The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04
WhIttet Bill Ordered Enqrossec.


BY more than two to one vote the
assembly advanced the Whittet bill
changing the personnel of the state
board of education and making the
pc ;ers Of the board TO one of appro-
priaiOn estimates. An amendment by
ASSembiyman Nordman was adopted,
retaining the secretary of state on the
board until January l, 1919.
The present board of education law
was passed at the last session OF the
legislature, and is composed OF the
governor, the secretary of state, the
superintendent of public instruction,
one representative each of the normal
and university regents. The Whittet
bill as amended provides for a board
of ten members composed of the gov
ernor, the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, one representative each
OF the normal and university regents,
ana five members to be appointed by
the governor for terms Of five years.
The first terms of the appointive Off
GERS shall be from one to five years
and thereafter one term of office shall
expire each year. After 1919 the board
shall only be composed of nine mem
bers, as the secretary of state will be
dropped off,
There was a long debate over the
measure. Assemblynan Carl Hansen
moved the indefinite postponement of
the bill, but this failed by vote of
% to 81. The measure was then en-
crossed
Check on Bovine Tuberculosis.
An important bill introduced into
the assembly by the committee on ag-
riculture is a measure providing for
an appropriation to the department of
agriculture for the control of tuber-
culosis. The purpose of this, as has
been outlined by that department, Is
to make survey Of certain sections
Of the state with q view Of finding out
the true conditions with regard to
bovine tuberculosis.
1t is proposed to cooperate with the
people of the section undertaken, and
to have all cattle examined in given
section of county with a view of seq
regating all tubercular cattle.
Besides the value of finding out the
true conditions, there will also be con-
siderable advantage to the section so
tested out, because 1t will be evident
that it will be desirable for the buyer
Of cattle to buy In q section where he
may be sure that oil cattle for sale
will be reasonably clean herds.
The department is not contemplate
Ing the condemnation and destruction
Of the cattle as heretofore, except
when insisted upon by the owner. 1t
Is planned that with q little co-opera-
ton on the part of owners of the cat
may be segregated, and by pasteur.
izing the products 1t will be possible
to make them useful to owners and
assist them in getting a clean herd to
be raised on the pasteuriZed products.
By the same means, 1t will be made
possible for the owner to secure the
normal income from these animals
which Is obtained from the regular
herd.
Plans for Capitol Dedication.
Plans for the dedication of the state
capitol this summer will be presented
before the legislature probably next
week, when it is expected that a hear
ing will be given to the Burke bill on
the subject. Senator Timothy Burke
Of Green Bay has offered by request,
bill creating a dedicatory committee
composed of the governor, superintend-
ent of public property, superintendent
Of the State Historical society, state
engineer, superintendent of public In
struction and five members at large to
be chosen by the governor one of them
to be q member Of the capitol building
commission.
For the past three months public
spirited citizens Of the state have been
agitating the plan of having the new
$7,000,000 capitol building formally
dedicated in June or July, this year,
when the work on the building will be
practically completed. Should the leg
islature favor the idea 1t is planned to
invite to the meeting all Of the men
who have served In the legislature, the
governors who have served Wisconsin,
members of the supreme court and
other public officials. Pageants repre-
senting the early history of Wisconsin
are also being planned.
To Provide Funds.
Funds are to be derived from these
productions for carrying forward the
idea. To provide for any possible def
cit the bill calls for an appropriation of
$4,000 This money is to come out Of
the unexpended funds of the capitol
building commission.
Under the terms of the bill, the men,
bers of the committee on the dedica
ton of the capitol will receive only the
necessary travelling expenses. They
are te make plans for the collection Of
the funds and for the making Of the
plans for the character Of the cere-
monies.
To Buy Old Capitol.
The first territorial capitol of Wis
consin at Belmont, now Leslie, may be
preserved as one of the historical land
marks of the state. A bill to accom-
plish this purpose has been presented
in the upper house of the legislature
by Senator Plat Whitman Of Highland