Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-26

bridge and highway construction when
directed by the governor was ordered
engrossed and read third time.
The Bradley bill, requiring county
| judges to draw papers in probate mat
| tiers free of charge, in which the es-
tates do not exceed $4,000 in value,
was ordered referred to the committee
on judiciary. The assembly killed the
| kurtenacker bill reducing the license
fee for master BARRIERS from 81 to 81
a year.
The Bray bill, limiting hours of Ia.
| Dor for women, was indefinitely post
poned by the senate.
The Bosshard anti-tipping bill, pro-
hibiting the giving or receiving of tips,
was advanced to engrossment by the
senate.
Discuss Norma. Schools.
| The need of more normal schools
was discussed in the senate. A bill
| introduced by Senator Whitman pro-
vided for repeal of the law providing
| for the location of the next normal
school in northeastern Wisconsin. Mr..
| Whitman said: eve need no more
normal schools at this time in this
state, and il we did need them it is
not the way to do to put in an enter
ing wedge so long before"
Senator Burke maintained that the
eastern part of the state in Wisconsin.
The senator said that outside of Mil
waukee and Oshkosh all the normal
schools were in the wrong places. The
bill was indefinitely postponed by o
vote Of Fl to s.
The Burke bill repeating the law
providing for a state administration
| building in Milwaukee was passed by
the senate by a vote of % to 1.
Mr.. Kay's bill to prevent the setting
Of fish nets in certain waters of Pierce
county was passed and the Hanson
bill relating to the hunting of rabbits
with ferrets was amended and ordered
re-engrossed.
Praise Voted Fer Wilson.
The upper house adopted resolu-
ton offered by Senator Bichler, con-
graduating President Woodrow Will
son for the liable and wise manner"
in which he has handled the war sit
uation; adopted the Skogmo resolu-
ton memorializing congress to adopt
| the Wisconsin peace plan by asking
the president to call a conference of
neutral nations.
Recommend Cu!bertson Bill.
| The senate committee on corpora
lions recommended for passage the
Culbertson bill, allowing cities under
commission form of government to
return to their former charter form
Of government after four years I'M
der the commission form.
The senate committee on state af-
fairs recommended that the Jennings
bill, making election days in Milwau-
kee holidays, for indefinite postpone
ment.
1t recommended the Bray resolu-
ton, inviting Prof. E. A. Gilmore of
the university law school to lvise
| the special committee on water ToW-
ers, for indefinite postponemen'
1t recommended for passage the
Culber.son bill, prohibiting hazinS III
public schools under q penalty OF
suspension or dismissal.
Kill Prohibition Sill.
Assem- blyman Kay's bill prohibit
ing the sale Of tobacco in any form
to minors was refused engrossment.
Upon the motion Of Assemblyman
Harrington the house deferred act On
ON the bill establishing a dry &c ne
three-quarters of mile around the
Milwaukee national home for dis
ablcd soldiers.
The Frederick bill prohibiting sa-
looms within one mile of dry terri
tory was killed.
Kill Phone Measure.
| A senate committee will recon-
mend for indefinite postponement
two bills by Senator Weissleder, one
prohibiting collections for more than
one month by telephone companies;
the other providing that a telephone
subscriber would have TO make good
| dL y JUS us u4ChSAS uAoppNu AA1O q
pay" telephone.
incre ased Tuition Opposed.
Gov E. j.. Philips idea of rails
ing the tuition fee fo~ nonresident
students at the University of Wis
consin brought out lively opposition
from the committee on education of
the assembly. President Charles f.
Van Hise of tie university, Burt
Williams and others spoke against
the Hamorecht bill to increase the
fee from 500 to $3.50.
Bars Lobbyists on Floor.
A joint resolution offered by AS
sem blyman Carl Hanson was adopted
in the house by which all Lobbyists
will be barred from the floor Of the
senate and the assembly and from
the parlors of the upper and the low
er house.
Assemblyman Vint introduced a
bin recommended by the common
| council authoriZing the CITY of Mil