Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
AMENDED STEnPER
ACT PASSES SENATE
MEASURE PROVIDES THAT THERE
SHALL BE NO INCREASE
IN SALOONS.
CHANGES BAKER LAW RATIO
One License Shall Be Issued for Each
500 inha bitants or Fraction
Thereof in Any Town,
= Village or City.
Madison. July 10. 1915.


Madison, July 10, 1915.
The senate adopted the BudlOng
amendment to the Stemper bill, relat-
ing to the issuing of saloon licenses,
and then c0nCurred in the bill as
amended by a vote OF Is to 4.
The bill provides that one license
shall be issued for each 500 inhabi-
tants or fraction thereof in any town,
village or city. the population to be de-
termined by the last preceding nation
al census, or official estimates made by
the board of census Of the United
States government,
This changes the provision of the
Baker law on the question OF ratio of
license to population, the provision in
the Baker law being one license to
$50 inhabitants. The provision of the
bill relating 10 the re-icenSing Of the
Milwaukee saloons which were put out
of business by the court decision a
year ago, gives the chief of police
authority to determine whether loca-
tions shall be reinstated and granted
license or be abandoned for saloon
purposes.
Marketing Bill Revived.
Assemblyman Crosby won minor
engagement in the assembly when he
restored to standing his bill SEA which
had been Indefinitely postponed during
his absence The bill provides for an
experiment in marketing by establish
Ing a department in connection with
the dairy and food commission and ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purpose. The
vote by which it was killed was re
considered and the bill then was order
ed to engrossment.
Welfare Board Bill Killed.
The bill creating a state board Of
public welfare whereby hundreds Of
thousands of dollars would have been
saved to the state, was killed in the
senate by a vote of 10 to Is.
Prior to this the substitute amend
ment, offered by Senator Bennett, was
rejected II to IA. This amendment
was the original bill as it came from
the committee on investigation.
There was no discussion of the bill
when it was reached on the calendar.
Senator Ferry, after the Bennett sub
stltute had been voted down. offered an
amendment putting the oil inspector
under the board. This was adopted
and then the bill was killed.
Thus, with hardly a word what Is the
most important bill OF the session in
ri "a Fnr
was put to death. 1t was clearly
shown that consolidation proposed
would affect great economies to the
state and result in saving 100000 inn
mediately, while later it was estimated
100000 year would be saved
1t was further shown that the con-
soHdatiOn brought togt ther correlated
departments which could be so joined
that the work could be done more eff
Clently and with much less bother to
the people Of the state, now harassed
by a half a dozen inspectors coming
around where one could as well do
che work
Many Bills Passed.
The assembly passed the Hambrecht
bill prohibiting persons from walking
1he tracks of ra ilrOads, the bill to in
stall an electrical voting device in
the assembly: the finance committee
bill relating TO exemptions from in
heritance taxes. The assembly con-
Cured in the Fairchild bill, relating
to assessment OF taxes; the Bosshard
bill, relating to furnishing bail bonds
In crimina cases; the Perry bill, a.
thoriziHg Cabot Brothers to erect
docks in Sturgeon bay. and nOnConcur-
red in the AckIey bill. which would
have lowered fees for fling articles
OF incorporation.
Griffith Net a Candidate.
Prof, =, M. Griffith. who has held the
office of state forester for ten wears.
has resigned his position and it is
understood is moi to be a candidate for
appointment on the conservation com.
mission. II is generally believed
James Neyin. who has been state SUI
perintendent Of fisheries for twenty
five years. will be appointed member
OF the commission.
The assembly concurred in the
Ackiey Joint resolution providing for
the appointment Of a Joint com
mittee to investigate the condition
OF business Of the legislature and
to recommend a date for final ad-
1ournment.
Agricultural Bill CONQUERED In.
BY to l the assembly concurred
Woman Killed in Runaway.