The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
PrOce edings of Both Branches OF the
Wisconsin Legislature.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 9.-In the SEN
ate the board of regents of the Wis
consul university submitted the re-
port requested of them regarding the
number of students taught by each in
structor and the cost of instruction.
The proportion of instructions to stu
dents, the report says, is / to 14.54 and
the normal salary of professor, 81
500. In the flood of bills introduced in
the lower house was one to permit the
sale of beer on the state fair grounds
all the year except the week of the
fair. This is for the benefit of the
Jockey club, which holds racing meet
ings during the summer.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 10. = Over one
hundred bills were introduced in the
assembly and senate. Tomorrow is
the last day for the Introduction of
new business SO far the number OF
bills introduced is about 200 less than
at similar time two years ago. The
most novel bill so far. this session was
offered by Assemblyman Risum. 1t
prohibits the wearing of hats in thea
tiers. Another bill submitted reclassi-
fies the railroad taxation schedule. Still
another bill provides for the labelling
of adulterated beer.
Madison, Wis, Feb 1.-THE legisla-
ture was fairly flooded with new bills
to-day, it being the last day for the in
PRODUCTION Of new business. The total
number of new bills submitted in the
house this session was 626 and in the
senate 357, the grand total being 122
less than that of two years ago. The
usual bill for the removal of the state
capitol to Milwaukee was introduced.
1t came from Assemblyman Patterson
of Amherst, in the northern part of the
state. Another bill from the same
source authorizes the state to loan Mil
Waukee 81 100000 to provide for the re-
moval of the capitol. Milwaukee has
already reached the legal limit of it's
borrowing ability, but Mr.. Patterson
does not know it. Assemblyman Web
Der introduced a bill prohibiting the
sale of liquor within half-mile of the
state university, normal schools and
high schools. Mr.. Davidson submitted
a measure amending the method OF
taxing sleeping cars. The companies
operating sleeping cars evade the law
in force and Mr.. DavidSOn'S bill is de-
signed to circumvent this. The rate
is 4 per cent of gross earnings. Other
important measures provide for the
abolishment Of department stores; for
the taxation of mortgages; forbidding
state aid to all schools giving sectarian
instruction.; providing that all public
franchises shall be sold to the highest
bidder; to cancel the states mortgages
against the Wisconsin Agricultural So
ciety's property; to abolish the state
census; to prohibit pool selling and
bookmaking; to compel railroads to
furnish free transportation to state Of
icials, members of the legislature and
judges of courts of records; to regulate
charges of express companies; to sal
ary all county officials; to provide for
state inspection of cattle, sheep and
swine slaughtered for public food; to
reimburse the Kelley Cure company
for it's loss through the invalidity Of
the Kelley cure law; to tax church
property; to abolish the office of deep
waterways commissioner and to eS-
tablish state board of education to
take the place of state superintendent
of public instruction, the board of uni
versity regents and the board of nor
NAL school regents.