The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-03-11

The assembly Tuesday morning had
little brush over the passage of the
Rack bill exempting the real prop
erty OF the Evangelical Lutheran
home for feeb1e-minded at WATERFOWL
from taxation. The property in ques-
ton consists of forty acres of land
near Watertown and it is proposed to
erect suitable buildings on it during
the coming year. The society has
been renting a home at Waterfowl
during the last few years, and it in
tends to establish permanent place
OF it's own. It has been caring for
thirty defective children, but this num-
Der will be increased to several hun
dred when the new home is ready for
occupancy.
Assemblyman Henry Johnson of
Oconto opposed the passage of the
bill on the ground that it was unwise
legislation to single out one particu-
C1ar piece of property for exemption.
He moved that the bill be referred to
the committee on the assessment and
collection of taxes in order to see if
all property used for charitable pur-
poses could not be arranged into
classes for exemption purposes. AS
semblyman Fred Hartung of Milwau-
kee opposed reference, as did also AS
semblyman f. G. Brockhausen. one of
the Social Democratic members from
Milwaukee,
Assemblyman Edward Rack OF
Watertown, author of the bill, said
that the present taxes on the property
in question amounted to only about
S22 q year. Assemblyman H. L. Ekern
thought that majority Of the mem
bers were in favor of eXempting such
n class of property from taxation, but
believed it would be a mistake to eX-
empt any special piece of land as con-
temDlated by the bill. He believed
the measure should be referred. AS
semblyman L. n. Clausen of Ashland
then moved an amendment to the mo-
ton substituting the judiciary for the
assessment and collection of taxes
committee. The amendment was ac-
cepted, and the motion to refer was
lost by a vote of 40 to so. The bill
was then passed by vote of 81 to %,
those voting against it being Messrs.
Aldridge, Baker, Beedle, Berner, Brad
dock, Brockhausen, Carpenter, Donald,
Ekern. Hagarty, Huber, Hulburt, Hen
ry Johnson, Metzler, Perry, Pierron,
Roycraft. Smoker, Streh1ow, Sly
marek, farrell, Winch and Speaker
I.enrOot.
The Miller bill authorizing Herman
Klawitter to construct and maintain a
ferry across the Fox river in Green
Lake county, was on the calendar for
passage, but was killed after Assem-
blyman Smoker declared that the leg
islature had no power to grant such a
privilege, that being wholly within the
powers of the county board Of Green
flake county.
Among the bills ordered for engrOss-
ment was the farrell measure increas-
ing the penalty for extreme cruelty to
animals, making such acts punishable
by Imprisonment in the state prison
for term not to exceed two years.
Senators Froe1nming, Randolph,
Bird, Wright, Rogers and Wolf voted
against the confirmation of Herman
GrotOphorst. as member of the state
board Of control in the senate Tuesday
morning. There was no opposition to
other appointments sent to the senate
by the governor for confirmation.
The committee on claims. before
which the bill appropriating $4,000
for a state exhibit at the Portland ex
position, had been pending, made re-
port in the nature of substitute bill
which calls for an appropriation Of
$4,000, and applies an uneXpended
balance of some $4,000 remaining in
the st. Louis fair fund to the uses of
the new commission authorized in the
present bill. Senator Stout asked
unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration of the measure. This
was objected to by Senator Randolph,
who, in company with Assemblyman
Potter, had dissented as members of
the committee. Upon roll call the
rules were suspended, the following
senators voting against the measure:
Kreutzer, Noble, North, Randolph,
Wipperman and Wolf.
The senate disposed of a number of
bills, the most important of which was
the Hudson measure relating to the
qualifications of county judges and dis
trict attorneys, and prescribing that
these officials must be practicing at
torneys. The bill was passed by
vote of Is to IL.
In the assembly Wednesday morn
ing the committee on state affairs in