The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-22

teal mlndSs ana FEWER lawyers.
The senate Thursday morning or
dered to third reading the assembly
committee on judiciary bill revising
the statutes concerning exemptions
| from attachment and garnishment for
| debts. Senator McGillivray made
some remarks, presenting some repre-
| sensations that had been made to him
| by laboring men to the effect that
| better and more equitable schedule of
| exemptions might be made.
| Senator Hudnen spoke to some
| length, explaining the DILL and declar-
| ing that it was just and equitable; fair
| to laboring men as we'll as to others
| affected He said that opposition pur-
| porting to come from laboring men
| was not we'll based, as the measure
| can work no hardship to any honest
laboring man. He declared that work
! ing men who oppose reduction in wage
| exemption are either improvident
and DESTROYS of escaping payment OF
! debts, or else they have been imposed
upon by incorrect representations.
| The bill was advanced without any
votes N opposition. The provisions
are that property shall be exempt
| from attachment for debt in following
cases: Professional libraries, to the
value of $500 (this being based on the
consideration that professional
mans library is his outfit of tools, the
same as the hammer and saw of car
penter. which are exempt. Non-prO-
| fessional libraries, to the value OF
| $100, it being held that such libraries
are luXurieS and are not considered as
the books by which a professional
man earns his living. Beds and bed
ding, to the value of 500. The pres
ent law exempts all such property
without limit, so that man might
have a solid gold bed with silken
quilts and they would not be liable to
attachment. Senator Hudnall ex-
| planet that this would not affect any
poor man. Grocery stocks to the
value of 500; sewing machines to the
value of 500; labor wages, absolute
": necessaries of life or food and
clothing, are other things exempted,
but general exemption is reduced from
$50 to $50.
The Turner bill to limit the size OF
fire crackers that may be sold in Wis
consin was concurred in. The meas
ure allows the sale of crackers not
more than five inches in length, five
eighths of an inch in diameter and
containing no dynamite. The Roehr
bill to provide for the punishment of
usury, being a measure aimed at loan
sharks of Milwaukee was passed.
Two assembly bills were killed by
Inconvenience. They we're the
Hamm bill to require fire drills in
schools and requiring the state COM
missioner of labor and industrial sta
tistics to see that the act is enforced;
and the Haggerty bill to create mu-
nicipal court for Price county.
The forestry bill was on the calen-
dar for engrossment, but was laid over
until next Wednesday on motion OF
Senator Munson, who explained he
had not had an opportunity to sufn-
GENTLY study the measure and desired
to do so. Senator Bird was anxious
that the bill be considered as soon as
practicable. but acceded to the re-
quest. The Noble patent medicine bill
was on the calendar for ordering to
engrossment and third reading, but
went back to the committee on public
health
Much time in the assembly was
taken up with a Wrangle among the
farmer members over line FENCES.
The Hatten bill to raise the standard
of rural schools was concurred IN al
ter debate in which rural members OPP
posed it because it would cost every
town nearly $50 year.
Wisconsin will not be represented
with a state exhibit at the Lewis ana
Clark exposition at Portland, Or, this
summer, the assembly Wednesday
killing the second bill for that pur-
pose. The vote was 81 to Al. month
ago Senator Stout's bill to appropriate
S25 .OOo was killed by the assembly,
and subsequently it was charged that
the action was a bit of spite work
against him for refusing to vote as re-
ouesteds on a certain administration
measure. A new bill was introduced
to appropriate $4,000, which is now
dead.
The Thayer bill to give residence
districts the right to drive out saloons
was sent back with bunch OF pro-
posed substitutes and amendments to
a committee Brewers from all over
the state are herewith attorneys, and
the bill will be delayed and perhaps
killed. The Warner substitute is said
to be the choice of the brewers. 1t
provides for special elections instead
Of petitions, and if this can be passed
instead of the Thayer bill, the brew
ers will not be greatly disappointed.
An action of chief interest to Mil
waukee and Wisconsin was the saving
from death of the bill providing for
hearing before fireman or policeman
can be discharged. The engrossing OF
the measure was ordered. A number