Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-22
SOCIALISTS WILL
PUSH LABOR BILLS
PR0CRAMEIE MAPPED OUT BY Der.
GERS PARTY ABOUT THE SAME
As TWO YEARS AGO.
SEVEN BILLS NOW READY.
Improvement On Present Child Labor
Law and Legalization of Picket
ing VIII Be Asked
COMMENT ON GAYL0PD's ABSENCE

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 2O-ISpeciaLl
State senators last night speculated on
what might have happened in the upper
house yesterday morning if Senator W.
K. Gaylord of Milwaukee, the Social
Democrat, had been present when Sena-
tor Husting Of Dodge county tried to
push forward the joint resolution for
an investigation of the senatorial pri-
mary campaign. The AIilwauheean was
one of the eighteen absentees and what
might have been a most exciting hour
or two tell into comparative nothing
ness. The opinion generally goes out
that if Mr.. Gaylord had been present
there might have been an upheaval with
an exodus of Assembly members to the
upper house to hear the fun. Mr.. Cay
lords presence now will not lend espe-
cial interest for it is a fact that the
senatorial resolution is dead las a smelt'
as one correspondent is pleased 10
put it.
Socialists Have Many Bills.
1t became known today what the chief
bills OF the Social Democrats in the Leg
islature would be. They are of interest
for the most part, although some of
| them are "repeaters' to such an extent
! that some of the older members would
feel lonesome if they were not presented
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Several bills are ready for presenta-
ton by the party Of Eugene Dcbs and
Victor L. Berger. One is supposed to be
an Improvement on WisC0nsin'S already
comprehensive child labor law. 1t pro-
yides that ali children between the ages
Of II and 16 years seeking permits to
work shall secure certificates from their
school principals and a physician setting
| forth their physical and mental cOndl-
ton. The bill is designed to stop the
practice of permitting undeveloped chill
dren to so to work so early that devet-
opment is arrested.
Power for Factory Inspectors.
Another bill for the uplifting of the
little ones gives extended powers to
state factory inspectors and local tru-
ancy officers. 1t gives to factory inspect
ors the powers of truancy officers in that
they may order little factory hands to
return to school. TO truancy officers
it gives the power to enter factories and
make thorough inspection Of workers
and to make them attend school if their
cases do not comply with the law.
The legaliZation Of the practice Of
picketing is the object of another Social
! Democratic bill. Like the others it is
expected to arouse storm of OppOsl-
ton from corporations that have suffered
under the practice of certain labor I'M
ions at times of labor disputes. Anoth-
i er measure prohibits the importation of
armed forces in times of labor strikes. 1t
is aimed at strike breakers and private
detectives or policemen.
Hits at Brewery Interests.
| Under one of the Debs measures all
children under specified age. probably
/ Is years, are to he prohibited from
working in any manufacturing establish
ment in which alcohol il any quantity
/ is used to produce or as an ingredient in
/ the product. BrCweries viii suffer If
/ the proposed bill becomes law. 1t IS
brought out as an objection to the pro-
/ pOsal that the law might work serious
! hardship to the arts and crafts and
many industries in which alcohol is used
! in small quantities.
The customary bills limiting hours Of
work under public contracts to eight
I hours a day and for compensatory dam
! ages for workmen are in the Social
! Democratic programme.
For Day of Rest III Seven.
Interest attaches to the bill making
/ it compulsory to grant thirty-SiN COnSccu-
, tive hours of leisure III each seven days
to all working people. 1t IS said TO be
/ the aim of the extreme minority to make
/ this measure include all classes including
/ even bartenders, restaurant employees
! and morning newspaper men.
! OF memorials to Congress to be in
/ troduced by the Social Democrats Will
/ be q petition to the national body to
! change federal judgeshIps from appoint
/ i've Offices to positions To be filed by cleo
ton; creating Old-age pensions, and es-
tabishing the parcels post and postal
savings banks.