Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-28
RECALL MEASURE
MEETS DEFEAT
House Kills Bill Aimed at Judicial
Officers.
vseRsNcY GIVEN A BLOW
Legislature Passes Measure to Compel
Prisoners In County JaiIs to
Work on Highways for
Their Living.

Msdison.--A complete change of
rural school management in the
state is proposed in a bin offered by
Assemblyman Viebahn Of WATERFOWL,
which, after sharp debate, was en-
crossed and will come up for final
passage on Friday. The measure
creates a county board of education
of five members to be elected by the
people. This board is directed to CO
operate with the county superintend-
ent. who is also elected, in the man
agement and direction of the rural
schools within that district. The bin
provides for an assistant superintend-
ent where there are over one hundred
schools in the district. Speaker Hull
offered an amendment taking away
this compulsory feature and providing
that the assistant may be appointed
if the county board of education so de-
sires AssembIyman Viebahn opposed
this amendment, and after it was in
corporated in the bill he voted against
the measure This board is given
power to levy the amount of county
y.
ures recommended by the state board
of public affairs after an extended in
vestigation made by inspectors of the
board into conditions of rural schools
of Wisconsin.
Commission Plan Killed.
The assembly killed the Peavey bill
to permit counties to adopt the COM
mission form Of government. The
main attack ON the measure was made
by Assemblyman Rosa Of Rock coun-
ty. who claims that the bill was drawn
in the interests OF the city and would
preclude the country districts from a
fair representation on the board. Mr..
Peavey changed his vote to move a
reconsideration and the bill will come
up again on Thursday. The assembly
killed the linn bill providing for the
recall of judicial officers. II laid on
the table a bill offered by Assembly
man Estabrook Of Milwaukee, provid-
ing for city manager for cities
Blow at Vasraney.
Prisoners in county jaiis will be
compelled to work for their living il
Governor McGoyern signs a bill of
sered by Senator Huber which has
now passed both houses of the legisla-
ture. Senator Huber claims II is a
blow to vagrancy. The bill provides
that all persons committed to the
county Jail shall be compelled to work
on highways or at any other occupa-
htr 1n hno rsd
The money earned by the prisoners is
to be turned over to those dependent
upon them. In case the prisoner
works for the county, a sum of 1925
per day shall be allowed to his depend
e1Ics. The measure was backed by
the state board of control, whose
members claim that Wisconsin shall
put an end to the lazy, easy, shiftless
life of the hundreds of men annually
committed and recommitted to the
county Jail"
Assemblyman Chinnocks bill to per
nit of a fee instead of filing nomina-
ton papers by those who desire to
become candidates for office has been
engrossed by the assembly. The as
sembly also engrossed the Hurlbut bill
compelling the erection of safety
gates on draw bridges: the Goff bill
permitting counties and munieipaiit-
les TO establish slaughter houses and
a bill by Assemblyman Potts TO per-
nit the railroad commission to auth
orize the bonding of municipality
owned plants for extension when the
cities,have been bonded to the limit.
To Prevent Pauperisr.
The Zophy joint resolution for in
surance by the state against accident,
sickness and invalidity, and the pre-
vention of pauperism and dependency
was adopted, Is to 5. This bin directs
an investigation by legislative COM
mittee of the entire subject, the re-
port to be made at the next session of
the legislature.
The Glenn woman's suffrage bill
and the Lnley bill for legislative
investigation of the white slave traffic
In Wisconsin have gone to the gov
ernor, after a delay due to congestion
OF bills in the governors hands.
The average reductions of 20 per
cent. in Wisconsin express rates were
ordered by the Wisconsin railroad
commission In a decision, the rates to
be effective June g. The decision is
the result of Investigations of rates,
not only in Wisconsin. but in the en-
tire country, covering several years.
and the new rates are designed to fit
In with the interstate rates ordered
by the interstate commerce commits