Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-02-19
victions the license OF the vlolator
shall be revoked.
Would Fine Absent SoIoHs.

state. His resolution to amend the
rules Of the legislature provides:
ANY member absent from any ses-
sion of the legislature without leave
shall pay into the state treasury fos
each day when so absent the sum OF
IS. Any member of any special coml~
mittee who shall be absent from any
meeting Of committee regularly bull.
letined, shall pay 50 for each day SO
absent. Any member of any commit
tee absent for three successive days
shall forfeit his place on such com.
mittee, the vacancy to be filed by the
speaker"
Sheriffs For Two Terms.
Senator z. F. Ackley introduced
Joint resolution in the senate amend
ing the constitution SO that sheriffs
will be eligible for reelection for one
term, but would be ineligible for q
third term.
Among the bills sent to the revision
committee in the senate was one by
Senator w. III. Bray, providing no fe-
male under q years OF age shall be
permitted to work before 6 o'clock in
the morning and after 10 o'clock at
night.
Senator Ackley introduced joint
resolution memorializing. congress to
take steps to prevent the railroads of
this country from making their pro,
posed raise of 215 cents per mile f0l
interstate traffic.
The student court at the University
of Wisconsin, which is given author
ity to try university students on
charges involving discipline, will be
abandoned if the legislature passes a
bill introduced by Assemblyman Whit
comb. The bill prohibits the regents
Of the university from delegating au-
th0rity in cases of discipline to any
organization or committee composed
in whole or in part of students
To abolish the legislature by con-
stitutional amendment and substitute
therefor legislative body to be
known as the state legislative commits
sion, to consist of one member from
each congressional district and two
members at large, is the purpose of
resolution by Assemblyman Morten.
son. The resolution proposes that the
members of the commission shall be
elected every four years at the same
time and in the same manner as I'm.
tied States senators and congressman.
pilfe
-Four new bills were filed with GOV.
Philip for his approval. One abol-
ishes second choice voting in judicial
elections in Milwaukee, a second aboI-
ishes second choice voting for school
directors in Milwaukee, a third pro
vides that a n0npartisan judiciary or
a nonpartisan school suDerintendency
designation shall not be deemed a pc
litical party principle, and the fourth
provides that the chairman of county
beard may appoint a successor to a
county clerk in case of vacancy in
such office, the appointment to COD
tinue until regular meeting of the
county board.
Erickson ELECTED SndIFN5Us
Halford Erickson was elected chair.
man of the state railroad commission
at meeting of the full commission.
L. E. Gettle was renamed secretary
which puts at rest the report that the
appointment of two new commission
ers meant a reorganization of the COM
mission. Commissioners Erickson,
carl D. Jackson and Walter Alexander
ere present.
Mr.. Erickson was one Of the three
commissioners who was appointed by
Senator La Toilette when he was gov
ernor Of the state. John Barnes, now
justice of the supreme court, and
b NJ. Meyers, member of the inter-
state commerce commission, with Mr.
Erickson composed the original state
railroad commission.
Plan Vote on Liquor Question.
Assemblyman McGawan wants q
referendum Of the liquor question al
the spring elections in April, 1916. Mr..
McGawan introduced a bill providing
there shall be submitted to the people
two questions:
''First-Shall the sale Of whisky and
other spirituOus distilled and ardent
liquors, containing more than 6 per
cent of alcohol by volume, be permit
ted after July 1, 1916, except in H.
censed drug stores?
"Second-Shau the sale of beer and
other fermented malt liquors, contain
ing per cent or less alcohol by vol
ume, be permitted after July l, 1916,
excepting in licensed drug stores?"
Favors Open Sunday.
An open Sunday is contemplated in
bill introduced in the assembly by
Assemblyman John B. Helm. The bill
amends the Sunday law by adding the
following: provided that the keeping
open Of any place of amusement or the
participation in any game or exhibit
ton on Sunday SO long as the same
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