Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-06
The
!: Legislature
Review of the Most Important
Work of the State Law
Makers for the
Week.

Madison, Wis, April 27.-The SEN
ate passed the Bodenstab bills, Nos.
1925 and 1885, providing for self
government for Milwaukee and for
non-partisan elections in that city.
The bills were passed without debate.
The bill for self-government pro-
vides that such regulations relating
to city government shall be enacted
by a resolution adopted by two
thirds majority of the council and ap-
proved by the mayor, not less than
two months next prior to municipal
election, and submitted to vote of
the people. If the same be ratified,
such regulations shall be in effect on
the third Monday of April following
such election and shall supersede any
conflicting provision of law, except
that no such regulations shall super
sede or contravene the criminal laws
of the state or laws designating what
property shall be assessed for taxa
ton, or fixing the limit on the rate of
taxation or relating to subjects on
which action by the legislature is re-
CURED by the constitution.
The bill for non-partisan elections
provides that nomination papers with
out party designation shall be signed
| by 2 per cent of the voters of the
city or subdivision, and must be filed
with the city clerk The city is to
issue a small folder containing a
statement of the platform of the can
didate and a cut of him.
The senate passed the following
bills: No. 101S, by Burke, relating to
powers of district school meetings
No. 1928, by Bodenstab, to confer self
government on the city of Milwaukee;
| No. 1888, by Bodenstab, to provide for
| non-partisan elections in the city OF
Milwaukee; No. 1878, by Sanborp
| prohibiting state officers and state
employees from accepting gifts of any
kind from corporations; No. 523S, by
| the senate committee on judiciary, re-
lating to titles of real estate.
| The senate adopted the Owen reso
luton, No. 1913, providing for an
amendment to the constitution so as
to authorize sheriffs to hold success
sive terms of office. 1t also adopted
the Sanborn resolution, No. 35S, pro
viding for a constitutional amendment
abolishing the state census and pro
viding for the apportionment of the
state into assembly and senatorial
districts at the session of the legisla
ture succeeding the taking of the fed
eral census. 1t also adopted the San
born resolution, No. 36S, providing for
a constitutional amendment authoriz
ing the election of one or more judges
in each circuit court district of the
| state.
| The Domachowski resolution to dis
tribute portion of the school income
fund to paro chial schools was indefi
nitely postponed by the assembly.
After a legnthy debate the lower
house refused to reconsider the vote
by which the senate bill prohibiting
the practice of law without a license
was advanced to a third reading. II
will come up for concurrence on
Thursday
| By rising vote the assembly Tues
day morning adopted a resolution on
the death of former Gov. Solomon al
Frankfort-On-the-M Main
| Assemblyman Viebahn moved the
reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill relating to the school of libra
ry and science was killed Friday. The
bill will be taken up Wednesday
morning.