Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-08-06
SENATE VOTES TO
PAY ALL FAIR BILLS
PASSES AN APPROPRIATION OF
$4,000 FOR THIS SPECIFIC
PURPOSE.
2 IL CENT FARE BILL DEAD
Assembly Kills Everett Measure for
Higher Passenger Rates on
Railroads.&c. Spread
Fair Appropriation.
Madison, August /, 1918.

Madison, August l., ~ IS.
The senate believes the state fair
officials ought to wipe the slate and
pay up all old bills charged against
the state fair. To II AXE this possible,
1t passed a bill appropriating $4,000
to the state fair organization for the
specific purpose Of paying up its bills.
| The senate killed bills to repeal the
mill tax for the state university and
the normal schools.
The house killed the Everett bill,
611a, increasing passenger rates on
railroads to 2 u cents, and the Dill by
the judiciary committee, 654a, re-
curing motor driven vehicles used
for hire to carry liability insurance.
To Spread Fair Appropriation.
AS a result of a conference be-
tween members Of the Legislature and
Gov Philip, it is probable the Ever
EFT bill, providing that the appropria-
ton of $255, 900, made two years ago
for permanent improvements on the
state fair grounds, shall extend over
a period of five years, and the Whit
man bill, appropriating $4,000 to
wipe out 8 deficit contracted by the
old state board of agriculture, will be
passed. Both bills have gone
through the senate and are now be-
fore the assembly, where they will be
acted on next week.
The Everett bill came up in the
h1v AcepDo LYMAN RrodlaV
of Chippewa county offered an
amendment providing that the ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for a new
grandstand or pavilion be cut to
$4,000, and the difference of
$31, 600 be used in paying the deficit.
The assembly killed bill requir
ing jitney buses to give bond of
$4,000 for the payment Of damages
for injuries to passengers and Pc
destrians.
The assembly cOncurred in the
Burke resolution recalling the jitney
bill from the governor.
The assembly passed a bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the superintend
ent of public property for the care
of the state capitol for the next two
years. 1t also passed a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the support of
the Wisconsin mining school, and
concurred in the senate bill appro-
spection of petroleum products and
reducing the fee for inspection from
10 cents to cents a bsrrel.
The bill creating new judicial
circuit out Of Sank county by detach-
ing it from Dane county was killed.
Burke Urges Preparedness.
The prospect of war clouds was
brought up by Senator Burke as a
reason why the appropriation of
100000 annually for the Wisconsin
National guard as reported from the
finance committee should stand.
Senator Ackley offered an amend
ment reducing it to $150,000 annu-
ally. Senator Burke moved the re-
lection of the amendment. In order
to come up to the requirements Of the
war department under the new plans
for reorganization, the senator said,
ton stand 1t was shown that the
present appropriations Was $158,0 900
annually and 100000 hd been ex-
pended annually in the last biennial
period
The amendment was rejected and
the bill passed in its original form
with only Ackley, Bennett and Potts,
opposed.
There were but three bills on the
senate calendar, one appropriating
$4,000 annually to the dairy and
food commission and one appropriate
ing $4,000 annually for the industrial
commission and one appropriating
$4,000 for the civil service COM
mission. Senator Ackley introduced
substitutes for each He tried to cut
that Of the dairy and food commits
, sion to $50, industrial commits
sion to 5000, and the civil service
commission to SIS, 900. The amend
ments were rejected.
There were several sharp tits be-
tween Senators Ackley and Bichler
and others.
Library Appropriation Is Cut.
The bill appropriated $16,028 to
the trustees of the state library for
maintenance and books during the
next two years was cut $500 by the
adoption of an amendment offered by
Speaker Whittet and passed
The assembly also passed a bill
appropriating $4,000 to be used in
First Election Is Held.