Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-06-18

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and small towns. The greater part of
the debate was over this amendment
and went into the entire subject, after
which the amendment was rejected
Mr.. Vint offered an amendment pro-
viding that the act, if the bill became
a law, should become operative Jan. l.,
1916. This, too, was rejected Mr..
Crosby offered another amendment
which was similar to the Mortensen
amendment that was rejected except
that it made the wage in small towns
Sc instead of 81. This, too, was re-
jected, and the vote was then taken
on the original bill.
Regulation of Boxing.
There was short but sharp debate
over the state athletic bill, after which
the assembly concurred in the senate
amendment which provides that. no
boxing exhibition can be held in any
city except Milwaukee unless the com.
mon council, by resolution, permits
This amendment, Mr.. Hedding said he
accepted as a compromise with those
who opposed the bill.
The bill by Senator Monk regarding
the age of consent for women was sent
to a third reading after it had been
amended to make the age 16 instead
o. IS years. This bill. too, caused a
great deal of so-called oratory before
vote could be taken.
FraternaI Risk Bill.
The Armenian bill providing that
fraternal societies can make two
classes Of risks was on the calendar
for a reconsideration of the vote by
which the senate amendment had
been n0nconcurred in. This was done
and the amendment was then con-
Cured in. The bill 530-S, relating to
division Of taxes of public utilities, so
that counties would receive a portion,
was nonconcurred in by the assembly.
Morgan Eugenic Law Killed.
The assembly refused concurrence
in the senate amendment to the Nor
gan eugenics law. This amendment
provided that no woman under 45
years, or man of any age, except to
marry a woman over the age of %
years, either of whom was a common
drunlard, habitual criminal, epileptic,
feeble minded idiot or insane person,
could marry.
Zinn Bill Is Killed.
The Zinn bill, which relates to fees
and charges of employment agencies,
and is aimed particularly against
teachers, agencies, was indefinitely
postponed by the assembly. Mr.. linn
later moved to reconsider the vote and
this went to the calendar
The senate, under suspension Of the
rules, passed a bill appropriating
| S4,108 to reimburse members Of the
state board Of agriculture who were
sued by Irene Morrison for damages
resulting from the collapse Of an aero
| plane.
! The senate also passed the Bosshard
bill appropriating $4,000 annually for
| the establishment and maintenance OF
state game farm in Villas county.
| Senators Hanson and Stevens were
| the only members voting against the
! bill The senate passed the Ackley
! bill, increasing the jurisdiction Of the
Municipal court Of Chippewa county,
Would Charge Higher Fares.
The question of whether or not thf
state should go into an investigation
to see whether railroads of the state
should be granted the right to collect
| 21a cents a mile from passengers, was
given hearing before the joint com
mittee on corporations Of the senate
and transportation Of the assembly.
Those who appeared for the bill in
Guided Elliot w. Nash Of the Chicago
and Northwestern road. e. F. Potter,
! James G. Pond and w. A. Hayes of the
500 line. George Gordon of La Crosse
and others. While the Northwestern
and 500 roads were represented at
| the hearing no one appeared for the
Milwaukee road, which is understood
not to approve of the attempt to bring
| this matter up at this time.
| Mr. Nash gave the reasons which led
| the roads to present the petitions to
| the two houses to have the matter OF
| passenger rates investigated Mr. Nash
admitted the companies were resp0n'
sible for the petitions presented in
each house, saying that these petitions
! had been sent to station agents. He
said the railroads were asking the adj
vance because the interstate commerce
commission had said a passenger fari
of 21a cents was just; that the roads
! had put on steel cars in place of wood
en- ones; that increased wages were
paid employees, and the cost of ma
terial had gone up.
Mr. Nash said that the railroads OF
the state paid into the state treasury
| $4,000 every day, amounting to $4,000.
600 annually, and for this reason they
were entitled to relief.
Mr. Potter called attention to the
| fact that the northern part of the state
still needed railroads and they would
not be built unless the money could bQ
obtained and this could not be done
unless a fair remuneration on the il,
| ha +r