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

| ed election case of Bohan against
| Pierron, the sitting member. The re-
| port recommended that Mr.. Pierron be
| permitted to retain his seat, There
| was difference. according to the COM
| mittee's findings, of only one vote be-
| tween the two men. Pierron is Re-
| publican and Bohan Democrat. The
| district involved is Ozaukee county.
| The assembly passed the bills MAX
| ing residents of a city of the fourth
class, not within the jurisdiction of
| the county superintendent OF schools,
| but within the territorial limits of the
| district of such superintendent, eligi-
| BILE, if otherwise qualified, to the office
| of county superintendent of schools,
| and continuing the salary Of county
| superintendent if the county board at
| it's winter meeting fails to take any
| action on the matter. The Huber bill,
giving Dane county ten instead Of six
| circuit court commissioners, was
| passed, as was also the Bohri bill pro-
| viding that all persons soliciting in
| surance for other than local mutual
| companies shall have a state license.
The judiciary committee reported a
substitute for the bill redistricting the
| state into circuit court districts, which
is in accordance with the wishes Of
| the circuit court judges and the lead
| ing attorneys of the state.
| The joint committee on rules intro
| duced a joint resolution restoring the
| committee on third reading Of bills.
| The state affairs committee reported
for passage the Hudnall bill providing
for state inspection of grain, and the
| farrell measure making the Offense of
| selling intoxicants to a minor under
| seventeen years of age punishable by
| Imprisonment in the county Jail.
| Senator Merton sought at Wednes-
day mornings session to impress the
senate with the necessity of getting
| down to work at an earlier hour and
when the motion for adjournment was
made wanted the hour changed from
| 10 to o'clock, but the proposition did
not meet with favor Lieut.. Gov.
| Davidson, President Pro TEN McGilli-
vray and Senator Munson got into a
parliamentary tangle as to whether
| the question of adjournment would be
| disposed of by motion or whether it
must come up on joint resolution.
| Senator Hagemeister was added to
the committee on agriculture by a res
oIution from it's chairman. Senator
Wylie, and Senators Wright and
Beach were added to the committee
on finance, banks and insurance, by a
resolution from the committee on
rules.
. A resolution fayoring the improve
ment of the upper Mississippi and in
dorsing the plans Of the association
formed for that purpose, as introduced
by Assemblyman Durland, was passed.
Senator A d. Kreutzer introduced a
| rate commission bill in the senate
| Thursday morning which represents
the views of great number of sena-
tors and which, as legislation pro-
| crosses, will constitute the basis of
comparison with the administration or
Hatten bill.
The new bill does not give the pow
er of initiation without complaint and
hearing. 1t provides for the appoint
| ment Of three commissioners to be
confirmed by a twO-thirds vote Of the
senate, no two Of whom can be mem
Der of the same political party. In
| case of a vacancy any appointment OF
a commissioner shall be subject to the
| confirmation of the senate at its next
session. The right of appeal is given
to the circuit and supreme courts, but
does not limit the jurisdiction Of the
trial court to Dane county.
The bill seeks to adequately pre-
serve the commodity and zone rates
established by the companies in this
| state and makes their use unlawful.
The assembly committee on state af-
fairs introduced a joint resolution IN
the lower house providing for a con-
vention to revise the constitution.
Assemblyman Cleary Of Juneau led
| a successful attack on the farrell bill
| prohibiting assessors from acting as
! insurance agents. The bill was one Of
the site insurance commissioner S
measures. Inc COu1LulSSlOuGI D6IlSNGS
that some assessors use the influence
of their office to secure insurance fees.
| The bill was killed on roll call by a
vote of II to 25.
The assembly passed the Thayer bill
increasing the term of office of the
state labor commissioner from two to
| six wears, the farrell bill requiring
counties to levy tax ranging from
| 1-12 to Is of a mill for the benefit OF
| indecent soldiers, marines, and their
families, and the Braddock bill requlr-
ing railroads to erect "telltales" at
bridges and viaducts.
Among the bills killed were the Car
penter measure, making insanity a
ground for divorce; the Hamm meas
ure, providing for the appointment OF
| counsel for INDECENT defendants in
criminal cases, and the Berner meas
ure. assessing SIS against defendants in
criminal suits for the recovery OF
wages by laborers, mechanics and
| servants.
| The committee on privileges and
| elections introduced a bill appropria-