Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-29
The
Legislature
Review of the Most important
Work of the State Law
Makers for the
Week.

O1y ClIS mOfLluS granted the use vi Tic
assembly Friday, April 80, to DR.. Hall
dan Kohet to give an address on Gov
ernments.
The Cleary resolution to hasten final
adjournment was amended so as to
require all bills to be noticed for hear
ing by April g. and report on the bills
April 80. 1t was then passed
The assembly engrossed 149A, by
Reynolds, repeating the present law
relating to fishing with nets and seins
in Lake Michigan, Green Bay and
Lake Superior.
The following bills were engrossed:
1894 CTwesme), placing the burden
of proof for accidents on the railway
companies; 552A Exempt, making it
a misdemeanor to place distractions
of grass, nails and stones On high
ways; 556A CIV. H. Cady), making
relatives support their poor and in
sane relatives; 652A Uedvina), max
ing it crime for stenographer to
tell of private correspondence die
tated; 714A (Estabrook), relative to
the establishment of trade schools and
769A Oo1ne), authorizing cities of
the first class to purchase automo-
biles.
On account of the absence of so
many members all bills requiring a
roll call to be laid over until Thurs
day. The assembly passed the Cady
(70A) bill, providing that notice OF
personal injuries may be served with
i'll two years instead of one year as at
the present time.
The following bills were passed:
605A (HemmelD, permitting emf
grafton agents to obtain reduced rates
on railroads; 659A (Weber), prohibit
ing employment of bakery employees
more than sixty hours a week; 629A
(Jones), requiring safety devices on
saving machines; 772A (Ledvina, by
reQuest, concerning surety companies
authorized to transact business in this
state; 1854 (GeorgD, granting to the
city of Milwaukee submerged land ly-
ing along the shore of Lake Micht-
gan; 30S (Brazeau), relating to re-
funding Of taxes On void sales; 1878
(Brazeau), providing for assessment
and collection of taxes on mineral
right and reservations from persons
holding rights; GALS (GaylorO,
charging the order Of preferred claims
against the estate of decedents; BITS
(Thomas), permit taxation of personal
property held by agents in this state.
Madison, Wis, April 20.-The most
radical bill affecting the liquor inter-
ests ever proposed in Wisconsin was
introduced in the legislature today by
the liquor interests themselves through
the Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula
of Michigan Brewers association, Of
which nearly every important brewery
in Wisconsin and upper Michigan is a
member.
The bill proposes strict regulation
of all saloons in the state by a state
commission, which will operate under
laws making it useless for the saloon
keeper or the liquor interests to inter
fere in local politics. The bill viii
force an absolute cleaning up of the
saloon business in the state. the
eradication of dives, disOrderly places
and law-breal1ing saloons. 1t will re-
move from the liquor interests all in
centive to mix in politics.
When the bills to authorize the
Menasha Paper company to build a
dam across the Flambeau river and
the John Arpin Lumber company to
dam the Chippewa river came up in
the senate today Senator Gaylord
made an extended argument against
them. Mr. Gaylord contended that
such bills should go to the special COM
mittee for consideration because the
state has now undertaken to estab-
Iish a definite policy in regard to the
disposition of water powers.
Senator Husting then moved that the
two bills be referred to the special
committee on water power to be ap-
pointed later.
A joint resolution was offered in
the assembly asking legislation by
congress for national aid for the con-
struction of highways. 1t was also
asked that this resolution be consid-
cred as privileged, but it was finally
decided to send it to the committee
on roads and bridges.
Assemblyman Berners bill, 20A, as
amended, was ordered engrossed on a
light vote. This is the bill that pre-
vents employment of women in manu-
featuring establishments at night The
bill next comes up for passage and
then goes to the senate. If it passes
it will effect scores of business enter
prises in Milwaukee even to checking
the employment of women on morning
papers.
There was considerable debate on
13SA, providing for attendance of non
residence at free high schools Messrs.
Vierbahn, Hambrecht, Wehrwein and
Others spoke. Mr.. Wehrwein moved
that it be Indefinitely postponed, but
the motion was lost. The bill with its
amendments finally was ordered en-
crossed.
The assembly without word of
debate advanced the bill put in by the
committee ON forestry, which gives
the forestry commission the right to
purchase lands at tax SALE Ten thou
sand dollars year is appropriated for
the purpose.
The following bills were passed:
liza (Scott), appropriating to vari-
.ous insurance companies the amount
of oyerpayment on fire marshal tax.
Amounts range from $40 to $40; 56OA
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