Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-10


the assembly at a regular session, was
witnessed when Congressman-Elect
Victor l.. Berger and MasSr Emil
Seidel of Milwaukee were invited to
take seats with the speaker and to
speak briefly. Both took advantage of
the invitation, and the fact that neither
occupied more than two or three min
utes in their talks softened the ad-
verse comment on the unusual pro-
ceeding which was heard around the
chamber.
Congressman Berger simply re-
marked that he would be in congress
the first representative of "a new
idea,' and he felt sure that Wisconsin
should be proud to be the first state
to break the ice' and Milwaukee the
first city Mayor Seidel explained
that he was here to support the Mil
waukee home rule bills, and he told
his reasons in few words.
Assemblyman Clark's bill permit
ting a district referendum at the re-
quest Of members of the legislature
on measures pending before the legis-
lature at spring elections was re-
ported for passage by the judiciary
committee. This bill will enable the
solons to secure an expression by
various matters of legislation that
may be pending at the time an cleo
ton is held.
The committees on judiciary and
state affairs reported four bills each
and Senator Hastings bill relating to
elections to fill vacancies in the Of
flee of county Judge, was passed un-
der suspension of the rules and mes
saged to the assembly. Senator Gay
lord attempted to raise the ghost Of
the Stern bills by objecting to the
suspension Of the rules and pointed
out the fact that the Husting bill did
not contain a provision providing that
the failure to give notice would not
invalidate the election, such pro-
vision in the Stern bill being bitter
ly opposed by him. His objection re-
suited in the necessity of calling the
roll, but he was supported in his con-
tention only by his Social Democratic
colleague.
Bills reported by the judiciary COM
mittee were:
"a S. Relating to the appointment
of several deputy clerks for the mu-
nicipal court of Waukesha county,
passage.
1ofS y1cr ~ bn 81 II
court of Polk county, amendment and
passage.
173 S. To confer civil jurisdiction on
the county court of Waushara county,
amendment and passage
368 S. Providing additional jurisdic-
ton on the county court of Portage
county, passage.
Bills reported by the committee on
state affairs were:
&c S. Relating to the naval militia
and making an appropriation, passage,
Senator Lyons dissents.
106 S. Relating to cemetery associa-
tons, passage.
112 S. Making an appropriation to
memorial hall, passage.
2333 S. Relating to drainage, was re-
ported with the request that 1t be re-
referred to the committee on water
power, forestry and drainage.
The commissioners of public lands
the secretary of state, state treas
urer and attorney general-have sane
toned the loan of $247,627 from the
state trust funds to 80 school dis
tricts, villages, towns, cities and coun-
ties. The loans are at 3A per cent.
interest and are payable in from one
to twenty years. About 100000 was
similarly loaned in February. The
state trust fund keeps about $4,000
900 in circulation annually through
loans.
w. H. Bennett, chief clerk in the
land office, will shortly receive $91. go
which the government has owed him
since the Civil war for transportation
from New Orleans to Mineral Point
when he was mustered out The claim
was unearthed a few days ago in the
files of the war department.