Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13

$4,000 to $150,OOO; 33OA (Keupp),
to change of venue in appeal cases;
352A forestry, to purchase of lands
for the forest reserve; 376A Ueuch),
to prevent cruelty to children; 422A
Crank SMITH. to plating of lands
near cities; 68A (DomachOwskD, to
bond of register Of deeds; 487A
(Bray), to distribution of supreme
court reports and public documents
to institutions; ASA (Kalaher), relat-
ing to register of deeds and his as
sistants in counties of 100000 prOvid-
ing salary; 1924 (Bichler) to rein
companies; 572A (Keupp), to loans
to towns and villages; 585A (Vie-
bahn), township libraries; 587A (Es-
tabrook), granting cities the right to
acquire private property for enlarging
parks; 609A Crank Smith, to risks
by live stock companies; 692A
(Jones), for protection on wood saw
ing machines; 714A (Estabrook), for
establishment of grade schools; 847A
Judiciary, for photographic reporter
for Dane county municipal court;
852A Blanks and Insurance), to life
insurance; 862A (Education), to va
cancy in office of sub-district clerk in
towns under township system OF
school government.
The senate adjourned to 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Madison, Wis, May 6.-Another
batch of bills and joint resolutions
came into the senate this morning.
The committee on transportation in
troduced bill providing that no pub
lie utility could be built in a place
where one already exists without the
consent of the railroad commission.
Senator Sanborn introduced a joint
resolution which was adopted prOvid-
ing that the governor appoint five
commissioners who were to cooperate
with the commissioners of Ohio and
other states in the centennial celebra-
ton in 1918 of Commodore Perry's
victory on Lake Erie, which meant
much to the Northwest.
Senator Fairchild introduced joint
resolution that the president of the
university. the directors of the uni
versity extension, the librarian of the
legislative reference library and the
superintendent Of Milwaukee ceools
cooperate with other educators in
Wisconsin to devise some scheme for
extending education through night
schools and other methods and report
to the next legislature. The resolu-
ton sets forth that there are $4,000
illiterates in Wisconsin.
A favorable report also was receiv-
ed in 124S, prohibiting corrupt prac-
tees in Milwaukee.
The committee ON forestry recon-
mended that the nine bills having to
do with dams and like subjects be
referred to the special committee
which is to report on that subject at
the special session next winter.
The senate non-concurred in the
Cady bill prohibiting the use of cigar
cites by persons under eighteen. AT
ter this bill had passed both houses
called by the assembly for some minor
amendment. A conference committee
may now be appointed on the bill.
Three joint resolutions to amend
the constitution were adopted:
las (Blaine), for board of par
dons; to indebtedness of municipal
corporations; to permit an appropria-
ton of more than 100000 to develop
water powers and forests.
The bill reducing the amount of
property exempt from execution was
opposed by Senators Gaylord and
Barker, while Senator Lyons, Owen
and Fairchild supported it. The bill
was passed. Other bills passed were:
28S (Hazelwood), for setting aside
judgment for new trial On appeal;
SIS (Blaine), for highways to school
houses; 457S (Browne), changing
school government in cities of fourth
class; 531S, changing towns in Lin
coin county; 161 (Thomas), to duties
of town boards; S4SA, to premiums on
official bonds.
In the assembly this morning
resolution in memory of E. D. Coe of
Whitewater was unanimously adopt
ed.
The Whitman bill to erect monu-
ment to Henry Dodge, first territorial
governor and United States senator,
at DOdgeville, was recommended for
passage and sent to the committee on
claims
The Morris bill to prohibit barber
ing on Sunday was recommended for
passage.
Two new bills came in from the
committee on cities. The first is to
empower the common council to fix
the salary of all city officials having
a definite term in Office in cities Of
the first class. The second bill en-
powers municipal plants to make col
lection for utility service. The COM
mittee on public health recommended
for passage ASA to prevent adultera-
ton of malt, ardent and intoxicating
liquors.
1t favorably recommended S74A for
immediate construction of the rest of
the new capitol. AS high as $1,000,000
can be spent annually.
DECISION STIRS UP SOLONS.
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