The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-25
UPPER AND LOWER
HOUSES RECONVENE
MANY BILLS SLATED IN DIFFER.
EMIT COMMITTEES FOR HEARING.
CONSIDER AcKLEY MEASURE
Many Charges Have Been Proposed
&C. the vAoriemen's Compensation
Aot--HHI.to increase Salary
Of Teachers.

houses nf +hA IaoiaIat,,~a convened
after a recess, scores Of bills were
slated in the different committees for
hearing. The conservation committee
( of the senate and assembly will hold
its hearing on the waterpower bills.
The Ackley bill is the principal meas
ure TO be considered It would repeal
many Of the features of the present
law. Governor Philip In his message
to the legislature recommended that
the measure be modified so that water
powers will develop in the state with
greater'rapidi4y.
The university will play a promi-
nent part in the legislation this year.
Senator Bennett has bill to repeal
the appropriations OF over 100000
that would become available March
for new buildings; Assemblyman Hoff-
mann has a bill to repeal the appro-
priation of 100000 for commons
and union at the university. Assem-
blyman Hamhrecht has measure to
increase the tuition fees for nonresi
dent students; Senator Bennett has a
bill to limit the medical work at the
university to two years course:
Senator Hanson has bill to make it
possible for graduate of an accred-
tied high school to enter into any de-
partment at the university, without
additional academic work, and Assem-
blyman Helm has measure to dis
franchise students from voting in
Madison.
Many changes have been proposed
to the workmen's compensation act.
Most Of these have been to strengthen
the law. Senator Burke has a meas.
rTe that win increase the compensa-
ton for certain injuries 25 per cent
and q similar measure is fatherpd bv
Assemhlyman Hart of Oshkosh. There
are at least half dozen bills before
the legislature relating to strikes.
most Of them lessons drawn from the
Colorado affair. Assemblymen Weber
and HartghRve bills which will compel
any man advertising for laborers to
state In his advertisement whether
there lisa strikesat the plant. For VIC
rlation OF this rule the manufactures
will be subjected to heavy fine. re-
qutrsd to pay all OF the expenses of
the men coming to the place. and
reasonable compensation for time lost.
A change In the amount of fees
that shall be paid by railroad in,
creasing Its capital stock, which will
lower the present rate, is proposed In
q bill by Senator Baxter Of Superior.
A Dill has been presented by Sena-
tor Robert Glenn to increase the salary
OF the secretary OF the teachers re-
tirement fund from $1,000 to $1,000
annEally. 1t is understood that this
as the only amendment that will be
asked for by the trustees. Senator
Fairchild has presented a bill which
givesthe governor of the state greater
power over the Wisconsin National
Guard. 1t provides that the governor
shall have power to alter, divide.
transfer or consolidate any Of these
organizations; that he shall have pow.
er to create new organizations, and to
enlist, organize and to prescribe rules
for the regulation Of relief corps so
as to conform in quota Of troops or
In Kind of service with the rules and
regulations of the federal department.
The Cunningham bill to extend the
time the state will pay for animals
condemned as suffering from tuber-
culosis will be given hearing Thurs
day afternoon by the assembly com
mittee on agriculture, Tomorrow the
assembly committee on education will
hold arguments on the Lentz bill for
holding school meetings at eight
o'clock instead of 1880 and the Mo
Gowan bill which would deprive any
student Of diploma If he smokes
cigarettes and any school of It's state
aid IL any members OF the faculty
smokes cigarettes. On the same dav
the Stemper bill to legaIize number
OF saloons In the state by extending
the date when the Baker law became
operative will be given hearing.
FFlnUeo arguments In favor of this
bill have been sent to every member,
The Helm bill which would REQUIRE all
students to prove that they are self.
supporting before they will be allowed
to vote In Madison wiz be given a
hearing BY the judiciary committee
tomorrow afternoon. The Pieper bill
which virtually repeats the eugenics
law and only requires the applicants
Tor n1RrnagN to sign a statement that
they believe they are not suffering
from an infectious disease is also IN
Tor hearing before the state affairs
COMMITTEES tomorrow.
On Thursday the committee on
taxation viii give hearing on thu
Nordman resolution amending the
state constitution so that counties at
their option may adopt the system Of
khs single Tax In a modified form
Tho ssnate judiciary committee will
givesa hearing Thursday afternoon on
the 6kcgmo resolution calling for
constitutfonaT convention. The Weiss
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