Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-06
PLAN TO LICENSE
MASTER PAINTERS
Bill Offered in House to Create
State Commission.
GOVERNOR TO NAME. MEMBERS
Each Member of Body Would Have to
Have Five Years. Experience in
Painting and Decorating-Pay
to Be $40 a Day.
by FRED l.. HOLMES.


legislature is asked to regulate and Ii
cense master painters and decorators
bill has just been offered in the
lower house by Assemblyman G. NJ.
Perry Of Oshkosh, creating a state
commission of three capable master
painters to carry out the provisions of
the proposed measure The bill de-
clares that a master painter is a per-
son who is skilled in the art of paint
ing and decorating, and the mixing
and tlnting of paints and painting ma
terials, planning and experimenting
and has had not less than three years
experience as journeyman in the art
of painting and decorating, and is ia
miliar with the laws, rules and regula-
tons governing the same"
This master painters commission,
under the terms of the Perry bill,
would be appointed by the governor
on or before January 1, 1920. Each
OF the commissioners must have five
years experience in painting and dec
Grating. While engaged in the duty Of
enforcing the law and in the conduct
ing of the examination of painters to
enter the profession, commissioners
shall, receive as compensation $40
day. Semi-annuaI examinations shall
! be held by the commission. This COM
mission would be under the general
| supervision of the state board of
health, in the same manner as the bar
bers' board for the licensing of BARRIERS
and the plumbers board is under the
| board of health supervision. Annual
licenses shall be issued The fee for a
master painters license shall be $50,
except that the same may be renewed
upon payment of $40.
The state board of health is given
| power to revoke the license of any
master painter obtained through error
or fraud
| 1t shall be unlawful to leave any
waste, rags or any material used for
wiping purposes for painting varnish-
ing or removing of paint or varnish, in
side of q building unless fully spread
out in a cool place or away from any
chance of ignition from heat or fire.
The use of adultrantS in exterior paint
ing by licensed master painter is I'M
lawful unless permission in writing be
first obtained from the owner or per-
son or persons who are having the
work done.
1t is also made unlawful to redeco-
rate the rooms of a place where there
has been contagious disease without
first fumigating the place. In rooms
where vermin is discovered or known
to exist the cracks and crevices must
first be treated with an insecticide be-
fore being stopped up with plaster.
A big hearing is expected before the
senate committee On corporations
Wednesday evening on the bill to rec
OgniZe Christian Science treatment
under the compensation act. When the
bill was up for consideration last week
before the committee there. was some
sharp passages between Chairman
Bennett and M. G. Richardson of
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. Richardson said the Scientists
would not object to surgery, but be-
lieved the Scientist treatment ought to
be permitted in addition, and that it
was class legislation to recognize only
one school, Chairman Bennett having
mentioned death had occurred
recently with his own knowledge of
person who had been treated by the
Scientist method and that he believed
the patient died because of not having
had a doctor, the GAINESVILLE man re,
torted that he knew of many cases
where the patients died because they
had a doctor. Senator Skogmo spoke
flor the bill. Mr.. Van Scoy of Milwau-
kee asked few questions.
The senate committee on judiciary
Tuesday afternoon will consider the
Gilman resolution asking for the inn
mediate release of all so-called politi.
cal prisoners. Assemblyman Gilman
claims that these prisoners are of two
classes:
Those violating the draft laws.
Those violating the espionage act.
Just how many of the prisoners of
this kind there are in Wisconsin is
not known, but hot discussion is ex-
pected over the resolution.
The joint committee on finance is
far ahead of its schedule in the con-
sideration of financial bills. The sub
mission to the legislature by the board
of public affairs of financial budget
has facilitated the work of the commit
tee and Chairman A. III. Wilkinson de-
clares that the committee is now five
weeks ahead of the schedule of the
committee two years ago. He believes
that all financial bills will be reported
to the house by April 1.
There will be two big predominating
fights before this legislature. One will
be over the law to enforce prohibition
in the state. The second will be over
the state marketing commission bill.
Members of the Wisconsin Society of
Equity have been holding hearings on
the market commission measure and
believe that the bill creating a commits