Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-11

161A, by DEMONSTRATING to the
duties of town boards and supervisors.
373A, by Daub-Requiring binder
| Irvine to be labeled.
440A, by DEMONSTRATING to ap-
peals from a county court to circuit
court.
Assembly Stack introduced reso-
| luton aimed to compel the attendance
| of the members at the joint session.
1t cited that it was their sworn duty
to attend. Mr. Hughes said there was
once time when the Stephenson
| men didn't want the Democrats there.
Now they did. Assemblyman Whittet
| asked for a roll call The resolution
was killed by vote of 81 to so. It
resolution was privileged to get the
| matter before the house.
The assembly passed some slight
amendments to the nineteenth judi
cial circuit court bill.
The senate was flooded Wednesday
morning with petitions favoring the
nineteenth judicial circuit, opposing
a minimum insurance rate, and favor
ing university extensions.
Senator Bird presented a resolution
| which was passed under suspension
| of the rules, asking the general gov
eminent to Immediately make repairs
upon the Portage levee.
The committee on public health re-
ported Assemblyman Mortensen's bill
making it unlawful for any person,
for himself or his agent, to offer adul-
terated milk or cream for sale, and
providing a penalty of from $25 to 500
| for concurrence.
The bill to regulatethe practice Of
| optometry was reported for indefinite
postpOnement by the same committee.
The committee on judiciary report
ed the assembly bill, creating the
| nineteenth judicial for passage with
small amendments, Senator Blaine
dissenting. The committee ON claims
having also had the bill under consid-
Grafton, reported it for concurrence
The rules were suspended by a vote
| of 27 to 4 the adoption of the amend
ments changing the terms of the court
! in the districts were then adopted
Senator Barker presented a substi-
tute bill creating the new district out
| of the counties of Vernon, Monroe,
Juneau and Adams, which was reject
| ed by a vote of to 27 The assem-
| bly, bill amended was then con-
Cured in by vote of 20 to 2.
Senator Martins bill providing for
| certifcation of names of non-partisan
| candidates by the secretary of state
and for rotating these names on the
| ballot was passed
Madison, Wis, March 4.--Scores of
| protests came into the assembly this
morning. Former Secretary of State
| Walter L. Houser sent a letter to the
| legislature rehearsing numerous eff
| forts he has made to have former in
surance commissioners prosecuted for
retaining fees.
The Houser letter was referred to
the committee on finance, banks and
| insurance.
The assembly engrossed 318A, by
Zimmerman, relating to fire and police
| departments relief associations.
The resolution of the steering COM
mittee to have four special commit
tees to consider income tax, guaranty
of bank deposits, working mems insur-
ance and state aid to highways APP
| pointed created a fight in the assem-
bly, today.
NJ J. Cleary, chairman of the COM
mittee which framed the plan to ex-
pedite business, rose to the defense of
the plan.
| Ole Buslett of Waupaca spoke
against the resolution. J. E. Thomas
of Waukesha wanted an opportunity
to get in touch with his constituents.
| Assemblyman Onstad offered an
amendment to have no investigation
On the highway matter. 1t was voted
| down
By a vote of 27 to 81 the assembly
refused to postpone the resolution.
| Assemblyman O'Connell then of
| fered an amendment to have no in
| vestigation on bank deposits Mr.. Els
tabrook thought this was good pro-
| vision. 1t failed. The resolution was
| then adopted.
The assembly passed 52A, by Simon
Smith, relating to the municipal court
of BelOit.
Senator GaylOrd's bill regulating
practice in justice of the peace courts
was advanced, after Senator Pages
motion to indefinitely postpone ad
been voted down. The bill provides
for the filing of certified complaint,
to be evidence of cause in case of non
| appearance of the defendant
The committee on villages and cities
introduced a bill amending the police
pension law as applied to Milwaukee
providing that the pensionable clause
shall be of external and violent
| means.
The claims committee reported the
resolution for a volunteered retired
list for soldiers of the Civil war, and
the bill providing a superintendent
for Memorial hall for passage.
The committee on education re-
ported the resolution granting the as
sent of the legislature to placing the
university on the Carnegie foundation
for the advancement of teaching and
for a more complete endowment and
maintenance of agricultural colleges.
The banks and insurance committee