Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-04
ASSEMBLY KILLS
MILITARY BILLS
SOCIALISTS EMPHASIZE POLICY
OF NOT FuRTHERING
WAR MOVEMENT.
BILL TO PROTECT WORKMAN
Provides for Payment of 65 Per Cent.
of Employees Pay Time He Is Dis
abled-Reporte6 by Special
Joint Committee.

Madison.-Troop A and the First
battery of the Wisconsin National
Guard. both Milwaukee organizations
which have attracted the favorable
comment of the regular army officers,
were given a surprise when the as
sembly killed the two bills by Simon
Smith appropriating $4,000 to each of
the organizations. The money was to
have been used for extra equipment
and it was understood in committee
hearings on both bills that the money
was needed. The execution of the
bills was another exhibition of the as.
sembly's independence of committee
recommendations, both these bills
having been recommended for pas
sage. 1t was also q popularity that
the assembly did not hold any debate
on the two bills They were simply
put to death without mourning note
or a protest from the supporters.
After the session 1t was explained by
the Social Democrats that they voted
against the bills according to the So
cialist policy of not furthering any
movement for the furtherance of war
or the enlarging of the equipment of
warfare.
Dr. c. A. Harper, local member Of
the assembly, secured further consid-
Grafton of his bills calling upon the
state to pay part of the cost of pave
ments arouI a state property. Ali
these bills were resurrected for re-
consideration and the lower house
will vote on them again. DR.. Harper
offered an amendment under which
the cost of the pavement would come
out of the university fund income and
not the general state funds. The
third bill for pavement around the cap
itol heating plant remains unchanged
Since the action of the assembly in
killing the bills last week, there has
been a change of sentiment. Mr..
Hull. who opposed the passage of the
bills recently, is said to be satisfied
with the proposition of taking the
money from the university funds. In
cldentally, Mr.. Hull secured passage
of his bill placing further restrictions
upon sales of liquor to Indians.
After a short debate the assembly
sent to engrossment the French bill
which makes the possession Of gov
eminent license prima facie evidence.
Gen. F. c. Winkler's bill making 1t
possible for all Wisconsin survivors
of the three-day battle in Gettysburg
in 1853 to attend the coming battle
field reunion at the expense of the
state. struck a snag when 1t came up
for engrossment. The bill was intro
duced in the assembly by Mr.. Stern
and In the senate by Mr.. Kleczka
When the bill came up question was
raised and 1t was re-referred to COM
mittee
Assemblyman GilbertsOn's bill pro-
yiding for the commission form of
government in cities of the second,
third and fourth classes, was passed
and sent to the senate. The assembly
also passed the Social Democratic
bill (by Mr.. Hahn authorizing Mil
waukee to secure and operate NUM-
cipal lodging houses. The following
bills also were passed:
BY labor Misunderstanding to In
yestigation and publication of con-
tracts between employers and en-
ployes.
BY Roycraft-Relati to formation
and alteration of school districts.
BY misunderstanding to control Of
San Jose scale and other injurious in
sects.
With the reference to the joint
legislative committee on finance
of the workmen's compensation bill,
the prospect OF early legislation for
the benefit of injured workmen OF the
survivors of workmen killed in indus
trial accidents has grown larger. The
bill has been reported for passage by
a special joint committee and now Is
In the finance committee for action on
those sections providing for state ap-
propriations. The bill has been amend
ed In several sections, but only
few of the amendments are OF great
Importance. Under the bill as amend
ed. employers will have restored to
them the defenses of assumption OF
risk and fellow servants negligence
as soon as they elect to pay the
schedule of compensation provided
IN the bill. Those who do not come
under the act will not have these two
defenses when sued for damages by
an injured employe or his survivors.
This latter provision, however, applies
only to employers of four or more
persons. The small manufacturer and
the farmer thus will not be interfered
with by having taken from him the
fellow servant defense.