Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-29
NEW SCHOOL BILL.
Republicans Decide Upon More Ac-
ceptable Measure.

Republicans Decide Upon More Ac-
ceptable Measure.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. Ex-senator
Bechtner's bill, introduced this morn
ing, entitled, GA Bill Concerning the
Employment and Education Of Chill
dren," follows the line of the Bennett
law, but eliminates the Objectionable
features.
Section provides that every parent or
other person having under his control
child between the ages of and Is years
shall cause the said child to attend some
public, private or parochial school dur
ing the school year for period of not
less than twelve weeks.
Section2 provides that any child shall
be excused from attendance at school re-
CURED by this act by the judge OF the
county where such child resides or the
Board of Education or school district
board, and in every prosecution under
the provisions of sections l and 4 OF this
chapter, if it shall be proven to the sat
isfaction of the court or jury trying said
case that such person is not able to sena
such child to school, or that instruction
has otherwise been given for like
period of time to such child IN
the elementary branches commonly
taught in the public schools; or
that such child has already ac-
uuired such elementary branches
of learning, or that his physical or
mental condition is such as to make at
tendance inexpedient or lmpractlcable,
the person so prosecuted shall be ac-
Quilted whether any such excuse shall
have been given or not The section IS
identical with section of the Bennett
law.
Sec. a. Every parent or other person
having under his control child between
the ages of Z and Is years snail turnlSh IL
such instruction ~ the English language
as shall enable it to read and write the
same: but this act shall not he construedt to
nrOhibjt any other language or branches OF
learning. 49,
provisions of the foregoing section Shail De
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor ana on
conviction thereof shall be punished Dy o6 a
fine of not less than IS nor more than S20.
Section 6 defines truant child Identical
" y T IaM. the 'ehn'''0n Oh '"s 0'u eDD's''0
Sec. 7. No child under Is years of age
shall be employed or allowed TO work ny
any persons, company OF CORPORATION lauo fo W
labor or perform service IN any shop, fac-
tory, mine, store, place OF manufacture,
business or amusement, except as herein
after provided.
Section s empowers the county Judges,
boards of education and school district
boards to except children over 10 years
of age from the operation of this act,
and TO issue written permit to
that effect. No child shall
be permitted to work unless be presents
such permit, and persons, companies
or CORPORATIONS employing any chlld IN
violation of the act shall be deemed
ouiIty of a misdemeano1, and shall, on
Conviction thereof. be fined sum not
less than $40 nor more than 500.
Section II provides that any person
convicted of violation of any of the pro-
visions of the act shall have the right of
appeal ,,,
Gus until 2 o'clock this morning before
they arrived at an agreement on the
Pennett Law bill, aud did not draw 1t
I'D until this morning. The measure
was introduced in the Assembly by Mr..
Mead -, ~
Henry C. Payne presided over the
caucus last night, and number OF prom
inent men in the party were present
besides he legislators.
The Assembly committee on educa-
ton Yesterday held a meeting and de-
cidei to report favorably upon the re-
neal of the Bennett law. A minority
renort will also be submitted N favor OF
Senator Bechtner's bill. The matter
will come up at .o-morrow's session.
ON his farm at Sioux Falls Senator
Pettiprew has large menagerie OF
~ Il laor Y,roirin docs and moose