Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-05-14
ASSEMBLY KILLS
FRATERNITY PROBE
Rejects Resolution TO Make an
Investigation.
WORKERS LAW Is AMENDED
Provision is Made for PlaciT Ill La
Tor Employers Under ute
Unless They Elect to
Stay Out.

Madison, May g. = The assembly
has amended the workmens COM
pensation law by wiping out the
defense of contributory negligence
and Incorporating a provision, plac-
ing all employers of labor under
the law unless they shall elect
TO stay out The bill is now
In conformity with the New Jersey
act. Repeated attempts were made
to amend and defeat the meas
ure The bill as engrossed is the
same as introduced by Assemblyman
Bingham and approved by the state
industrial commission. Assemblyman
Roesseler attempted to strike out the
contributOry negligence feature and
the amendment designed to exampt
the sub-coutractor, but his amend
ments were rejected by a decisive
vote By a vote of 81 to IL the bill
was engrossed.
Kill "Frat" Probe.
After a prolonged debate the assem-
bly, killed the Sawyer Joint resolution
providing for an investigation of the
fraternity system at the University of
Wisconsin The resolution was OPP
posed by Assemblyman Anderson, au-
thor of the anti-fraternity bill, and
was sustained by Assemblyman Rosa
and Bowe. The assembly passed the
Bowe bill providing that the univer-
sity board of visitors be appointed
by the governor, the speaker of the
house and the president of the senate
TO investigate and report on affairs
at the University of Wisconsin.
Speaker Hull left the chair to talk for
the bill
On motion of Assemblyman Som
merfield all the bills providing for
system of voting by mail were laid
over until Thursdays calendar. The
assembly engrossed and then passed
the Hurlbut bill providing that ply
stefan or surgeon who attends pa
tient in case of accident is a cOmpe-
tent witness in any damage suit that
may arise.
Would Bar Politics in Churches.
Mannings bill to prohibit the circu-
latiOn OF campaign literature around
churches provoked scintillating de-
bate. Minkley said that people would
talk politics inside the churches and
no law should be passed prohibiting
them talking it On the outside. AS
semblyman A. E. Frederick, the fight
ing parson of Monroe county" was
opposed to the bill, believing the dis
cussion of politics and the dissemina
ton of political literature would
purify politics. Spoor offered an amend
ment which would prohibit the circu
lation of campaign literature within
100 foot of saloons. On motion of
Assemblyman Frederick the amend
ment was rejected and the bill was
finally indefinitely postponed.
The assembly has engrossed the
Hansen bill providing for the publica-
ton of $1,000 blue books. 1t also en-
crossed the Hinkel bill providing that
in cities of the first class land sold for
taxes need not be published in news
papers by description.
Assemblyman Hood of La Crosse at
tackled the Potts bill, which provides
that mortgage certificates may be is
sued against municipality owned plants
when cities have reached their bond
ing limits. The measure was tinaAy
engrossed.
Aid for White Plague Victims.
The senate killed Senator gilbert,
sons bill providing for senate COM
mittee to confer with the university
regents with a view to remedying
moral conditions surrounding the stu
dents of the state university. Senator
Bosshard's bill appropriating for the
care of tuberculosis sufferers In
county institutions was passed under
suspension of the rules. Among other
bills passed was Senator Whites, in
creasing the state game warden's
salary from $4,000 to $500.
The assembly passed two bills intro
duced by the committee on judiciary
providing that in the municipal courts
of Kenosha and Racine the county
Judge may sit in illness or absence of
the municipal Judge and vice versa