The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-15
Z HEl,EGISLATURE
~ FOR THE WEEK ~


The legislature adjourned Friday
until Wednesday on account of cleo
ton and to allow members time to
consult constituents regarding legis-
Iation. The assembly met only to adj
journ Immediately. The senators have
agreed that Barney Eaton, still under
two indictments for criminal bribery,
must not attend sessions until tried
and acquitted on all charges.
The senate passed three bills appro-
priating money for the normal schools
of the state to the amount of $4,000
/. Senator Morris won out in his fight
for such an institution at La Crosse,
the sum of $4,000 being granted for
the purchase of a suitable site i'm that
city. Seven thousand dollars go to
6Whitewater for repairs Ion the old
building. Milwaukee is to have d new
school and site, $4,000 being appro-
priated for that purpose, and .$115, 900
is given to the institution at Platte
Vile.
Among the important bills passed by
the upper house were the Budnall bill,
providing for the organization of cor
porations to create and maintain
parks in cities and to receive gifts for
them, with the right to exercise, the
power of eminent domain; the FTear
measure, providing that all the pro-
visions of the statutes relating to the
exercise of the power of eminent dos
main by railroad companies shall sapr
oil rCI7,-
rOrations, but that such companies
shall not have the power to Vacate
PARKS, streets and boulevards unless
vacated by franchise of the common
council; Senator Wylie's measure, au-
thOriZing the governor to appoint a
commission of three members to serve
without compensation or expense
money. to determine the ACCESSIBILITY Of
establishing a state park at Devils
Lake. another by the senator from
Columbia, authorizing towns to levy
a special tax for the care of GENE
teries, but limiting the amount OF
money to be raised for any one year to
the sum of $500; the Martin bill, au-
thoriZing the board of control to pa
role prisoners in the penal institutions
of the state, but forbidding the parole
of any prisoner who has served a pre-
vious sentence, and requiring thatsone-
half of the term for which he was
committed to have been served; the
Stout measure, authorizing free pub
lie lectures on educational subjects;
another by the same senator, author
izing the state superintendent to pre-
scribe a course of study for the COM
mercial schools of the state.
, The senate also concurred in the
Hamm measure, providing for the rig
i'd inspection of places where persons
tdie of tuberculosis in Milwaukee, and
for physicians Immediately to report
all cases to the board of health.
Assemblyman Turner and Assembly
man Cleary Friday had an argument
over the ACCESSIBILITY of passing the
Turner. gravestone- lien bill. Mr.
Cleary declared that it was a vicious
unnecessary measure, demanded by
unconserVative dealers and was touch
ing upon subject too delicate for leg
islation. He said it would assist deal
ers in selling expensive monuments
to people who could not afford to buy
them. for it would give the dealer
license to extend such undesirable
credit, and if the debt were not quick
ly paid, he could go to the grave and
remove the stone Il! Mr.; Turner said
that three-fourths of the value of the
d, monument is in the labor put upon it
and that this proposed lien would be
merely a protection of the men who
YEARLY labor at the cutting of tomb
stones. The bill was passed by a vote
of 40 to 81.
The assembly refused to pass the
Potter bill to abolish the Office OF
county supervisor Of assessments. Ac
ton swas by vote of Al to 33 and
came after debate of more than<'an
hours duration. The opponents OF
the present law argued that the office
had not resulted in the good .conten1
plated by the legislature of four years
ago, which passed the measure; and
that this is. shown by theA action OF
various counties in making the payjfoi
the officer so ridiculously small as tC
make it impossible to get any. one: te
take the place.
The friends of the law argued that
the state tax commissioner had found
the supervisor a valuable officer ano
that the law should be perfected rather
than repealed.
The Thayer bill to provide that resi-
dence districts shall have the power &c
prevent by remonstrance the granting
of saloon licenses, was. laid over:hnt1
Tuesday, when the final vote will be
taken. The brewery lobby is active
and as the vote by which the bill was
advanced was quite close, there is
reason to believe that the bill may be
defeated when it comes up on Tuesday
The committee on judiciary bill ,tc
provide for an accounting of licenses
fees due the state from railroad com
ooccod The assembly