Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-13

In the absence of Lieut. Gov. Conner
Monday, Senator Bird was elected
president pro tenn and in the absence
tant bills on the calendar were post
poned. Upon the request of Senator
Whitehead, action ON the Turner resol-
ution calling for reports from all COM
mittees Saturday, June 8, was deferred.
This resolution calls for the close of
all committee hearings by June 6,
and to practically finish committee
work on the time set.
The tenement house bill was ad-
vanced after being amended, as was
also the bill permitting Milwaukee to
levy on a special tax for parks and
boulevards. The ieehouse bills, were
put over, as was the FairchiEd bill re-
lating to the district attorney assist
ants to the district attorney in Mil
waukee county.
On motion of Senator Whitehead
the assembly bills sent to third read
ing were concurred in under suspen-
sion of the rules This carried with
it the Estabrook tenement house bill
and other measures.
During the day there has been con-
siderable discussion among the sena-
tors as to report from the apportion-
ment committee A number of the
senator's have been consulting the
blue book with view of arranging
plan for senate districts.
The assembly disposed of a fairly
large calendar tonight, passing or con-
curing in twelve bills, killing five,
ordering several engrossed and de-
ferring action on several.
One of the bills passed makes
number of important amendments to
the primary election law. 1t pro-
vides that nomination papers shall
not he circulated more than sixty
days before the date filing such pa
pers; that primaries shall not be held
in small cities except Oh petition of
a certain percentage of the electors.
and that party committees in Milwau-
kee county shall be elected by pre-
cinct committees.
ing and hunting were passed or con-
Cured in. One prohibits spring
shooting Of blue bills, butter balls and
white wings. E. T. Elver of Madison
tried to have am amendment allowing
these fowl to be shot during a few
days in the spring, but the house re-
fused to- suspend the rules so that he
could introduce his amendment.
The Kay resolution memorializing
congress to pass a law providing for
reciprocal demurrage was killed with
out discussion. Other measures killed
were duplicates already acted on or
under consideration.
The committee bill prohibiting sa-
looms within three-quarters of mile
of the main hall of the university, or
within fifty feet of either side of State
street in Madison was laid over until
Wednesday. The motion to lay 1t
over was made by p. S. Potter Of
West Bend The brewing companies
of Madison are opposing 1T because
the plant of one of them is in the
prescribed district.
Madison. Wis, June S. Declaring
that municipal elections in Madison
and several other cities in the state
had more than once been decided by
votes cast by nonresident students
and commercial travellers. Assembly
man Levi H. Bancroft of Rlchland
Center yesterday succeeded in induc-
ing the lower house to pass his anti
student voting bin a second time, and
then to prevent it from reversing its
action at some future time had it turn
down a motion to reconsider its vote.
The assembly passed the Hebron
bill providing for the appointment OF
a stenographer for the additional
branch of the probate court of Mil
waukee county at salary of $4,000 a
year.
A BILL introduced by the committee
on state affairs, changing the regula-
lions imposed on the operation of au-
tomobi1es so as to allow chauffeur
to skip by horse or team on the
highway if he believes it is necessary
to avoid an accident, regardless of the
request of the driver of the horses,
and requiring the motor power to be
stopped only on request, was passed
without discussion. The bill provides
that a Jail sentence may be imposed
for a second violation of the law. The
Potter bill requiring all automobiles
to be assessed and taxed was passed.
Without debate yesterday the SEN
ate sent the normal school appropria-
ton bill for the La Crosse and Milwau-
kee schools to engrossment and also
the bill which is designed to give
Platteville a state mining school. A
number of bills, the purpose of which
was nullified by the passage of the CO.
employe measure affecting railway
employees, were killed. The Hebron
bill to enable Milwaukee to secure
right of way by purchase and condem-
nation for railway terminals and to
lease the same for compensation to
any railway seeking to gain an en-
trance was advanced. The senate dis
posed of a long calendar without de-
batting any of the measures.
One Of the important hearings OF
the day occurred before the claim COM
mittee in reference to the bill to pro-
vide extension for the present capitol
park to be secured through the vaca'
ton of six of the city blocks of Mad
icon. The bill drawn to meet this
emergency is so fair and reasonable
upon it's face that there is a strong
sentiment in the legislature for it's
passage, opposition coming principally