Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-05-16
PROGRESS IN the LEGISLATURE
Several of the Most important Bills
Remain To Be Disposed of

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hand the legislature is working with
all speed to get the work cleaned up
before the hot months set in All
minor bills are being rapidly disposed
of. All committees, except the fl
| nance committee, are caught UP to
date with their hearings and are in
position to give all bills referred
to them immediate consideration.
The work Of the finance committee
must Of necessity be delayed until
most OF the measures are disposed Of
The great bulk Of measures will
be ground through the legislative
mill very shortly, leaving to be con-
sidered the state financial budget and
the bigger measures, such as the
market commission bill, the mothers
pensions, water powers, etc. Just
whether the Iegis ature has sufficient
information to pass wisely upon these
larger measures or not gives rise
to the suggestion that the legislature
might take a recess until next Win
ter to give the committees an op-
portunity to gather full information
before attempting to enact the pro-
posed laws
1t has been fully demonstrated in
this and other states that it is
poor legislative policy to act upon
large and far reaching measures hur-
riedly. Wisconsin's progre ssive laws
have stood up because they were
thoroughly threshed out and under
stood in committee before recon-
mended for passage, whereas some
progressive laws in other states have
failed because of immature consid-
Grafton
This legislature has handled the
largest column of legislation on rec
ord, and within the next few days
the members will be called upon to
feel the great sponsibilities Of
their position when these larger
measures come up for their consid- |
Grafton. The success Of these meas |
ures depends upon the information |
the Legislators have in their posses
sion at the time Of their passage.
Republican platform measures are |
pretty well cared for at this time |
Most of the pledges have been re- |
demeed while other pledges are in the !
process Of going through the legisla-
tive mill. The Republican platform |
contains about a dozen pledges, |
namely, mothers pension, abolition |
of prison contract labor, blue sky |
laws, water powers. conservation, |
anti-discrimination, home rule for cit |
les, pure food laws, school better |
ment, betterment of country life and |
a board of public affairs
Since the legislature has been |
called upon to stay in session long |
er than anticipated by the flood of |
legislation that was sent to it from |
all over the state, there is a strong |
among farmer members |
to favor taking a recess until next |
winter to give them a chance to car |
ry on their own vocation while the |
committees are working the legisla-
ton into shape In fact the members |
have had their minds SO occupied |
with the matters actually before |
them that they have had but little |
time to study propositions.
If a recess is not taken until next |
winter the Legislature may have to
place some of the biggest bills in
the hands of a special committee to |
report to the next legislature
Votes For Women Passes
Those who doubted that this legis |
lature would again refer the woman
suffrage to a referendum may relax |
as it is now passed both houses and |
sent to the governor for his sigma
ture.
Raise Supervisors Pay
Under a law recently passed the
county board of supervisors may |
raise their pay to s4.00 per day if
they so choose. They may also
claim mileage by way of the most
usual route instead of the nearest |
route.
Defends Compensation Act
The assembly this week repeatedly |
voted down amendments to the |
workmens compensation act which !
We're designed to weaken the act |
and make it unpopular. An amend |
ment to restore the common law de- |
fense of cOntributory negligence in |
this state was lost by a vote of 55 !
to o. Another amendment to place !
farmers under the act was lost so to |
27.
District Attorneys Win
The bill introduced at the request |
of the district attorneys association |
providing that the earnings of con- |
victs may be paid to legal depend i