The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-03-25

Their provides that when such compa-
MES transact business in other states
it shall be the duty of the commission
er to send certified copy of the re-
port of the examination to the secre-
tary of commerce and labor and the
insurance departments of other states
Companies organized under the laws
of other states are to DE exempted
from the expense of examination in
Wisconsin if at least once in five years
they file certified copies of the reports
of their home departments
The Andrews bill, which provides
for the recall of all aldermen who have
proved unsatisfactory and the election
of their successors, was on the calen-
dar for engrossment, but after bitter
fight further consideration was de-
ferred. Speeches in favor of the bill
were made by Messrs. Lenroot, Aid
ridge, Andrews, LIE Roy, Bletcher and
Ekern, and by Messrs. Norcross, Pake,
Holl, Hanson and Potter in opposition
Gov. and Senator-elect La Toilette
Friday made public another issue
which he will contest in Wisconsin
and doubtless will urge in the national
senate.
He proposes that railroads shall be
prevented fr@rn watering their stock,
and the method is to restrict the issue
of stock and bonds to a part of the as
sessed valuation of the physical yalu-
alton of the corporations as physical
property.
State Senator James A. Freer, La
Follette's leader in the legislature on
railroad questions, introduced a new
bill drawn for Gov. La Toilette, pro-
viding that the state board of assess
ment, which now makes the assess
ment of the property of the railroads
for the purpose of taxation, shall coun-
tersign every bond or certificate of
railroad stock issued ON property in
Wisconsin, and that the aggregate of
such stock and bonds shall not be
greater than half the assessed valua-
ton The measure generally is looked
upon as drastic and it's constitutional
ty is doubted.
The senate concurred in the Evans
bill passed by the assembly, for pre-
vention of the sale, gift or importation
into Wisconsin of cigarettes, cigar
cite papers or materials. The final
vote was % to s.
Senator Bird made speech in favor
of the bill, which is a duplicate OF the
measure introduced by himself. He
told of the growing movement in Oppo-
sition to the cigarette, resulting in
drastic legislation on this subject in
many states. He mentioned the fact
that more than 10000 boys of the
state and more than 10000 adults had
petitioned the legislature to enact such
a bill. He spoke of the necessity for
such a law in Wisconsin, and repeated
information received two years ago
from school teachers of the state, all
saving that the cigarette had crept
into the social and intellectual life OF
the state and threatened toundermine
the minds of the youth of the state.
EMPLOYERS of labor, he said, would not
willingly employ cigarette smokers.
Uncle Sam bars them from from the
naval and military academies. He as
serted that parents had written null
titude of letters, asking protection for
their boys, declaring the present law
inadequate and powerless to regulate
COR restrain the evil.
Senator Hudnall added to the re-
marks of Senator Bird in favor OF the
bill showing that there was no excuse
for any member opposing the measure
for constitutional reasons, because
the same law had been tested by the
tobacco trust in the supreme courts OF
Tennessee and Iowa and the measure
had been sustained by the supreme
court of the United States.
Senator Whitehead, during the roll
call. explained his vote, saying that he
had opposed the measure two years
ago. He said his objections then were
not based on grounds of constitutions
atty. but on grounds Of Impractical
bility. Much legislation, he declared,
was placed OH inc STATUTE DOOho CL1u
then soon was lost sight Of, because
public sentiment did not demand en-
forcement Therefore, he opposed the
bill, preferring to amend the old law,
and believing that the new law would
be ineffective and could not be made
othergise.
Senator Bird thanked Senator
Whitehead for postponing his argu-
ment until many had voted. He
thanked the others in behalf of the
mothers of the state. Finally he re-
joiced that the cigarette, remnant OF
Spanish institutions, had been out
lawed in Wisconsin, and added that
the thousands of good citizens in Wis
consin who are determined to have the
law inforced would see to it that it
would not be ineffective, as suggested
in the explanation of Senator White,
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