Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-03

during the week by the university re-
gents in place of the one returned by
the senate as unsatisfactory. The
report shows that in the college of
letters and science there are twenty
four professors, two associate pro-
fessors, thirteen assistant professors,
sixteen instructors, nine assistants,
ten fellows, one principal OF ladies'
hall and one lecturer. In the college
Of mechanics and engineering there
are seven professors, five assistant
professors, three instructors and two
assistants. In the agricultural col
lege and experimental station there
are six professors, one associate pro-
lessor, one assistant professor, ten
instructors and one assistant. The
other departments employ total Of
about eighteen teachers. The part
of the report relating to university
finances is very complete.
A substitute has been reported for
the beet sugar bill introduced by
Senator McGillivray and the new
measure gives the bounty to liberals
ers and not to the manufacturers.
Among the more important bills
given hearing during the week were:
The bicycle baggage bill, department.
store bill, Marquette and General
Rusk and Fairchild statue bills,
struck" jury bill, state park bill and
medical board bill. Quite lobby
appeared before the committee to
speak in favor of the bicycle baggage
bill, which provides that a passenger
on a railroad may carry $50 pounds
OF baggage or In lieu therefore a
bicycle, and numerous petitions are
being recivel favorlng it's passage.
Assemblyman Taylor, who intro
duced the department store bill, was
the principal speaker in its favor and
he advocated the measure on the
grounds that the department stores
were driving the smaller merchants
out of business and that the large
stores with many clerks tended to
lower the morals Of the clerks by the
small salaries paid.
On Friday the committee on state
affairs, to whom was referred the gov
ernor's financial message telling of
the $25O.OOO deficit, reported bill
for the levy Of $40 mill direct tax
The action of the executive in com
municating to the legislature the con-
ditlon OF the treasury was approved.
The report said: cit is matter
about which there should be neither
concealment nor makeshifts. The
people are entitled to know accurate
ly and fully at all times the condition
of public affairs. The committee full
ly agrees with the conclusion of the
governor that state officials cannot
under the constitution lawfully in
VOlVe the state in Indebtedness by
overdrafts at banks, with or without
interest In relation to the railroad
companies paying their taxes in ad- |
vance the report says: Under the
the state has the power
to alter and even repeal their char
ters, and because of this relation a |
request o. an advance is equivalent |
to demand for an advance The |
agrees with the governor
that it is altogether out of harmony
with the spirit Of our people that the
credit of Wisconsin shall depend upon
The favor of either banks or railroad |
companies"
The appointment of Senators Bax-
ter and Withee and Assemblymen
Burlington, Hall and Lewis as the uni
versity investigating committee will
assure thorough sitting of the man
agement and financial status of the |
institution. The character of the
men appointed indicates that the uni
versity and it's work will be passed |
lpon in a manner satisfactory to the
public. The plan ofinvestigation has
not yet been laid out, but the commit
tee will probably hold sessions and
take the testimony of professors,
leading educators and students. The
regents will also be given a
hearing. Comparative estimates on
running the university and similar
In other states will prob
ably be one means of shedding light
upon the charges and counter charges
as to the cost of an education in the
states leading educational institu-
ton.