Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
SOCIALIST BILLS
FLOW IN FREELY
WOMEN WORKERS, NEwssoYs
AND NUMEROUS OTHERS
AFFECTED.
EXCLUSION OF ALL AsIATics AND
OTHER CLAIMS DEMANDED
OF CONGRESS.
Madison, January q

hdulsOus January Il.
Social democrats had their day Ia !
the house yesterday. They introduced I
measures calculated to throw women !
out OF night work, no matter how high |
their pay, and 10 relegate them to the i
kitchen, If need be; to shorten the !
hours Of labor; to keep young boys
from selling papers; and to effect
other reforms galore. Here is the
list of proposals:
By Mr.. Weber-Forbidding children
under is years of age to sell newspa-
pers, except by special permit, and I'M
der no circumstances can they sell
papers except between the hours of
4 and a. m. and 4 and .. M: also
authorizing all cities Of the first, sec
ond or third classes to establish pub
lie works departments, by majority
vote instead of by two-thirds vote of
common councils; also requiring that
there shall be 36 hours of consecutive
rest in every period of seven days:
also making the penalty for the fail
ure to pay wage; weekly from $40 to
800: also permitting poor persons to
commence suits without being re-
quired to prepay costs or fees or give
security; also forbidding the employ
ment of nonresident detectives or 10
keep armed forces for hire, and max
ing all armed forces subject to the
police authorities and under the con-
troll of state or municipality
Mr.. Brockhausen asks for a congress
| sional old-age pension law, since many
private Corporations refuse to en-
ploy workingmen past 35 years of
age" also for the popular election OF
federal judges. He likewise. demands
the establis hment of a state printing
plant.
| Mr.. Berner offered joint resolu-
tion memoralizing congress in behalf
of postal savings banks. parcels post
and for the exclusion of all Asiatic
and Monaghan laborers and declaring
them unfit to become citizens of this
| republic"
Bills presented by Mr.. Berner would
| limit public work of every description.
| in town, village, city and state to eight
hours per day. and would forbid wo-
men to work in stores, shops or fac
tories before s a. M and after p. m.
Other Bills.
By Mr.. notwithstanding in
municipal court for Racine county.
| BY Mr.. Viebahn-Fixing the amount
of state aid to high schools with prin-
cipal and one assistant at 5000 a year
and to schools with principal and two
or more assistants 81 200
BY Mr.. McConnill-For the adop-
ton of the coupon ballot.
! By Mr.. Hammell-Permitting in
mates of soldiers homes to vote
where the homes are located, unless
they are inmates only temporarily.
| Mr.. Ingalls-Relating to the powers
Of electors in school districts with
| special reference to affecting a local
end sought in Burlington district.
Senator Pages bill, which author
| ICES the publication of certain legal
notice relating to bonds for West
Allis in a paper published elsewhere
| than in that place, went to the com
mittee on printing. It's immediate
passage was desired but Mr.. Hughes
raised the point that no new business
could be transacted this week and the
chair sustained him.
Committee Changes.
These were announced by Speaker
Bancroft as follows:
Moses Shaw in place of Culbertson
on claims.
August Marquardt in place of Mr..
Laycoek on transportation.
George Brew in place of Mr.. Peter
son on apporticnment
Charles NJ. Bradford in place of Mr..
| Laycock ON dams.
Grant Z. Fisher in place of Mr..
| Wellensgard on capitol.
Charles Lentz in place of Mr.. Pick
art on engrossed his.
Fred r. Zimmerman in place of D.
F. Mains on enrolled bills.
Clinton B. Ballard in place of Mer-
lin Hull on eugrossed bills.
Joseph A. Darnachowski in place Of
V. H. Cady on elections.