Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-31
To HoId tiearInas on Maren 30.


Madison--Because the legislative
hsarings on the subjects OF the
white slave trafic and the c-ea
ton of a central board Of education 10
manage the university and normal
schools of the state ere of such vide
spread public importance. the com
mittees have decided TO announce
these hearings one week in advance.
On Tuesday. March 30, the .,el.ate
committee on education IA public
welfare will give a hearing on all bills
submitted by the legislative arltivice
committee. On the same day the as
sembly committee on education will
give hearing on the Van Gordon
bill. advocated by Governor Philip.
which would create a 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
recently. The Fairchild bill for the
licensing of massage operators was
given hearing on Wednesday. and
the chiropractie bill, over which scores
OF petitions have been sent to the
legislature, had a 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
last. Senators Bennett and Cunning
ham have bills before the legis-
lature for the abolition of the pres
ent state system. At the present
time about 100000 annually is
spent by iae state as aid to counties
and towns for highway construction.
At 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
issto be retained.
Among the important committee
hearings in the assembly recently
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 we're 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 tested.
Sentiment in favor of this measure
comes from southwestern Wisconsin
where the farmers have been much
wrought up over the Milwaukee city
ordinance prohibiting farmers from
offering milk for sale from cattle not
tuberculin tested.
The senate has refused to reconsider
the vote by which 1t killed the gilbert
son bill giving commission form cities
four years time in which to try out
that form of government before they
Gan NOt0 W ICtulu W llG OlO
Three resolutions to amend the state
constitution have been offered by Sem
ater Arnold to amend the state con-
stitution so that the state may invest
money in internal improvements
With two amendments the Bennett
bill in the senate curtailing the serv-
ices of the university clinic by limit
ing them to students was sent back
to committee for smoothing out con-
flicting provisions. The Culbertson
bill imposing penalty for failure to
deliver a certificate of registry for
pure-bred animals was ordered en-
crossed.
Assemblyman Grell's plan to discon-
tinue the University high school as
practice institution and use the build
ing as a physics building, thereby
saving the state about S250,000, met
with the general opposition of school
men at the hearing before the COM
mittee on education.