The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
SkOGMO SUBSTITUTE FOR GOV.
ERNOR'S MEASURE ADOPTED
BY SENATE.
ADVISORY BODY TO HELP
Takes Place of Administration Plan
of Three-Man Commission and
Carries $4,000 Appropri-
alton for Expenses.
Madison, July 9, 1915.

The Skogmo substitute to create a
commissioner Of agriculture instead of
a new state board of agriculture of
three members as recommended by
Gov. e. L. Philip, was adopted in the
senate.
The bill; in its amended form, was
concurred in. If the amendment is
concurred il by the assembly, where
the measure originated, 1t will be mes
saged to Gov e. l.. Philip.
On the final question of concurrence
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.
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 adj
yisory board, with it's name as well 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 logical
scheme which would result in more
Intelligent service to the state SEN
ator Platt Whitman and other admin
fstrati0n men thought well of the one
man board instead of a board of three
members, as originally planned, but
they feared the state fair would prove
too big a job for one man, therefore
an advisory board ought to be retain
ed, they said
Central Board Measure Killed.
The administration plan to revolu-
tionize Wisconsin's educational sys-
tenn by creating a central board of
education which would wipe out the
existing board of regents for the uni
versity and the board of regents for
the normal schools, met defeat in the
senate.
BY vote of eighteen to ten, the
upper house adopted the substitute Of
fered by Senator George Staudenmay-
er, which, If it becomes a law, will
create board to correlate the finances
of the entire educational system, but
will not eliminate the separate gov
erning boards for the university and
the normal schools.
Hanson Bill Advanced.
The Hanson bill, No. 240S, amend
Ing the corrupt practices law, was or
dered engrossed and read third time
by a vote of Is to IA AS amended,
the bill provides that but two state
ments shall be required of candidates
for public office, one being filed after
the primary and one after the general
election. Political committees cannot
spend more money than is permitted
by law to each candidate. The state
central committee may spend $4,000
for all candidates. This is in addition
to what candidates spend for personal
expenses. Senator Hanson said that
every time any section of the corrupt
practices law got into court it was de-
clared unconstitutional The amend
ment proposed by him would make
constitutional and workable act.
The Glenn bill to protect claims in
the Mississippi river and tributaries
will be killed, as the lower house fail
ed to pass a similar measure The
bill, 1t was charged in the lower house
was in the interest of an eastern syn
dictate engaged in the manufacture of
pearl buttons.
Library Bill Concurred In.
The Waldron bill providing for pay
ment to Building Inspector Harper and
Tax Commissioner Bodden in Milwau-
kee of salaries for the time they serv-
ed as de facto officials was sent to a
third reading after Senator Arnold had
explained what the bill was.
The Killa bill, which would have
prevented any one but saloon keepers
from selling liquor, was non-concurred
in by the senate after Senator Hanson
had given a few of the reasons why
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