Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20

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of Milwaukee.
The Husting 2-cent railroad fare bill
and the Smith one-third cut or ex-
press rate bill, which were on the cal
endar for slaughter, were, on motion
of Senator Husting, laid over, the
former until Thursday and the latter
until Wednesday.
Among the bills killed were the
Whitehead measure appropriating
100000 for the erection OF a state
hospital for violent and criminal in
sane, two bills requiring street cars
to be heated between Oct. l and April
Is, and the Smith bill providing that
the war claim" money received by
the state from the federal government
be transferred to the school trust
funds.
When the university appropriation
bill came up for consideration, Sena-
tor Browne offered an amendment re-
storing the appropriation OF $4,000
annually for a college of medicine and
100000 annually for woman's build
ing, which were cut out of the original
bill by the claims committee, and then
had consideration postponed until
Wednesday.
Among the bills passed by the as
sembly was the Glen measure provid-
ing that an employee Of corporation,
firm or individual, may recover dam
ages for personal injuries sustained in
the course of his employment if his
negligence be of a slighter degree than
that of his employer.
The bill providing for the election
of delegates to national political con-
ventions at the April election proceed
ing such conventions and for the ap-
pointment of alternates by the state
central committees was ordered en-
crossed 1t also provides that ii per-
son vote for more than four delegates
from the state at large and two from
a congressional district, the ballot
shall be thrown out.
A lively discussion developed over
the Hudnall bill requiring session laws
to be printed in pamphlet instead of
the usual supplement form by newspa-
pers, and finally an adjournment was
taken before action could be taken on
a motion to postpone action until next
Friday.
The senate claims committee last
night favorably reported the Fairchild
bill providing that copies OF the Wis
consin supreme court proceedings
l. To q
court of Milwaukee at state expense
and the Bird bill providing for the pub
LEGATION of 10000 copies of that part of
the twelfth annual report of the state
bureau of labor and statistics relating
to the industrial resources of the diff
ferent counties and cities of the state.
Madison, Wis, June II. - After a
spirited discussion the assembly yes
terday morning adopted the judiciary
committee substitute for the POss Mil
waukee school board bill and then or
dered it engrossed and read a third
time. 1t will probably come up for
passage later this week.
The bill as it now stands is practi-
cally the same as the original Poss
bill except that the number of mem
bers of the board is fifteen instead of
twelve
The assembly engaged in a lively
discussion on the ROycraft bill appro-
priating $125,00O for the establish
ment of a binding twine plant at the
state prison The house finally or
dered it engrossed and read third
time by a vote of so to 20.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended concurrence in the senate
amendment to the Disch bill authoriz-
ing the district attorney of Milwaukee
county to appoint four regular as
sistants at salaries Of from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year each. The county board
of supervisors is empowered to fix
these salaries, but if it does not with
in thirty days after the appointments
are made, the district attorney may do
so.
The judiciary committee also rec
commended concurrence in the Fair
child bill authorizing the board Of
supervisors of Milwaukee county to
fix the number of assistants, deputies,
clerks, stenographers and other addi-
tiOnal help which may be deemed
necessary at any time for each county
office and to determine the salary of
each. The committee recommended
an amendment providing that the act
shall not affect the registers in pro-
bate.
The Weber resolution providing for
the appointment of a legislative COM
mittee to investigate and report on
the case of John F. DietZ of Cameron
dam fame, was recommended for in
definite postponement by the commit
tee on state affairs.
The committee recommended con-
currence in the Marsh bill providing
for a system of water reservoirs on
the tributaries of the Wisconsin river
north of the south line OF Lincoln
county to produce uniform flow OF
water for manufacturing and other in
dustrial purposes. The committee on
legislative employees and expenditures
recommended for passage a bill in"
creasing the salary of the chief clerks
of the two houses Of the legislature
from $500 to $1,000 and that of the
sergeant-at-arms from 5000 to $500.
The claims committee favorably re-
ported the Norcross bill appropriating
$500 annually for two years to the
Wisconsin Tobacco Growers and Deal
ers' association, and the Jackson bill
appropriating $4,000 annually to the
state university to carry on education
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