Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-08-20

it's territory on Lake Michigan, that
all net fishing shall be done under
supervision of the state conservation
commission, and that no live bait
shall be used on set lines.
Probers Report Balance.
The joint investigating committee
appointed to investigate and report
on ACCESSIBILITY Of consolidating de-
partments of state government, filed
a report on expenditures. The report
showed that it paid former Attorney
General Frank l.. Gilbert of Madison
$50 day for ninety-four days, a
total of $3.50; to Attorney William
Ryan of Madison, who drafted the
bills of the committee, SIS a week
for six weeks, total of $3.50; Ed
ward Samp of Madison, bill drafts
man, SIS a day for three days, SIS;
N. l.. Wilson of Madison, statisti-
clan, SIS day for thirteen days, $685.
j. F. Miller of Madison, clerk, $3.50 a
month for six and one-half months,
$975, making grand total of $4,-
1926. The committee turned back in
to the general fund an uneXpended
balance of the appropriation made
to it, amounting to $500.
The BichIec bill authorizing the
governor to employ a lawyer to help
him examine bills passed by the leg
islature during the session of that
body and thirty days thereafter was
cOncurred in b. the assembly The
compensation Of this legislative coun-
sci is to be $3Co a month.
The assembly granted the request
of the senate for a committee on con-
ference on the Martin Milwaukee
sewerage disposal plant bill. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Donnelly,
Everett and Smith KS the assembly
conferees.
Swamp Claim Discussed.
The Hansen bill was concurred in
by the senate after a fight over a sub
stitute amendment offered by Sena-
tor BOsshard, making senators and
congressman a joint committee to
press these claims. Those claims
amount to $2,000,00O
The senate concurred in the assem-
bly, bill anneXing territory Of the
town of La Crescent and making this
territory a part of La Crosse.
In the assembly Mr.. Pieper mAved
that the vote by which the genGtal
university appropriation bill was con.
Cured in be reconsidered. The mo-
tion was rejected by an overwhelm.
ing vote.
Track Bill Recalled.
The assembly reconsidered the vote
by which it refused to concur in the
senate resolution recalling from the
governor bill Ass authorizing the
state railroad commission to appor-
ton the cost of restoring sidetracks
destroyed by track depression The
resolution was then concurred in. 1t
is proposed to amend the bill 80 that
it should apply only to Milwaukee.
The assembly nOnconcurred in SEN
ate amendments to the state plumb
ing license law so as to exempt
plumbing contractors who are master
plumbers from taking out contrac-
tors licenses and amending the law
in accordance with the desires of the
plumbing lobby
The assembly amended and con-
Cured in the senate bill authorizing
county supervisors to fix rates of in
terest on delinquent tax certificates
at not to exceed Is per cent a. wear
In the case of the Monk bill. relat-
ing to the age of consent for women.
the conference committee report was
adopted by the senate, placing the
age at Is years.
State Teachers to Get Aid.
By vote of 46 to IS the assembly
adopted a substitute offered by r. B.
Dlckle to the Bennett bill, providing
state aid to teachers Of certain quail
lhcat1ons and then concurred in the
measure
Inc substitute provides for the
payment OF state aid as a bonus to
teachers for successful continuous
service as follows: So per month for
the second year in the same district.
"a per month for the third year and
$S for the fourth and succeeding
years. 1t also provides that when the
teacher has achieved certain higher
qualification she shall receive an adj
ditiOnal bonus.
Reject Extension Amendment.
When the assembly bill appropri-
ating 100000 annually to the ex-
tension department. of the university
was presented F. S. Kubatzki offered
an amendment cutting the amount of
the appropriation $4,000. The
amendment was opposed by A. H.
GrueneWald and w. L. Smith moved
rejection of the amendment. w. C.
Bradley favored the amendment He
said that much of the work of this
department is wasteful and imprac.
teal
Mr.. Vint said that he had returned
to his seat to oppose this amendment
and to fight for the protection of the
extension department. The amend
ment was rejected by a vote OF 46 to
20. The bill was then ordered TO