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missioner OF banking and the commits
sioner Of insurance. who. without per
sonal compensation. shall keep tab on
every corporation company. co-part
nership or association organized or
intending to organize in Wisconsin.
Foreign corporations seeking to do
business in the state must come under
the regulations provided in the Boss
hard bill.
The flooding of the state with liter
AZURE booming wild cat" schemes is
prohibited. as all publicity schemes
must first be approved by the corpora
ton commission. In any case where
the commission has reason to be
suspicious of the financial statement
filed. II has the power to make an in
vestieation TO ascertain the facts.
Wisconsin has been somewhat of a
green pasture for wild cat schemes
and for that reason the Bosshard bill
is one Of more than ordinary import
ance.
Minimum WAGE Rifi.
Assembly, an Thomas }. Mahon Of
Eland has Introduced the minimum
wage bill. which is expected to pass
the LEGISLATURE after 2 season Of hard
sled9iug. Tnis biu defines minimum
ware as follows:
Every wage paid or agreed 10 be
paid by any employer TO any female
or minor employe except as other
wise provided IN section 1729s-2
shall be not less than a living wage.
A living waco Is CONDENSATION for Ia
Dor sufficient to enable employe re-
ceiving It 70 maintain himself or her
self under conditions consistent with
his or her welfare"
The Mahon bin offers new line
OF labor legislation, as Il is the first
attempt to FIX wage by means OF
statute. The industrial commission
is given pew to enforce the proposed
law. The measure is unique. there
is nothing in labor legislation in
other states which approaches IL.
Here is one feature of the measure:
Every wage paid or agreed to be
paid by employer to any female or
minor employe except as otherwise
provided in section 1729s--2 shall be
not less than living wage"
A living wage is defined as "com.
pensation for labor sufficient TO enable
the employe receiving ii to maintain
himself or herself under conditions
consistent with his or her welfare"
Aid to Working Women.
A great deal has been said In Wis.
consin. as we'll as In the other states
OF the union concerning young wo.
mon who are driven into the streets
and life Of shame by reason OF small
and inadequate wages. II Is i'm a
large sense the purpose Of this bin TO
help the working women of Wiscon.
sin; to see to II that they are paid a
wage which is protection to them In
the fullest sense. Mr. Mahon Is pre-.
pared to meet the attack that VIII be
made on the measure by the com.
bined business interests OF the state.
He is confident that the bill, viii pass
both houses Governor Mcuovern Is
strongly in favor OF the measure.
Another bill of wide interest is the
so-called mothers pension bill intro
duced by Assemblyman John Schnitz-
Ter OF De Pere The theory OF this
measure Is that II win be better for
the future citizenship OF the state for
children 10 remain at home and In
school rather than be placed in some
public institution. state child pro.
lection agent is TO be appointed. A
county child protection agent is also
to be appointed in the counties OF the
state. the county agents to be respon.
sible TO the state agent and the state
agent to be responsible TO the state
board OF control which is made the ad
ministrative board under the proposed
law.
"Dry Zone" Bills.
The usual number of dry zone"
bills are beginning 20 bob up in the
legislature. Assemblyman Frederick
has introduced county option bill,
which will meet with the united OPP
position OF the brewing interests Of
the state, Assemblyman Il. c. Me-
land Of De Forest has introduced a
bill to prohibit the sale of liquor
within one mile OF the main building
of the University Of Wisconsin. A
similar bill relating TO the normal
schools may be introduced. These
measures constitute the more import
ant bills aimed at the liquor traffic.
although the one to divorce the brew
cry from the saloon has aroused the
brewing Interests to activity.
Axel johnson of Polk county who
believes in 100 day sessions of the
legislature has introduced measure
which viii 30 hard on Joy riders IL
II is enacted into law The measure
provides that any driver of any
automobile who may injure person
and not stop TO give aid and give
name and address to anyone who re-
quests It, shall be liable to a fine of
$1,000 or Imprisonment from three
months 70 two years,
Direct Election Of Senators.
The legislature, as was anticipated
earlier in the session. has gone on
record for the so-ealled direct election
of United States senators. The
amendment memorializing congress
TO change the constitution so that
United States senator's may be chosen
by popular election has been favor
ably acted upon in both houses.
Senator HuStinp Mayv{iia has