Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-26
GRIND OF THE LAW MILL
What Is Being Accomplished by
the State Solons.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 16.-The Wis
consin legislature got to work last
night with the announcement of as
sembly committees by Speaker Ekern
and the introduction of a bunch of
new bills. The committees give gen
eral satisfaction and the speaker is
credited with success in his announced
determination to be entirely fair. I'M
portant chairmanships went to C. A.
Ingram, judiciary; w. r. Turner, state
affairs; Estabrooks, cities lie Roy,
transportation George E. Scott, insur
ance; Roycroft, elections; Wehrwein,
agriculture.
The senate received a co-emplOye
bill and one to enable municipalities
to acquire their own utilities.
Among the bills introduced in the
assembly were the following:
BY Mr. Bancroft, holding employers
liable for injuries of employees, al
though caused by the carelessness OF
another employee; to repeal the mort
gage taxation law.
BY P. Peterson, Jr., limiting the pas
senger fare to 2 cents mile on lines
of $4,000 per mile per year or more
gross receipts.
By Roycroft of Chippewa, to appro-
pirate 100000 for building a binder
Irvine plant at the state prison like the
plant at Saltwater, Mimi.
A bill was introduced in the assem-
bly, adding Jail penalty of six months
for autoists who refuse to stOn on mo-
ton of horsemen.
Madison, Wis. Jan. II. - Anti-rai-
road bills are pouring into the Wiscon-
sin legislature. Another passenger
rate reduction proposition came yes
terday from Assemblyman Hughes Of
Dodge county, providing that roads
earning $1,000 per mile of more per
year shall not charge more than ! IL
cents a mile for carrying passengers.
Such a bill is said by the state rail
road commission to be unconstitution-
al
Assemblyman ONeil offered q bill
providing that split tickets may be
voted in primary elections, meaning
that voters may be partly Republican
and partly Democratic for the purpose
of making party nominations, the same
as at elections.
There is a new order of things III
the legislature which is making itself
felt most emphatically as the solonS
are preparing to get down to hard
work. A boss has appeared upon whose
slightest word every member hangs,
from the most dignitied and inteIlectu-
al senator to the most frivolous ana
bland assemblyman. He is unlike any
other political boss who ever ruled the
destinies of state or nation.
The new boss is DR.. Charles NC
earthly librarian of the legislative rel
erence library and inventor OF pract-
cal methods of working out sclentlnc
comparative legislation. DR.. Mccarthy
met with the lawyers and others of the
senate and outlined his plan OF acLlou-
He also met with lawyers OF the as
sembly, together with several senators
and others interested and turtner eN-
nlained his ideas. He intends to make
the making of laws a science, just as
scientific Interpretation OF the laws
is made bv technical experts on the
supreme court bench, and the enforce
ment of laws is made at echnical serene
nv notice and sheriffs and other eXecu-
tive officers. So far expense is the
only objection to his scheme.
Madison. Wis, Jan. IS. - The WIS
consin legislature adjourned over sun
dav after receiving many important
bills and debating emergency applo-
nriations for the peoples lobby the
legislative reference room. An ener-
gencv bill for $4,000 was passed, put
another fight is assured on a Dill loF
S14,50O annually. Among the oillS
passed were:
Providing that half of all inheritance
taxes be given to the couhlleS' AlA
now goes to the state
For an eight-hour day on all puohc
works.
To relieve from prosecution labor
unions when they meet IN regard I"
labor troubles at any place or conSplrS
IN maintain their demands by strike or
otherwise.
Making stockholders in corporations.
liable for their share OF the ueots u
the corporation.
Providing that any railroad employs
who. by sending a train into Dloch
clear shall contribute to fatal. accl-
dent may be guilty of manslaughter'
Reducing the passenger rate trom
Q To 2 cents a mile on roads whose
gross earnings are $500 per mile,
TO nrovide that the offense of false
pretenses" shall include inducing
nerson to leave his place OF residence
or employment on false pretense'
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