The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-15


feYed, 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 az amendment pro-
viding that the act, if the bill became
law, should become operative Jan. 1,
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
S6 instead of 81 This, too, was re-
jected, and the vote was then taken
on the original bill.
Regulation of Boxing.
There was a short but sharp 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 a compromise with those
who opposed the bill.
The bill by Senator Monk regarding
the age of consent for women was sent
to a third reading after it had been
amended to make the age 16 instead
of Is years. This bill, too, caused a
great deal of so-called oratory before
vote could be taken.
FraternaI Risk Bill.
The Armenian bill providing that
fraternal societies can make two
! classes of risks was on the calendar
| for reconsideration of the vote by
which the senate amendment had
| been nonconcurred in. This was done
and the amendment was then con-
Cured in. The bill 530-S, relating to
division of taxes of public utilities, so
that counties would receive a portion,
was nonconcurred in by the assembly
Morgan Eugenic Law Killed.
| The assembly refused concurrence
in the senate amendment to the Nor
| gan eugenics law. This amendment
provided that no woman under As
years, or man of any age, except to
marry a woman over the age of As
years, either of whom was common
drunkard, habitual criminal, epileptic,
feeble minded, idiot or insane person,
could marry
Znn Bill Is Killed.
The linn bill, which relates to fees
and charges of employment agencies,
and is aimed particularly against
teachers, agencies, was indefinitely
postponed by the assembly. Mr.. linn
later moved to reconsider the vote and
this went to the calendar.
The senate, under suspension of the
rules, passed bill appropriating
$4,108 to reimburse members of the
state board of agriculture who were
sued by Irene Morrison for damages
resulting from the collapse of an aero
plane.
The senate also passed the Bosshard
bill appropriating $4,000 annually for
the establishment and maintenance of
a state game farm in Villas county.
Senators Hanson and Stevens were
the only members voting against the
bill. The senate passed the Ackley
bill, increasing the jurisdiction of the
Municipal court of Chippewa county.
Would Charge Higher Fares.
The question of whether or not the
| cfo TO CHI int
to see whether railroads of the state
should be granted the right to collect
21a cents a mile from passengers, was
| given hearing before the joint COM
mittee on corporations of the senate
and transportation Of the assembly.
Those who appeared for the bill in
cluded Elliot w. Nash of the Chicago
and Northwestern road, E. F. Potter,
James c. Pond and w A. Hayes of the
500 line. George Gordon of La Crosse
and others While the Northwestern
and 500 roads were represented at
Milwaukee road, which is understood
not to approve Of the attempt to bring
this matter up at this time.
Mr.. Nash gave the reasons which led
the roads to present the petitions to
the two houses to have the matter of
passenger rates investigated. Mr.. Nash
admitted the companies were respon-
sible for the petitions presented in
each house, saying that these petitions
had been sent to station agents. He
said the railroads were asking the ad-
vance because the interstate commerce
commission had said a passenger fare
of 21a cents was just; that the roads
had put on steel cars in place of wood
en- ones; that increased wages were
paid employees, and the cost of ma
terial had gone up.
Mr.. Nash said that the railroads of
the state paid into the state treasury
$4,000 every day, amounting to $4,000
900 annually, and for this reason they
were entitled to relief.
Mr.. Potter called attention to the
fact that the northern part of the state
still needed railroads and they would
not be built unless the money could be
| obtained and this could not be done
unless a fair remuneration on the in
Vestment could be guaranteed. This
could not be done when passenger
business represented loss. The prin-