Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
GOVERNOR SIGNS
JUSTICES MEASURE
Limiting the Number in the City
of Milwaukee to One.
INCOME TAX BILL WINS
Assembly Substitute Concurred In by
Close Vote of Fifteen to Four
teen-Tight Sunday Lid OPP
posed by the Assembly.

posed by the Assembly.
MadisOn.-Among the bills approved
by Governor McGovern was one limit
Ing the number of justices of the
peace in the city of Milwaukee to one
and fixing his salary at $500. The
Justice Is required to turn over to
the city treasury all fees.
To the surprise of the strong and
insistent lobby which gathered here
for the past few days to oppose the
passage Of an income tax bill, the
| senate concurred in the assembly sub
st1tute to the measure which passed
the upper house fortnight ago, by
the close vote of Is to a.
This action was taken after half
dozen amendments, all more or less
calculated to make the measure OBJ
noxlous to many who otherwise would
support it, had been rejected, one by
one. These included the exception Of
Milwaukee county from the pro-
visions of the bill and striking out
the inclusion of incomes from rentals
and reinstating the referendum clause
defeated in the assembly.
By concurring in an unimportant
assembly amendment, the senate
passed the Kleczka fire and police
bill relating to Milwaukee, The eek
pert service" bill was not concurred
in and will go to conference Final
adoption was given the initiative and
referendum resolution as received
! from the conference committee and
this important measure will not
bother the members longer.
The other proposed constitutional
amendment, raising the salaries of
legislators from $500 to 5000 for the
term, was concurred in.
The senate killed the assembly reso-
luton censuring the lobbyists now
here and ordering their prosecution
by the attorney general. The resolu-
t1on was not taken seriously, the feel
| ing being that the lower house had
been somewhat cowardly in mention
ing the name of but one lobbyist.
An end was brought to the long
fight over the Kahn court reporter
! bill, which prevents court reporters
from doing any work outside of their
court duties. The bill was killed.
The bill creating the board of public
affairs was concurred in while the
measure making an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 to the emergency
| hospital at the state fair was killed.
The industrial commission bill, which
| passed the assembly, was the subject
of further amendment, Senator Blaine
presenting an amendment that will
| consolidate the industrial accident
board and the industrial commission
in such manner as to save the keep
| ing of two separate sets of records
by single commission.
In accordance with special
message from Governor Mccoy
ern to the legislature to repeal or
amend the new Sunday closing law,
the assembly amended the law to per-
NIT grocery stores and meat markets
to remain open Numerous amend
ments were offered The discussion
lasted over an hour
Among the bills passed were the
following:
Appropriating not to exceed, $4,000
to defray the expense of the commit
tee to investigate the textbook stu
alton in this state; appropriating
$4,000 for the state park board for
the purchase of city and state parks.
Assemblyman Perry secured the
substitution of the assembly bill for
the senate bill covering the general
subject of industrial education. Be-
cause this subject originated in the
lower house, Mr.. Perry thought that
the assembly was entitled to the
credit.
The substitute bill relating to the
establishment of county agricultural
schools was laid over. The bill pro-
vides that the state aid shall amount
to two-thirds of the cost of the coun-
ty schools to be established,
The Thomas bill, authorizing the
Chippewa & Flambeau Improvement
company to construct and operate
system of reservoirs was concurred in.
The bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually for five years for the purchase
of land for the state forest reserve
was concurred in.
The Martin bill, creating a non
salaried conservation committee of
seven members to investigate the re-
sources of the state, was concurred in.
The assembly refusing to recede
from it's position in the adoption of
an amendment to SOS, which would
exempt from civil service experts
professional, technical and scientlhc)
Praises Decision in Standard Oil Case.