Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-26
MEASURE PASSED
BY LOWER HOUSE
Central Board of Education
Measure Approved.
WINS AFTER LONG DEBATE
Tax Commission Bill Killed by Vote
Of 80 to ~ After Attack by
Representatives From Mil
waukee and Polk County.

Madison.-A consolidation measure
known as the central board of educa-
ton bill. secured the assembly's ap-
prevail, being passed after an exciting
evening by vote Of 80 to So The
tax commission bill was killed by a
vote OF 49 to AZ. Both were the sub
iect of extended discussion.
The central board of education bill
was denounced by Assemblyman Mink
Ter as a clever attempt to change the
personnel of the board OF regents Of
the university and of normal schools
and thus secure a number of new
appointments. Assemblyman Kent as
serted that men In charge Of private
educational institutions we're practical
| ly the only educational leaders liz IA
vor of the bill. Assemblyman O'Br,en
believed the measure If enacted would
do Duch for the common schools. Mr
Hambrecht claimed the board would
be representative in that not more
than seven members may be members
Of the same political party, one shall
be a farmer, one a wage-earner and
three women. A motion to kill the
bill failed, and it was then passed.
1t viii appear in the senate early next
week and may be referred to the Joint
committee on finance before placed
on final passage in the upper house.
The bill to abolish the tax commits
sion of three paid members and create
tax department of one paid member
was made the target of attack by rep
resentatives from Milwaukee and by
Assemblyman Axel Johnson of Polk
county. The latter asserted the bill
was not in the interest of economy and
that 1t would increase expenses of his
own county by $1,000 annually. Mr.
Vint said it would increase Milwau-
kee county's expense $4,000 annually
Mr.. Minkley said the bill was in the
interest of big taxpayers and that the
result would be that the taxes Of
the poor people viii be speedily in
creased"
The assembly engrossed and con
CURED in the Bennett bill limiting
the medical course at the University
of Wisconsin to two years.
The Bosshard bill for the establish
ment of game farm in the forest
reserve in northern Wisconsin was
killed upon a motion for reconsidera-
ton.
Fouryear terms for county officers
met with the disapproval of the as
sembly. By a large vote 1t killed
the Schroeder proposed amendment to
the constitution to increase the terms
from two to four years. Mr.. Schroe-
der claimed these officials held admin
istrative positions and there was little
use for such frequent elections.
The assembly passed the Killa bill
prohibiting wholesalers from solicit
ing orders for liquor from individuals
for, home consumption unless they OBJ
tain a retailers license.
Organized labor suffered a defeat on
! two Bosshard bills, limiting the issu-
ance- of restraining orders and injunc-
tons in labor disputes and permitting
peaceful picketing," and on the
Weber bill similar to the first named
Bosshard bill Concurrence was re-
fused in the latter.
The senate passed a bill requiring
attendance of minors in employment.
who are between sixteen and eighteen
years OF age. at Industrial or con
tinuation schools for five hours per
week for six months in the year or
four hours per week for eight months
in the year, the employer to allow that
much time off for such minors in their
| employment. II killed the Burke bill
providing that in cities of the second,
third and fourth classes there shall
be twice as many aldermen elected
at large as the city has wards; the
| bin repeating the 1918 law which pro-
hibits any Judge except a county
Judge from running for any political
office during his term as Judge. and
the Rollman bill comforting on the
municipal court of Manitowoc county
powers equal 10 and concurrent with
the circuit court of that county.
The senate concurred in the as
sembly amendment to the Jennings
bill. allowing the city of Milwaukee to
issue bonds Of 100000 annually to
construct a sewage disposal works
without submitting it to vote Of the
/ people.
The senate refused to concur in
several assembly bills of more or less
state-wide interest. One, by Mr.. Helm,
legalized Sunday performances IN the
aters, pictsre shows, baseball and
golf
New Corporations.
Independent Lumber company, Els