Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-07-17
ONE MAN AGRICULTURAL BODY
Takes Place Of Administration Plan
Of Three-Man Commission and
Carries $4,000 Approprla-
ton for Expenses.

concurred in If the amendment is
concurred in by the assembly, where
the measure originated. it will be
messaged to Gov. E. L. Phillip.
On the question of substituting the
skogmo plan for the administration
bill the vote was
For the substitute-Arnold, Barwig.
Bichler, Bosshard, Bray, Culbertson,
Everett, Glenn, Huber Monk, Potts,
Rollman Skogmo. Staudenmayer,
! eissleder-total. Is.
Against the ubstitute-Albers, Bax-
ter. Bennett, Burke, Cunningham,
Fairchild, Hanson, Jennings, Kellogg.
Martin Mulberger, Perry. Stevens
total, 10.
Paired-Tomkins, for; Atkley,
against; Scott, for; Whitman. against.
On the final question of concur
renee not vote was cast against the
bill.
The measure carries an annual ap-
preparation Of $4,000.
Instead of a board consisting Of
three members, the bill creates a com
missioner of agriculture who is to be
placed at the head of the department
Of agriculture, under which the follow
ing departments are consolidated:
State board of agriculture, board
OF immigration, board of veterinary
examiners, state live stock board, and
the Office of state veterinarian. The
state live stock board remains a sep
arate advisory board, with it's name
as well as all functions of the board
retained
The commissioner is TO be appoint
ed by the governor for term of four
years, at an annual salary of $4,000
There is TO be an advisory committee,
one appointed by the governor from
each OF the eleven congressional dis
tricts, to cooperate with the commits
sioner in the management of the state
fair.
An entomology department is also
provided.
The end of the long fight to pass
the administration central board of
education bill was in sight with the
| senate's action in engrossing the Stau-
denmayer substitute. by which board
Of five members is created to act as a
board Of estimates to handle the fiscal
affairs Of the states institutions Of
higher learning as wen as of the com
mon schools The bill as amended
was then sent TO the finance commit
tee, as required by law. The senate
stood 10 TO II against killing the sub
stitute
The vote by which the substitute
was refused indefinite postponement
follows:
To kill the ubstitute-Albers, Bray,
Burke, Cunningham, Fairchild Han
sop. Kellogg, Martin, Perry-10.
Against killing-Arnold, Barwig,
Bichler Bosshard, Culbertson, Ever
EFT, Glenn, Huber, Jennings, Monk,
Mulberger, Potts. Rollman, Skogmo,
staudenmayer, Stevens, Weissleder-
l17.
There were several pairs.
The amended bill, now engrossed.
was then sent to the finance com
mittee as the statutes require II VIII
come out for passage and then must
go to the assembly for concurrence.
| The senate also took important &C
ton in passing jitney regulation
| bill. Il classes jitneys as common car
riers, under the control Of the railroad
commission, which is required to pass
/ upon the reasonableness and adequacy
of their service and TO issue licenses
! TO ali jitneys II is required that
each jitney shall take out bond for
/ $4,000 or an insurance policy in the
same amount to guarantee injured
/ persons or dependents Of victims for
damages The senate adopted an
amendment requiring the application
/ for license to state the routes to be
/ traversed, the time Of day when serV-
/ ice is to be furnished, and any devia-
lions to be made from the schedule
/ The jitneys must also comply with all
regulations issued by the city or vii.
lage in which II operates The owner
must post In the car a sign reading.
! Bonded Carrier and give the mum
/ Der Of its state license. The penalty
FOR violating any provision Of the law
is from $40 10 500. The insurance
policy must be renewed each year