Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-10
FAIR REMOVAL BILL
IS GIVEN 4 BOOST
APPOINTMENT or COMMITTEE TO
INVESTIGATE SITES is
RECOMMENDED.
ASKS ELECTION OF REGENTS
AssembIyman Judson Hall Claims Pas
sage of His Bill Mould Remove
Criticisms That State University is
in Poiitics-Governor Vetoes Meas

-Assemblyman Carpent-
sr's bill for an investigation by the
legislature Of the proposed state fair
sites with a view toward moving the
fair was unanimously recommended
Tor passage by the joint committee on
finance. The bill calls for the appoint
znent Of a committee of nine members
of the legislature to be appointed by
the governor to make an investigation
of all of the sites proposed. The com
mittee must make its report to the
legislature within thirty days after it
is appointed.
At the hearing before the committee
the principal argument in favor Of the
measure was made by J. G. Shubert,
formerly mayor of Madison. He said
that a citizens committee of Madison
had written letters to all of the ex-
hibit0rs at the state fair to ascertain
If they favored a removal He said
that out Of fifty replies thus far re
ceived so per cent were in favor Of
dhe removal of the fair.
pleads for Election of Regents.
The university in politics was the
subject of a lively discussion before
the assembly committee on education
when the bill Of Judson Hall providing
that the members of the board of uni
versity regents should be elected in
stead Of appointed was up for dis
cussiOn.
If the people chose the regents, it
was the belief Of Mr.. Hall that much
of the criticism of the university be-
ing in politics would be done away
with.
Where there is SO much smoke there
cannot help being some fire." said Mr..
Hall, "and l do not believe this ques-
tioa will ever be settled satisfactorily
until the voters elect the regents"
Lynn S. Pease, as a representative
of the Wisconsin Alumni association,
speaking in opposition to the bill, said
the present method of selecting the
regents had given to the university
a splendid form of government and
had built the university up to its pres
ent high standard 1t was the claim
of Mr.. Pease that the election of the
board of regents would tend to place
the university in politics rather than
to free it from political influences.
Bank Deposit Bill Scheduled.
One OF the issues which has so far
been kept very much in the back
ground by this legislature, but which
is expected to make its appearance
before the end OF the session in some
form or another is the question of
state guarantee of bank deposits.
There is a bill in on this subject in
troduced by Senator HuSting and
there may be an attempt made to Sc
cure the passage of the bill before the
session is over. In fact it can be put
down as almost certain there will be
unless the state bankers themselves
get together and without a law form
corporation or association for the
insurance Of the deposits of all banks
In the state whether they be organized
under the state or national laws.
Teasdale Fathers Many Bills.
The record for bills introduced at
the present session of the legislature
who has a record of sixty-two meas
ures which he wished to have enacted
into laws. Next to the senator comes
AssembIyman c. E. EstabTook, who
has introduced bills to the number of
forty-eight. The record for nonintro-
ductiOn of bills is divided between
Senators w L. Richards and G, IL
WeissledeT and Assemblymen c. Il.
Morey, Charles Schultz and Carl Zilli-
er. Neither one has single bill to his
credit thus far Senators w. W. Al
bers and S w. Randolph run them :
close second with one bill each.
Governor Exercises Veto.
Gov. McGovern submitted his first
veto message of the session when he
returned the Pfenning bill, proposing
Il radical classification in issuing hunt
ing licenses Except as applied to
farmers, the bill requires, in addition
to a years residence, that the appli-
cants must be citizens OF the United
States. The governor protested against
this discrimination.