Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-04-25

Madison, Wis, April lt-ADpaFenC-
ly believing that the legislature hasn't
enough trouble on its hands IN trying
to elect a United States senator and
disposing of 700 or 800 pending bills
before the warm weather and blowing
time arrives, the Social democrats
Yesterday introduced joint resolution
providing for a joint legislative COM
mittee to settle the alleged insured
ton that John F. Detz OF cameron
Dam fame has been engaged in during
the last two or three years. Dietz has
been writing to the Social Democratic
leaders and has succeeded in winning
their sympathy. The believe he is the
victim of rapacious logging corpora
tons and they want to help him II they
can.
The Barker hotel 'long sheet" bill
was put beyond any possibility OF res
direction by the house yesterday When
it refused by vote of 81 to 65 TO re-
consider the vote by which the meas
ure was killed last Friday The vote
to reconsider was made by Assembly
man Z. A. Everett of Eagle River,
who Ted the fight against the Dill. AS
semblyman T. II. Miller made plea
for reconsideration, but his words fell
on deaf ears.
The assembly passed four bills. One
by Mr.. Durley provides for the llcens-
ing of stationary engineers, one by the
committe on libraries authorizes the
state free library commission to pur-
chase certain supplies that it needs
and which are not kept by the state
superintendent of public property, and
two by the fish and game committee
permit the use of dipnets for taking
rough fish in streams hoWlng into
Lake Michigan and prohibiting the
taking Of pike weighing less than one
pound, fiddler catfish weighing less
than one pound and a half and black
bass less than ten inches in length.
The Anderson bill prohibiting the
employment of persons under eighteen
years of age as railroad telegraph OPP
orators was ordered engrossed after
short discussion.
The senate yesterday morning in
dulged in two debates that took up
considerable of time Of the morning
session. The first occurred over the
resolution authorizing a constitutional
amendment permitting the state to
make appropriations for roads. lis
passage was strongly advocated by
Senator Browne, who urged its neces-
sity and pointed out what had been
done in this movement by other
states, citing facts and statistics to
demonstrate its need in Wisconsin
The adoption of the resolution was
strongly opposed by Senator Husting OF
Dodge county, who asserted that the
adoption of the constitutional amend
ment meant change in the policy OF
this state enduring for years which
limited the power of the state IN max
ing appropriations He believed that
the question of roads was one properly
within the jurisdiction of the counties,
and to give the state the power would
lead to gross abuses. In reply Sena-
tor Browne cited the great number OF
petitions presented at this session
and declared that the legislation was
along progressive lines. The resolu-
ton was adopted by a vote of u for
and 4 against, those voting in opposl-
ton being Senators Husting, smith,
Whitehead and Smith.
A lively debate occurred over the
Thompson resolution authorizing an IN
vestigation of the Waupaca Veterans
home, which. notwithstanding the fact
that it was passed by practically the
unanimous vote of the assembly, was
reported for indefinite postponement
by the senate committee.
Madison, Wis, April IS. - The as
sembly yesterday concurred in the
Roehr and Fairchild bills providing
that members of the police and fire
departments of the city of Milwaukee
shall be entitled to pensions after
serving twenty-one years whether they
voluntarily retire or are discharged
from their positions after that time.
The bills will now go to the governor
for his approval.
The Martin bill authorizing the state
board of control to parole first offend
ers serving sentences in the state pris-
on was on the calendar for concur
renee. but was rereferred to the com
mittee on charitable and penal institu-
lions.
The Miller bill providing for the ap-
pointment of stenographic reporters
for Juvenile courts was passed as was
also the Sorenson bill to enable towns
and villages to issue bonds for the con-
struction of electric light and gas
plants.
Assemblyman w. J. Bichler Of Bel
GUM moved for a reconsideration OF
the vote by which the assembly order
ed the Ainsworth resolution raising
the minimum school age from to q
years to engrossment and third read
ing and that action ON the motion be
deferred until next Wednesday. The
motion prevailed.
The Estabrook bill providing that all
tenement, lodging and boarding houses
must be constructed in accordance
with certain plans to insure safety and
| sanitary conditions was ordered en-
crossed and read a third time. Mr.
Estabrook briefly explained that the
bill had been carefully worked out by
the bureau of labor and industrial sta
tistics and revised by three prominent
architects of Milwaukee. There was
no opposition to the measure.
/ Among other hills ordered engToss'
ed and read a third time were the
Harrass bill authorizing the common
council of the city of Milwaukee to