River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-08

SUI, anu he ca pI SSS6u appreciation OIL
the general benefits to Wisconsin
| boys and girls through association
with foreign students. President
Charles r. Van Hise opposed the in
crease suggested by Mr.. Hambrecht,
and said that Wisconsin is now less
liberal than some Of the neighboring
universities and is doing less than the
University OF Michigan for the out
side student Burt Williams made a
long argument against the bill, and
showed that the presence Of foreign
students has done much to develop the
university and give it the worldwide
reputation it now enjoys If there
must be greater economy, he said, let
it come in some other direction.
T'rav$Iors AS Detectives.
The Bcsshard anti-tipping bill has
been passed by the senate. Senator
ROsshard said that the tipping habit
or evil has become form of petty
graft The argument was made that
such a law could not be infOrced any
more than the anti-cigGrette law, but
the author Of the measure said that
an army of private and unpaid de-
tectives to see to it that the law was
inforced. It was generally admitted
that the tipping habit has become a
recognized evil in Wisconsin.
The bill provides penalty in the
form of a fine of s. to $50, or 80 days
in jail If the bill is enacted into law,
notices that il is a misdemeanOr to
tip, will be posted in hotels, barber
shops and other public places.
Senator Bosshard's bill to prevent
common law marriages in the future
has been recommended for indefinite
postponment by the committee en-
judiciary in the senate.
The ST. Paul road has withdrawn
from the three corOnered request made
by the ST. Paul, Northwestern and
500 roads for an increase from 2 to
~ cents in passenger rates in Wis
corsin. The formal withdrawal Of the
ST. Paul company was made in the
executive office. 1t is said to be the
plan Of the other two companies to
stand for impartial hearing by the
legislature or any committee or board
which the legislature may see fit to
designate, SO that they may submit
figures concerning their business to
show that they are entitled to the pro-
posed increase It is understood that
the companies will not make an ag
gressive campaign, and that they do
not look for the passage Of q rate in
crease bill.
Representative of the companies
say it is an educational campaign, and
that they are willing to abide by the
juC2 ment of the people when all of the
facts are made known
Assemblyman Carl Hanson has open
ed warfare on lobbyists, by the intro
dIction of a resolution which bars
lobbyists from the floor OF the senate
and the assembly also from the par
lOrs of the upper and the lower house.
During the fight over the suffrage
bills. enthusiastic supporters Of the
ballot for women invaded the legisla-
ture in large numbers. The campaign
ing has been friendly and we'll re-
ceived by the members.
Would Make Governor Responsible.
To make the governor of Wisconsin
more directly responsible for state
government is the purpose of bills to
be introduced by the legislative in
yestigating committee, which has out
lined a program calling for sweeping
changes by the consolidation of state
boards and commissions. The bills
drafted provide that commissioners
shall be named by the governor with
the advice and consent Of the senate,
and that the governor also shall have
power to approve or disapprove of
the number of subordinates to be
named and salaries they are to be
paid by the state. This, it is said,
would concentrate in the governors
office the responsibility for good or
had government, and would make the
chief executive more directly respon-
sihle to the people.
Progressives will fight the theory ad-
varced by the committee on the
ground that the committee program
gives too much power to one
man, and makes a monarchy" of
state government. It is upon this point
that the fight will be made.
Taxation Resolution Killed.
At the conclusion of four hours of
spirited debate, the house killed the
Nordman joint resolution for home
rule in matters of taxation The prop
csition was to give the state the right
to exempt the local taxes, where the
matter was voted upon in local com
munities, the theory advanced by Mr..
Nordman being that such a system
would aid the settler and would re-
suit in the rapid development of north
ern Wisconsin. The opposition took