The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-05-28

other bills pending which mean great
benefit to the country institutions or
learning. The administration has
realized that there must be an i'm
provement in the country school
teacher To bring this about there is
a bill pending which increases pay OF
teachers and holds out an inducement
for additional compensation based on
years of service. This will tend to
make teaching in the country school
more attractive
Governor Philips idea has been
that teaching should be profession
to which q man or woman could de-
vote his or her life with the assur-
ance that old age would find them in
a position where they would be in
dependent. He firmly believes that
were this so the country school would
be greatly improved.
For Improved Supervision.
Another bill provides for improved
supervision over country schools. 1t
requires employment of supervising
teacher for every fifty schools. There
ere counties in Wisconsin which have
$50 country schools and only one
county board of education. The bill
provides that instead of being elective
the board shall consist of three mem
bers to be appointed by the county
board and to serve without pay This
will tend to keep the board out of
politics and to attract men who have
the power to consolidate districts and
to appoint supervising teachers from
a list furnished by the county superin-
tendents.
Another important bill is one
which fixes a minimum salary for
county superintendent. This will at
tract good talent and keep good men
in an office which has been neglected
in the past.
"The additional salary for teachers
and salaries for supervising teachers
ale to come out of the 40 mill school
tax
"The central board of education bill
is to go to the assembly with all fac
tons practically agreed upon its pro-
Visions, and it is believed that it will
have little opposition on the floor.
Both in and out of administration cir
Giles it is conceded to be the greatest
work attempted by Governor Philip.
Already opponents of the governor say
that if this bill is passed it will be
one of the greatest constructive steps
in progressive legilation ever taken
bv this state. By several educators
who opposed the first bill, which was
merely a tentative draft, the substi-
tute has been called ideal"
Candidate Bill Dead.
With the aid of Lieut.. Gov E. F. Dith
mar, the senate dug deep to ressurrect
and kill bill introduced by Senator
Edward Ackley and passed by the
senate by which Independent candida
cies would have been made rare oc-
currences in Wisconsin politics.
The bill provided that any candf-
date who had intentions of running as
his intentions ten days prior to the
primary election.
After considerable debate, in which
the opposition to the bill was led by
Senator w. J. Bichler, the senate
stood a tie on the question of recon
sideration of the vote by which this
I'll had been passed. Lieut.. Gov.
Dithmar decided the matter by cast
ing his vote for reconsideration.
The bill was then killed II to Is,
and all opportunity to again bring up
this measure was swept aside when
| the senate, Is to IA, voted not to re-
consider it's latest action.
Campaign Pamphlet Undisturbed.
The vote on the substitution of the
Bichler amendment for the Hanson
| bill to repeal the campaign pamphlet
| resulted 16 to Is, Lieut. Gov Dith-
mar breaking the tie by support
| ing the Bichler amendment
After having disposed of the Han
| son bill the senate took another turn,
! Nv ICIuOtLS W CuC dull
| Ter amendment, which means that to
date the pamphlet remains undis-
| turbed
The Stevens bill permitting hotels
to purchase saloon licenses from a
! man in business providing that there
! shall be no increase in the number OF
licenses allowed under the Baker law,
was advanced to engrossment. The
Fairchild bill exempting clubs not or
| ganized for profit from the Baker law
as to the change of location, was ad-
vanced. Similar action was taken on
the Bennett bill to exempt farmers
creameries from provisions of the in
come tax law.
! Action was deferred until next