Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-07
whlttet Bill Ordered Enqrossed.

whlttet Bill Ordered Engrossed.
BY more than two 10 one vote the
assembly advanced the Whittet bill
changing the personnel Of the STATE
board of education and making The
p, sers of the board to one of appro-
priation estimates. An amendment by
AsSemblyman Nordman was adopted.
retaining the secretary of state on the
board until January /, 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 board
of ten members composed Of the gov
ern0r, the state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, one representative each
of the normal and university regents,
and five members to he appointed by
the governor for terms of five years.
The first terms of the appoiutive otli-
GERS shall be from one to FIVE years
and thereafter one term of office shall
expire each year. After 1919 the board
shall only he composed of nine meu-
bers, rs the secretary Of state will be
dropped Off
There was n long debate over the
measure. AssemblymHn Cart Hansen
moved the indefinite postponcment Of
the bill, but this failed 10y vote of
> TO 81. The measure was then en-.
crossed.
Check on Bovine tuberculosis.
An important bill introduced into
the assembly by the committee Oh az
riculture Is n measure providing for
an appropriation to the department OF
agriculture for the control OF tuber
cuIosis The purpose OF this, as has
been outlined by that department, is
to make n survey of certain sections
of the state with view If finding oUt
the true conditions with regard 90
bovine tuberculosis
1t Is proposed 70 cooperate with the
people of the section undertaken, and
To have all cattle examined In "a given
section Of county with view OF seq
regating all tubercular cattle
Besides the value Of finding out tha
true conditions there will also be con.
siderable advantage 10 the section So
tested out, because 1t will be evident
that 1t will be desirable for the buyer
of cattle to buy in section where he
may be sure that all cattle for sale
viii be reasonably clean herds
Would Not Destroy Infected Cattle,
The department Is not contemplate
Ing the condemnation ana destruction
of the cattle as heretofore. except
when insisted upon by the owner. II
Is planned that with little Co-operu
ton on the part of owners Of the cat
tie that most Of the rc-actlng animals
/ may be segregated and by pasteur
izing the products II will be possible
To make them useful to owners AMI
assist them In getting clean herd to
be raised on the pasteurlZed products
BY the same means. 1t will be made
4 possible for the owner 10 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 viii be presented
before the legislature probably next
week, when 1t IS expected that heHr
Ing will be given to the Burke bill on
the subject. Senator Timothy Burke
of Green Buy has offered. by request. "a
bin creating dedieatory committee