Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-17


eral school fund. Mr. Roethe moved
that the bill be killed. By vote of
SO to 81 the assembly refused to kill
the bill and ordered it engrossed.
The Bishop bill (3O6S), for a $4,000
appropriation to continue the work of
the Wisconsin history commission,
was engrossed.
Madison, Wis, June AT the open
ing of the senate session today the
committee on education presented a
Joint resolution to authorize the re-
gents of the university to expend 49,
900 or more out of the university i'm
provement fund to build the forest
laboratory. The idea of the regents,
Senator Stout explained, was to re-
duce the original size of the proposed
building so as to keep it within the ap-
preparation of SAL 900, but a govern
ment forestry official has been here
and says the proposed reduced build
ing would be too small to accommo'
date the machinery. The resolution
was adopted.
The senate adhered to its amend
ment, rejected by the assembly, to the
Kalaher bill providing Imprisonment
penalties for abandonment of wife and
child. The amendment provides that
tendency of action for divorce shall
constitute no defense to charge OF
abandonment.
After getting into tangle over the
Blaine bill for a division of inherl-
lance taxes the senate laid the meas
ure over until tonight.
The Lehr joint resolution for the
appointment by the presiding officers
of the two houses of committee to
meet a month before the session of
the legislature of 1911 to consider
the form of such bills as are ready,
and providing for the expenses of
such committee, was adopted.
The hostility between the two
houses was shown when the senate to-
day, by vote of II to IA, refused the
request Of the assembly to return the
Scott bill (423A), which provides
among other things for referendum
on city ordinances. Senator Page
urged the return, which Senator Lock
ney opposed.
The assembly upon converting this
morning passed the bills 927A and
928A, providing for biennial examina-
lions and audits of the financial trans
actions and accounts of the university
opd ctatn hoard of control
By a vote of 60 to IL the assembly
passed the Page bill QSS), providing
for an additional circuit judge in Mil
waukee, to be elected in 1911.
The assembly passed:
IT'S (Stout), annual appropriation OF
$4,000 for current expenses at nor
NAL schools; 1928 (Browne), inspec-
ton of public school buildings; 4O6S
(Morris). $4,000 for additional land
at Milwaukee normal and $4,000 for
Superior dormitory system.
The vote by which bill 539S was
killed yesterday, permitting an insur-
ance company to do participating and
non articipating business, was recon
sidered and the bill concurred in.
The assembly passed bill (939A)
appropriating 5000 to send the mem
bers of the legislature the final pro-
ceedings.
The assembly passed:
773A Crank SMITH, appropriating
s17,5OO to assist in paving with as
phalt Park and University avenues in
the vicinity of the university, when
the CITY of Madison has paved with as
phalt State street, connecting the cap
itol and university, vote So to 10;
S0OA (committee), permitting fishing
with certain gill nets in Lake Supe-
rior; 79S (Sanborn), appropriating
$4,000 annually to the state historical
society for purchasing books, maps,
ETC., vote IS to 8; 1918 (Brazeau), in
creasing the salary of the labor COM
missioner to $4,000.
Without debate the assembly pass
ed the Donald bill appropriating ST.
215,OOO to the charitable, reformatory
and penal institutions to defray cur
rent expenses. Two companion bills
appropriating $2SO,SO0 to cover def
ciencies and for improvements in the
same departments were passed.