Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-14
BAR CABINET FORM
Of GOVERNMENT
Senate Defeats the Bray Joint
Resolution.
VOTE ON BILL, Fl TO II
Provided the Appointment of Attorney
General, State Treasurer and
Secretary of State by
the Governor.

madison.-The defeat in the senate
Of the Bray joint resolution providing
| appointment of the attorney general
state treasurer and secretary of state
! by the governor by a vote of p TO II
ends for the present at least the effort
10 establish the cabinet form of govern
ment for Wisconsin
THE governor. who is the respon-
sible agent should be given tool with
which 10 perform his work" declared
Senator Bray. NO one would now
claim that the presidents cabinet
should be elected Senator Bray OPP
posed the Huber amendment to subject
all officials to recall
Big Hearings on Compensation Bills.
Manufacturers from all sections of
| the state met for the hearing which
| was held before three committees of
| the legislature on all bills that have
| been offered in either house
| touching on the subject of workmen's
| compensation. The principal measures
on this subject were introduced by
| Senator Timothy Burke of Green Bay
| and Assemblymau Charles +. Hart Of
! Oshkosh. The Burke bill provides for
| an increase over the present schedule
| in payments for visible injuries of %
| per cent. He contends that since the
| workmen's compensation Law was
| enacted that the cost of living has adj
| v8nced that much and asks that the
compensation for injuries receive n
! similar increase. The Hart bill pro
| yides that accidents shall be compen-
| stated for at the rate of So per cent of
| the average weekly wage for the
| length of time that the person is dis
| abled. The present law makes 1t %
! per cent.
Governor Opposed to All Increases.
Governor Phillip is not in favor OF
! all of the increases desired and his adj
| vocates Will appear before the commit
! tee at once aud will ask that those
: schedules be Increased, where Ii can
| BE- shown that the amount paid for in
! junrs are too low. Where there is a
question about the matter he viii ask
| that the subject be referred 10 a spe-
cial committee of the legislature for
| further Investigation and 10 report to
| the legislature two years hence. This
| is the stand which the executive took
at the opening of the session in his
| message to the legislature.
Probably the other most important
bill touching on the subject Of work
mems compensati ton has been offered
| by AssembIyman William Armenian of
! Oshkosh. II provides that every per
son who hires another, except farmers
shall he subject to the terms and pro-
| visions Of the w0rkmen's cOmpensa-
ton act. The present law exempts
| persons who employ less than four
! others.
Three or four joint resolutions to
| amend the constitution and one bill are
| pending before the legislature proyld-
ing for an increase in the salary of
members.
Re-kills Dry Zone Bill.
The Wisconsin assembly re-killed the
haIf-mlIe dry zone bill around the Sol
diers' home at Milwaukee. The bill
was killed last week, but g motion was
made Immediately after the roll call
for a reconsideration and the bill was
taken up in regular order and after two
hours Of wrangllng was finally dis
posed of for the session by a vote of
Al to T..
The substitute TO the revlsors bill
No = s. which Increases the salary OF
members of the legislature who serve
on committees from $500 to $1,000 and
which has particularly deadlocked both
! houses Of the legislature. was taken up
before special committee recently
appointed by the senate and assembly
respectively. \ meeting was held ana
the committee voted that the assembly
should recede from its position. AS
semblymnu Turner of Milwaukee, au-
thor OF the bill. dissented from the re-
port and announced that he would
make fight for the bill before the leg
lslature.
Three Labor Bills Killed.
Three labor bills were disposed OF
within an hour by the assembly. BY q
vote Of 81 TO so the assembly killed the
Jordon bill prohibiting employers from
requiring employees to work more
than eight hours except in agricultural
labor and cases of emergency. The
Jeske bill on the same subject was alst
defeated. Assemblyman Kent's bill
asking the state Industrial commission
to regulate the hours of labor of do
nestle employees was killed by al
Overwhelming vote.
To Make Ali Rural districts Dry.
Assemblyman o. Z. Vaughan OF
Crawford county has Il plan to vote
all of the rural districts dry by leg
Iation act. without a referendum
The measure. IL passed. would take
effect June 30. 1917. AsSemblyman
Vaughan points out that a large part
of the country districts are already
dry HIS bill. which is only one liie
in length, provides
NO license shall be issued or grant
ed by an. town 10 sell, deal or traf.
ne In strong. spirituous. vinous, malt
ardent or Intoxicating liquors IN such
town after June 80. 1917
Railroad Taxes High.
The taxes on railroads operating ia
Wisconsin will be $573,691.SS higher
this year than last. This is an Increase
Of u per cent. The valuation of the
roads has increased from $500, 96O.OOt
last year to 1854. $1,000, an advance OF