Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-20
SALARY OF $4,000
WANTED BY SOL0NS
SENATOR SEEKS REcONSIDERA-
TIoN OF VOTE BY WHICH IN.
CREASE WAS KILLED.
MAY REVIEW LAND LAWS
for a Joint Committee of Five
to Review Statutes Relating
of Public Lands.
Madison, July IS, 1915.

The assembly adopted a joint reso-
luton providing for a joint commit
tee of five, consisting of two senators
and three assemblymen, to review
the statutes of the state relating to
public lands. The committee is to
report to the governor and prepare
a bill to be introduced in the next
legislature to straighten out the for
estry tangle.
The Berninger bill, 726-A, relating
to the election of party chairmen in
counties having over 200 popula-
ton, will be recalled from the COVER
nor for amendment. A resolution to
that effect was introduced by Mr..
Berninger.
The assembly concurred in 607-S,
relating to penalty for violation of
the child labor law; CLOS, relating
to fishing for bullheads; 611-S, relat-
ing to books of district libraries; Ga
S, relating to furnishing of bail bond
for criminals; 1905, relating to pow
ers of cities operating under special
charter to issue bonds for street i'm
provements; 259-S, relating to pow
ers of a city of the fourth class to
compel prisoners to perform work on
roads; 271-S, relating to the name of
school districts.
On motion of Senator Everett the
senate reconsidered the vote by which
it nonconcurred in the Smith resolu-
ton for a constitutional amendment
increasing compensation of members
of the legislature from $500 to
$1,000 a session, and Senator Arnold
then introduced a substitute for a
pensation at $4,000 a session. Action
on the resolution was deferred.
Mill Tax Bills Before Committee.
Bills repeating the mill tax for the
University of Wisconsin and the state
normal schools are pending before
the committee on education of the
senate. While committee meetings
will be few and far between from now
until the close of the session, the
committee on education will permit
sentatives of the normal schools to
be heard on these repeal bills before
they are reported out. Heads of edu-
cational institutions in Wisconsin
prefer the present mill tax system
to the plan of specific" apprOpria-
lions because the former system lends
a certain permanency which would
be lacking under the latter plan,
they say.
The Skogmo substitute to create a
commissioner of agriculture instead Of
a new state board of agriculture of
Gov. E. L. Philip, was adopted in the
senate.
The bill, in its amended form, was
concurred in. If the amendment is
concurred in by the assembly, where
the measure originated, it will be mes
saged to Gov. E. L. Philip.
On the final question of concurrence
not a 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.
Retain Present Employees.
State board of agriculture, board of
immigration, board of veterinary ex-
aminers, state livestock board, and the
Office of state veterinarian. The state
livestock board remains a separate ad-
visory board, with it's name as we'll as
all functions of the board retained.
The commissioner is to be appointed
by the governor for a term of four
years, at an annual salary of $4,000.
There is to. be an advisory commit
tee, one appointed by the governor
from each of the eleven congressional
district, to cooperate with the COM
missioner in the management of the
state fair
State Fair Big Job.
Senator Otto Bosshard said the
Skogmo substitute was a logical
scheme which would result in more
intelligent service to the state Sen
ator Plat. Whitman and other admin
istration men thought well of the one
man board instead of board of three