The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-03-18

The Hudnall bill creating a state
grain and warehouse commission for
Wisconsin was passed by the assembly
Monday night and Superior's long
cherished desire seems now almost
certain of contamination. The head of
the lake people have been fighting sew
eral years for this legislation, which
provides for Wisconsin instead of Min
nesota inspection and weighing OF
grain in the city of Superior. The bill
passed without a dissenting vote.
The Henry Johnson bill giving the
state board of assessment power to
list, assess, and tax property in the
state that has escaped it during the
last three preceding years was passed.
Among the bills passed by the as
sembly were: To permit the con-
struction of a bridge across the Wis
consin river between Sank and Iowa
counties; to permit town insurance
companies to operate in Incorporated
villages and cities; to make the selling
of intoxicants to minors under seven
teen years of age a state prison OF
Tense, and to permit the Kimberly q
Clark Paper company to construct a
footbridge over the Fox river in
Outagamie county.
Among the bills killed were: TO
compel railroads to sell family trans
portation tickets at cents per mile
and to appropriate money for the
Southern Wisconsin fair at GAINESVILLE.
The assembly judiciary committee
killed the Bohri wage exemption bill,
which reduces the exemption from 500
TO $50 a month where the debt is for
family necessities.
Senator Merton called up his early
rising resolution and it passed the
senate with only three dissenting
votes, Senators Burns, Rogers and
Wright voting against changing the
hour for the morning session from III
o'clock to 9. A large number OF pc
titions were received from the frater-
nal and beneficial insurance societies
scattered throughout the state in favor
of the passage Of bills governing those
societies. Senator McGillivr8y intro
duced a resolution calling for !nfOrma-
ton relating to the state Of legislative
business and calling for reports from
the various committees as to the num-
Der of bills pending in committees.
The resolution of Senator Frear au-
thorizing the appointment OF a commit
tee Of three senators to investigate the
status of insurance companies and
the methods of doing business with q
view of reporting upon the feasibility
Of governmental insurance went over
until the next session.
One of the important bills sent to
engrossment was that Of Senator No
Bile relating to the sale of foods con-
tanning chemical preservatives that
may be used lawfully, and imposes
penalties from $25 to $500 and from
thirty to sixty days for the use OF
illegal personalities.
The assembly Tuesday, by vote OF
go to 1 passed the Evans bill absolutely
prohibiting the sale, manufacture OF
importation of cigarettes Or cigarette
paper.
The senate under suspension OF the
rules concurred in bill redistrictine
the judicial circuits of the state. One
new circuit, the eighteenth, composed
of Fond du Lac, Greenlake, Marquette
and Columbia counties, is created
Other bills passed were: Conferrlne
upon county boards power to fix the
salary of municipal judges in counties
of 100000 population or more, and
giving exclusive jurisdiction to the
Milwaukee municipal court to try all
offenses against the city ordinances.
The Frear resolution, providing fol
a state system of life insurance, was
deferred until Wednesday.
In the assembly the resolution by
Brockhausen, requiring all special
privilege bills to go to the attorney
general for his opinion as to their con
stitutionality before being acted upon
by the assembly, was killed.
The bill to create the towns OF Sand
Lake, Radisson, Reserve and Winter
in Sawyer county, was passed, and the
bill to make liquor licenses in superior
expire July. 1, the same as in other
cities of the state, was advanced.
The senate killed Senator Wylie's
bill prohibiting the sale of fruit trees
vines and shrubs unless the vendel
furnishes an indemnity bond to the
vendee to protect the latter in case the
goods are not as represented
Senator Eaton, under indictment fol
bribery, has not as yet attempted tc
take his seat this week, contrary tc
expectations.
The Evans anti-cigarette bill was
passed Tuesday by vote Of 76 to /
MI. Page of Milwaukee declared he
was in favor of the bill, but wanted il
referred to the judiciary committee
for examination as to its constitution
atty. He was the only member tt
vote against the measure after his mo
ton for delay had been refused pass
age. The Hudnall bill to raise the llml
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