Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-16
DEFEAT TEXTBOOK
COMMISSION BILL
Assembly Kills the Measure With
out Argument.
MOVES FOR ADJOURNMENT
June % Is the Date Set by Browne
Resolution-This Gives the Legis-
Iature Too Little Time to
Finish Its Work.

Madison.-Without a single argu-
ment against the measure, the assem-
bly, killed the Mahon textbook COM
mission bill by the surprising vote Of
40 to 81. Thomas J. Mahon, author of
the bill, will attempt to secure recon
sideration, and it is a certainty that he
will not give UP his fight until every
resource has been exhausted. He
made powerful speech for the bill, in
which he showed the alleged methods
of the school book trust in defeating
legislation tending to regulate their
business. He declared also that states
in which there are laws for uniformi-
ty of textbooks enjoy much lower
prices than Wisconsin, and other
states which permit the publishers to
dominate the school boards and school
officials.
Assemblymen Viebahn, Smith and
Nye executed clever coup in the as
sembly by securing advancement of
the senate bill appropriating $4,000
for participation by the state in the
celebration of the centennial anniver-
sary Of Commodore Perrys victory in
1912 on Lake Erie. The bill was killed
several days ago by the assembly
after having been passed by the SEN
ate.
The active proponents of the bill ap-
pealed to the patriotism of members,
and in that way secured success for
what was thought to be a lost cause
The Mcconnell university appropri-
alton bill was laid on the table pend
ing the report of the finance commit
tee on a duplicate bill in the senate
The assembly granted enrolment to
the Long bill, requiring employers to
give minor workers between the ages
of fourteen and sixteen time off, to
attend evening, trade or continuation
schools. Another bill by Mr.. Long,
which fixes $50 month minimum
salary for teachers in agricultural and
manual training schools, was ad-
Vanced.
BY a vote of Sc to 27 the assembly
killed the Stern bill seeking to estab-
lish municipal university in Milwau-
kee in connection with the state uni
versity.
The assembly received from the gov
ernor a veto on bill 253A, which makes
certain exemptions from requirements
of veterinary surgeons. The veto is
based on the assumption that the bill
is discriminatory.
The assembly engrossed bill in eff
feet promising" that the next normal
school to be erected, after the one pro-
posed for Eau Claire, shall be at
Rhinelander. The action was taken
after long debate in which many
members attacked the normal school
system as of no use to the common
school, and of benefit only to the city
institution. However, the bill carries
no appropriations, which will have to
be secured from the next legislature,
and Assemblyman Stevens finally Sc
cured it's advancement.
Senator Browne sprung surprise
on the senators in the shape of joint
resolution providing that the legisla-
ture adjourn sine die on June %, at
noon. There were immediate protests,
but the resolution was placed on the
calendar.
An adjournment on June % is al
most an impossibility. Many big
measures which are still to be acted
upon by the legislature: The income
tax, the appropriation bills, the appor-
tionment, the governors bill for the
creation of board of public affairs,
the Mahon labor commission bill, and
home rule.
The water powers bill, which
changes the policy Of the state
completely regarding these natural re-
sources, was damned through the SEN
ate under suspension of the rules. All
objection to the substitute bill as pre-
sented from the special committee on
water powers, forestry and drainage,
were overruled.
a number of amendments were
slaughtered. The only one accepted
was introduced by Senator Husting.
This simply changed the wording of
the bill. The bill carries with it an
appropriation of not exceeding $10,
600 for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the act. The vote by
which the bill was passed was:
Yeas Senators Bishop, Blaine, b.
denstab, Bosshard, Browne, Burke,
Donald. Gaylord, Husting, Kileen,
Kleczka, Krumrey, Linley, Martin,
Owen, Randolph, Sanborn, Scott, Sno-
yer, Thomas, True, Weigle, White and
Zophy-24.
Nays-Senators Albers, Lyons, Teas
dale, Whitehead and Wright-5.