Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
The
Legislature
Review of the Most Important
Work of the State Law
Makers for the
Week.
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four special committees to consider
industrial insurance, insurance of bank
deposits, income tax and good roads
pointing toward a special session was
received from the assembly and laid
over under the rule The senate ad
journed until Wednesday morning.
Only a bakers dozen of senators
were in their seats this morning but
the lack of quorum was not discoy'
cred and the roll call was dispensed
with. The calendar contained matters
of only small moment and was dis
posed of.
Senator Birds bill strengthening the
cigarette law and prohibiting the sale
of tobacco to minors, together with
Senator Morris bill prohibiting barber
ing on Sunday were laid over. With
out debate the senate passed Senator
Martins bill relating to the certiica-
ton of non-partisan candidates for
Office and delegates to the national
convention by the secretary of state,
and the bill also provides for the TO
tation of names upon the tickets as
applied TO these Offices.
Resolutions were passed as follows:
Bird-BiIl printing 1000 copies of
executives message and report of con-
servatiOn commission.
StOut-Relating to the approval of
actions Of university regents as to
Carnegie foundation for advancing
of teaching.
Stout-Relating to the United
States appropriation for agricultural
colleges.
The following bills were advanced:
Bird-Relating to Memorial hall for
Wisconsin veterans and making an
appropriation.
DEMONSTRATING to town mutual
fire insurance companies. Passage
recommended.
DEMONSTRATING to organization
and the amendment of articles of
town mutual insurance companies;
passage recommended.
notwithstanding to liquor deal
ers' mutual insurance companies;
passage recommended.
A resolution introduced by Assem-
blyman D. B. Stevens of Rhinelander
requiring the senatorial investigation
committee to make its report at once
was taken up. Mr.. Stevens, who is
the oldest member of the lower house.
made his maiden speech in support
of his resolution, saying that accord
ing to his belief no charges against
Mr.. Stephenson had been sustained
He felt that now Stephenson had been
elected he should get a clear bill Of
health. Mr.. Stevens was followed by
Thomas Reynolds of Door county, who
was one of several assemblymen to
receive Stephenson money during the
campaign, made a speech for the res
OlutiOn. It finally was laid over I'M
til Wednesday.
Mr. Reynolds spoke of the great
cost of the inquiry. Senator Blaine's
butterfly charge has melted as the
snow before the sun. Gentlemen, is
it not better to spend money if we
have money to spend, in educating the
voters to go to the polls and do their
duty than to spend it in inquiry try
ing to blacken a man or set of men
for paying men to do their duty as
citiZens?" he said.
NO great benefit will result from
further proceedings of the investiga-
ton committee. If we have $4,000
to spend, let us put it in good roads
or for the education of poor children
something that will be of lasting
benefit to the state
The Buslett bill forcing peddlers
of medicines to pay large license fees
was reported for passage by the COM
mittee on public health, but it went
back to the committee on state affairs
on motion. l.. G. Whittet of Edger-
ton offered a substitute amendment.
Assemblyman Twesme's drastic anti
splitting bill came up for third reading
recommendation of the committee,
and was favorably acted upon. The
Twesme bill if its provisions be en-
forced will enforce the posting of
don't spit signs on the interior
of theaters, schoolhouses, churches.
stores, factories, railroads and street
cars and railroad stations. The result
applies also to corridors of tenement
and apartment buildings.
Madison, Wis, March 1O.-Many
petitions were received in the assem-
bly, this morning protesting against
the county option bill before the legis-
lature. AS soon as the Sanborn reso-
luton, 1883, to examine Isaac Ste
phenson first was reached, Mr.. In
gram asked that it be placed at the
foot Of the calendar. The Ingram
resolution, "a A, to accomplish the
same purpose, was then placed at the
foot of the calendar also.
The Marsh resolution to extend the
time of the senatorial investigation to
May 1, was then taken up. Mr.. In
gram took the floor in favor of the
resolution.
Il believe every dollar that has
been spent thus far by the investiea-
ing committee has beeen we'll spent -
said Mr.. Ingram. He said it would
be unwise to check the investigation
now. He said Mr.. Stone refused To
answer questions yesterday, and he
used this as club to force the Marsh
resolution through. He asked the