The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20

is authorized to appoint such assist
ants as it may need and to fix their
salaries. The bill reduces the num-
Der of copies of reports issued by the
various state departments, commits
sions, boards and bureaus and will,
it is believed by the investigation
committee, save the state 100000
year.
The assembly also passed the Rein
hardt bill, providing hotel rates must
be posted in each room and can not
be changed except on ten days no
tice; also the Bosshard bill providing
for display of flags on school build
ings and Senator Martins bill relat-
ing TO survival of actions.
Would Aid Dependent Children.
The state board of control has sub
mitted a report to the legislature rec
ommending that the law creating state
aid to mothers with dependent chill
dren remain On the statute books. The
report says there are 1868 dependent
children in 385 destitute homes in the
state.
statute be amended that state aid may
only be given to those children under
IA years of age whose period of de-
pendence on the community is likely
TO continue longer than one year. 1t
is also recommended that the law pro-
vide only for children living with their
own mothers who are widows, or wives
oft od
gainful work The mother must have
lived in the state two years.
The board recommends that the
amount be increased from $12 to SIS
per month for the first child and $40
per month for each additional child
and the maximum amount be $40 per
month.
1t is estimated $30,017.48 per year
will be required during the next bien-
NAL period to reimburse counties for
one-third of their expenditures for
state aid to dependent children.
Asks Old Law Amendment.
A bar which has existed in the fun
damental law of Wisconsin since it's
organization as a state, forbidding
sheriffs to succeed themselves in Office
is to be removed if the Waldron reso-
luton, which was advanced to the as
sembly, is carried to final consumma-
ton. The resolution proposes an
amendment to the constitution to re-
move the barrier which has existed
for more than sixty-fve years.
Woman's Suffrage Vote Close.
The assembly committee on state
affairs decided to recommend that the
Bud1ong and Kubasta amendments to
the Bradley womans suffrage bill be
rejected and then split by a vote of
five to five on the question of recon-
mending the bill for passage. The bill
provides for submitting the question
of woman's suffrage to a vote of the
electorate at the general election in
tho fall of 1916. The Budlong amend
ment provided that If the bill became
law, married women should lose
their right of dover and the Kubasta
amendment provided that the bill be
submitted to the voters at the spring
election in 1916.
Hedding Pension Bill Postponed.
The Reinhardt bill giving school
boards in cities of the first, second
and third classes authority to estab-
lish and maintain might schools, va
cation schools, gymnasiums, ETC., was
sent to engrossment.
The Hedding bill providing for
pensioning of judges, was Indefinitely
postponed, as was the Stemper bill
regarding the investment of trust
funds by executor, guardian or trus-
tee
Favor $1,000, 900 Capitol Fund
The finance committee of the legis-
lature voted to recommend for passage
a bill appropriating $1,200,000 for the
completion of the state capitol, half of
this amount being available July 1 next
and the remainder July 1, 1916 This
makes a total of $6,70O0,00O voted for
the new capitol. A similar report will
be made on bill appropriating $780,
600 for the suppression of forest fires.
The assembly committee on public
welfare recommend for passage the
Morgan bill amending the eugenics
law to provide for a microscopic in
stead of a clinic and laboratory test
for men who desire to secure marriage
licenses This committee recommend
ed for indefinite postponement the
Kurtenacker bill requiring women to
secure certificates of good health be-
fore marriage.
Bi-WeekIy Wage Bill Passed.
The Baxter bi-monthly payment bill
was passed in the senate after a de-
bate. The bill provides for payment
of wages every two weeks by all cor
porations and business enterprises
An amendment introduced by Senator
Bray eXempts those engaged in lum-
bering and logging from operation of
the bill, and another amendment by
Senator Bichler provides for piece
work
Senator H. NJ. Culbertson is prepar-
ing a joint resolution proposing a
change in the construction of the state
Legislature. 1t viii provide that one
half the assemblymen be elected every
two years and one-third of the senators
every two years. The idea of the reso-
luton is to utilize experience.
Plan to Curb Joyriding.
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