Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-31

corded. Any official examined may be
removed by joint resolution adopted
in each house by majority of the
members-elect.
Purchasing Agency Proposed.
Creation of central purchasing
agency 10 handle all the purchasing
to be done by the state is proposed in
bin prepared by Senator George b.
Skogmo of River Falls. This bill would
affect four purchasing departments at
the present tlme-the university, nor
NAL schools. state penal and charita-
bic institutions and the state capitol.
ut is my idea that If one agency of
the state could do all of the purchas-
ing 1t would be a great saving to the
state" said Senator Skogino. AT
the present time the university
purchases ii supplies independently /;
the same is true of the board of con
troll. normal regents and the capitol.
Ii would be pasSible. as | provide in
my bill, TO have alI OF the purchasing
done through one department. ma
terial could be bought in such large
quantities and then requiSitioned by
the different Institutions at price
much lower than the state now gets by
permitting four independent agencies
TO make purchases in smaller amounts.
Such an agency would be able 10 get
the benefit of the cash discounts on
goods, which in time | believe would
be sufficient to pay for the expense
of the department alone"
Senator Sk0gmo will also introduce
suffrage bin at this session of the
legislature. Whether II will be bill
providing for the presidential vote or
referendum bill to give the women OF
Wisconsin full suffrage on all matters
is yet to be determined.
zone thing is certain" said Senator
Skogmo "the suffrage issue in Wiseon-
sin has become one of such significance
that il cannot be ignored. 1t must be
met, Since Il was defeated four years
ago the sentiment for IL has been in
creased by leaps and bounds. | think
: referendum bill would and should
pass this session of the legislature. ]
will do all possible TO forward its
cause at this legislature
Financial Measures Advanced.
Daily sessions of the joint finance
committee will probably result In a
number of financial measures being re-
ported to the legislature early in Feb
ruary. Ordinarily financial bills have
not been reported out of committee
until the closing weeks of the legisla-
| ture. Because the finance committee
has before II a complete budget worked
out by the board of public affairs, II
is able to push this work.
Assemblyman Carr Hansen Of Mani
towoc has prepared q bill requiring the
| secretary of state TO codfy all laws
| relating to automobiles and mot0rcy'
cles. Whenever person makes an
application for an auto or motorcycle
license he win be required to furnish
satisfactory evidence that he has read
the complete codified laws Of Wiscon.
sin pertaining TO automobiles. II is
/ the claim of Assemblyman Hansen that
the large number of automobile acct
dents in the state are due largely te
/ the fact that the people are not IA
miliar with legislation relating to au
| tomohiles and their operation. He
thinks that his bill will aid in reduc
/ ing the number of accidents from this
score by so per cent.
Although an effort was made at the
| last session of the legislature to re
peal the law legalizing boxing in this
state 10 is claimed that no further ef'
fort will now be made TO wipe the law
off the statute books. The report al
the boxing commission will probably
be made before the legislature In a
| few days