Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-20

| on which compensation is based.
To allow additional weeks 10 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 1t concurred In the Skogmo
| amendment to the Everett bill which
I creates workmen's compensation in
surance board. and by "A vote of SO to
\ 80 Killed the amendment. The bill
/ now goes back 10 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 POI ce and FIRE commissioners in
cities of the second. third and fourth
1 classes: the Otto bill relating to the
distribution of railroad maps the Otto
| bill giving cities in counties having n
population of 100000 or over the right
| TO set aside certain territory for resi-
dence, business and factory districts
/ the Kent bin 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 10 cities of the second class,
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 a
third reading.
The assembly killed the Anderson
resolution providing for daily sessions
because of the statement that the
/ promise of a short and husinesslike
1 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 a determined fight the senate
! by a vote OF Is TO 13 rejected the
/ Albers substitute regarded as a com
promise measure The Albers suhsti-
tute provided that industrial educa'
/ tion should be under the supervision
I 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, 10 be appointed by the gov
ernor. three TO be employers, three TO
/ be employees. and three 10 be practical
1 farmers. The ex-officio members will
! be the state superintendent and 81
/ members of the industrial commission.
State Superintendent Cary is opposed
to the bill which was adopted In the
! senate. and will issue a statement 10
the public against the measure before
II comes up for consideration In the
assembly.
/ BY vote Of IS to the senate re-
/ iected the Bray amendment for the
state fair appropriation bin. This
amendment would have continued the
fair during war time. The bill as
passed carried an appropriation OF
/ $4,000 annually for the operation Of
/ the fair.
/ After a long debate the assembly
concurred in the senate bill appro-
priating S1S1.110 annually for univer.
slty extension, and $4,000 annually
for work 10 he 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 he used for no other purpose than
work called for by the state council
of defense.
The assembly agreed 10 the senate
amendment which retained the appro-
priation Of 5000 for the teaching Of
Hellenistic Greek and the Semitic
languages at the university and re-
coded from its position This uniyer-
sity bill. which is one of the largest