Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-30

officio, and one other member to- be
known as state editor.
Senator Bosshard attempted to
amend it to add the secretary of-state
and attorney general to the board.
Senator Bennett showed the bill had
passed the amendment stage.
Senator Fairchild, who was In the
chair, ruled with Senator Bennett.
Senator Bosshard moved a suspen-
sion of the rules, which was refused
by a vote of 9 to 10 The bill was
then concurred in. 1t was sent back
to the assembly to be enrolled and
will then go to the governor.
This is the fourth of the consol-
idation measures passed. The only
only one killed was the public well
fare bill,
Appropriation Bills In.
The senate passed bills carrying
appropriations amounting to $780,
900. Of these $255,000 is appropri-
ated to the state fair extending over
the next five years, $4,000 this year
and $4,000 annually thereafter.
The Hanson bill creating a state
board of engineering and architec-
ture was passed by the senate.
Highway Bill Enarossed.
The senate sent to engrossment
the highway bill 556S. This makes
the county the unit for highway
work.
The senate concurred in the state
athletic commission bill, which ap-
propriates money to the commission
from the fees received by the COM
mission. The bill provides that the
salary Of the secretary shall be fixed
at not to exceed $500 and members
of the commission shall be paid SIS a
day for their services when on COM
mission work.
The bill by Senator Ackley lower
ing the fees for filing articles of in
corporation in the office Of the secre-
tary of state was nonconcurrad in by
the assembly, As to 16.-
Probe Telephone Company.
A resolution was offered by Assem-
blyman Donnelly calling for legis-
lative investigation of the rates,
finances and rate agreement of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company and affiliated companies,
which constitute the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules
The house concurred in a bill pro-
hbiting the burning of bituminous
coal within one block of the state
capitol except where smoke consum-
ers are used, and the Bennett bill
providing that the governor may
name an attorney to represent the
state in cases where the attorney gem
eral cannot appear. The total amount
for one year to be paid for such legal
service is not to exceed $1,000
Absentees Peril Money Bills.
From this time on until the close of
the session whenever that may be, it
will be increasingly hard to keep
enough members here to pass appro-
priation bills.
To pass bill carrying al appropria-
ton it is needed that sixty members
be recorded as voting on the bill in
the assembly and twenty members in
the senate. At the close OF the last
week it was only by means of tie clos
ing OF the doors Of the assembly as
when under a call Of the house that
enough members could be retained in
the chamber to pass the bills. This
was drastic action by Speaker Whittet,
but he was supported by the members,
as they saw the necessity of such ac-
ton. BY that means all the apprOpria.
ton bills on the calendar were passed.
Some Of the assemblymen when they
left for home at the end Of the week
said they We're not coming back again
and intimated the sergeant at arms
would have d hard time to find them il
he came after them. While this feel
ing may wear off after they get home
every one admits that it will need con
tinual prodding and some determined
action to keep enough members here
to do the necessary work,
Big Money Bills Up.
This week both houses will have to
work through the big appropriation
bills which will all be ready for them
when the sessions 0pen. In addition
to this, in the senate there is plenty of
work cut out for the members The
bills repeating the mill tax for the uni
versity and normal schools will be on
the calendar early in the week, as Will
the bill introduced by Senator Perry
early in the session, wfping out the
bill factory. All of these bills came
back from the committee with a re-
port showing the members we're di,
vided three and three This means a
warm fight on the floor when the bills
are reached. There will be tremen-
dOus opposition to these bills as this
has been the favorite source Of income
to these institutions It has even been
charged on the floor of the assembly
that in order to raise the income of the
university and normals the tax com
mission raised the assessed valuation
of the property Of the state. While
this was stoutly denied there has been
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