Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-15
STATE SENATE
PASSES MEASURE
Skogno Substitute for Gov
errors Bill Is Adopted.
0NE-MAN AGRICULTURAL BODY
Takes Place of Administration Plan
of Three-Man Commission and
Carries $4,000 Appropria-
ton for Expenses.

ADOPTED IN the senate.
The bill, in its amended form, was
concurred in. If the amendment is
COncurred in by the assembly, where
the measure originated, it will be
messaged TO Gov. Z. L. Phillip.
On the question Of substituting the
Skogmo plan for the administration
bill the vote was:
For the ubstitute-Arnold, Barwig,
Bichler, Bosshard, Bray, Culbertson,
Everett, Glenn, Huber, Monk, Potts,
Rollman, Skogmo, Staudenmayer,
Weissleder-total, Is.
Against the ubstitute-AIbers Bax-
ter, Bennett, Burke, Cunningham,
Fairchild, Hanson, Jennings, Kellogg,
Martin, Mulberger, Perry, Stevens
total, 13.
Paired-Tomkins for; Ackley,
against; Scott, for; Whitman. against.
On the final question of concur
renee not a 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:
State board of agriculture, board
of immigration, board of veterinary
examiners, state live stock board, and
the Office of state veterinarian. The
state live stock board remains a sep
arate advisory board, with it's name
as well as all functions of the board
retained.
The commissioner is to be appoint
ed by the governor for a term of four
years, at an annual salary of $4,000
There is to be an advisory committee,
one appointed by the governor from
each of the eleven congressional dis
tricts, to cooperate with the commits.
sioner in the management of the state
fair.
An entomology department is also
provided.
The end of the long fight to pass
the administration central board OF
education bill was in sight with the
senate's action in engrossing the Stau.
denmayer substitute, by which a board
of five members is created to act as a
board of estimates to handle the fiscal
affairs of the states institutions OF
higher learning as well as of the com,
mon schools. The bill as amended
was then sent to the finance commit
tee, as required by law. The senate
stood 10 to II against killing the sub.
stitute.
The vote by which the substitute
was refused indefinite postponement
follows:
To kill the substitute -Albers, Bray
Burke, Cunningham, Fairchild, Han.
son, kellogg, Martin, Perry-1O.
Against killing Arnold, Barwig
Bichler, Bosshard, Culbertson, Ever
EFT, Glenn, Huber Jennings, Monk
Mulberger, Potts, Rollman; Skogmo
| Staudenmayer, Stevens, Weissleder-
II.
There were several pairs.
| The amended bill, now engrossed
was then sent to the finance com
mittee as the statutes require. It will
! come out for passage and then must
go to the assembly for concurrence
The senate also took important &C
| ton in passing a jitney regulation
bill. 1t classes jitneys as common car
riers, under the control of the railroad
| commission, which is required to pass
| upon the reasonableness and adequacy
| of their service and to issue licenses
! to all jitneys. It is required thai
| each jitney shall take out a bond fo1
! $4,000 or an insurance policy in the
| same amount, to guarantee injured
| persons or dependents of victims fol
| damages. The senate adopted ar
| amendment requiring the application
| for license to state the routes to be
! trayersed, the time of day when serv
! ice is to be furnished, and any deyia
/ tions to be made from the schedule
| The jitneys must also comply with al
! regulations issued by the city or vii
/ lage in which it operates. The owner
must post in the car a sign reading
| Bonded Carrier" and give the mum
| Der of its state license. The penalty
for violating any provision of the Law
is from $40 to $10O The insurance
! policy must be renewed each year