Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-07-25
HELP NEW PARTIES
REP. PLATFORM PLEDGE TO BE
CARRIED OUT
WILL HELP THE BULL MOOSERS
Law Will Probably Be Enacted TO
Permit Them a Party Ticket
on Ballet

Madison, Wisconsin, July 23.-It is
probable that some law will be enact
ed to carry out the Republican plat
form pledge to make easier the or
ganization of new parties. A bill up
on this subject is still pending in
the senate, and the AXel Johnson
bill has been recalled from the as
sembly following the message of the
governor insisting that that bill be
passed The Johnson bill is cOnsld-
cred the most favorable to the Bull
Moose party. At the time this bill
was killed in the senate no one
spoke for it. 1t was then thought
that the present law permitted the
Bull MoOsers, because Of their vote
for presidential electors last fall to
go on the general election ballot as
a party at the next election, but it
became known that the attorney gen
eral had given the secretary of the
Bull Moose club an opinion that be-
cause of another provision in the
law, partly inconsistent with the
section amended by the Johnson bill,
the Bull Moosers would have to run
as independents This brought forth
the caustic message of McGOvern
in regard to the Republican party
pledge The Republicans in the
senate, since the opinion by the at
tOrney general, agree that a law
to permit the Bull MoOsers a par
ty ticket if they so desire should be
enacted.
Sem-Annua Tax Vetoed
The bill which would have permit
semi-annually if they so wished in
stead Of annually was vetoed.
Seed inspection
The seed inspection law has been
materially strengthened at this ses
sion. The enforcement is placed with
the agricultural experiment station.
Particular stress is laid upon the
presence of nOXiOus weed seed, and
especially to false brand labelling OF
seeds such rs southern grown seeds
for northern grown seeds and repre-
senting seeds to be Of great value
when they are of low value.
Fire insurance Legislation
The senate this week passed three
important fire insurance bills One
l.;
used in making survey of the prem
ises for fixing rates Another pro-
vides that the commissioner of in
surance shall receive reports and in
spect the work of every fire inspec-
ton bureau The other provides for
cooperation and agreements under
the supervision of the commissioner
Of insurance, to reduce expenses and
losses in fire insurance.
These bills are three of the four
parts into which the big bill recon-
mittee was divided after it's defeat
in the assembly, due to the adhar-
ents of the governor, because of the
Ekern-McGovren fight, joining hands
with the reactionaries. The bills are
calculated to materially reduce the
fire losses and fire insurance rates
which are in many cases higher thar
in other states. The movement is
substantially the same in the fielC
OF fire insurance that the railroad
and public utilities laws wre il
the field of public utilities.
Health Measure
The legislature has passed a bill
giving the state board Of health au
thGrity to establish bureaus of vita
statistics, sanitary inspection AM
engineering, tuberculosis and conta2
ious disease, and public information
and education The bill also pre-
vides for dividing the state int
five sanitary districts and for tn
appointment of five deputy stat
health officers. The district deputie
will have supervision over the locf
health officers and work in conjunt
ton with them The bill is said b
the medical men to be a great pr'
ventitiye measure, and a big step
public health legislation.