Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
Risk Law Recalled.

In way the present attempt to
find a successful plan for state
board of education is parallel with
the effort, so successfully made, to
work out plan for workmen's COM
pensation. AS in that case where,
after long hearings, several bills were
drafted when the legislature met II
is now. At that time hearings were
held and as new things were shown
to be desirable or others to be doubt
full new bill was drafted until in
the end a workable plan that has
stood the test of operation was made.
Something similar will be done at
this time. The far-reaching efforts
of such bill as the governor hopes
to secure are just beginning to be
realized. This in turn has brought
about different feeling in regard to
the plan. There is much less fac
tional opposition and greater desire
to work together to get something
that will add to the glory of Wiscon-
sin and attract, as 1t will, the atteH-
ton of the educators of the country.
Consider Several Bills.
A subcommittee of the assembly
committee on education, which has
the bill in hand, will, during the Eas-
ter vacation, draft a new bill which
will be presented to the committee
when the legislature again conVenes.
President Van Hise is also drafting
bill which he will present to the
committee. These measures will be
will be taken up in hearings which
will be more in the nature of gen.
eral discussion of the round table
fashion than formal hearings.
1t is again possible, after such con-
ferences, other bills will be drafted,
until something all agree will be
practical, working plan, has been
secured. That something along this
line will be passed is now admitted.
1t is demanded by the people. Indi-
cations of this demand are reaching
the legislators continually. One thing
the people want, however, is that all
the educational activities of the state,
from bottom to top, from the COM
mon schools to the university, shall
be included under the control Of the
proposed state board.
Board Memberships Important.
One question that will cause much
discussion is the makeup of the
board, whether it shall be composed
of unpaid members who will engage
subordinates to give their entire time
to the work of management or paid
members. 1t has been admitted in
the hearings that if the right kind
of men could be secured, an unpaid
board might bring about the best re-
suits, but it would be question of
getting the highest class of men for
the board. If this can not be done,
it was further admitted, the plan of
paid board would be better. This
question will be one to be thrashed
out in the later conferences.
Bosshard Bill Nearing Passage.
The Bosshard bill, prohibiting re-
ceiving and giving of tips TO employees
of hotels, restaurants, barber shops
and other public places, was ordered to
third reading in the assembly.
The Gruenewald bill, providing that
female employees working more than
one night a week after o'clock p. M,
shall be regarded as doing night work
the entire week, and increasing powers
of the industrial commission over fe
male labor, was ordered engrossed and
read a third time This bill is endors-
ed by the Consumers league of Wis
consin.
The assembly passed the Weber bill,
providing that persons appointed to
the office of deputy sheriff and police
officers must be citizens of the United
States and reside in the particular
city, town or village in which they
are appointed to serve.
Cigarette Bill Killed.
The Grell bill, permitting sale of
cigarettes to adults, was killed.
The assembly committee on cleo
Waldron joint resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment providing that a
sheriff shall be eligible to reelection.
The Hambrecht bill, increasing tut
ton fees for nonresident students in
the state university from 500 to $3.50
a year was, on motion of Assemblyman
Whitcomb, laid over until April IS.
Favor Second Choice Repeal.
Sentiment for the repeal of the
second choice provision in the pri-
mary election law, was expressed by
the senate, in voting "a to to send
the Bichler bill to engrossment.
The principle and purpose of the
law were admitted to be right, but
Senator w. ]. Bichler insisted the
law had not succeeded in effecting
elimination of candidates. Senator
Otto Bosshard said the principal OPP
position arose from election officials.
The Skogmo proposal for the call
ing of a constitutional convention
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the senate committee on
judiciary.
Suffrage Bill in Assembly.
Woman suffrage leaders are much
disappointed over the sending of the
woman suffrage bill back to the as
sembly state affairs committee and
fear this means another fight over
the question