Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
TIE STATE LEGISLATURE
Transactions in the Senate and
House of Representatives.

Madison, May g. - The withdraw
al of Mr.. Lenroot Tuesday night as a
senatorial candidate was followed last
night by the withdrawal of Congress-
man H. A. Cooper
Mr.. Cooper said in his letter of with
drawal that it was his earnest desire
to assist if possible in the breaking of
the protracted deadlock.
The ballot taken last night resulted
as follows; Esch %, Hatten 20, Ste
phenson 27, McGregor 5, Sanborn 3.
Hudnall {, Torrey 2, Baensch /, Frear
2, Martin 3, Estabrook 2, Stout 2.
BY unanimous vote the state assem-
bly, yesterday adopted a resolution me-
morializing congress to remove the
tariff on lumber. The assembly also
adopted a resolution providing for an
investigation of the operations OF the
lumber trust in Wisconsin.
Six new bills came into the assem-
bly, and sixty were reported out by
committee.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported for concurrence the senate bill
making an appropriation OF $25,0 900 for
a state exhibit at the Alaska ukon
exposition in 1909. 1t also reported
favorably on a bill to prohibit ciga-
rette smoking in public places. An
other bill requires notaries public to
pass civil service examinations.
Kuckuk introduced a joint resolu-
ton providing for final adjournment OF
the legislature on May 20. The resolu-
ton was greeted with much applause,
but action was deferred.
A bill to extend Capitol Park six
blocks, to Lake Monona, came into the
senate from committee. 1t provides
that the capitol building commission
acquire the land i'll question by con-
domination or purchase and issue for
the price mortgage certificates. lie is
planned to maintain the business
property and pay from the rentals in
terest on the certificates and lay
aside the remainder of the income,
with which to gradually extinguish the
debt. The property will cost about
$1750,000
The senate killed two spring shoot
ing bills after vigorous debates.
Madison, Wis, May 10.-A PROPOSE
ton to authorize cities to abolish the
system Of government by aldermanic
boards and substitute therefor a sys
tenn of government by commissioners
elected at large was discussed in the
senate yesterday and the bill was laid
over for a week in order to give an
opportunity for II Gre thorough review
ing and study of its provisions.
The bill was on the calendar with a
recommendation for passage by the
committee on villages and cities. Sen
ator Page asked that the roll be callel
upon the question of advancing it to
engrossment and third reading, and
Senator Noble made an argument in
favor of the measure.
He said it was not true, as charged,
that the bill lis a new thing or rcvo-
lutionary measures. because the alder
manic system of city government
came in only about 1880, and prior to
that time cities had been governed by
small boards substantially as proposed
in the bill Iowa. Kansas. Texas and
South Dakota have laws similar to
this bill. and in Texas. where the sys-
tenn has had a thorough trial, it has
been found most successful, lettering
the government and saving vast sums
of money to the taxpayers, particular
ly in Galveston.
Senator Husting announced his dis
sent from the favorable report of the
committee on cities and villages, and
declared that he understood the COM
mittee to be determined to report the
bill without recommendation He de-
clared the measure revolutionary and
not sanctioned by any demand from
the people of the state The bill was
laid over for a week.