The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-06-12
SOLONS SOON TO
ACT ON SUFFRAGE
Previous Overwhelming Approval
Indicates Passage Before
Final Adjournment.
EIGHT. HOUR BILL DISCUSSED
Recommendation Withheld on Meas
uie Until Full Membership Of
Committee Is Present-32d
Division History.

Madison.-Early action is expected
by the Wisconsin legislature on the
federal suffrage amendment which re-
Gently received favorable action il
congress. State officials are maxim.
al effort to get the official docunent
as soon as possible, in order that the
legislature may act before final ad
jourument.
Please advise earliest state suf-
frage amendment will be certified to
Wisconsin, is the substance Of tele-
graphic inquiry sent by Secretary of
State Hull TO Senator LenrOOt. AZ
bill providing for presidential suffrage
IN the state has already passed the
legislature by an overwhelming vote
I'm both bodies il is assumed there Will
be no opposition to the adoption Of
this amendment.
The assembly voted against an in
vestigation by the attorney general of
alleged outrages against Mrs. Mary Nj.
Shaw of Evansville, who, it is claimed,
was forced into a lions cage on armis-
tice day because she had previously
refused 10 contribute ms much as was
assessed against her in a certain war
fund drive. The Ballard resolution
asking the attorney general to make
un investigation and prosecute the
guilty parties was killed in the house
by vote of 30 TO 36 after nearly two
hours Of debate
The assembly, by a vote of 40 TO %,
reconsidered the vote by which II
killed the Zumach bill providing for
an educational fund and ordered the
measure to third reading. This bill
permits a boy or girl, desiring an edu-
cation, TO lay aside % cents week
and the county will lay aside 10 cents
and the state ~ cents toward the
building If fund which he can later
use in obtaining his education.
Tbs assembly by vote OF GO to 3,
psseod the Anderson bin npproprlatlng
$1,000 to Ellen VI. Bowers for injuries
received at the state fair grounds in
September, 1910
The Huber bill to permit the clos
Ing Of polls IN rural districts at elght
O'Clock instead Of five o'clock, if de
sired by the voters Of that precinct,
was sent to third reading.
by a vote of % to Al the assembly
refused the passage Of the NJ f.. John
son bin relating to child labor over the
veto Of Governor Philip.
Bills were passed by the genate
aboIishing the poll tax; providing an
appropriation of $4,000 for repairing
"A memorial arch at Camp Randall and
state aid for the encouragement Oi
reading circle work.
The Otto bin exempting from state
taxation income taxes paid to the fed
era government, over which there is
warm fight, was laid over until
Wednesday.
The committee IN education and
public welfare of the senate took no
action ON the Skogmo bin providing
for basic eight-hour day I'm the state,
and it was announced thu, action
would be taken as soon as full at
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