Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-19
STATE PROPOSES
TO HELP MOTHERS
Bill Win Aid Needy Ones to Care
For Children.
GIVES THEM sl2 A MONTH
Elaborate Arrangement is Created to
Garry Out Purpose Of Measure to
Protect Dependents Through
State and County Agents.

0NNAG anu C0dHAy HdNiteSs
Madison-carefully avoiding the
term mothers pensions" which has
been somewhat tabooed by he farm
crs of the state, a bill to accomplish
the same purpose under the name Of a
proposed statute for "nee1y and neg
lected children" was Introduced by
Assemblyman John l. Schnitzler Of
Depere. The purpose of the act
is to assist mothers from having
their children taken away and sent
TO a school for dependent chill
dren when the mother is financially
unable 70 care for them The state
is to step in and assist the mother.
State Agent to Supervise.
An elaborate arrangement OF gov
eTnmental machinery is created to &C.
complish the purpose. Before August
/ the state board of control may ep-
point state child protection agent
at salary of $500 year. This
agent supervises the work in the coun-
ties, where the state board appoints a
child protection agent. who, acting
with county child protection commit
tee OF three. sppervises the work in
detail. The county agents are to be
selected from an eligible list furnished
By the state civil service commission
and viii receive a salary of from ST.
zoo to $1,000 annually depending upon
the size of the county.
The duties devolying upon these
various agents, according to the stat
ute. are specific. Monthly records
containing detailed information are
provided for. II upon investigation il
is shown that child is in need of
aid, a sum not to exceed $12 a month
is granted, but not for longer period
than until the first of June succeeding,
when a new application for aid must
be approved by the county child pro-
lection agent
Children Must Attend School.
The children must attend school at
least five days week The measure
provides for the cooperation Of benev-
client societies and the bill appropri-
ates $4,000 to carry out the purposes
Of the act.
Overworked county boards may in
The future enjoy an increase in sal
airy, If In their opinion the people will
approve of their action. The assem-
bly, has engrossed bill which permits
county board to fix the salary of an
incoming county board at rate of
from three to FIVE dollars. The board
cannot increase its own salary.
To Tax Ore Rights.
Practically without opposition, the
assembly has advanced bill for the
taxing of ore rights. The states of
Minnesota and Michigan have long
taxed these rights, but it is subject
that has heretofore escaped attention
I'm Wisconsin. The conservation com
mission of the state made an investi-
CATION of this subject during the past
year and recommended that some
method OF taxation be adopted The
bill provides for harvest tax on the
ore when 1t is mined
Assemblyman James Dolan of Grant
county has presented a bill that will
check in a degree some Of the finan-
eial schemes of the state. Under the
present law, before company can in
corporate, at least 20 per cent. of the
capital stock must be subscribed and
paid in. The Dolan bill requires the
payment Of so per cent.
To Probe "sIek' insurance.
Under the terms of the Minkley bill.
a committee of FIVE Legislators is to
be appointed to investigate the subject
of sickness insurance and report to
the next legislature State Senator
Burke has presented a bill which will
drive bogus check fiends and conf
dence game operators" out of the
state. The penalties are stringent.
A compartment in a baggage or ex-
press car for the care of the sick is
| planned in the Frederick bill now be-
| fore the assembly. 1t provides that
after September / every railroad op,
Grating over fifty miles of track shall
carry proper equipment for caring for
sick person
| The Mahon minimum wage bill In
/ troduced in the assembly gives the in
dustrial commission power to fix the
minimum wage which an employer
may pay to a minor or female, In the
1 case OF the minor the commission
fixes the wage direct. but upon com
plant OF female that an employer is
not paying living wage the indus
trial commission appoints one person,
the employer two. and the employees
two, 10 take testimony regarding liv.
Ing conditions. Upon these findings
OF fact the commission bases its order
fl&ing the wage