The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-27
NO STATE PROBE
OF The PACKERS
Investigation of big FiVe' Not
to Be Made by the Leg
iSIature.
RECALL ACT UP TO Phillip
Measure Provides That AppointiVe Of
ficials Could Be Ousted by Assem-
bly-Government Ownership Of
Railroads is Opposed.

NiadisOn.-The big Five packers
will be allowed to continue business
with no investigation so far as the
Wisconsin legislature is concerned.
The house by a vote of 90 to 20 chic
reformed the Bennett resolution pro-
viding for the probe. Assemblyman
Bowman of Milwaukee, alleging that
an investigation would be too COSTLY
led the opposition to the resolution.
The Wisconsin assembly is opposed
to government ownership of railroads
BY a vote of 81 to 81 it defeated the
Metcalfe resolution petItioning con-
gress in favor Of taking over the rail-
roads at once
The house killed the McClone reso-
luton for a legislative investigation
of the cost Of farm machinery in the
state. It killed the Metcalfe resolu-
ton for a consolidation of city ana
county government in Milwaukee,
The house engrossed the kaney res
olution to increase the indebtedness
limit from per cent to 10 per cent
of the valuation Of the property. The
vote on endorsement was GJ 10 -.
It Is up to Gov. L. l.. Philip TO say
whether Wisconsin legislatures of the
future shall have authority to recall
appontlye officials OF the state. The
c. f. Hanson bin. comforting recall au-
thority on the legislature, was con
CURED in by the senate. Approval by
the governor will make It a law. The
bill is built on the theory that broad
powers are vested in appointive off
cials who are far removed from the
people, therefore 1t is proposed to give
the people check on their work by
making these officials subject 10 recall
after hearing before the legislature
BY a divided vote the state affairs
committee recommended for passage
the Olson bin which repeals the clause
requiring the branding Of whey but
ter. The judiciary committee recon-
Iuended the Burke resolution calling
for a reduction in the representation
in congress Of those states which deny
suffrage in violation of the fifteenth
amendment.
The committee on education has
recommended for passage the Hold
bill providing that Wisconsin soldiers
returning from the war shall be given
free tuition at the normal schools and
university. This bill extends the
same privileges TO sailors and marines
who went forth from Wisconsin into
the service.
BY vote Of 10 to 10 the senate re.
considered the vote by which 1t en-
crossed the Wilcox bin providing for Il
minimum wage for men.
Strong opposition TO the Kleist bill
for the use Of the seven s. a. T. G.
barracks at the University Of Wiscon-
sin as dormitories for students dcyel-
oped at the hearing before the senate
committee on public welfare.
Mai. Il. A. Fitzpatrick, secretary Of
the state board of education, ap-
pcared before the committee in favor
of the Conant bin for state textbook
commission. State superintendent G.
y. Cary appeared in opposition.
The assembly committee on insur.
ance ana banking offered an amend
ment 10 the Maslakowsld state life
insurance bill ana recommended the
bill as so amended for passage.
The bin provides for the appoint
ment hy the insurance commissioner
of three solicitors or agents I'm MlWal