Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-04-02
EQUALIZATION OF 1000 SALOONS
IN THE STATE NOW UP
70 SENATE.
ARE AGAlNSTsECOND CHOICE
sichler Bill Reported Out for Passage
frederick Bill Preventing Ship
nrent of Liquor Into Dry
Territory Killed.
Madison, March &c, 1915.

The assembly passed the Stemper
amendment to the Baker law, legaliz-
ing 200 saloons in Milwaukee and q
total of about 1000 in the state. The
vote was 4S to 81. A reconsideration
Of the vote will be asked. The bill
now goes to the senate. At the same
session the bill creating a dry zone of
three-quarters of a mile about the Ma
tional Soldiers Home was sent to in
definite postponement. The vote was
50 to 80.
The fight over the Stemper amend
ment was bitter and marked by call
Of the house. Just before the final
vote was announced, Assemblyman
Hans Laursen changed his vote for
the purpose of attempting a reconsid-
GRAFTON of the ballot. This, it is ex-
pected, will fail.
Second Choice Repeat Favored.
A new bill was introduced in the
senate which permits the employment
of women between the hours Of 6 a. m.
and p. m. for maximum of thirty
days during the year.
The Bichler bill to do away with
second choice voting was reported out
for passage. Action on the bill to
make the Evening Wisconsin of Mil
waukee the official state paper was de-
ferred. A bill giving county boards
authority to appropriate money for the
construction of highways was passed.
Senator Otto Bosshard saved his bill
TO appropriate $4,000 to the state game
farm and the measure will be given
further consideration by the commit
tee on judiciary. The money will be
used to double the size of the game
farm and fence 1t in.
The bill to prohibit hunters from
hunting on enclosed lands caused con
siderable debate and was then return
ed to committee for further considera-
ton.
Dry Bill Killed.
The Frederick bill to prevent ship.
ment Of intoxicating liquor into dry
territory was before the assembly
with a favorable report, but Carl Han
sen moved indefinite postponement
and the motion prevailed on roll call
81 to Is.
The Kubast biz, authorizing disolu,
ton Of free high school districts was
ordered to engrossment and the Nc
Gowan bill, relating to divorce, was in
definitely postponed.
Insurance Bill Passes
Action on the Hambrecht bill in.
creasing tuition for nonresident stu
dents at the university was deferred
The Whitman bill, permitting do
nestle insurance companies to pay of
ficials more than $4,000 per year con
Cured In.
Assemblyman C. A. Budlong' intro
duced joint resolution in the assem-
bly, putting a stop to lobbying by EN-
ployes of departments and institutions
when bills are up affecting their de
partments.
The assembly passed three bank
bills. The Melvin bill which reduces
the amount of demand deposits from
Is to IL per cent; the Neumeister bill
relating to extension of its corporate
existence; and the SCHNEIDER bill re
lating to the powers of state banks
The Weber bill relating to apprentices
was also passed.
Refuse to Give up Land.
By a vote of As to 20 the assem-.
bly, refused to concur in the Bennett
bill, 34a, authorizing the C.. A. Good
year company to cut the timber from
an eighty-acre tract of land, which, il
was claimed, had been conveyed t.
the state by mistake in consideration
of payment by the company IS the
state of $1,000.
The bill as originally introduced II
the senate provided TO compensation
but was amended and passed by thai
body. 1t then went to the assembly
judiciary committee when it re
ceived favorable report 1T then wen
to the Joint committee on finance
e1d that committee reported 1t to t"t
assembly with recommendation
Tat it be not concurred in.
The bill prov pked mTch discussion
being supported by Messrs. A. z
Frederick, G. =. T1ambrecht and 4
j. Whitcomb and opposed by Messl
CalI Hansen, w. Woodland, Edward
Nurdman, J. e. Ofstie, H. J. Morten
son and Axel Johnson.
The Bradley bill repealing the &C