Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-05
EkERN TELLS COMMITTEE HE
SHOULD BE ARslTER OF
THEIR FAIRNESS.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON BILL
Assembly Committee on judiciary De-
eided TO Postpone Helm Bills.
Martin Introduces a Bill
Against New Courthouse
Madison, Feb. 26, 1916.

lions was told by Insurance Commits
sioner Ekern that fire insurance rates
were unreasonably high, and that the
state insurance commissioner should
be authorized to determine unreason-
ableness Of such rates
Ekern was speaking on the Bennett
bill empowering the state insurance
commissioner to regulate fire insur-
ance rate and requiring rates to be
reasonable and nOndiscriminating
Senator Bennett said he introduced
the bill after a conference with Ekerns
and that he favored it. The commit
tee took no action on the bill.
Helm Bills Postponed.
The assembly committee on judici-
airy decided to recommend for indie
finite postponement the Helm bill pro-
hibiting students of the state univer-
sity and other public institutions from
voting unless their school residence is
their permanent residence. The COM
mittee also decided to recommend for
indefinite postponement the Helm
bill prohibiting university and other
officials from being appointed or elect
ed to public office.
Against New Courthouse.
Senator A. E. Martin introduced a
holds up the question Of a new court
house in Milwaukee county until the
people Of the county shall say at q
general election that they wish to be
taxed 100000 Or $4,000000 for a
new courthouse.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported for passage bill 31A, which
changes the law regarding the build
ing Of c0urthouses.
Bill 121A, referring to storage OF ex-
pIosives, was reported for indefinite
postponement.
The committee on education report
ed for indefinite postponement the Nc
GOwan bill providing that teacher
In any educational institution in the
state who smokes Cigarettes could not
share in school funds.
Water Power Bill Gets Hearing.
In an attempt to save the present
water power law, which he had passed
in the session Of 1913, Senator Paul
0. Husting made a flying trip to Madi-
son and appeared at the water power
hearing.
81 thought it a good bill then and
think so now" said the senator. The
bill had not been given a fair trial
he claimed and ur',ed the committee
not to make any change at this time.
In fact the whole Of the senator's
argument might have been put in four
words "saye the present bill"
Senator AckIey Presides.
Senator Ackley, chairman of the
senate committee on conservation,
presided.
Mr.. Brazeau said there was $780,
poo undeyeloped water power in the
state, capable Of development.
THE water power owners" said
he, "don't claim to own the rivers,
aoT does the state Of Wisconsin own
The rivers, Nobody claims to own
the water. Neither does the state
Of Wisconsin own the water. The
state has certain trust relations, but
1t could not deed the water to any
body or sell it to anybody. Neither
10 the water power owners hold it is
not subject to taxation for local pur-
poses. Others claim we are trying
to steal the peoples property. That
Is all nonsense, also, as you will see
by reading the substitute bill"
Only Want Their Rights.
All that the water power owners
wanted, Mr.. Brazeau said, was the
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