Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-02-24

by the laboring interests Of the state.
list Of the approved measures has
been announced by the State Fedora.
ton of Labor, which held its meet
ing here recently.
Among the railroad employe bills
approved are: Limiting the lenEth Of
train to one-half mile; requiring a
vestibuled cab on engines; a full crew
bill, which requires that engines 20
ing over main lines have an engineer,
fireman and conductor
Regulation in Hotels
The organization has endorsed the
bill to bring employees Of hotels under
the state industrial commission; bin
for the licensing OF painters electri.
clans and steamftters: measure re.
pealine all laws relating to peaceful
picketing and a bin for the distribu
ton OF milk by municipalities.
Many OF these measures have been
offered at previous sessions of the leg
islature and have been defeated by
close votes. There will be a record
vote taken Of every labor bill that
comes up for action before the legis'
lature according to the announcement
Of convention officials
Fun endorsement is given to the
Quick bin for the regulation Of pri.
waite detective agencies Another bin
which is strongly urged by the labor
ing interests IS a measure which re.
quires a jury trial in all labor injunc.
tion cases
For Short Hours for Women
An effort is being made to reduce
the hours of women in shops and fac.
tories at this session The bin on.
dorsed by labor provides for a Al
hour week and not to exceed eight
hours in a SINGLE Gay. The present
law allows a ten hour day, but not
exceeding SIS hours a week
Unanimous support lis given to the
Severson bin for the repeal Of the
secrecy clause TO the state income tax
law The organization recommends
that all printing be done In shops
whore the eight hour day is the rule
It is understood that a letter was re.
ceiyed from the Homestead company
of pcs Moines. Ia. whore a large
part of the printing is now done. de-
claring that the shop i'm which their
printing is done Is unionized and an
eight hour day is in force There are
a number Of other plaats in the state.
whore state printing is done, and this
bin Is aimed to place them in con-
formity
Want Five-Sixth Verdicts
General approval was given to the
Warden bin providing that 4 hye.sixth
jury can bring in a verde in civil
cases This bin has already passed
the house and IS now pendins in tho
senate. AZ The last election a con.
stitutioual amendment was adopted
making the Warden bin possible.
The organization fayors the meas
ure which requires the removal Of all
material before painting. where there
has been an infectious or contagious
disease, The Huber bill, which pro.
vides for unemployment insurance. is
also approved by the organization
The Huber bin is the subject Of
public hearing in the assembly.
Assembly Hits Dog Tax Law
The assembly voted 60 to % to re.
peal the state dog tax law which for
four years has been a center of legis.
latiye controversies
In this action the lower house re.
versed The committee report and sent
the bill introduced by James Good.
man. Lafayette county. to eneross-
ment
Farmers generally favor repeal Of
the law which imposes a ST fine on
all male dogs in the state and 81
fine on female dogs
Q. K. on Wide sleghs
The wide sleigh bill" that has been
killed regularly In past sessions Of
the legislature emereed victorious
from under a barrage OF oratory when
the assembly voted IS 10 81 to dis.
regard the committees recommends
ton Of indefinite postponement and
sent it out for engrossment Assem-
hlyman Charles II. Liehe. Chippewa
Falls, led the fght for the bin on the
floor.
or The IL bills on the calendar so
engrossment the sembly followed
the recommendations of tre commit
tee on all but the dog tax law and
the wide s1eigh bill
The sleigh bill would compel the use
o. sleighs feet inches wide between
the runners. after Jan. !. 1924.
Exemption OF property and buildings
owned by American Legion posts in
the state, asked for in bin by As.
semblyman Charles Perry. Milwaukee.
was recommended for passage by the
committee on taxation
A memorial 20 congress URGING Inn