River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-16
Would Improve District Schools.

education and public welfare made a
favorable report on the Blaine bill.
This measure makes it mandatory
upon district school boards to build
an additional room and hire an addi-
tional teacher when there are more
than sixty-ive pupils in single room.
The committee also held hearing on
the Albers bill which seeks to make a
saving in publication of election no
tees in county newspapers. 1t was
said in the hearing that the proposed
law would bring about a saving of
so per cent. in some counties.
The assembly committee on bank
ing had under consideration the bills
prohibiting loans to active officers in
banks; compelling monthly meetings
Of boards of directors, at which time
they should general examine into
the assets of banks; the subject of
kinds Of books to be used in banks;
the removal of a director who fails
to attend monthly meetings Of boards
and the bill proposing to regulate
loans on capital stock Of banks.
George d. Bartlett, secretary of the
Wisconsin Bankers association, was
in attendance on the part Of the
bankers. The propositions presented
by the special committee on banking,
with slight changes, were generally
agreed to, and it is expected that the
committee will report out these bills
at the close of the hearings.
Axel Johnson's bill to permit pay
ment Of taxes semi-annually and to
county treasurers instead of town
treasurers was discussed before the
assembly committee on taxation. Mr..
Johnson, speaking for the measure,
said that it was inspired by the in
ability of towns in the sparsely set
tied portions of the state to choose
town treasurers who can be relied
upon to collect taxes properly. Tax
Commissioner Haugen did not oppose
the measure, but said it's passage
would involve a considerable amount
of Encouragement of the affairs Of the
tax commission and the methods fol-
lowed in making assessments. Attor-
ney F. L. Mcnamara Of Hayward, ap-
pearing for a lumber corporation,
said his employers favored the bill
because of the difficulty now encoun-
tered in making tax settlements with
half a hundred town treasurers, some
of whom frequently are not compe-
tent. The committee took no action
on the bill.
The assembly committee on parks
and Fairgrounds held a hearing on
the AxeI Johnson bill providing money
for various needed improvements in
the state park at st. CroiX Falls.
The three members of the special
commission in charge of this project,
P. H. Perkins Of Superior, Fred Al
colt of ST. Croix Falls, and George
w. Wild of Centuria, all were at the
hearing to advocate passage of the
bill and no one appeared to oppose It..
Assemblyman Roy Reeds bill to
legalize Sunday advertising in news
papers was given hearing before
the assembly judiciary committee
but no action was taken. Victor l..
Berger Of Milwaukee spoke for the
bill and incidentally advocated the re-
peal of all the antiquated blue laws.
The committee also heard arguments
on the Lentz bill relating to the sale
of fireworks, but took no final action
on any of tie bills.
The senate committee on state az
fairs had before 1t a number of bills
relating to grand army affairs. It
recommended for passage the James
bill enabling the Vicksburg monu-
ment commission to make use of the
$4,000 still remaining in the fund to
defray expenses of dedication. The
Lehr bill providing for the burial of
INDECENT soldiers and their widows,
increasing the amount that may be
expended from $35 to $50, and plac.
ing village and town officials in
charge Of burials where there are no
relief organizations, was also recon.
mended.
A bill appropriating funds to defray
expenses of survivors of the battle
of Gettysburg who attend the celebra.
ton of the fiftieth anniversary was
postponed until Friday so that Gen.
F. G. Winkler, author of the bill,
might come from Milwaukee to attend
the hearing.