Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-11
made motion to adjourn till $50 p.
n. Monday which pre- vailed.

Madison, Feb. SIN the senate to-
night the report of the commit
Zee 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, l 10 14.2; in
Indiana, l to 14.1; in Illinois, / to So;
in Minnesota, l to lag; in Michigan,
/ to 1873; in Missouri, to 122: in Ne
braska, to 10; in California, to So;
in Wisconsin, l 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 tn 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 TO 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 a portion of the trust funds of
the state to Joint school district No.
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 a joint resolution emendatory 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 a greater amount
from the school income fund than it
pays into such fund; by Mr.. Burnham,
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 $4,000 with $1,000
added for clerk hire. also to rep1l1ate
the term of liquor licenses in all towns.
villages and cities; by Mr.. Flett, to
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 diphtNcr
etic serum; by Mr.. Burlington,
providing for the taxation of
stock at the place where tss"
corporation owning it is locaa1A
by Mr.. Peterson, to entitle the sat"
Agricultural society to the usual $4,000
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 to
vote in the town, city or village in
which such institution is located; by
Mr.. Merriman, providing that no
person who is not a citizen of the
United States shall be eligible to or
hold any elective or appointive office.