The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29
What the State
SolonS Are Doing

SeVenty-nine members were present
when Speaker Lenroot let the gavel
fall in the assembly at o'clock Mon
day night.
The assembly concurred in the SEN
ate's slight amendment of the Donald
bill prohibiting persons from camping
on highways without the consent OF
owners of abutting property. Among
the most important bills passed were:
To suspend the sale of state lands un-
til July 1 next; to provide for munich
pal inspection of scaffolding, hoists,
ladders, and other supports used in
the construction of buildings; to en-
power the state board of health to de-
termine qualifications for practicing
the art of embalming; to provide for
the appointment of a state park COM
mission; to allow the use of voting
machines ct primary elections, and to
require county and district superin-
tendents of schools to hold one or
more conventions for district school
officers.
Among the bills ordered to engross-
ment and third reading was that en-
powering the board of supervisors OF
Milwaukee county to provide a stenog-
rapher for the county coroner.
Assemblyman Potter is determined
to have the law creating the Office OF
county supervisor Of assessments re-
pealed. Some days ago he made val
liant fight for his bill to abolish the
office. but he lost by close vote.
Later the committee on the assess
ment and collection of taxes recon-
meuded for passage a bill drawn by
itself and intended to make the pres
emf law more satisfactory than it has
proven. The bill, with several amend
ments, was on the calendar Monday
night to be ordered engrossed and
read third time Chairman Dahl and
Mr.. Cleary offered further amend
ments. and on motion of Mr.. Potter
moth the bill and the amendments
went over until Thursday.
Among the measures killed was the
Curtin Joint resolution providing for
annual sessions of the legislature.
On motion of Mr.. Westfah1 the vote
by which the Szymarek bill, dividing
Milwaukee county into justice of the
peace and constable districts, was
killed last week was recOnsidered and
the measure sent back to the commit
tee on judiciary.
The committee on education recon-
mended for passage a substitute for
the Ainsworth bill, No. 321A, provid-
schools. The substitute provides for
the creation of commission of three
members to select three sets Of books,
where practicable, for every study
taught and requires the different
school boards to select one OF the
three. One of the assistant sergeant
alarms of the university gymnasium
state convention last summer, who is
a school book agent, has spent most of
the time here since the legislature
convened. and it is understood that
the interests he represents are en-
tirely satisfied with the bill.
Bills requiring employers to report
to the state labor commissioner all &C.
cidents to employees disabling them
for a week or more, and prohibiting
any one from offering for sale any
article stamped as containing larger
proportion of precious metal than its
composition shows, were recommend
ed for passage.
A Joint resolution was passed in the
senate recalling the Crowley bill from
the executive office for correction.
This bill provides for the distribution
of the surplus water fund earnings in
the city of Milwaukee.
The senate passed the election con-
test appropriation bills giving $500
each to P. L. Pierron and M G. Bohan
for expenses incurred.
The appointment of Allan D. Con
over as a member of the state board
of control was sent to the senate for
confirmation. On motion of Senator
Stevens the bill to place the Wisconsin
Industrial School for girls under con-
troll of the state board, which was on
the calendar for indefinite postpone
ment, was laid over until Tuesday
mornings session.
All the bills relating to food adulter-
atoms and concerning the duties Of
the dairy and food department went
over. The senate disposed of long
calendar in quick time and without de-
bate.
Without debate, by a vote of Is to
-, the Wisconsin assembly Tuesday
passed the administration railroad
rate commission bill. The assembly
concurred in the senate bills prohib-
iting the sale of giant irecrackers and
forbidding spring shooting.
On motion of Senator Frear, the
senate postponed for a day the case
OF Senator Barney A. Eaton. Not hav-
ing reached a conclusion, the judiciary
committee was granted another day.
Senator McGillivray was absent from
the session. being engaged in the CAPT.
STATE NAV HATCH YOUNG BASS.