Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-24

Central Board of Education
Measure Approved.
WINS AFTER LONG DEBATE
Tax Commission Bill Killed by Vote
of 49 to ~ After Attack by
Representatives From Mil
Waukee and Polk County.

Madlson.-A consolidation measure
known as the central board Of educa-
ton bill, secured the ssemblys ap-
prevail, being passed after an exciting
evening by q vote of 80 TO So The
tax commission bill was killed by
vote OF 40 to AZ. Both were the sub
ject Of extended discussion.
The central board Of education bill
was denounced by Assemblyman Mink
Ter as a clever attempt to change the
personnel Of the board of regents OF
the university and of normal schools
and thus secure a number of new
appointments. AssembIyman Kent as
serted that men in charge Of private
educational institutions were practical
ly the only educational leaders in IA
yor Of the bill AsseEblyman O'Brien
believed the measure if enacted would
do much for the common schools Mr.
Hambrecht claimed the board would
be representative in that not more
than seven members may be members
Of the same political party, one shall
be a farmer, one wage-eaTner and
three women A motion to kill the
bill failed, and it was then passed.
1t will appear in the senate early next
week and may be referred to the joint
committee on finance before placed
on final passage in the upper house.
The bill to abolish the tax commits
sion of three paid members and create
a tax department of one paid member
was made the target of attack by rep
resentatives from Milwaukee and by
Assemblyman Axel Johnson of Polk
county. The latter asserted the bill
was not in the interest of economy and
that it would increase expenses of his
own county by $1,000 annually. Mr..
Vint said it would increase Milwau-
kee county's expense $4,000 annually.
Mr.. Minkley said the bill was in the
interest of big taxpayers and that the
result would be that "the taxes of
the poor people will be speedily in
creased"
The assembly engrossed and con-
CURED in the Bennett bill limiting
the medical course at the University
of Wisconsin to two years.
The Bosshard bill for the establish
ment of a game farm in. the forest
reserve in northern Wisconsin was
killed upon motion for reconsidera-
ton.
Four-year terms for county officers
met with the disapproval of the as
sembly. By a large vote 1t killed
the Schroeder proposed amendment to
the constitution to increase the terms
from two to four years. Mr. Schroe-
der claimed these officials held admin
istrative positions and there was little
use for such frequent elections.
The assembly passed the Killa bill
prohibiting wholesalers from solicit
ing orders for liquor from individuals
for home consumption unless they OBJ
tain retailers license.
Organized labor suffered a defeat on
two Bosshard bills, limiting the issu-
ance Of restraining orders and lntunc-
tons in labor disputes and permitting
peaceful picketing," and on the
Weber bill similar to the first named
Bosshard bill. Concurrence was re-
fused in the latter.
The senate passed a bill requiring
attendance of minors in employment,
who are between sixteen and eighteen
years Of age, at Industrial or con-
tinuation schools for five hours per
week for six months in the year or
four hours per week for eight months
in the year, the employer to allow that
much time off for such minors in their
employment 1t killed the Burke bill
providing that in cities Of the second, !
third and fourth classes there shall
be twice as many aldermen elected
at large as the city has wards; the
bill repeating the 1913 law which pro-
hfbits any judge except a county
Judge from running for any political
office during his term as Judge, and
the Rollman bill comforting on the
municipal court of Manitowoc county
powers equal to and concurrent with |
the circuit court of that county.
The senate concurred in the as
sembly ame- |ment to the Jennings |
bill, allowing the city of Milwaukee to |
issue bonds of 100000 annually to
construct a sewage disposal works
without submitting it to a vote of the |
people.
The senate refused to concur in |
several assembly bills Of more or less |
statewide interest. One, by Mr.. Helm, |
iegalized Sunday performances IN the |
aters, picture shows, baseball and |
golf.