Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-18
IN THE LEGISLATURE


the members of the legislature.
A bill has been introduced increas-
ing the minimum salary to teachers to
$40 month. There are 10000 teach
ers in Wisconsin and the superintend-
ents department has issued a state
ment saying the only way to build up
the public schools is to give the teach
ers living salary"
The bill to require the use of wide
sleighs was opposed before the state
affairs committee by F. L. MCGOWAN.
leading member of the Wisconsin So
ciety of Equity. He said that this
change would cost the farmers from
SS,000,000 to $10,000,000. He declared
that the new sleighs would cost farm
ers an additional amount approximate
ing 100000.
On application of Ralph w. Jack
man, Madison, the C.. E. Hanson bill
for increasing the state income tax to
IL per cent over $4,000 net income
was laid over two weeks. He said the
Milwaukee Theater Managers asso-
citation desired an opportunity to study
the measure in the light of the pro-
posed federal enactment.
Cities and villages may get an in
creased representation on county
boards. Assemblyman t.. S. Nolan.
GAINESVILLE, offered bill in the house
Wednesday providing that every
ward or part thereof shall be repre-
sented in the county board of super
vlsors by one supervisor for every
l,000 inhabitants or major fraction
thereof"
Assemblyman Thomas A. Delaney.
Green Bay, has offered a bill in the
house which provides that an eight
hour work day shall be day of eight
hours. The measure provides a mini
mum wage of $3.50 for common labor
employees of state, city or county.
and further declares that skilled en-
ployes hired by state, city or coun-
ty shall be paid on the same scale as
other skilled laborers for similar
work. He offered a bill providing for
a closed season for mink and musk
rat in Brown county for a period of
two years.
Tax Commissioner T. E. Lyons an
peared before the assembly taxation
committee in favor of the Coe bill
amending the income tax law by
winch any taxpayer can make a peti-
ton for a reassessment. The bill
would strike out the clause by which
a petition must be signed by property
holders representing 10 per cent of the
assessment.
The benfy bill, to include occu-
pational diseases in the workmen's
compensation act, was supported be-
fore the senate committee on corpora,
uons Wednesday by Fred M. Wilcox.
industrial commissioner. He referred
to metal polishing and similar trades
in which risk of disease is great. and
In which, he declared; responsibility
should attach to the employer. No
opponents of the bill appeared.
A mock business session and a SEN
ate dinner featured the legislative pro-
gram Wednesday night, when the days
calendar and the business of confirm
ing the governors appointments were
shelved to allow senator's to attend
banquet in their honor.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
Raising income tax exemption for
unmarried men to $1,000 and for a
husband and wife to $4,000, and in
creasing the rates for higher incomes.
Extending right to file indeterminate
permits to surrender franchises to in
terurbans which have not previously
come under the law.
Giving the state board of health
control over all water and ice supplies.
Permitting use of trading stamps.
Providing that adjusted claims
against railroads and express COM
panies should bear 10 per cent inter-
est after sixty days.
Limiting deduction of any heirs to a
decrease under the inheritance tax to
a proportion equal TO his interest in
the property.
Excluding from the occupational tax
all elevators on farms.
Permitting bond issues for building
markets.
increasing free high school fees
from 100000 to $4,000.
Providing for licensing coal dealers.
Amending the platform convention
law so that delegates may be paid
travelling expenses.
Repeating the law regarding politi-
cal advertisements.
Providing for a dog license.
Empowering dairy and food COM
missioner to issue orders for sanitary
control of receiving stations.
Changing open season for trout from
April Is to Aug. Is.
Making bounty for killing crows
compulsory on counties.
Providing that copies of birth re-
cords shall be sent by health officers
to parents!
Limiting profits of cooperative as
sociations to s per cent and providing
for distribution.
To investigate cost of farm machin-
Add any species of barberry to the
condemned list.
Authorizing cities to operate motor
vehicles for hire.
Appropriating money for people un-
able to get work
Prohibiting restraining orders and
injunctions against labor orders and
injunctions against labor organiza-
tions.
Permitting employees to organize
district labor bords to investigate and
fix wages.
To create state labor board.
Limiting hours on public work to
eight.
Providing for labor representation
on educational boards.
Permitting semi-annual payment of
personal taxes and realities.
Making more stringent provisions
for advertising for labor in strikes.
Exempting returned honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
from fees at the university and normal
schools.
Providing that the state shall main
tain hridpaS in unun5nino IitioC ,oolvdad