River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-21


Provides for the introduction of the
sliding scale instead of the fixed maxi
mum and minimum wage allowances
on which compensation is based.
To allow additional weeks to the
statutory schedule for certain injuries
for healing period" This change
would increase the total compensation
per cent.
Reconsiders Amendment.
The assembly reconsidered the vote
by which it concurred in the Skogmo
amendment to the Everett bill which
creates a workmens compensation in
surance board, and by a vote OF 30 to
SO killed the amendment. The bill
now goes back to the senate and prob
ably will go to a conference. The
measure is one of the most important
of the session and involves one OF the
planks in the Republican platform
in the last state campaign.
The following bills were passed:
The Hansen bill relating to boards
of police and fire commissioners in
cities of the second, third and fourth
classes; the Otto bill relating to the
distribution Of railroad maps; the Otto
bill giving cities in counties having
population of 100000 or over the right
to set aside certain territory for resi-
dence, business and factory districts;
the Kent bill relating to the widening
of streets and the Bentley bill relating
to mortgages.
The committee bill relating to chill
dren employed in street trades, which
applied to cities of the second GLASS;
was killed.
The Perry resolution to amend the
constitution to remove limitations on
the length of terms of county super
intendents of schools was sent TO
third reading.
The assembly killed the Anderson
resolution providing for daily sessions,
because of the statement that the
promise of a short and businesslike
session had not been fulfilled"
Would Alter School Rule.
The senate has voted to change the
organization and supervision Of the in
dustrial board Of education which has
charge Of the continuation and evening
schools Of the state.
After determined fight the senate
by a vote Of Is to 19 rejected the
Albers substitute regarded as a COM
promise measure. The Albers substl-
tute provided that industrial educa-
ton should be under the supervision
of the state board Of education and
officials belonging to the state super
intendent's office. The Bray substitu-
tute which was adopted provides for
the creation Of a new board OF nine
members, to be appointed by the gov
ernor, three to be employers, three to
be employees. and three to be practical
farmers. The ex-officio members will
be the state superintendent and
members Of the industrial commission
State Superintendent Cary is opposed
to the bill which was adopted in the
| senate, and will issue a statement to
| the public against the measure before
it comes up for consideration in the
assembly.
By a vote of Is to Z the senate re-
iected the Bray amendment for the
state fair appropriation bill. This
amendment would have continued the
fair during war time. The bill as
passed carried an appropriation Of
S125,OOO annually for the operation OF
the fair.
After long debate the assembly
concurred in the senate bill apprO-
priating S181, ITO annually for univer-
sity extension, and $4,000 annually
for work to be called for by the state
council Of defense. The latter work
occasioned considerable debate and an
amendment was finally incorporated
providing that $4,000 Of the money
can be used for no other purpose than
work called for by the state council
| of defense.
The assembly agreed to the senate
amendment which retained the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the teaching Of
Hellenistic Greek and the Semitic