Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

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$4,000 to the widow Of Herbert w.
Chynoweth for the ,atter's services
In pressing the states suits for pay
ment Of railroad license fees. Sena-
tor Martins bill for separate ballots
| for presidential electors was con-
Cured in, AZ to e.
The Husting (senate) water
| power bill, placing all the water
powers and dams under the control OF
| the railroad commission as public
utilities, went through the assembly
without opposition, indicating that the
water power interests will be content
to fight it out in the courts. The only
amendment adopted was one repeating
the franchises within six months in
stead of year, in order to force the
proposed law into court within that
time
After little fighting by Mr. Gettle,
whose opposition to the Donald high
tically to the measure, the Owen bill
continuing the $4,000 a year appro-
priation for the geological and natural
history survey was advanced.
Assemblyman Jockeys bill requir-
ing the reduction of rates of the Mil
waukee Gas Light company to so
| cents per thousand cubic feet went
down to defeat, not SO much because
the assembly did not favor the reduc-
| ton, but because it desired to uphold
the railroad rate commission.
The assembly reversed its previous
| position by passing the senate bill
making the Office of insurance COM
missioner appointive instead of cleo
| tive. The Socialists voted for it be-
cause they want an expert retained
| who will work out the problem Of
state insurance along German lines.
Senator Hastings resolution calling
upon the United States senate to
make an investigation of the primary
campaign and legislative election of
Senator Stephenson was adopted by
the assembly. Reader and Reed voted
against it. The first question was on
| indefinite postponement, the members
refusing to kill the resolution by
vote of 16 to 40. The resolution then
was adopted on rising vote
The ten-hour law for women bill
went to conference, the assembly re-
fusing to concur in Senator Krumrey's
amendment making the bill applicable
only to cities of the first three classes.
The amendment, obviously, is to save
to country store-keepers the privilege
of employing women clerks more
than ten hours on certain days of the
week.
The dog bilp' was laid over after
it had developed that it was aimed
by the farmers at the city dogs. The
bill requires every dog to wear a
tag displaying his masters name so
that damages may be collected when
>hydrophobia is caused Despite COTS
plea for his substitute to the Kay non
partisan election bill applying to the
smaller cities, it was killed, the So
cialists voting against it. The Stevens
bill declaring the policy Of establish
ing the next normal school at Rhine
lander was passed after Mr.. Stevens
had been aroused to wrath by a mo-
ton to refer the bill to the finance
committee The Democrats fought to
kill the Harper bill for state hygienic
laboratory for examinations of drink
ing water and disease epidemics, but
their efforts failed The assembly re-
fused reconsideration of the vote by
which the Roycraft bill relating to
corrupt practices in elections in Mil
waukee was killed. Gilboy spoke
against the booklet feature of the bill,
while Stern upheld 1t.
After Senators Gaylord and Blaine
had carried ON fight for some time
on the duplicate of the Mahon uniform
| textbook bill, which Gaylord desired
to have taken from the table and
passed, Senator Sanborn told the
members that the whole thing was a
tempest in teapot. BY vote Of II
to the bill then was permitted to rest
on the table. The bill under discus
sion was the Kleczka bill, an exact
duplicate Of the Mahon bill, which was
killed in the assembly. The bill seeks
to correct existing conditions under
which Wisconsin school children are
required to pay more for their school
books than children in Ohio and other
states pay for the same books.
The Bosshard bill requiring pay
ment Of a poll tax Of two dollars
when electors fail to vote was passed.
| This bill has been the subject of con-
siderable discussion on several occs-
sions. 1t is not probable that 1t will
pass the assembly, because of the
large number Of farmers in the house.
Assemblyman Bichler's tuberculin
test bill was advanced after it had
been amended SO that state payments
for slaughtered cattle shall not cover
period of more than two years.
This amendment necessitates action
by the assembly, after which it will
go to the governor
Senator James bill providing for
the publication of valuable old records
of the adjutant general during the
Civil war period was passed, as was
the state insurance resolution which