Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-27
Seek TO Repeal Education Law.

Seek TO Repeal Education Law.
Aadison.-The first step toward
the repeal of the county board
OF education law has been taken by
the assembly, when by a vote OF 80
TO 20 it 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 trial and that great
er accomplishment mad 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 u TO 81 the assembly recon
sldered the vote by which the bill was
indefinitely postponed. AssembIyman
M1nkley 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 meritoTious measure in
that light he might as well go home.
The bill was finally killed by a vote
OF 81 to 10. Final passage was given
to the Lentz bin, providing that school
district meetings shall be opened at
eight O'Clock instead of seven o'clock
The assembly engrossed the Edwards
Dill 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 VIII 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 bill
making the county clerk the sole aud
1tor for the county, and the Ham
brecht bill providing for a uniform
partnership law with other states.
Assemblyman Frederick introduced
a new bill prohibiting fee splitting
among physicians. The joint commit
tee on finance introduced seven meas
ures 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
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 peo-
pie.
Governor Phillip has signed the
Baxter bill providing for the semi
monthly payment of wages of all cor
porations in the state, excepting Ium-
bering and logging associations and
circuses.
The senate took the part of the per-
secuted freshman by voting to pass
the CuIbertson bill prohibiting hazing
at all educational institutions. To
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 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 Il, against
reconsideration of the vote by which
it killed Senator Hanson's bill making
study of foreign languages at the uni
versity elective. The Scott bill abol-
ishing the state athletic 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 flibuster.
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 will probably rally
to the scene again when the measure
comes up for further action.
A new bill by Senator Skogmo aboI-
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-
ellis duties are akin to those of the
present boards. Expenses of members
shall be paid and the council may en-
ploy a secretary and sufficient help.
The bill provides $4,000 annually for
maintenance of the council.
State Rural Credits Sound.