The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-05-13

The bill to define ''free pass" and
make the present anti-pass law extend
to public officials who may have posi-
tions with railroads was advanced by
a vote of 76 to Z.
Gov. La Toilette vetoed the bill to
reduce the wage exemption from gar
nishment from $50 to $50. He based
his action on the multitudinous pro-
tests from wage earners from all over
the state, who had written him to veto
the bill.
All hearings before most Of the COM
mittees will cease week from Fri
day, according to resolution reported
by the committee on rules and adopt
ed. It was announced that all of the
committees could get through with
their hearings next week excepting
the committees on claims, education
and taxation, and these committees
were excepted in the resolution.
The committee on claims reported a
new bill to appropriate a sufficient
sum to maintain state charitable and
penal institutions from the time of
the last appropriation until the begin
ming Of the next fiscal year, to relieve
the embarrassing situation in institu-
tons in which salaries have not been
paid since the first of March.
M ~ &c hi hO
matter of parole power for the state
board of control, secured another post
ponement of action on the executive
veto Of that measure. Martin is not
determined upon overriding the veto,
but earnestly DESTROYS that something
be done regarding parole power at the
present session. He is seeking sup
port for a similar measure.
The senate was confronted with the
longest calendar of the season. There
are sixty-three bills scheduled for ac-
ton, either for advancement, final
passage or killing. The forestry com
mission bill was on the calendar for
passage, but was laid over until next
Wednesday. On motion OF Senator NC
Gillivray the bill to appropriate $22,-
900 for a Wisconsin exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land was also laid over. The Milwau-
kee elective school board bill. intro
duced by Senator Rogers (by reQuest),
was read a third time and passed
without dissenting vote. Bills for
more complete registration OF vital
statistics were concurred IN. These
measures are in line with a resolution
adopted by the state board OF health
The corn shredder safety appliance
bill was scheduled for advancement,
but was laid over.
The Stonedall substitute No. 2 for
automobile bill was advanced to the
second reading. This bill is pronounc-
ed by the attorney general to be not
opposed to legislation regarding rights
on public highways. 1t exacts nom
inal fee for registration, rather than
tax of 81. The Theme bill to require
that fire insurance contracts be IN
writing and to prevent discrimination
In premiums was not Concurred IN.
The assembly manufactures commit
tee bill to provide that employers VINO
REQUIRE notice of intention OF employees
70 leave their places, to give similar
notice in case of intention to dls-
charge such employees, met a similar
fate. The Turner bill to provide Tor
liens on gravestones was on the CAL
endar with recommendation OF non
concurrence by the senate judiciary
committee. and was given it's quletus'
Senator Whitehead voted against It's
killing.
Among bills advanced were those
reouiring employers of labor to keep
registers of accidents to employees
giving truant officers powers OF state
factory inspectors; authorizing town
boards OF supervisors to appoint spe-
cial policemen to maintain ofoer d.
camp meetings, lectures. assemblies
and other gatherings, and the Martln
hill to establish state board or meo-
ica1 examiners for veterinarians. Inc
natent medicine label bill, 1or WHICH
Senator North has been active during
the session, was killed without ron
call. An attempt was made by Sena-
for Nobel to lay the bill over. but CD
lection was made by Senator Nortn
and the motion was defeated. Inc
senate committee on judiciary bill 10
raise the salary Of circuit court judges
to $4,000 and to allow them expenses
was on the calendar without recon-
,nondation by the committee on claims
and was laid over.
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but will compel him to disclose the
true breeding of his horse to the own
er of mares.
II lie aynnnted that the effect of this