River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-23

tuition, after deducting the amount re-
ceived from the contractors who use
prison labor in the manufacture OF
hosiery, is $44 a year and the gross
per capita cost is S186 year.
Mr. Towne did not assume to
know whether it would be possible for
the prison plant to manufacture anG
sell Irvine at lower price than the
regular manufacturers, but assuming
that this would possible with cheaper
labor, etc., he said that If the Irvine
manufactured could be sold at a profit
of one cent per pound the prison would
be self-sustaining.
Ex-Judge d. o. Mahoney, represent
ing the American Society of Equity,
appeared for the bill, which he said
was desired by the farmers of the
state and would relieve them from
the heavy burden of trust-manufac-
tured binder Irvine. A. D. Conover,
former president of the board of con-
troll, and w. H. Graebner were at the
meeting to speak for the bill, espe-
cially on the necessity of equipping the
Waupun plant. They did not, however,
speak until afternoon In opposition
to the bill there were delegations here
from the Merchants and Manufacture
ers' association and the Wisconsin
Manufacturers association; Arthur B..
Strong, secretary of the Lindsay Bros
company of Milwaukee.
l.. G. Whittet of Edgerton also was
here to oppose the measure, as mem
Der of the committee of the last leg
islature which decided that the states
finances were not in proper shape to
warrant the expense of equipping the
Waupun plant.
The senate committee on corpora
lions discussed the Zephy bill relating
to additional big powers for the coun-
yboard of Milwaukee county. George
r. Cove, assistant secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associ
alton, appeared in behalf of several OF
the measures, and James T. Drought
legislative agent for the city admins
tration, and Supervisor A. Urbanek of
the county board also took part in the
discussion. Among the measures con
sidered was the bill providing that the
coroner should be notified of acciden-
tai deaths. The necessity for this is
that, under the present law, city au
thorities are notified and notice to
the county is omitted. The bill to Sc
cure uniformity of plats for additions
to the city, the county purchasing
agent bill, and the bill doing away
with the necessity of publishing coun
ty board proceedings also were dis
cussed.
The joint committee on finance
considered resolutions relating to cut
ting down the expenses of state gov
eminent and for the adoption of the
budget system. The only action taken
was to call upon the various depart
ments for information on the question
Of expenses.
Perhaps the most noticeable fea
ture of the measures introduced Is
the great number of bills relating tc
the uplift of humanity. They indicate
that the responsibility of the state for
the welfare of it's inhabitants has ia
ken firm hold on the people. At the
head of this class of legislation stands
the h9ll for workmen's compensation
one Of the big measures of the session
From this downward the bills range
but all having for their purpose the
Improvement of the conditions OF
working people throughout the state.
With this mass of legislation it is
impossible to tell when the Legislature
will adjourn. Optimistic legislators
assert that the adjournment will come
early in May, others claim it will be
we'll along in June before the legisla
tors shake the dust of Madison from
their feet. The committees have been
working hard, and old habitues of the
capitol admit that work has been
pushed better this session than ever
before. For all that, with so many
bills, an early adjournment is not a
safe wager at the present time.
The senate killed the Gaylord bill
authorizing the common council of the
city of Milwaukee to employ tax fer
rets and the companion bills provid-
ing for the payment of such ferrets
and the distribution of omitted taxes.
The senate also killed the Husting
bill, No. 1928, relating to daily news
papers in Milwaukee and other Cities