Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-29
seek to RepeaI EdueatIon Law.

the assembly, when by vote or 52
to 20 1t sent to engrossment the Nor
Jensen bill to accomplish the repeal.
The repeal measure was opposed by
Assemblymen Crosby and Kent. Mr..
| Crosby claimed that the law had not
been given fair lrial and that great
er accomplishments had already been
made for the country schools than in
20 years previous.
| There was another long debate over
| the Pieper bill to abolish all the Off
GERS, commissions, departments and
bureaus of the state capitol BY a
vote OF AZ to 81 the assembly recon
sidered the vote by which the bill was
indefinitely postponed. Assemblyman
Minkley denounced the measure as a
| joke. This remark drew caustic criti-
cism from Assemblyman Pieper, who
said that If the legislature were to
look at such meritorious measure in
that light he might as we'll go home.
The bill was finally killed by a vote
OF "a to 49, Final passage was given
10 the Lentz bill, providing that school
district meetings shall be opened at
eight o'clock instead of seven o'clock.
The assembly engrossed the Edwards
bill which provides that the date of
the annual school meeting shall be
changed from the first Monday in
June to the first Monday in July. This
Dill will return the state to the sys-
tenn In vogue for 40 years before the
law was passed at the last session Of
the Legislature fixing the date of the
annual school meeting at the first
Monday in June.
Not word of opposition was voiced
to the Ellingson bill. repeating the
mill tax law for the maintenance of
the normal schools of the state The
assembly engrossed the Hager bin
making the county clerk the sole aud
itor for the county, and the Ham
orecht bill providing for a uniform
partnership law with other states.
Assemblyman Frederick introduced
new bill prohibiting fee splitting
among physicians. The joint commit
tee on finance introduced seven meas
urea to repeal the appropriations for
various agricultural organizations.
Bills to repeal state aid include the
Wisconsin Dairymen's association, the
Wisconsin Buttermakers' association.
the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' associa-
ton and Southern Wisconsin Dairy
men and Cheesemakers' association.
Before the assembly adjourned AS
semblyman Minkley asked for indefi-
mite leave of absence. He said he was
a laboring man, that the $500 paid him
by the state had been expended, and
that he must go out and earn a few
dollars before he would be in a posi-
ton to come back and serve the PEG
pie.
Governor Philip has signed the
Baxter bill providing for the semi
monthly payment of wages of all cor
porations in the state, excepting lum-
bering and logging associations and
circuses.
The senate took the part of the per-
secuted freshman by voting to pass
the Culbertson bill prohibiting hazing
make the act enforceable, the bill pro-
vides severe penalties. Jail sentences
are possible for violations of the law.
The bill was opposed by Senator Bray,
a Harvard graduate, who said harm
less pranks are valuable to a young
man away from home for the first
time.
The senate killed the one days rest
in seven bill by Senator Bosshard. 1t
affected employees in all lines, includ-
ing farming. The vote was Z to %.
The senate also killed the joint reso-
luton by Senator Bray providing that
the secretary of state, state treasurer
and attorney general shall be appoint
ed by the governor, as the English
cabinet system in effect provides. To-
day these are constitutional officers.
elected by the people.
The senate voted, is to IA, against
reconsideration of the vote by which
it killed Senator Hansons bill making
study of foreign languages at the UNI
versity elective. The Scott bill abol-
lSnlDg the state dtulellC commission
went over until June 2.
An attempt to reconsider the vote
by which the Hanson bill repeating the
election pamphlet law was killed occa-
stoned a long drawn out filibuster.
During the fight two new substitutes
were offered. One by Senator Skogmo
was withdrawn. Senator Bichler's
substitute succeeded in surviving the
storm, and with the original bill went
over under the rules. Provided they
can stay put" senators who voted to
kill the Hanson bill win probably rally
to the scene again when the measure
comes up for further action.
A new bill by Senator Skogmo abol.
ishes the state board of public affairs
and creates a body known as the state
council, composed of the governor,
lieutenant governor. secretary of state,
superintendent, commissioner of in
surance, commissioner of banking and
the chairmen of the railroad. indus
trial and tax commissions. The coun-