The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-03
ASSEMBLY KILLS
WAREHOUSE BILL
Proposal Had Backing of Farm
erS and Socialists;
Vote Was Tie.
EIGHT-HOUR BILL DEFEATED
House by Vote Of go to 80 Refuses to
Pass Measure-Senate Approves
Additional Appropriation of
SOS, 900 for Veterans Home.

Madison. - Constitutional amend
ments which have been presented be-
fore the Wisconsin legislature, in the
majority of cases, have been OPP
posed.
After long discussion in commit
e" rooms the assembly has killed
the constitutional amendment which
would permit the state to build ware
houses and storage houses. This pro-
posal was backed by the farmers and
the Socialists 1t lost in the lower
house by a tie vote of 40 to 40. There
have been many other constitutional
amendments of minor importance
which have been before the legishla
tu-e, but most Of them have been
killed
The assembly, by vote Of 60 to %,
has again refused to pass the eight
hour labor bill. This means that there
will be no oighthour day legislation at
this session. BY a vote Of 20 to s the
assembly concurred in the Dennhardt
resolution asking congress to oppose
large war appropriations.
An additional appropriation Of 500
600 for the Wisconsin Veterans home
was passed by the senate and will 90
to the assembly for approval
Another appropriation for the war
history commission allowing 100000
for the coming two years was also
passed,
Senator Herman Bilgrlen was re-
fused permission to withdraw his bach
elor's tax bill, which has been the
cause of statewide comment.
The senate was informed by the
Treasury department at Washington
that officials af the state travelling on
official bushes and at state expense
are exempt from paying the tax on
transportation fares.
The chief clerk read an invitation
to members Of the legislature request
ing their presence at Il reception to be
given In their honor next Wednesday
evening by Gov. and Mrs. John j.
Blaine.
Now that the Wisconsin legislature
has killed the Higgins resolution ask
ing the state Of Michigan to cede the
northern peninsula, request has
arisen in Michigan asking that certain
boundary line territory in Wisconsin
be coded to Michigan The city Of
Hurley is i'm the strip of territory that
Michigan claims. The Wisconsin leg
islaWrc has been notified that Michi-
gan viii appoint a special committee
and will ask Wisconsin to take up the
boundary question.
These questions are a revival Of a
controversy that began 81 years ago
when Michigan was admitted to the
Union. The tract that Michigan wants,
assessed at neGrly S1OOO0,OOO, has been
a part Of Wisconsin since the boundary
line was established i'm 1887, but Mich
igan repeatedly claimed the district on
the ground that an error was made by
the surveyors.
Michigan came into possession Of the
upper peninsula following the so-called
"rolcdo war" I'm 1875, or two years be-
fore Michigan became a state Ohio
had been admitted to statehood in
1902, with an indefinite northern boun.
dairy. The act Of 1903 organizing
Michigan territory, had fixed the Mich
igun boundary to include the land on
which the city Of Toledo and adjacent
territory Is situated. When Governor
assuming control Of the district the
governor of Michigan called out the
militia, which proceeded to Toledo to
prevent Ohio from taking control. A
few shots were fired, but there was
no bloodshed.
Congress settled the dispute by
granting the land to Ohio and giving
Michigan the northern peninsula.
The Matheson prohibition enforce
mont bill, suppIanting the MuIborger
law was advanced to third reading
hnd engrossmcnt in the assembly, 81
10 Al, after two.hour debate in
which n series Of amendments Of
fcrcd by the vets were rejected with
regularity
G. s. Canrlght, director Of the So
curltics division Of the state railroad
commissions announced decision TO
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