Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-05-03
MADISON NEWS

Madison, Wis, April Special ~ A
bill has been introduced in the senate
placing a heavy penalty upon railroad
companies for placing wooden car be-
tween heavy steel coaches in inter-
state trains. Congress recently passed
a bill directing that all new cars for
interstate business be made of steel
after 1917. This was the LaFolette bill
with amendments that extended the
time so that it is of little immediate eff
| feet except as a club over the railroads
tc-compel them to give safety of the
railway mail clerks and the travelling
public more consideration. 1t is hoped
that Congress will amend the new law
prohibiting the construction Of wooden
cars at an earlier date.
The bill introduced at Madison has
the backing of the railway mail clerks
and travelling mems associations. and
will have general support from the pro
( gressives in the legislature. Wisconsin
4 is the first state to take up this qqes-
ton, and will lead the states in regula-
ting the great question of public safe
ty. In almost every train wreck, in
Guiding several recent wrecks in Wis
consin, lives have been lost by the tele
scoping of wooden cars by steel cars.
ANTI DISCRIMINATION BILL
PASSED.
The legislature has passed the Hull
anti discrimination bill. This bill
makes discrimination in prices be-
tween localities and individuals with
the intention Of sitting competition un
lawful and fixes a maximum penalty OF
S., 600. The prosecution Of the statute
is placed in the hands of the attorney
general. 1t is maintained by the friends
If the bill that it will do great deal
to prevent in this state the operations
f monopolies.
LOAN POSTAL SAVINGS ON
FARMS.
The assembly has adopted a memo
rial to congress to make the deposits
in the postal savings banks available
for loans on farms in sections that
need aid in agricultural developement.
This is one of several propositions pre-
sented in the interests of the unimproy
ed agricultural lands of northern Wis
consin.
NEW SCHOOLS.
1t seems certain that there will be
three additional county training schools
for teachers provided for by the legisla
ture at this sc sion and one new normal
schools, the location of which was esta
blished at Eau Claire by a preceding
legislature.
TEACHERS PENSIONS.
Two teachers pension bills have
been considered. One to make a seper-
ate class for rural teachers, giving
them pension at twenty instead Of
twenty Eve years, has been twice re-
ported for indefinite postponement in
tn assembly. One to grant pensions TO
normal school teachers, has been killed
lin the assembly,. There has been ad-
vancement of bills to change material
ly the present teachers insurance and
retirement fund. Some changes will be
made in laws governing teachers and
} training school graduates certificates.
: COOPERATIVE INSTRUCTION.
: The Axel johnson bill authorizing
! the university to prepare a course ol
} cooperative instruction to be given al
e the two weeks short course for farm
r ers, has passed tne senate. The courss
f provides for instruction along coopera
5 tive lines in all matters pertaining tht
farming industry.
5 HEARING BILL BILLS
Hearings on s,me of the larger mea
: sures before the legislature are now b.
Il ing held. The market commission bill
+ has been given three public hearing
t this far and much interest has beer
: manifested In them Water r4o,xav,