The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

toll park, stalking out the plan of the
new capitol proposed by Architect
Cass Gilbert of st. Paul. Senator Nc
Gillivray declares the Gilbert plan
would bring the building to within
twelve feet of the sidewalk.
Two new bills made their appear
ance. One was from the committee
on agriculture and provides that be-
fore any live stock shall be Imported
into Wisconsin it shall be subjected
to tuberculosis test and certified to
be free from infection. A penalty
for railroads that violate the proposed
law is fixed at a fine of from $oO to
5000. The other bill was introduced
by the committee on federal relations,
and provides that telephone compa'
MES shall be taxed upon their gross
earnings, paying 2 IA per cent OF
gross earnings If less than 100000,
and 4 per cent if earnings are more.
A forfeiture of $4,000 is the penalty
for violation.
The reappoirtment Of Prof. A. d.
Conover as a member OF the state
board of control was unanimously
confirmed. Sixteen assembly bills
were concurred in, among them the
bill to refund to the Manhattan Life
Insurance company excess license fees
paid into the state treasurery, the
measure introducing the elements OF
agriculture as branch to be taught
in the public schools, and the bill for
an appropriation to Michael G. Bohan
and assemblyman Peter L. Pierron
for expenses of their election contest.
The bill to place the Wisconsin in.
dustrial school for girls under the con-
troll of the state board Of control was
killed.
Nine assembly bills were advanced
to third reading, among them the
measure to prohibit assignment of sal
aries of married men except on writ
ten statement signed by wives; four
LIE Roy bills, all of pure food charac-
ter, relating to maple syrup and maple
sugar. lemon and vanilla extracts, syr-
ups. molasses and glucose mixtures,
and adulteration Of meat products;
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unsanitary milk, and the measure by
the dairy and food committee relating
to the sale of adulterated honey.
The assembly advanced the civil
service bill, after lacking on an
amendment requiring present state
employees to compete for their posi-
tions with any other applicants. This
removes the objection that the meas
ure is designed to perpetuate the
present employees in the state jobs.
The Thayer ward option bill was
ordered to engrOssment and third
reading after the assembly had re-
fused to agree to Mr.. Thayer's mo-
ton for suspension of the rules and
immediate passage. The vote on both
propositions was AZ to 40 in favor,
but it requires tWo-thirds to suspend
the rules. while a mere majority is
sufficient for advancement.
To avoid possible bloodshed at the
Thornapple river dam, where John
Dietz is holding up by force millions
of logs of the Chippewa Boom and Log
company, a bill was introduced in the
assembly Wednesday, repeating the
act for the establishment of the dam.
Many armed men are on the scene but
it is hoped the bill introduced may
solve the difficulty
It was a day of important pure food
legislation in the upper house, five
bills being concurred in relating to the
sale of maple sugar and syrup, lemon
and vanilla extracts, molasses and
glucose mixtures, milk and honey.
Another similar bill, relating to the
sale of adulterated meat products
was on the calendar for concurrence,
but was laid over.
Other bills concurred in were Aid
ridges measure requiring the sigma
ture of a wife to make valid the as
signment of wages of the husband;
the bill requiring satisfaction of any
mortgage to show the course through
which the mortgage has gone in as
signments; the measure creating mu-
picipal court in Green Bay, and anoth-
or bill for a municipal court in Ra-
cine. The assembly bill to regulate
the operation of emery wheels was
advanced to third reading.
Advancement to third reading was
voted on the bill of Senator Morris to
prevent the making of false state
ments for the purpose of securing
credit. The forestry bill which the
forestry commission desires enacted
was ordered to third reading, after 1T
had been amended in accordance with
the report of the committee on claims.
AS changed, the bill carries an an
nual appropriation Of $4,000 and in
creases and strengthens the depart
ment of forestry, with particular refer
ence to the prevention of fires, the
suppression of trespassing and the
stealing Of timber from the state,
Other amendments revised the section
imposing penalties upon railroads for
fires that might start from sparks
from locomotives. The assembly
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