the amount of the cut on
the substitute amendment was $a9t-
752, it was reduced by 100000 sub
seauently by the senate, which al
lowed certain buildings at the uni
versity. including $4,000 for a
grandstand in the athletic field,
$4,000 for field house for women
students and $4,000 for barns, etc,
which reduced the cut to Si57752.
This however, is a good reduction
which will be appreciated by the peo-
pie OF the state when they receive
their tax bills next winter
The bill as amended carries to-
tai appropriation of $5,228,000.
Codfed Game Laws Accepted.
The assembly by a vote Of 60 to !
amended and cOncurred In the so.
called general fish and game bill
which was prepared by the state re-
visor OF the statutes and Is codiii
cation of all the laws of the state re
latng 10 FISH and game protection
The most important amendments
adopted by the assembly provide tha
fishing I'm Green bay shall be permit
ted with such restrictions as The state
OF Michigan imposes on hshing aloni
its territory on Lake Michigan, tina
all net fishing shall be done undcI
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