The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-03-25
What, the State
Solons Are Doing

Senator Whitehead is president OF
the state Y. M. G. A., is state Congre-
gational church officer and reputed a.
moral reformer. His opposition to the
measure, therefore, caused a great SEN
SatiOn.
The assembly put to death Saturday
the measure fathered by Speaker
Lenroot for the soaking" of Offenders
on their second conviction. It provided
that when any person be convicted OF
any offense punishable by imprison-
ment in state prison or in Jail, and 1t
is alleged and proved or admitted on
trial that he had been before SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in any state
prison or jail he may be punished by
Imprisonment in the state prison not
less than the shortest time fixed Tor
such offense or for as long as ten
years.
Six bills were passed and sent to
the senate. The measures were: 10
make clear the powers OF courts or
record in matters referred to referee;
providing for appeal to circuit Judges
from actions of town supervisors in
refusing to lay out, alter or discontinue
highways; directing the forestry COM
mission to make survey OF the water
power on lands owned by the state; by
Mr.. Braddock, two bills, compelling
railroads to equip freight cars with
automatic couplers, grab irons and
continuous power air brakes, and loco
motives with drive wheel brakes; by
Mr.. McGregor, making it the duty OF
every school district in the state to
appoint at it's annual meeting three
competent persons, voters and tax
payers of the district, to examine all
accounts, books, vouchers, money and
property belonging to said district,
between June 80, next, following the
appointment, and the time of the next
annual meeting of the district, and to
report the result to the electors.
Sixty-three assemblymen answered
the roll at Mondays session. The
Crowley bill authorizing cities of the
first-class owning waterworks to apply
the surplus earnings from the plants
to the construction of school houses
was passed.
The committee ON judiciary recon-
mended for indefinite pOstponement
the bill providing that county clerks
shall pay all fees for issuing hunting
and marriage licenses into the county
treasury; also the bill authorizing the
attorney general to institute inquiry
into so-called trusts and corporations
in Wisconsin. The committee also in
troduced a bill relating to motions for
a new trial in criminal cases.
Bill 681, relating to payment OF costs
in partition of real estate, was adj
versely reported. Among the bills
favorably reported were for a munich
pal court for Brown county; relating TO
garnishments; requiring the filing OF
nedigrees on stations with the horse
department of the university college of
agriculture.
Bills passed:
Exempting hardware dealers from
making reports to the insurance COM
missioner; authorizing the state TO
give notice to the owner OF slaugn-
tered or diseased animals, and COM
pelling the owner to disinfect prem
ises; prohibiting use of chemicals in
preserving food; requiring the stamp
ing of renovated butter; requiring
printers to file affidavits of work done
before payment.
The bill creating boards OF review
was laid over The assembly adjourned
until 9 O'Clock Tuesday.
Sanborn's bill was passed ana sent
TO the governor. 1t strikes out the
provision for filing an affidavit OF pub
LEGATION of notices Of tax sales on or
before six days after the last publlca-
tion thereof and substitutes therefor,
con or before the date fixed Tor sucn
sale" The district attorney formerly
held that five weekly publications were
necessary. The supreme court held
four to be sufficient, rendering many
nrinters liable for suit to recover pay
ments. This act legalizes all athdaVlts
made in good faith in the past and all
pavments, providing no part Thereon
can be recovered from said printer by
county
The senate held brief evening SEES
sion concurring in the Burdeau bill, TO
safeguard rights of married women IN
homesteads. The bill creating the
town of Roosevelt in Taylor county
was concurred in.
University Girl Wins Scholarship.
Miss Emma G. Jacek of Omro, a