Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-09
FOUR CHANGES IN
STATE BONUS LAW
Important Amendments Made by
Badger Lawmakers.
ACTION ON WAGES AND HOURS
Compensation and Time for Women
and Minor Employees Is An
nounced by the State indus
trial Commission.

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law have been made by the present
session of the general assembly. Pro
visions of an amendment by Senator
LANCE of Eau Claire are that the
! privileges OF the bonus measure may
be extended to students who have
received the cash bonus irrespective
o. the fact that the bonus may not
have been returned.
Under this law students are as
signed 10 the educational institutions
Immediately and their educational
bonus is withheld until the amount
equals the amount they received for
the cash bonus.
An amendment introduced by Sena-
tors CzerWinski and Ridgway pro-
vided for the payment Of bonus to
students who attended educational in
stitutions subsequent to their dis
charge from military service and
prior to a formal application by the
state board Of education. The pur-
pose Of this amendment was TO allow
the educational bonus TO students
who entered school prior To a knowl-
edge Of the educational bonus law.
Another amendment extends the
privileges of the educational bonus
Lac 10 students who entered the mil
itary service between the dates
November 1 and November l.. 1918.
This applies to a number of students
whose cases had been held In abey-
ance for a long time and who were
suddenly called between those dates
prior TO the signing Of the armistice.
Still another amendment authorizes
the state board Of education 10 assign
disabled soldiers TO private business
colleges in cooperation with the fed
eral board OF vocational education.
A revision Of minimum wage rates
for women and minor employees was
announced by the Industrial commits
sion as its determination upon the
petition which it has had under con-
sideration for many months for an
increase in the minimum wage rates
and reduction in the hours Of labor
of women and minors. The commits
sion's order viii increase the min
imum wage for experienced employees
over seventeen years of age 10 -
cents per hour after August l, 1921,
In cities with population of 5000
and over and in communities which
are a part OF the industrial ares of
such cities. In other parts OF the
state the present rate for experienced
/ employees of - cents is left un-
changed
The beginning rate during the first
three months of the learning period
/ Is reduced from IS cents per hour to
16 cents per hour. No change is made
In the present rate of 20 cents per
hour for the second three months OF
employment in any industry, and
similarly no change is made in the
present provision of a six months
learning period. For minor employees
between fourteen and sixteen years
Of age the new rate is 16 cents per
hour during the first year of employ
ment and 20 cents per hour during
the second year instead of a fiat Is
cents for all children up to sixteen.
Minors between sixteen and seventeen
may be paid 16 cents per hour during
the first six months In any industry
and must be paid 20 cents thereafter
The cost of the six-month session
of law making is $204, 400. OF this
amount the printing of the bills. cal
eudars bulletins, records and acts
has run up 70 $54. 16422. Salaries for
members of the assembly count up to
$50500, while salaries of the senate
run un to $1,000.
The other expenses are: Senate
clerical staff. Sl9.o56: senate ser
geant's staff. Sl1 .404; assembly cier-
Teal staff. $21 1876 assembly ser
geant's staff. $1499s.50: postage and
supplies. S6.67L32; assembly con
tincent expenses. S26432; senate
contingent expenses SG6.42; joint
committee on finance. $3.29463: joint
committee on reapportionment$ 3G1 % :
legislative visiting committee, SGS7.9S.
and the cost Of visiting the proposed
Northern Lakes park completes the
total with S2141S.
II is expensive business To make
laws nowadays.
That upwards of l. armories for
the guards of the state may be erect
ed in the next two years as the result
of financial legislation passed at this
EeSSion Of the legislature Is the state
ment Of Adjutant Gen Orlando Hol-
way. He issued an announcement on
the subject.
Lawmakers offered 1894 Bills.
Eleven hundred ard ninety-four bills
We're introduced i'm the legislature this
session. OF these 600 came to life in
the assembly and 5a+ saw daylight in
The sennfe The lnMer house fnrned