Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-05

tees Probe and Action by SoIons or
Recommendations Awaited by Join
Finance onpnittee-central Board
Fer Schools Question To Be Thresh-
&c Out This Week.
Madison. Wis, (SpeciaD. -The legis.
lative map indicates a garrison finish
by the Wisconsin legislature If the
/ Badger lawmakers are to adjourn
sine die about June 1.
After a week of attention to per
sonal affairs. members will return to
Madison this week determined to
buckle into the work of the session
ana clean the legislative slate as
carly as possible. The business Of
the session is taking such shape that
many matters of immense importance
will be acted upon very late in. the
session.
investigating Body's Report Awaited.
The legislative investigating COM
mittee is busily engaged. and probably
VIII not complete its probe for at least
two weeks. Until this committee ends
It's labors, and its recommendations
are acted upon by the legislature, il
will be impossible for the joint com.
mittee on finance to proceed as rapid
ly as some of the members of the
committee had planned. Until the fl
pGrce committee knows what depart.
ments are to constitute state govern
ment in Wisconsin. il will be impos-
s.ble for the committee to pass upon
departmental appropriations. This
means that some Of the big consolida-
tion propositions and some of the
lsSgest appropriation matters will be
scted upon late in the session.
Administration leaders returning to
the capitol, have expressed a desire
to wind up the session of the legisla-
ture just as quickly as it can be done.
hut they admit that very important
matters are on the calendar. The
administration is proceeding slowly
because it desires to Glake a report to
the people to indicate that Governor
f. L. Phillip has made good his
campaign pledges in the form Of
specific achievements in. economy in
public affairs.
To Consider Central Board Idea.
During the coluing week the big
question OF the central board of edu-
cation will be threshed out. Consider
able opposition has developed to the
Central board idea, but the committee
on education sof the assembly will
draft new bIll for the Van Gordon
bill in which the central board plan
win be the predominAting thought.
The committee. has conferred with the
governor, and IL is agreed that the
program of having one board direct
the affairs of all of the educational in
situations of the state shall be car
ried out If the administration forces
have the votes to pass the substitute
bill to be reported in. Much thought
Is being given to the question of
whether the board is to be a salaried
or non-salaried ,Aody.
Friends of the Wisconsin boxing
law under which ten round no con-
tests are allowed, are much alarmed
Ger the Introduction of a bill bv Sen
ator Scott, Ia Toilette leader, re-
pealing the law and wiping out the
State athletic commission. 1t has been
limited that while the assembly has
killed a similar bill, an anti-boxing
measure championed by the progress
slve forces might have a chance. The
senate evidently intends to give the
matter consideration. and a series of
hearings will be held on the bill in.
troduced by Senator Scott.
state Veterinarian Warns Farmers.
DR.. O. II. Eliason, state veterinarian,
warns farmers of the state against
veterinarians who are applying the
so-called intera dermal test for bo-
vine tuberculosis. DR.. EIiason says
the test is in the experimental stage. |
end the farmers who desire to have |
their cattle tested. should be certain |
that he examination conforms with !
tie rules Of the state live stock sani- |
tary boards and the rules Of the de- |
partment in animal husbandry.
Senator Frank Hanson returned |
early to get his committee in action
10 investigate realty transactions
mace by the university covering |
period Of eight years. The state board
Of public affairs made a similar in
Vestigarion, but there is an inclina-
ton on the part of the committee to
obtain information which vas not
brought out by the public affairs
board.
Assemblyman Robert Caldwell has
introduced new bill to move the
state fair from Milwaukee to Madison.
Nr. Caldwell provides for the sale of
the present fair site, and would have
THIS money used to build new fair
buildings on or adjacent to university
property. He would have the univer-
sity use these buildings when the
srate fair was not being held. The
plan is TO do away with the state fair
idea, and substitute a Wisconsin ex-
position TO boost Badger industries.
AlllWaukee has gone through several