Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-12
DEFEAT RESOLUTION
FOR TODAY SESSION
Row in the Assembly Over Final
Adjournment.
INDUSTRIAL BOARD NAMED
Governor McGovern Has Appointed
the Membership - Tax-Ferret
Measure Is Advanced in
the House.

Madison,--The short session song
was sung again in the assembly, Alex
Johnson swinging the baton. Speak
er Migrants voice was in strong evil
dence because of the discords which
it produced. While Johnson's ire rose
higher with every phrase, the disorder
among the members increased to a
point where only confetti and fire
crackers were needed to make 1t look
like a regular carnival.
The disorder arose when JOhnson's
Joint resolution for To-day legisla-
tive sessions came up for cOnsldera-
ton. Johnson waving his pencil aloft
and shaking his head in seriousness.
told his colleagues how many other
states had placed time limits on their
sessions. He said that it was high
time for Wisconsin to quit the prac-
tice of holding six-mOnth sessions.
Merlin Hull sided with the member
from Polk, while Speaker Ingram, who
had called Ballard to the chair so he
could make a speech from the floor,
talked against the resolution. He
limited that it was a political play.
When the resolution first came up 1t
was voted down Immediately in
spirit of fun Hull moved reconsid-
Grafton and Ingram moved that all
rules be suspended in order that there
might be immediate consideration.
His motion carried after he had said
that it might be we'll ''to dispose of
this question Immediately" The as
sembly then killed the resolution on
rising vote.
At this time 1t does not look as If
the legislature could finish its work
before the end of June Some mem
bers say that it will take until Au-
gust IS The report of a recess or
adjournment with a special session
has not met general favor, most of
the members believing that the two
houses now are in good working con-
dition and ready to go through with
the program.
Governor McGovern has appointed
the membership of the industrial ac-
cident board. This board, which will
administer the workmen's compensa-
ton law will consist of Prof. John
r. Commons Of the economics depart
ment Of the State university, Charles
II. Crownhart of Superior and Joseph
B. Beck, commissioner of labor and
industrial statistics, exofficiO. The
appointments were of the first two
names, and Commissioner Beck's ap-
pointment to his present position will
be announced later.
E. J. Berner, although he just
returned from Milwaukee sick
bed, gave evidence that he knew
how to get favorable notice
from the, assembly. He secured the
advancement of his "tax-ferret" bill.
There was much bitter feeling dis
played, but when the bill came to
a roll call, the assembly refused in
definite postponement by vote of 81
to r. The bill then was sent to en-
grossment
An attempt was made to reconsider
the vote by which the Golf public
health bill was killed early in the
week. This is the bill providing for
medical inspection Of school children
1t has had the opposition of Chris
tian Scientists. Reconsideration was
refused by the close vote of 80 to 20.
This ends the bills career in this SEES
sion.
Reconsideration also was sought for
the Shots sterilization bill John T..
Jones said 1t was the most drastic
measure before the legislature and
that every religious sect opposed it,
Mr. knight spoke for the bill and was
seconded by Doctor Youmans. The
bill was put down by a vote of AZ
to 49,
After the farmers In the assembly
bad been convinced that the Kneen
bill increasing the taxes of telephone
companies would not apply to farm
ers' mutual telephone lines, the bill
was advanced. The Monsoon bill re-
Quiring the labor commissioner to
gather statistics on arrests and con-
victions for violation of liquor laws
was advanced.
Two bills by Mr.. Gettle were on
the calendar and because of his alb
Sence attempts were made to have
them laid over. The Democrats and
Social-Democrats, however, could not
resist the easy opportunity of killing
his bill prohibiting the presence of
women in places where liquor is sold.
They killed it. They were kinder
when it came to taking action on the
bill to prevent the spraying of trees
while in bloom. The measure is de-
signed to protect the busy bee Get
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