The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-18
SWEEPING MERGER IN INeRTEST
OF ECONOMY is COVER
NOR'S PLAN.
PAY ROLL TO BE SMALLER
To Establish a Board of Public We'll
fare to Consist of Five Members
At at Salary of $4,000
Year.
Madison, March 16, 1915.

More than score of departments,
bureaus and boards will be wiped out
and a consolidation of the business
interests Of the state will be effected
If bills that are now in preparation
and probably will be introduced in
the legislature, become laws.
The proposed legislation will be
the first blow dealt by Gov. Philip
and the present administration at
what is termed the extravagant, UNI
businesslike and cumbersome meth
DDS Of conducting the affairs of Wis
consin. 1t will mean a publication
of business, reduction in the num-
Der of high salaried officials, and
in saving of office room in the state
capitol.
While the entire plan of reorgan-
ization has not been perfected, the
legislative investigating committee
that has had the work in hand has
gone far enough to make a strenu-
Gus start on the work of consolida-
ton along business and economic
lines.
For Public Welfare.
The most important recommended
ton that has been made by the leg
islative committee, and which has
been put in form of bill, provides
for the establishment of board of
public welfare. 1t is intended to con-
sist of five members, each at a salary
of $4,000 year, with six year
term, the members to be appointed
by the governor with the consent Of
the senate. The board of public af-
fairs, as proposed, will combine the
activities of the present state board
of control, state board Of health, the
state dairy and food department, the
oil inspection department and the
treasury agent department. 1t is pro-
posed by the creation of this board
also to abolish the present state bar
bers' board, the pharmacy board, the
medical board of examiners and the
dental board of examiners.
Plan New Fair Board.
A department of agriculture Is
proposed that will have full control
of all matters and measures that re-
late in any way to the agricultural
interests of the state and the state
fair. 1t will assume charge of all
the duties and functions of the pres
ent board Of agriculture, inspector of
an ,n, lA CT, L., al .
ton, the livestock sanitary board.
state veterinarian, and the state
board of veterinary examiners. The
board as proposed will consist of
three members to be appointed by
the governor and confirmed by the
state senate, at salary of $4,000
year each. The term of office is to
be six years, one retiring every two
years. This board also will have SUI
pervision over and direction as to
expenditures of all state funds by
the Wisconsin Horticultural society,
the agricultural experiment station,
the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers
association, the Wisconsin Livestock
Breeders association, the various
state poultry breeders associations,
the State Potato Growers associa-
ton, the various dairymen's associa-
tons and other associations of a sim
liar nature receiving state aid.
Fish and game, forestry, state
park projects and other similar pub
lie matters will be in the hands Of
a proposed state conservation com
mission. This body will consist Of
three members, with a salary of
$4,000 year each, the members to
be named by the governor with the
permission of the senate
Bars Lobbyists on Floor.
A joint resolution offered by AS
semblyman Carl Hanson was adopted
in the house by which all lobbyists
will be barred from the floor of the
senate and the assembly and from
the parlors of the upper and the low
err house.
Assemblyman Vint introduced a
bill recommended by the common
council authorizing the city of Mil
waukee to regulate public utilities |
operating within the city.
The committee on excise and fees
reported the following bills for in
definite ostponement: To Great |
mile dry zone around |
the Soldiers home in Milwaukee:
providing that a druggist may only |
sell liquor upon the presentation of |
a physicians certificate; prohibiting
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