The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-03-25

views with apprehension the tendency
to multiply state boards and commits
sions having large powers and entail
ing great expense upon the state. In
speech of length in the senate Wednes-
day he rose to state his reasons for
dissenting from the favorable report
Of the committee on agriculture on the
bill to establish a state board Of vet
Urinary examiners. He presented
arguments and testimony opposing the
tendency to increase in number these
extra-congressional commissions,
which make their own rules and regu-
lations and sit in Judgment upon laws
of their own enactment, and from
whose decisions there is no appeal.
He said that in most cases these bills
were born and fostered out of a desire
to create more salaried places for
those favored by the party in power,
but said that the evils he mentioned
were as bad under any governor.
An impressive incident, as well as a
rarity in history, was the presentation
by the senate of great shief OF
lain, DR.. J. A. Butler, in observance OF
his completion of ninety years OF life.
The bouquet contained ninety OF the
great deep-red buds and made heavy
burden for the aged chaplain.
The assembly session was marked
by prolonged debates on the PROPOSE
tions-a state exhibit at the Portland
exposition and a bill reducing wage
exemptions, except for necessaries OF
life, from $50 to $50 month. The
Portland proposition was turned loWn
by a close vote on reconsideration OF
the vote by which it passed last week,
and in consequence Wisconsin will not
be represented at this fair. The ex-
emption bill went through by big
vote.
A spirited contest developed at the
hearing of the bill to tax street and
interurban lines on an ad Valorem
system, the same as that affecting gen
eral property and railroad property
The millionaire owners of the Milwau-
kee traction system presented vigor-
Gus opposition, claiming that they are
already overtaxed and that to raise
them would be confiscation of proper
ty.
The assembly committee On state af-
fairs decided to recommend in favor
of passage the Kinney bill to establish
a state hospital for the care and treat
ment of persons afflicted with con-
sumption. An appropriation of 100000
is carried for the purpose.
"I want to make the University of
Wisconsin the best in the West, and
this will be done if the legislature
passes this appropriation BILL"
This was the statement of President
C. r. Van Hise before the committee
on education Thursday afternoon,
when he presented the demands of the
university for permanent and annual
income of $4,000 and special appro-
priations aggregating 1858, 000 The
increase in income is rendered neces-
sary by the large increase in the
number of students and the conse-
quent necessity for more professors
priations are for new buildings, new
equipments and extensions of depart
ments.
Many think the demands are extrav-
agant, but the university authorities
declare the money is absolutely neces-
Sary, because students have multi
piled, equipment and buildings have
become inadequate, and professors
need more time for research work.
The drastic Evans anti-cigarette bill
was reported for concurrence in the
senate and seems assured of passage.
1t forbidS the sale or importation of
cigarettes or materials therefor, and
even outlaws smoking or having such
articles in ones possession.
Mr. Hamm's measure, intended to
stamp out tuberculosis in Milwaukee.
went through the assembly. The bill
provides that in Milwaukee it shall be
the duty of physicians to report in
writing to the department of health
the full name and address of every
person suffering with an infectious dis
ease, including any form of tubercu-
lOSis. Likewise this is made the duty
OF propritors of hotels, lodging houses,
dispensaries, etc. All deaths from such
causes are to be Immediately reported
TO the department of health. In case
death results from tuberculosis, the
apartments occupied by the deceased
are to be Immediately disinfected. In
case the orders issued are not obeyed,
it is made the duty of the health com
missioner to at once placard the house.
Mr.. Bletcher's bill, which provides
that it shall be the duty of the commits
siOner of insurance to examine every
insurance company organized under
the laws of the state at least once
every three years and report the re-
suit to the governor. together with an
itemiZed account of the expense of the