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

senate, after calling the roll, adj
| journed.
The assembly passed four measures,
advanced several, killed seven and
laid over the remainder of the calen-
dar,
| Among the bills passed was the Aid
ridge bill to enlarge limitation of the
amount which can be recovered as
damage for death by wrongful act.
The McGillivray joint resolution to
submit to the people a constitutional
amendment to allow the state to ap-
propriate money for the building of
roads was concurred in. The War
ner civil service bill, as amended by
committees on judiciary and claims,
was on the calendar for advancement
to third reading and engrossment, but
was laid over until week from Tues
day.
The railroad rate commission bill
will come up in the assembly Tuesday
morning and the Senator Eaton case
will make it's appearance in the SEN
ate on the resolution of Senator Frear
to have him take leave Of absence and
go to Milwaukee for trial on two re-
naming indictments for bribery, or to
| institute a senatorial committee to in
yestigate his alleged reflections on the
senate to the effect that much impor-
tant legislation is determined in wine
rooms and hotels.
For the bill 81 and against it 10 was
the vote. so nearly unanimous that it
| is expected to have a powerful moral
| effect upon the action Of the upper
house that the assembly Tuesday
morning ordered to third reading and
engrossment the revised administra-
ton rate commission bill. Eleven
members voted no on the last roll
call and one of these changed over to
the other side.
The measure, as it will be sent to
the senate, provides for the appoint
ment of a commission of three mem
| bers to draw salaries of $4,000 year
and to have large powers in the
changing of railroad rates that may
be found to be unreasonable.
There was almost no debate in the
| two houses, of discussion that at
tempted to oppose the general princi-
pie of state control of railroads. There
were three amendments proposed and
voted down; then one little corrective
amendment was tackled on by Chair
man Braddock of the committee on
railroads, and the final vote was
| taken.
The first amendment was proposed
by Mr. Page, staIwart from MllWau-
kee, who confessed that he was OPP
posed to the whole business and that
his idea in no wise was to assist to
perfect the measure, for he would
vote against it in any event. His
amendment was killed by vote OF Il
to %.
Assemblyman Crowley, Democrat
of Milwaukee, proposed an amend
ment to make the commission elective
rather than appointive, and after de-
bate it was voted down by 33 to So.
Mr.. Cleary of Juneau, a Democrat,
proposed that the commission be ap-
pointive at first and elective after a
few years. His amendment was voted
down without roll call.
Both Crowley and Cleary, together
with a score or more of the others,
finally voted for the bill, explaining
that as they could not have their CWn
way they would acquiesce in the judg-
ment of the majority Those VINO
finally voted in opposition were
Messrs. Baker, Brooks, Everett, Han
son. Frank Johnson, Page, Rack,
Ramsey. Reynolds and Szmarek. Dur
land changed from no to yea. Messrs.
Burdeau and Norcross were opposed,
but being paired, did not vote.
Speaker Lenroot left the chair and
led the debate on the floor for the bill.
Assemblyman lie Roy Of Marinette
presided.
Owing to the illness of Senator B.
A. Eaton. Senator Frear offered mo-
ton in the upper house that the spe-
cial order be referred to the commit
tee on judiciary. The special order,
was Senator Frear's Eaton resolution.
The member from Hudson desired
that it be not understood that he
wanted to make trouble for the lndict-
ed member from Milwaukee county
when the unfortunate senator was TOO
i'll to appear in the senate. The mo-
tio1 prevailed. Senator Frear accom-
nanied his motion with the suggestion
that the committee take the matter UP
at once and that it be attended eXpe-
diiously.
The Noble resolution to have COM
mittec of three lawyers investigate
and report such changes or revision OF
the general charter law as will make
the statute applicable and acceptable
TO all cities, was amended by Senator
McGillivray so that one member OF the
committee shall be business man.
The resolution then was referred TO
the committee on judiciary. Senator
McGiIlivray thinks that lawyers are
Given an unreserved monopoly on
such committees and that practical
men" should be called upon, because
of their excellent judgment. He re-
Gently strongly demonstrated because
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