Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-11
AssEMBLYMEN PIEPER AND
WORKMAN ASSERT STUDENTS
GO TO EXCESS.
ABSENT VOTING ADVANCED
House Favors Measure Calling For a
Payment of Ten boilers by
Those Taking Bar
Examinations.
Madison, June 9, 1915.

The Culbertson anti-hazing bill
was killed in the assembly despite
the fight by Assem- blyman Carl Pie
per and Edward Nordman, who as
serted university students indulge in
violent forms of hazing.
The Pieper bill for voting by mail
was sent to engrossment by the as
sembly. The bill provides that any
one who has to be away from his
home on election day can obtain a
ballot from the town, village or city
clerk and mark this ballot in the
presence of any one who is entitled
to acknowledge papers, and then
mail it to the clerk, who will turn it
over to the election officials. The
vote will then be counted. Where
voting machines are used the ballots
will be added to the tally on machine.
Fees for Bar Candidates.
Assemblyman Donnelly of Milwau-
kee tried to defeat the bill which i'm
poses fees on those taking bar exam
nations, but was unsuccessful The
bill calls for fee of $40 for all those
entering the examinations and SIS adj
ditional from successful candidates.
Four insurance bills were killed off
in a bunch by the assembly. Two
were by Mr.. Laursen, one by Mr.. Bal
lard, and one by Mr.. Schroeder
The assembly concurred in the
80 4 ~. l.
semblyman f S. Hansen relating to
the use CO gill nets in the waters of
Green bay. The Stemper bills relat-
ing to recovery of taxes unlawfully
levied and relating to reimbursement
of city, town and village treasurers
on account of judgments; The Nor
Jensen resolution relating to payment
of expenses of state fire marshal, SUI
pervising inspector of illuminating
oils and state treasury agent, and
that relating to the Office of fire mar
shall, abolishing that office, were
among the bills indefinitely post
poned by the assembly.
Extend Time for Probe.
The senate adopted a resolution
extending the time in which the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi-
gate the publication of Everybodys
Business. new Madison political
economy journal, shall submit its re-
port. Senator Bosshard said the
chair has appointed new commit
tee to make the investigation.
DR.. William F. Allen, who made
the much discussed survey of the
University of Wisconsin for the
state board of public affairs, is I'M
derstood to be connected with Every
body's Business.
Woman's Wage Bill Killed.
The assembly indefinitely postponed
the Vint bill, which provided for a
minimum wage for women, by vote
of 81 to 1S This action was taken
after prolonged and at times acri-
monious debate. The original bill
provided for fiat minimum wage of
$40 week for women over 1S years
of age Three amendments were Of
fered, one by Mr.. Mortensen for a
graduated scale of wages running from
SO in Milwaukee down to 81 in villages
and small towns. The greater part of
the debate was over this amendment
and went into the entire subject, after
which the amendment was rejected
Mr.. Vint offered an amendment pro.
viding that the act, if the bill became
law, should become operative Jan. /.
1916. This, too was rejected Mr..
Crosby offered another amendment
which was similar TO the Mortensen
amendment that was rejected except
that it made the wage in small towns
Sc instead of ST. This. too. was re-
1ected, and the vote was then taken
on the original bill.
Regulation of Boxing.
There was short but sharn debate
over the state athletic BILL after which
the assembly concurred in the senate
amendment which provides that no
boxing exhibition can be held in any
city except Milwaukee unless the com.
mon council, by resolution, permits.
This amendment, Mr.. Hedding said he
accepted as compromise with those
who opposed the bill.
The bill by Senator Monk regarding
the age OF consent for women was sent
TO third reading after it had been
amended to make the age 16 instead
OF IL years. This bin, too, caused a
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