River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-02-13
SEVERAL BILLS .
ARE OFFERED
Measures on Varied Subjects In
troduced in Assembly.
TOBACCO BUYERS ARE HIT
Proposed to Restrict Business of Pur-
chasers Of Weed-county Commits
sion Form of Government
Asked by Peavey.

Madison.-One of the strongest lob
bies Madison has ever seen will ap-
pear in the state legislative halls
when the bill to abolish fraternities
at state educational institutions comes
up for hearing. The author is Doug
las Anderson, assemblyman from
Rhinelander, former student at the
University of Wisconsin. His bill
would wipe out ali fraternities and
sororities at the state university, the
state normal schools and all high
schools receiving state aid in any
amount.
At the University Of Wisconsin the
fraternity properties are valued at up
wards Of three-quarters of million
dollars, and few chapter houses are
said to have cost $4,000 apiece, while
one is rated at over 100000 A large
proportion of the students live in
these clubs.
To Restrict Tobacco Buyers.
Important restrictions on the bust
ness Of tobacco buyers in Wisconsin
are imposed In two bills offered by
Assemblyman Fred L. Holmes, Dane
county, and Alexander Paul, Rock
county. The southern part of Wiscon-
sin, principally these two counties
named, are large weed producing dis
tricts, and millions of dollars pass an
nually in exchange of leaf products.
The bills proposed for enactment pro
vide that any party contracting for
the purchase Of crop that is not
ready for immediate delivery shall
cause the crop SO bought to be
weighed at or before shipment to the
purchaser. Payment must be made
ultimately in full for all Of the crop so
purchased, according to the weight as
ascertained, and at the prices speci-
fed in the contract, without regard to
the quality or condition of the crop at
delivery, unless any inferior quality
or unsound condition shall be due to
the negligence or wilful act Of the
seller subsequent to the purchase.
Failure to comply with his contract
shall render the seller liable for dam
ages in double the contract price.
Wants Commission Plan.
A proposal for the commission fovm
of government by counties is contained
in a bill by Assemblyman Peavey,
Milwaukee county excepted. 1t would
supersede the county board of super
visors. Counties with less than $4,000
people may have five commissioners;
more than $4,000 people, seven. They
shall hold Office for two years.
Mr.. BATHS, Winnebago county, intro
duced bill requiring certain cir
culation for newspapers before they
should be entitled to charge for print
ing election, sales or other notices re-
quiring official publication.
Assemblyman Nordman Of Amigo
put in a bill providing that the next
normal school to be erected shall be
established in the northeastern part
of the state, upon site TO be chosen
by the normal regents.
To Inspect Locomotives.
Inspection of railroad locomotives
is sought in a bill by Senator Burke.
He proposes the creation of board
OF Three Inspectors Ol lOCOuCJlFSSf "
be paid S1,S00 annually. Senator
Kileen proposes that assistant phar-
macists may conduct the business in
places of less than 1000 population.
Assemblyman Nordman introduced a
bill creating a state board of OPTIC
metry of three members and requiring
licenses to practice optometry.
Other interesting legislative propos-
ais are: Providing that high schools
maintaining courses in stenography
and bookkeeping be entitled to state
aid; permitting pension funds for ire
men in cities Of the second, third and
fourth classes; providing that in cases
Of trespass by persons under sixteen,
the juvenile courts shall have jurisdic-
ton; providing that regents Of the
University of Wisconsin shall be elect
ed rather than appointed; authorizing
county and city superintendent OF
schools and trgant officers in certain
counties to issue child labor permits.