Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-23
GRIND OF THE LAW 1ILL
What Is Being Accomplished by
the State Solons.

Madison, Wis, May ia new prin-
ciple was introduced in the senate yes
terday when Senator Burns of Platte
vile offered an amendment to the
Wisconsin river reservoir bill provid-
ing that the franchise rights and privi-
leges proposed to be granted by the
state to the Wisconsin River Improve
ment corporation be granted instead
to the regents of the state university.
Various other amendments were Of
fered, several by Senator Hudnall, to
provide that in the event that the
state proposed at any time to pur-
chase the property of the improve
ment company it could do so and the
purchase price would be calculated on
the actual value of the material prop
erty The bill was laid over.
Senator Mobiles lengthy bill to give
cities the option by an election to
abolish the aldermanic system of city
government and establish therefor the
system of government by commission,
was advanced to engrossment without
discussion by vote Of % to s. This
bill will doubtless meet with serious
opposition in the assembly.
The bill to appropriate some $4,000
to legislators who served on the com
mittee which investigated the state
university and the business of life in
surance was laid over.
After the adoption of some minor
amendments, which were agreed upon
by the friends and opponents of the
measure, the assembly residence dis
trict saloon option bill advanced to it's
third reading without opposition. The
same action was taken on the Keup
bill to build another trout hatchery.
The assembly defeated. the bill to
appropriate $4,000 for a Wisconsin
exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon exposi-
ton.
Madison, Wis, May 1S.-The nomi-
nation of Isaac Stephenson of Mari
nette in Republican caucus Thursday
night as United States senator to sue
coed John c. Spooner, resigned, was
yesterday formally ratified in joint as
sembly.
Mr.. Stephenson received eighty-sev-
en- votes State Senator George w.
Bird received the complimentary vote
of the Democrats, and State Senator
Jacob Rummel was accorded a similar
honor from the Social Democrats.
There were twenty-five absentees. Mr..
Stephenson received the vote of
every Republican present. Mr.. Ste
phenson's term will expire March 4,
1909.
Considerable dignity was added to
the occasion by the presence of all the
state officers and several members Of
the supreme court. Many women also
were present, including the wife OF
United States Senator Robert M. La
Toilette. There was great cheering
when the election was announced. A
committee was appointed to wait upon
Senator-elect Stephenson, who later
appeared before the joint assembly
and acknowledged the honor in few
well chosen words.
Madison, Wis, May 22.-The propo'
sition to revise the circuit system OF
Wisconsin by abolishing the present
eighteen circuits and to substitute
therefor a system of four circuits in
each of which there shall be as many
judges as necessary to care for the
business, will not be pressed at the
present session of the legislature.
Senator Whitehead, author of the
joint resolution proposing such
change of the constitution, asked and
received permission to withdraw the
resolution.
The Wisconsin river reservoir i'm
prOvement bill was laid over again on
motion of Senator Burns, who desires
to investigate constitutional and other
questions involved. When he asked
to have it laid over until next calendar
day, Senator Brazeau, one Of the lead
ing advocates of the BILL objected, but
later withdrew his objection.
Senator Hastings joint resolution
looking toward amending the constitu-
ton to authorize tax on incomes
was laid over because of action await
ed on a similar resolution in the as
sembly. The important joint resolu-
ton offered some weeks ago by Sen
ator Bird declaratory of the policy of
the state with respect to conservation
and development of water powers in
Wisconsin was laid over on motion Of
it's author.
The Hardwood bill, carrying an APP
preparation of 100000 for university
ov+aDciOn work was killed
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