Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-19
ASSEMBLY FAvORS
LINCOLN HOLIDAY
VOTES 50 TO IS FOR PASSAGE
OF ASSEM5LYMAN HAM
RREcHT'S BILL.
TEACHERS BILL FAIL
Kent Measure for Eiaht-hour Day on
State Printing Work Also Fails
to Gain Enough
Support.
Madison, March II, 1915.

Madison, Marcn II, 1915.
Refusal to repeal the laws of 1913
requiring higher qualifications for
teachers in the common schools;
passage of the Hambrecht bill MAX
ing Lincoln's birthday legal holt
day, and indefinite postponement of
the Kent bill providing that eight
hours shall constitute a days work
on all public printing, were import
ant developments in the assembly.
The MCGOWAN bill to repeal the
law Of 1918 providing that after
July /, 1915, no person shall be
granted a certificate to teach in the
not previously taught one year, or
have had, in addition to the educa-
ttonal qualification now required, at
least one year of professional train
ing as teacher. was on the calendar
for action upon motion by Mr.. Han
sen to reconsider the vote by which
it was indefinitely postponed on
March i.
Mr.. MCGowan made a long speech
in support Of his bill. In the course
Of his speech he declared that nor
NAL school graduates are not quail
fed to teach.
Speaker Whittet put the question,
and there was not voice raised to
save the bill from the fate previ-
ously ordained.
Eight-hour Plan Fails.
The Pieper resolution for an In
vestigation Of the question of unem-
ployment was indefinitely postponed.
The Kent bill providing for an
eight-hour day on all public printing
was on the calendar with commit
tee recommendation for passage, but
upon motion Of Mr.. Kay was indefi-
nitely postponed by a vote of SO to
80.
Mr.. Prescott moved reconsidera-
ton and the motion went over under
the rules.
Much oratory flowed when the
Hambrecht bill making Lincoln's
birthday a holiday came up on the
calendar for passage.
Mr.. Hambrecht made a vigorous
plea for his bill. Only two names
| stand pre-em1nent, he &aid-Wash~
ington and Lincoln. "Shali we hon
or the one and not the other" he
| asked, zone the founder Of our
country, the other It's savior?"
The vote on a roll call was 81 to
Ask Land Purchase Probe.
At the opening of the session Mr..
Grell offered resolution providing
for an Investigation of land pur-
| chases by the university by special
committee of three assemblymen and
two senators. The resolution gives
to the committee large plenary pow
ers and provides for experts to as
sist. Mr.. Grell asked immediate con-
sideration, but Mr.. Hansen, who had
introduced similar resolution, made
objection and the resolution went
over under the rules.
Stemper Sill Advanced.
After a spirited debate the lower
house Of the legislature ordered to en-
grossment and third reading the
Stemper bill, No. 1904, which pro-
vides that the Baker saloon bill shall
be deemed to have gone into effect
in July, 1918, instead of July 1907.
The vote on engrossment was 81 to
Ill, which indicates that the bill will
| pass the assembly.
Plead for Dry Zone.
Veterans Of the civil war pleaded
before the committee on excise and
fees Of the assembly for the passage
of the Frederick bill forbidding the
granting Of saloon license within