Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-15
Reconslders Amendment.


83 killed the amendment. The bill
now goes back to the senate and prob
ably will go to conference. Inc
measure is one of the most important
of the session and involves one OF the
planks in the Republican platform
In the last state campaign.
The following bills were passed.:
The Hansen bill relating to boards
of police and fire commissioners IN
cities of the second, third and fourth
classes; the Otto bill relating to the
distribution of railroad maps; the otto
bill giving cities in counties having
population of 100000 or over the right
to set aside certain territory for resi-
dence business and factory districts;
the Kent bill relating to the widening
of streets and the Bentley bill relating
to mortgages.
The committee bill relating to chill
dren employed in street trades, Wnlcn
applied to cities of the second class,
was killed.
The Perry resolution to amenu the
constitution to remove limitations on
the length Of terms of county super
intendents of schools was sent to q
third reading.
The assembly killed the Anderson
resolution providing for daily sessions,
because of the statement that the
promise of short and businessnKe
session had not been fulfilled"
Would Alter School Rule.
The senate has voted to change the
organization and supervision of the in
dustrial board of education which mas
charge of the continuation and evening
schools of the state.
After a determined fight the senate
by vote of 10 to ID rejected the
Albers substitute regarded as a COM
promise measure. The Albers substi-
tute provided that industrial educa-
ton should be under the supervision
of the state board of education and
officials belonging to the state SUPER
intendent's office. The Bray substltu-
tute which was adopted provides Tor
the creation of q new board OF nine
members, to be appointed by the gov
ernor, three to be employers, three to
be employees, and three to be practical
farmers. The eX-Officio members Will
be the state superintendent and
members of the industrial commission.
State Superintendent Cary is opposed
to the bill which was adopted in the
senate and will issue a statement to
the public against the measure before
it comes up for consideration in the
assembly.
By vote of IS to Z the senate re-
jected the Bray amendment for the
state fair appropriation BILL Ihls
amendment would have continued the
fair during war time. The bill as
passed carried an appropriation OF
1925. 900 annually for the operation Of
the fair.
After a long debate the assembly
cOncurred in the senate bill apprO-
priating $181,110 annually for univer-
sity extension, and $4,000 annually
for work to be called for by the state
council of defense. The latter work
occasioned considerable debate and an
amendment was finally incorporated
providing that $4,000 of the money
can be used for no other purpose than
work called for by the state council
of defense.
The assembly agreed to the senate
amendment which retained the appro-
priation of $1,000 for the teaching OF
Hellenistic Greek and the Semitic
languages at the university and re-
coded from it's position. This univer-
sity bill, which is one of the largest
appropriation measures at every ses-
sion, now goes to the governor.
The joint committee on finance has
introduced in the senate nine bills ap-
propriating $7S5,515 for lands and
buildings for the university, state nor
NAL schools and charitable and penal
institutions.
Fight on Fair Gill Amendment.
There will be fight to prevent the
passage of the amendment which has
been proposed by Senator Bray to the
state fair appropriation bill for the
suspension of the state fair while the
war continues.
Several senators will take the floor
and protest vigorously that the war
should not make any difference with
such functions as state fair.
Patriotic women of Wisconsin ac-
cOmplished more in few hours on
Tuesday (registration day. than the
legislature of Wisconsin has been able
to accomplish in two months. These
women distributed upwards of 10000
copies of President Wilson's war mes
sage at the polls. Every man who
registered was given a copy of the war
message. Since early in April the Wis
consin legislature has been attempting
to agree on bill to print 10000 cop
fes of the message.
Meantime Mrs. III. II. Morgan, the
woman member of the Wisconsin
council of defense, got busy. Through
her Interest wealthy Chicago woman
agreed to pay for the printing Of 15O.-
600 copies. On Tuesday, when the men
went to the polls to register under the
draft, they found the women of the
state cooperating with Mrs. Morgan,
distributing the copies. While the