Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-17
ANTI-FRATERNITY BiLLLOSES
Indefinite Postponement for Measure
Proposing to Exterminate So
cieties at State University.

Madison.-Greek letter fraternities
and sororities win remain in the Uni
Yersity of Wisconsin for two years to
come without legislative interference.
This was decided after a two-hours
fight in the assembly when the lower
house, by a close vote of 50 to AZ. de-
feated the Anderson bill for the abo-
lition of fraternities and sororities at
the university by accepting the Roes-
sler motion for the indefinite POSTPONE.
ment OF the bill
The debate over the bill was the
most strenuous of the session. and
in a closing address Assemblyman
Douglas Anderson strongly arraigned
the university fraternities on the
ground of the bitter feelings they
engendered between fraternity and
lon-fraternity members in the univer-
3ity student body.
Several pending amendments were
taken up and rejected before the final
vote on the Roessler motion.
Bill for Dry Clubs Is Killed.
By close vote the senate indefi-
nitely postponed the bill to prohibit
the sale of liquor in clubs. Mr.. Teas
dale would have been willing to amend
the bill SO that it would have applied
only to clubs not legally entitled to
sell liquor, but even with this amend
ment the senate was afraid the meas
ure might limit Inequalities of club
organizations, and for this reason a
majority of the members voted against
the bill and thus prevented its ad-
Yancement
Hotels to Sc Registered
The enforcement of the hotel law
will be placed with the state board
OF health and not with a hotel COM
mission. The Rosa measure has been
redrafted and is said to be acceptable
to the hotel men. 1t defines a hotel,
rooming and boarding house and gives
the state board of health power to
investigate them as to sanitary con-
ditions and safety While each hotel
should be obliged to come under the
law and pay a fee, it was generally
agreed that instead of calling it a l.
cense' it would be better to call it a
registration fee.
ExPedites Traction Purchases.
The senate under suspension of the
rules passed the Linley bill empower
ing municipalities to buy street car
railways within their boundaries at
any time they desire. Under the pres
ent law cities can buy such property
only within three years of the expira-
ton Of the franchises. After the bill
was passed the rules were suspended
and it was Immediately messaged to
the assembly.
Short Session Hopes Blasted.
Advocates of a short session were
disheartened when forty new bills
were introduced on April through
the committee on rules. Nearly two
months ago, the general introduction
Of bills was discontinued Since that
time, however, over 100 bills have
been presented by the committee on
rules, which passes On all measures
to ascertain whether they are of SUI
ficient Importance to receive legisla-
tive consideration. Even the most
sanguine do not now look for an ad-
journment before June /.
The senate passed the Burke bill
permitting the shooting of buck deer
only and allowing only one to each
hunter.
Anti-Cocaine Bill Wins.
The senate passed the bill prepared
by District Attorney Yockey of Mil
waukee prohibiting any one but drug
gists and practitioners Of medicine, den
tistry and veterinary science from
having any considerable quantity Of
cocaine in his possession. The bill
now goes to the assembly.