Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME
LEGISLATURE MAY SPEED UP
IN DAYS TO COME
Educational Problems Occupy First
Interest-Many Things to Square
Away in General
Madison. March 8, 1919.

Madison, March 8, 1919.
On Thursday the senate adopted a
resolution to the effect that sessions
and committee meeting shall be hello
1--WE or six days a week in future. IL
stead of four. If this resolution is
adhered to the session may be brought
to an end by June; if not it will re-
quire at least month longer.
Some rather extremes in educational
matters are before the legislature.
One would give to the legislature the
function of fixing salaries for county
superintendents of schools in place of
having boards do that. Under pro-
vision of this bill, which passed the
senate the salary of superintendent
would be 50 200. instead of 81 200. as
at present. Our board at the late
session, increased it to $1,000. An
other bill that passed the senate fixes
the minimum for teachers salaries aC
$40 per month. We doubt if it IS con-
CURED in by the assembly.
In report to the legislature on
plans for improvement and better man
agement and organization of schools,
Superintendent of schools, c. p. Cary,
recommends enactment Of laws in
cceaslBg salaries of teschersi re-
curing puDiis to attend school until
10 years old; prohibiting the teaching
OF foreign languages below tie high
schools; establishing a system of
school nurses in counties: and Drovid-
ing medical inspection of school chill
dren.
There vas held IN the city the past
week a convention OF county fair as
sociaticns. One>of the important bills
urged by officers is one to permit
county boards to assist fair associa-
tions to the extent of not to exceed
$4,000
Assemblyman Nolan introduced a
bill to create board of Cancellation of
three members, q skilled employee, an
employer of labor and one having
general knowledge of manufacturing
and labor conditions to arbitrate labor
disputes.
The Milwaukee Sentinel has been
made official state paper for publica-
tionof the laws and other publications.
The decision was practically unani-
nous in the two houses. The old Even
ing Wisconsin was official organ. It
sunk its identity by murging with
other papers.
A hill is pending which provides for
increased compensation of Jurors and
members of county boards from So
to 81 per day.
A senator has bill to abolish all
local assessors and have only county
assessor.
A bill is in excluding farmers CO.
operative or mutual telephone COM
panies from supervision by the rail
road commission
$1,000 has been voted by the state
for the annual encampments of the
C. A. r.
There are more fish and game bills
than any other line introduced, and
there are few of Importance, general
ly amendments to meet the whims of
nearly every man who hunts or fishes
P. H. Knutson, county income as
SCISSOR for Vernon, attended a meeting
of all like officials called by the state
tax commission, remaining here two
or three days. The problems and in
tricacies of general assessments and
income matters were freely discussed
and conclusions pronounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Groves are
much pleased that their only son,
Lieutenant Asa Groves is soon to be
with them, after nearly two years of
army life, more than a year of the
time being passed in France. He ar
rived in New York last Thursday.
Asa is a native Viroqua boy.
o. G. M.