Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13
The
Review of the Most Important
Work of the State Law
Makers for the
Week.

the absence of over fifty members
this morning the assembly dispensed
with the roll CALL
The committee on cities introduced
new bill which provides that fire.
men in cities Of the second and third
and fourth classes shall have twenty
four continuous hours off duty every
seven days.
The assembly passed the following
bills:
S4A Hughes), making quick grass
an obnoxious weed; 164A (GeorgD,
payment by relatives for voluntary
patients in hospitals for insane: 212A
(Egan), relating to the letting of con-
tracts for public works and improve
ments; 365A (Ballard), making it of
fetal malfeasance to exact more than
the fee required by law; 472A (Wehr-
wein) defining the terms c. school:
59SA (Egan), relating to the record
ing of articles of incorporation and
the publishing of same in papers;
697A (Whitman), authorizing the
state board of control to parole in
mates of the state reformatory; 1884
committee on state affairs), authOrlz-
ing towns, villages and cities to act
as repositories of funds of cemetery
associations; 775A SHAW, to legal
ize acts of supervisors of the town
of Ahnapee in Kewaunee county;
826A (Disch), relating to the relief OF
soldiers, sailors and marines and an
expense of $50 by counties for burial
of their wives and widows: 853A
committee on transportation in
creasing jurisdiction and regulation
of public utilities by railroad commits
SON.
The assembly concurred in the fol-
lowing bills already passed by the
senate:
96S (Krumrey), relating to insur-
ance of public buildings and the
transfer of funds from state insur-
ance funds to compensate damages;
2O3S Qyons), relating to the deter
animation and publication of county
canvas in two daily papers; Pass
page, to compel labels, trade marks,
ETC., to be filed with the secretary of
state; 259S (Thomas), relating to
town mutual fire insurance COM
panies; 349S (Owen), prohibiting any
gift or payment to any official or en-
ploye of the state in certain cases;
Bats (Fairchild), relating to parks
how established 401S (Owen), relat-
ing to provisions in policies of life
insurance; Ais (Owen), relating to
license Of insurance agents.; 518S
committee on forestry, relating to
operation of engines near forest or
brush land.
The senate this morning adopted
a joint resolution providing for spe-
cial committee to report to the next
legislature on the advisability of en-
larging the capitol park and other
wise considering the setting of the
new state house. But six members
were present, Bird, Blaine, Browne,
Donald James and SanbOrn. Senator
Donald presided.
The Burke bill, IT'S, to regulate
the peddling of medicine was killed,
it's object being covered in another
bill.
The Ledvina bill, 735A, by which
county boards outside of Milwaukee
may pay from 5000 to $1,000 for
district attorney to carry on investi-
cations, was concurred in.
The Fairchild BILL 1878, providing
for better care for dependent chill
dren, was advanced.
The committee on judiciary report
ed in a number of minor bills and
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the Blaine joint resolution for
amending the constitution, creating a
state board Of pardons. Two other
resolutions relating to the extension
of time for municipal bonds were ad-
Versely reported their ends being
covered in other measures. Two au-
tomobile bills went over.
Adjournment until 10 o'clock Mon
day morning was then taken.
Madison, Wis, May 3.-With Sen
ator Bird in the chair the senate this
morning put through a calendar of
seventy-four bills, resolutions and
memorials under one hours time One
new bill came in, increasing the fees
for larger fishing nets and otherwise
changing the fishing in rivers. But
two bills were reported from commit
tees, being minor road measures.
Senator Blaine moved reconsidera-
ton of the vote on the resolution for
a special committee to report to the
next legislature on the advisability
of enlarging the capitol park. The
motion went over. Senator Blaine
explained the attendance was small
when the resolution was adopted. and
he believed there should be a full
vote on the proposition.
Two Joint resolutions, one bv Mr..
lie Roy, urging the city of Madison
to suppress the soft coal nuisance
around the capitol square, and one by
Mr.. Harras, to have the governor.
secretary of state and attorney gen
eral report to the next legislature on
improvements at the executive resi-
dende, were adopted, as was the Scott
memorial to congress for an investi-
cation of the recent wheat crisis in
Chicago.
In the absence of Speaker Ban
croft NJ. J. Cleary was called to the
chair in the assembly this morning.
The committee on banks and insur-
ance asked to have bills 1904 and
750A, relating to guarantee of bank
deposits sent to the special commit
tee to investigate this subject during
the summer. The request was grant
ed. The Mcconnell bill to give COM
mon councils power to fay vehicles