Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-03
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison, March 22-The red flag
was waved before some of the mem
bers of the assembly when the Ban
croft resolution relating to entrance
requirements to the university came
up for consideration. The resolution
was introduced almost month ago,
and provides for the establishment of
a purely English course, and abolish
ing the language requirements for en-
trance. The faculty recently took
action in line with the resolution, and
when the latter came up, it was op-
posed by some members on the
grounds that what the resolution
sought to accomplish had already
been done and there was not further
purpose to be gained by adopting the
resolution. A lively debate ensued.
in which the question of moment
seemed to be, Who shall have the
credit for inspiring the action taken
by the faculty and regents lin letting
down the bars. Bancroft. Elver
the action of the faculty came only
when they heard the rumbling in the
state capitol, while others insisted
that the regents were guided by a
desire to satisfy the demand of the
public as voiced in the teachers
convention in Milwaukee a few
months ago Assemblymen Cleary.
McGregor, and Ledvina favored a re-
reference of the resolution to the
committee on education, but the reso-
luton was adopted The Brockhausen
resolution relating to the exclusion
of Monaghan labor called forth a
burst Of eloquence on the part of the
social democrats from Milwaukee
Mr. Brockhausen spoke for twenty
minutes on the subject of exclusion
and its effect on labor conditions
Palmer, the colored assemblyman
from Milwaukee. moved to indefinitely
postpone the resolution, because it
was founded on prejudice and was
calculated to engender more animos-
ity and more strained relations than
now exist between this country and
Japan. The house sided with him
Overwhelmingly
Another social democratic resolu-
ton, of which Mr.. Weber of MiIwau-
kee is the author and which provides
for gradual requirement OF railroads
by the United States government
through its receivers, was accorded
but slightly more courteous treatment
but was subjected to no less effective
killing by being rereferred to the com
mittee on transportation Mr.. Esta.
brook offered a resolution which calls
upon the committee on transportation
to investigate the employment Of
minors as night operators
The bill to create the Office Of state
/ fire marshal aroused al tagonism
aBa was Laid over The bill to ply
salaries TO treasurers and direet IS
OF school districts was advanced af-
I ter opposition while the Berner bill
/ for 2 more inspectors for the labor
bureau took the same course. The
Bancroft hin appropriatlns $4,000
for the maintenance of The national
guard was passed
The senate received a memorial
from Senator Whitehead relating to
Horauo n Davis formerly of Be.oit.
who died laSl month at Buffalo \.
y, The resolution sets forth taat
Dir Davis represented Rock county.
then the seventeenth senatorial lis
| trict in lS72-1oto; that he came 10
Wisconsin IA 1888. lived at Wauzesha
and later for many years at Belot.
was mayor of Beloit three times.
! president OF "a bank, of great public
spirit and n useful citizen. He " ;
the ia lher of Senator Cushman X.
ps,is OF Minnesota, The senate