The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-07-23

! consolidation. Trainers of the 1913
law never expected much from the
| county boards of education in the
consolidation of districts.
Board of Welfare Bill Beaten.
During the week the senate killed
| the administration bill to create
| board of public welfare and to consoli-
! date several important departments,
| including the board of control, dairy
| and food chh mission, state board of
health and other departments, under
his head. The bill was recommended
! by the legislative Investigating COM
j mittee as part of the general con-
! soiidation program.
| The senate advanced the administra-
ton bill to create a new state board
of printing, providing for board to
consist of the governor, the state
superintendent of public property and
an editor of state printing. 1t is be-
lieved the proposed system of handl-
| ing public printing will result in an
annual saving of not less than $780,
600. One of the chief sources of eX-
pense has been the large number of
departmental reports and bulletins
issued by the state These have been
compiled by persons who felt consid-
cradle enthusiasm for the subject I'M
| der discussion, and the reports, as a
rule, we're very large. 1t is felt that
the size and the number of such docu-
Elents can be materially reduced by
the new board, which will have the
services of an expert copy reader in
the editor of state printing. There
was some fear that this officer might
Change the substance of the report, so
the bill was amended to read that he
cannot change the thought or findings
of the documents to be issued. Close
copy reading, however, will make it
possible to publish complete reports
which will be much smaller than those
issued in former years by men who
were inclined to write too fully.
! Claims Committee Violated Duties.
Assemblyman Carl Hansen offered
a resolution calling upon the attorney
general to bring suit against the mem
bers of the special legislative commit
tee appointed in 1913 to investigate
the forestry problem.
Mr.. Hansen claims that the com,
mittee made extensive trips to dis,
tant states and charged the expense
70 tot hn Fol
Whereas, There was appointed un-
der chapter, go, laws of 1913, a spe-
cial legislative committee on forestry
to fully Investigate what areas of land
| now held as forest reserve within the
! counties Of Forest, Iron, Oneida
! Prince and Villas are better adapted
to agricultural purposes than to for
| estry purposes, and
! whereas, Such special legislative
i committee was under such act en-
! powered to meet at one or more
! places in said counties, and
"Whereas, Several members of such
special legislative committee, and the
| clerical force thereof, did consider
] able railroad travelling to Buffalo, New
! York, and to other points at the inan-
cial expense of the state of Wisconsin,
| and
Whereas, Certain members of such
| special legislative committee thereby
directly violated the duties enjoined
it
Resolved by the assembly, That
| the attorney general be and is hereby
directed to Immediately bring legal
action against such members of said
| special legislative committee, to re-
cover such sums of money from the
respective parties thereof, due the
state of Wisconsin by reason of said
| violations, and that such sums of
money thus recovered shall be re-
turned to the Wisconsin state treas
ury."
No action has been taken in the
resolution.
Assembly Buries Pamphlet
The assembly put the final seal of
of legislative approval upon the Han.
sen bill, 92s, to repeal the law pro-
viding for publication by the state,
biennially, of the publicity pamphlet
| before the primary election and be-
fore the general election. The vote
upon concurrence was so to 16.
The assembly concurred in the SEN
| ate bill COOS, providing that the rate
OF interest in the redemption of lands
| and personal property sold for taxes
f, in any city shall be 10 per cent, in
stead of Is per cent, as the law now
| prescribes.
The finance committee bill, 757a,
making appropriation for the depart
| ment of banking, $4,000 for 1915 and
| $4,000 for 1916 was ordered engrossed