Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-04
WE|GLE IS NAMED
BY THE GOVERNOR
Former Senator to Be Dairy and
Food Commissioner.
BILL WOULD AID UNIONS
Hart Measure Provides That Employ
ers Notify Imported Workers
When Strike is in
Progress.

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State Senator George ]. Weigle, Mil
waukee, as state dairy and food com
missioner to succeed J. @. Emery, was
sent to the senate by Governor Phillip
for confirmation. He is druggist
and served one term in the senate.
He is a Republican.
The use of influence to persuade la
borers to change their employment
and come to place where labor trou-
BILE is in progress may be subjected to
many legal restrictions if the bill pre-
sented in the assembly by AS
semblyman Hart of Oshkosh is enact
ed into law Hart is one of the labor
leaders Of the state. The measure
makes it unlawful for any firm, agent
or employee to import men while
strike or lockout is in progress with
out informing the men imported of the
nature and cause Of the strike,
Any person who violates the pro-
visions of this law shall be subjected
to fine of not more than $4,000 or by
Imprisonment in the county jail not
more than one year. Employees who
have been transported to the scene of
a strike for employment without being
told the facts shall have an action
against the person making the induce
mert. The person so induced may
make complaint to the industrial
commission, which shall investigate
the matter and it's order against the
company shall be prima facie evidence
for the collection Of damages. AS
semblyman Charles F. Lentz of May
vile will present bill in few days
fixing the hour for holding school
meetings at 1880 o'clock in the eve
ming, instead of at seven o'clock as
under the present law. He says that
many farmers are unable to attend
school meetings because they are held
so early. This law will apply to every
school district in the state. The first
measure to become law is the Nye
bill. 1t permits common councils and
village and town boards to defer the
payment of taxes until March ! with
out penalty.
The legislative investigation of state
boards and departments was author
lied by the final enactment of the Axel
Johnson resolution, and the following
members named to conduct the in
quiry: Assemblymen Van Gordon,
Harrington and Helm, Senators Fair
child and Whitman. The committee
will begin its labors Immediately.
Tho fn11OUino oddifioTo1 oo-,
mittees were appointed Conserva-
ton, Senators Ackley, Hanson, KeI-
logg, Stevens and Tomkins; highways,
Senators Bennett, Bichler, Cunning
ham, Everett and Staudemayer.
Governor Philip sent to the senate
the appointment of ex-Gov. J. o. Da-
wilson, Madison, as member and pres
ident of the state board of control at
a salary of $500. He succeeds Ralph
E. Smith, Merrill, whom the governor
has in in mind for another position.
A bill prohibiting railroad com
panies from charging more than the
exact fare by the shortest route be-
tween two cities or towns has been
presented in the assembly by Assem-
| blyman Budlong. Several years ago
| Wisconsin enacted a two-cent fare law
| applicable to all railroads with gross
earnings in excess of $4,000 annually
per mile. During the past year the
railroads adopted policy of charging
fare by the exact route the Dassen-
| ger travelled. This has increased the
| fares between different cities. Mr.
| Buildings measure would require the
| railroads to return to their former
practice. Assemblyman A E. Fred
erick is the author of a measure re-
| curing all passenger coaches on rail-
| roads to be equipped with vestibules.
So many complaints have arisen
over real estate contracts and so much
| litigation has occurred in recent years
! because of misunderstanding between
men offering land for sale and real
estate agents, that Assemblyman
julius Engebretson of Gsatiot has pre-
| scented a measure requiring all real
estate contracts of sale to be in writ
ing.
Senator Cunningham introduced a
bill to establish county system of
highway construction in place of the
state aid plan, Senator Ackley bills
prohibiting collection of telephone
rentals in advance, providing for the
standardization of the optometry pro-
fession and providing for appointment
of deputy coroners, and Perry a bill
| changing the name of the official state
| paper from the Wisconsin State Jour
nal to the Madison Democrat.