Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-30
GRIND OF THE Law EIILL
What i Being Accomplished by
the State Solons.

Madison, Wis, May 23.-The assem-
bly, yesterday killed the Weber Social
Democratic resolution to have a COM
mittee of members investigate the
case of John Dictz in Sawyer county.
Letters were read from Dietz and Dis
trict Attorney F. L. Mcnamara favor
ing an investigation.
The capitol building bill came from
the committee on claims with a rec
ommendation for passage after the
adoption of an amendment which
makes no change in appropriation
but gives the capitol commission au-
thority to remove the present old CAPT
toll building in parts from time to time
as the work on the new building pro-
crosses.
The appropriation carried by the bill
is 100000 annually for nine consecu-
tive years, which together with the
$660,0O0 appropriated two years ago.
makes the cost of the proposed new
Wisconsin state house aggregate
$6,060,000.
The state affairs committee of the
senate reported the assembly bill to
prohibit smoking of cigarettes in pub
lie places for indefinite postponement
Assemblyman Roethe proposed in a
resolution looking toward a constitu.
tional amendment to limit legislative
sessions to 100 days. The present ses-
sion has dragged along for 100 days
and will take another month.
Madison, Wis, May 24.-The propo-
sition to extend Capitol Park by the
addition of six blocks lying between
the present park and Lake Monona, as
involved in bill to empower the build
ing commission to acquire this prop
erty by condemnation or otherwise
and issue mortgage certificates for the
purchase price, meets the approval Of
the joint committee on capitol and
grounds. and was reported to the SEN
ate.
The bill was referred as a matter OF
course to the committee on claims, to
which all bills carrying appropriations
must go. The project would cost some
81 $685. 900 to execute, but by the plan
of mortgage certificates the property
could be acquired eventually without
cost.
The plan is for the state to acquire
the property now. but to rent the
buildings for some years, and as fast
as the income allows it redeem the
mortgage certificates and remove the
buildings and complete the park. Thus
far there is no formal opposition to the
enterprise.
The committee on banks and insur-
ance introduced bill providing in eff
feet for the destruction of all proxies
of policyholders now held by. the Wis
consin Life Insurance Company of
Madison. The Fairchild bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the members of the
committees that investigated the uni
versity and life insurance companies
was advanced without opposition.
The state fire marshal bill was con-
Cured in.
The assembly debated the question
of abolishing straight ticket voting at
general elections and requiring the
voter to make a mark after the name
of each candidate for whom he votes.
The straight ticket side won, and the
Peterson ballot bill was sent back to
the committee on election for change,
so that the party circle at the top OF
the column would be preserved.
Madison, Wis, May 25.-The senate
Yesterday acted upon more than 100
bills, showing unusual industry to
hasten the day for adjournment. Most
of the bills were unimportant.
The vexing question of how far the
state should go in restricting the en-
ployment of children occupied the 1T
tention of the assembly and led to an
other lively debate. The fight for a
more drastic child labor bill was led
by the Social Democrats, and although
the principle was approved by most
all the members there was a spirit OF
opposition to some of the provisions
of the bill. These objections found eX-
preston in numerous amendments,
some of which prevailed, while others
were killed, and the bill was advanced
by almost a unanimous vote.
The bill reduces the NUMBER OF
hours which children can be employed
from ten to nine, prohibits night work
by many occupations, adds a long list
of dangerous and injurious Occupa-
tions from which Children are eXclud-
ed, and adds an educational test to de-
termine who shall 0e allowed 20 be
employed.
The senate advanced the bill to
keep saloons three-quarters of a mile
away from the state university. The
Owen bill to establish a state water
ways commission was referred to the
committee on claims for examination
of the appropriation clause.
The bill to make an appropriation
of 100000 for nine consecutive years
for the building of the new capitol and
providing for the raising of the money
by taxation was ordered engrossed.
This establishes $6,000,O00 as the uiti-
mate aggregate cost of the new state
house.
Madison, Wis, May 2S.-After some
debate, in which Assemblymen Durley
and Reynolds strenuOusly opposed the
measure, the assembly passed the Ban
croft bill to compel students and trav-
cling men to vote at their real, perma-
nent abiding places. The bill provides
that no person, either a student of
university, college, high school or COM
mercial traveller or any other person,
shall vote except in the precinct OF