Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-18
Wisconsin Legislature

Madison, Feb. s.. In the senate to-
night the report of the commit
tee on the investigation of the
University was presented. Con-
corning the proportion of teach
ers to students, these figures were given
by the report: in Ohio, / to l4.2; in
Indiana, 1 to al; in Illinois, / to 81;
in Minnesota, TO 14.6 in Michigan,
| to 1873; in Missouri l to 1872; in Ne
in Wisconsin, to 14.54 Continuing,
the regents say: These figures show
that the proportion of teachers in the
wisconsin university is less than in
any other state university, excepting
Michigan. In that state the low pro-
portion is owing to the fact that about
half of all thu students are in the pro-
fessional schools, nearly or quite 700
being in the law school alone" Senator
Welton introduced an important bill
affecting the telephone companies of
the state. 1t requires all telephone
companies having long distance tele-
phone lines 10 furnish, local companies
not having long distance wires service
This bill if passed will enable any sub
scriber of local telephone company to
talk over the long distance wire of the
Bell company. Other bills introduced
were: BY Mr.. McGillivray. to author
ize the commissioners of public lands
to loan portion of the trust funds of
the state to joint school district No. l
OF the city of Black River Falls and the
town OF Albion in Jackson county; al
so to regulate the sale OF vaccine virus.
theapeutical serum, modified toxins and
similar products intended to be used in
prevention and treatment of contagious
diseases. Many measures of minor i'm
portance also came in.
In the assembly Mr.. Mosher Of
fered joint resolution amendatory of
the state constitution looking to the
Improvement Of public highways
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Mosher, providing that no
county shall receive greater amount
from the school income fund thar 1t
rays into such fund; by Mr.. Durham
to repeal the Sunday laws
By Mr.. Borchsenius. to permit hus-
band and wife or both to testify in
criminal prosecutions when both are
the parties in interest; by Mr.,
Agen, to create the Office of
public examiner whose duty it shall
be to look over all public accounts and
whose salary shall be $500 with 81 900
added for clerk hire; also to regulate
the term of liquor licenses in all towns
villages and cities; by Mr.. Fle,t. 10
amend the general election laws IN
creasing the secrecy and purity of the
ballot; by Mr.. Taylor, to authorize the
state board Of health to provide for
the sale and use Ct antitoxin dipht
etic serum; by Mr.. Burlington,
providing for the taxation OF
stock at the place where 49,
corporation owning it is locst4'
by Mr. Peterson, to entitle the ,,.
Agricultural society to the usual $1,000
yearly state appropriation providing in
toxicating liquors are not sold on The
grounds during the days on which the
fair is held; by Mr.. Hoyt,
permitting the inmates Of any
national or state home for soldiers 10
vote in the town. city or village in
which such institution Is located; by
Mr.. Merriman. providing that no
person who is no, citizen Of the
United States shall be eligible to or
hold any elective or appointiye Office
Madison. Feb O.. Bc;h houses Of the
legislature had a busy day yesterday,
More than 30 bills were introduced in
the senate and over 20 in the assembly
Most were Of no Importance. Both
houses received many petitions for a
law making bicycles baggage. The
chief bills in the senate were: BY Mr.
Davis, to apply civil service rules TO
state affairs; by Mr.. Conger, requl'
ing that the commissioners of public
lands and the state treasurer shall
compute within 90 days the amount OF
money due Columbia and Sank counties
for the sale by the state OF indemnity
lands; by Mr.. Mailer, to prevent the
use and sale of communicating ice cut
from Wisconsin waters; by Mr.. Whit
man. providing that in counties of less
than 10000 inhabitants. members OF
county board committees shall not re
ceive pay and mileage for more than
five days in one year; by Mr.. SJlliday,
providing that whenever members Of
the national guard shall be prosecuted
by civil or criminal action for offenses
while on duty the attorney
general shall defend the members.
the cost OF the action 10 be paid by
the state: by Mr.. Woodwork making
appropriations for the reformatory
charitable and penal institutions OF
the state rs follows the total amount
for the next two years being sll3S.00)
In the assembly Mr. Sweeting sub
mitted a memorial asking congress 10
return the statue OF Pere Marquette in
order hat 1t may be placed in the his
torical society rooms at Madison and
that the statues of Gems, Fairchild and
Rusk NAV be put in the WASHINGTON