Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-31
Important Subjects Before Leo.
islature Next tuesday.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC TOPIC
committees Announce Date Week in
Aovance-Score of Other Hear
lngs of Interest During
Week.

ZION OF central board of education to
manage the university and normal
schools of the state are of such wide
spread public Importance. the com.
mlttees have decided to announca
these hearings one week in advance.
On Tuesday, March 80, the senate
committee on education and public
welfare will give hearing on ali hills
submitted by the legislative antivice
committee. On the same day the as
sembly committee on education will
give a hearing on the Van Gordon
bill. advocated by Governor Phillip,
which would create central board of
education of thirteen members to take
the place of the present boards of nor
NAL and university regents.
There have been a score of impor-
tant hearings before the legislature
this week. The Fairchild bill for the
licensing of massage operators was
given a hearing on Wednesday, and
the chiropractic bill, over which scores
of petitions have been sent to the
Legislature, had hearing Tuesday
afternoon before the. senate commit
tee and public welfare All of the
highway bills for the abolition of the
present state system and the substi-
tuition of county system of control
were on the calendar for hear
ing on Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. Senators Bennett and
Cunningham have bills before the leg
islature for the abolition of the pres
ent state system. At the present
time about $1,200000 annually is
spent by the state as aid to counties
and towns for highway construction.
At a conference at the executive Of
fee last week Governor Philip in
dicated that he was in favor of limit
ing the amount of state aid to $780,
600 if the present state aid system
is to be retained.
Among the important committee
hearings in the assembly this week
were those on the bills before the
committee on agriculture for the abb
clifton of the present agricultural
board and creation of a new board
composed entirely of representatives
of agricultural societies Hearings on
these bills were held Thursday after
noon.
The largest farmer delegation
which will appear before the leg
islature this year is expected on Tues
day, March 80, in favor of the Poole
bill. which prohibits municipal au-
thorities from passing any ordinances
prohibiting the sale of milk from cat
tie that are not tuberculin testedy
Sentiment in favor of this measure
comes from southwestern Wisconsin
where the farmers have been much
wrought I'D over the Milwaukee CITY
ordinance prohibiting farmers from
offering milk for sale from cattle not
tuberculin tested.
On Wednesday of this week an IN
teresting hearing was held over the
Budlong bill for the creation OF
the office of excise commissioner III
this state. This measure provides
that the governor shall appoint state
excise commissioner, who snail holu
office for a term of two years. Inc
duty of the commissioner Will De 10
secure the enforcement Of the liquor
laws of the state. The law "oulu
clothe him with many OF the outleS
now imposed upon the district attor-
nov If requires all the saloons ana
breweries of the state to HE com
plete information of the amount Vi
products manufactured and sold.
Equally interesting was hearing
Thursday afternoon over the Mlnkley
hill which seeks to direct the state
industrial commission to make an IN
vostieation of the hours OF labor LOT
domestic service in Wisconsin. inns
hill is unique in many respects anu 70
eaid 70 be the first attempt 10 enact d
low of this character in the unlteu
States.
Assemblvman H. s. Berninger OF
Milwaukee has been mace CHAIR iis'n
Of the assembly committee on elec-
tions.
Governor Philip has the puplc
uoIfare commission bill about READY
Co.. submission to the legislature. rms
III, would consolidate about twenty
1o,or+n,ents of government into one
oo ~, of FIVE members the
sovarnor said he might send speciai
$500 $500 70 the legislature urging the
immediate passage OF the pm "i.u 80
nIaining the amount OF money Sa'e0
,ndor tbis consolidated PLAN
v.r Hise Defends University