Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-10
WORK GOES ON
WITHOUT QUORUM
Many Members Show Indiffer-
ence in Expediting Business.
MAYOR ADDRESSES HOUSE
Emil Seidei and Congressman-Elect
Victor l.. Berger on Invitation
Give Brief Talks-Severe Pen
atty for Burglars.

atty for Burglars.
Madison.-A large number OF mem
bers of the Legislature showed their in
difference toward the daily session plan
for expediting business by going to
their homes, and as a result quorum
was not present in the assembly and
just bare majority in the senate.
Both houses had long calendars of COM
paratively unimportant measures be-
fore them, nearly all being bills ready
for engrossment or reported for
death.
The assembly advanced to third
reading number of bills providing
for safeguarding workmen in fac
tories, by means of doors swinging
outward, fire escapes and ratings
around machinery. A long calendar
was gone through in the shortest
time so far occupied by the lower
house.
In the senate a number of new bills
amending the criminal statutes were
introduced by the committee on judi
ciary, one making the penalty for bur
glary with explosives twenty-five to
forty years Imprisonment. This meas
ure is inspired by the activities OF
yeggmen in the country districts dur
ing the past year, during which hun
dreds of small banks have been looted.
Secretary of State Frear having
refused to allow the payment of sos
as salary to b. ]. Castle as second as
sistant attorney general, who was ap-
pointed without the consent OF the
civil service commission, Attorney
General Bancroft is preparing to take
the matter to the courts within few
days. Deputy Attorney General Jack
son held long conference with Secre-
tary Frear, at the close Of which he
said his department was looking up
ways and means of testing the right
of the civil service commission to re-
fuse to exempt Castles position. 1t is
thought the proceeding will be a man
damus before the supreme court, pro-
viding that court will take jurisdiction
in the matter.
The decision of the assembly
to hold sessions only in the
evenings will result in less oratory on
the floor Of the house and more at
committee hearings. There will be
about the same time in which to let
loose the floodgates of speechmaking,
but the disposition of the members
will not be in this direction, after
passing a solid day in committee
work.
The holding of evening sessions is
scheduled to last until the committees
are practically through with hearings,
and this may mean at least month or
six weeks The Democrats are opposed
to the new scheme and they may act
in such way as to defeat the purpose
of the change.
In view of the vote on Senator Lori
mer, more keen interest is being Ia
ken in the forthcoming discussion OF
the case Of Stephenson, whose un-
seating is demanded in resolution
before the state senate. The report OF
the investigating committee having
been printed and distributed to the
members, it is expected that the res
olution will be taken up soon with a
view to it's immediate adoption.
Nine new bills were introduced in
the senate from the committee on cor
porations and judiciary, and are as fol-
lows:
BY judiciary-Providing that the sal
airy of circuit judges shall be $4,000
per year and their necessary travelling
expenses.
Relating to bonds in the disposition
of estates Of incompetents.
Relating to the time of probating
wills, shortening the time of probate
hearings.
Prohibiting any person acting as at
torney in any case previously prose
cuted by him as an officer
Prohibiting any person acting as at
torney in a case previously deter
mined before him as Judge.
Curing any defect in an instrument
conveying real estate, executed with
out seal.
by the cOulLulItSc OlA CoIpOIdIloHS.
Relating to the surrender of exist
ing franchises by public utilities and
the obtaining of indeterminate per-
mits extending the time.
Relating to railroad highway cross
ings and the ordering of alteration by
the railroad commission.
Authorizing the building of toll
bridge across the st. Croix river at
Hudson.
The university gave a demonstra-
ton showing the effect of tuberculosis
on cattle, and that cattle affected
were killed for this purpose
The spectacle of two Social
Property Owners Must Stand Cost.