River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-05-08
ANTI FRAT FIGHT
COMES TO CLOSE
Assembly Will Not Permit Bill TO
Be introduced.
NORMAL SCHOOLS ARE HIT
Measure to Permit Them to Give
Four-Year Courses Is Indefinite
Iy Postponed and Small
Colleges Gain Victory.


Madison, May 3.-The assembly
committee on education has re-
ported indefinite postponement the
Hull Bill permitting normal school
to give four-year courses, the
same as the university. The
bill was opposed by the presi-
dents Of all the small colleges
1t was estimated that If the eight nor
mails were permitted to give courses
of this character it would cost the
state about s1,000,0OO a year addi-
tional.
At the present time the normals are
permitted to give two years Of univer-
sity work. 1t was the opinion Of the
assembly committee on education that
this was proper, but that the remain
ing two years work IL generally rec
ognized in all colleges as Of different
character than the first two years. The
bill to repeal the law permitting two
years Of college work mas been unTa-
vorably reported. The judiciary COM
mittee of the assembly has unfavora-
bly, recommended the BoWe bill for the
establishment of a Torrens land title
system of registration in the state.
The Nye bill compelling railroad cor
porations to pay their taxes when due
was recommended for passage.
Anti-"Frat" Fight Ended.
The anti-fraternity fight has been
practically ended. The assembly has
refused to permit to be introduced the
Anderson Joint resolution directing
the board of regents of the University
of Wisconsin to abolish all fraterni-
ties by September i, 1914.
Safeguards for the care of the in
jured in railroad accidents are prOvid-
cd for in bill introduced by Assem-
blyman Mur ply of Manitowoc, which
requires a box of medical supplies to
be carried In all coaches. The bill has
been recommended for passage by the
assembly committee on transporta-
ton. When the measure came up be-
fore the committee DR.. G. A. Harper
of the state board of health spoke for
1t. He said the bandages, gauze and
medicated cotton required by the bill
would cost the railroad companies
only SIS cents for each coach. Rail-
road attorneys appeared and favored
the passage Of the bill, some of them
claiming they are already meeting
the requirements of the measure.
Voters to Decide on Machines.
Assemblyman Gannon's bill to per-
hot bnr
they desire to continue the use of vOt-
ing machines was engrossed by the
assembly. The bill to prohibit the use
of voting machines was recommended
for indefinite postponement. The as
sembly advanced the Potts bill appro-
priating $1,000 to the Wisconsin Pota-
to Growers association, and after a
long fight sent to engrossment bill
reducing the peddlers' license fee
from SIS to $50, when two horses are
used to draw the vehicle
The senate passed the bill appro-
prlating $4,000 annually for three
years for the establishment of a state
normal school at Eau Claire. 1t also
concurred in the Holmes bill increas-
Ing the salary OIL JdullOES dC Luc uHI-
versity to a par with the janitors at
the state capitol.
Blow for Scientists.
The O'Connor bill rewriting the med
ical law of the state has been recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
The bill objected to by the chris
Ian Scientists, who claimed that it
would not permit them to practice
their religion.
The Huber bill providing for state
board of insanity experts to examine
persons charged with crime, whose at
torneys intend to enter a plea of in
sanity, was engrossed by the senate.
The bill is backed by the Wisconsin
branch of the American Society Of
Criminal Law.
Assemblyman Jennings bill permit
ting common councils to appropriate
as much as $4,000 for the celebration
of a sane Fourth of July has been
passed by the senate and now goes to
the governor. The bill applies to all
cities.