The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-06-11
Hanson bill repeating the primary
namDhlet election law

resolution calling for an investigation
OF the Wisconsin Efficiency Bureau
was adopted. Senator Skogmo said
the bureau is delving into politics, and
may be violating the corrupt prac-
tees act. Il fail to see anything con-
structive about the recent survey
made of The university" he said. 1T
impresses as undertaking, and now
scme men are trying to commentaries
the material gathered"
A complete copy of the evidence
submitted at meetings of the legisla-
tive investigating committee was filed
ir the senate so that it may be
usd by the senators as source OF
reference.
Regulation of Jitneys Sought.
One of the interesting problems be-
fore the Wisconsin legislature is the
regulation of the jitney bus, which has
invaded several cities of the state,
particularly Milwaukee, with the result
that the earnings of street railway
companies been materially reduced.
At a meeting on several bills which
aim at the regulation of the jitney
traffic, notice was served that unless
something is done to regulate this
new transportation facility that the
street railway companies will have &c
file with the state railroad commits
sion an application to increase fares.
In fact one company already has filed
such an application, and others will
file similar requests.
J. Elmer Lehr represented the In
dependent Jitney Association at this
hearing. He said:
"The position of the Independent
Jitney Association, relative to the ad-
vent of modern transportation and
legislation as affecting it, are as fol
lows
''That the time has arrived for a
more rapid and efficient means of
transportation than what the public
has been and now is being furnished;
that a demand is made for a better
and quicker method of transportation
5lames Railway Men.
"Ihat such demand has grown out
of principally two conditions: The
failure of the present public service
corporations operating as common
carriers to comply with reasonable re-
quests for adequate service and regu-
latiOn, and an utter disregard for re-
quired regulation, be it by orders Of
the railway commission, public senti-
ment, demands of or by municipal ac-
ton.
1.-The Independent Jitney Association
would welcome the passage of any
law or laws: That would help Of
tend to make the modern means OF
transit safe and protect it's patrons
and the public from accident or in
jury; in other words, any reasonable
means of regulation or requirements
which will not, in effect prohibit the
advent of this modern means of tran
sit or throttle the use of motor vehi-
Gle as a means of carrying passengers
for hire upon our public highways and
Streets
Van Hise Raps Increased Fee.
President Charles r. Van Hise
speaking in opposition to the Ham
hrecht bill increasing from 800 to
$3.50 the tuition fee charged nOn-resi-
dealt, said:
michigan and Illinois are far more
liberal than Wisconsin in educating
large numbers of nonresident stu
dents at a much lower rate
IF we pursue provincial policy and
they pursue national policy, little
short of certain that in the near fu-
ture the student bodies of other state
universities will become more cosmo-
politan than that at Wisconsin; as
| Michigan already has.
$50 long. as universities in surround
| ing states somewhat backward, as
| compared with Wisconsin, there are
| exceptional reason for students from
| other states to come here; but cannot
| be expected that this difference will
| continue"
| Clear Sailing For Consolidation Bills.
Consolidation bills proposed by the
administration are having compare
| lively clear sailing. The board of
| public welfare measure consolidating
| the board of control, state board of
! health, dairy and food commission, and
the state treasury agents department
| passed in the house and was messaged
| to the senate. Similar action was
| aiken on the Johnson bill consolidating
! the state fire marshaPs department
with tn estate insurance department
The state toard of control has an
ncunced the appointment of Henry
/ Towne to succeed Daniel Woodward as
| warden at the states prison in Wau-
| pun Mr. Town formerly served as
| warden at Waupun, having filled that
place for eight years.