, 1874-01-17
Strength Of the Anti-Monopoly
Sentiment.
Tho State Agricultural College and
It's President.
Message Of Gov. Carpenter.
The Condition of the State and Its Varf-
GUS Governmental Departments.
Views of tho Governor Upon tho
1sni1road Question.

coryesponaenec or The C1icdoo Tribune.
DEs MONIES, Town, jan. IA, 1874.
Nlany of the members Of tho Legislature as
,ort that tho session will be n Bhort ono. Under
he provisions OF tho new code, tho pay OF 1nem-
,cra Is xod Mt $3.50 per tor1n bo 1t long or short,
md for this reason II for mono other 1t Ia claim
I'd TINT Legislation will 10 drivon aB rapidly az
possible. There nre olouda, however, III tho
legislative sky, Which, though apparently s'nall
4 prcsout. g,vc Indications Of trouble ahead.
II is tho general expression amongst Anti
MonopoliBts," and il coucodcd by many Republi-
,nus, t1at
IOWA Is ASTI-MoNorohr TODAY.
Tho election In Loo County. last week., Is
:akcu as q fair illustration OF tho political
.hangos wo are undergoing. In tho October
slcction, tho Republicans elected thoir Rep
,escntativo to tho Assembly by majority OF 81.
A fcw weeka thereafter, tho member elect was
elected to different, and, it is hoped, a moro
honorable body and, last weok, Mr.. schwcor,
Anti-Mouopoly candidate, was elected to till tho
place mado vacant by his death, by majority Of
3s3.
THE LOWER HOUSE
II tho Towa Legislature, NJ 1t Btants today, Ia
unauestionably Anti-A1onopoly i'll character. 1t
Ia composed Of fifty straight Republicans, twon-
:y-one Antis Of Republican antocedonts, and
:wouty-niuo Anti's who have heretofore Ncted
with tho Democratic pnrty.
1t iB generally believed, and, In fact, asserted,
ut tho affairsof the different State institutions
will rcroiyo thorough investigation. Among
these. tho
IOWA srATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
located at Amcs, Story County, will be likely to
ltt1nct the most attention. At business moet-
ing, some tl1nu since, tile College Board re-
solved to petition tho Legislature for q liberal
appropriation this winter. The President OF the
lobbying for the past wook. It is evident, how
ever that hp and hs friends arc Ill at ease foar-
ing something more than failure in their efforts
to procure money from the State Treasury. Some
time since, several Of the senior rrofessors wero
discharged, at tho instigation Of tho President,
as they claim and, SINCE that ovent,
HITTER CONTROVERSY
hns arison, whicl. will doubtless tend to hnslen
tho investigation into the management Of the
inquiries in regard to this matter. a stats OF
seml-hostility has long existed betwcen prosi-
don't Wolch and aome Of tho officers of tho Col
lego, Ono element of trouble IL satd to l1avo
boon the testimony giyon by certain Of the Pro-
nittee. last winter, which had itH influence to
oriny about tho strong ccnAtlro which tho COM
nitteo aaw 1T to cast upon President welch. 1t
sas held that
wELon WAN couAl2ANT
II the defalcation OF Stato-Troasurer Rankin for
lome timo bofore It was ,nado public. and took
90 steps TO SECURE the College or tho State from
!osE.
In this connection, few words description Of
tlis man WelolI. who hns obtained ouch a!l t,l-
,nviable noturiety in this State nay prove Of
interest. 1Io Is q graduate Of Michigan Uni
sorsity, and was ut one time Principal OF the
State Normal School ut YpBilanti. Since tllat
time lie has been
A cAnpET-BA6NER,
member Of tho Senate of tho United States
from Florida aud perpetual seeker after office.
Entering upon his duties i'll Congress- In May,
1868, he WIS elected President of tie Iowa State
the August following, moved, with his family, to
Ames, where lo has since resided, with tho ex-
ccption Of fow months in Washington aud in
Florida soeking a reelection TO Cong:ess.
In regard to the College, it is claI.ned that
piled, both from tho State appropriations aud
from tho income OF the Congressional ontlow-
ucnt. It is also claimed TINT tho College does
not fulfill the mission for which it waB aatab-
Gshod; in short, 1t
sH 1t was intended to but its graduates aro look
ng to tho law. to medicine, to teaching, to poll
les, to anything indeed but hard work in the
Professions in which tloy have been ostenHibly
'rained. The first clans-thas of "a, numbering
;wcuty .six-turncd out one farmer, and he WAS
ducatol for al engineer. Tho Inst cla8s-ntlm.
oerinr tifteen--has one farmer in prospect, pro-
9idcl ho can see the political road open through
:he farmers gate. There are also grave charges
made with rclesonco to tho internal government
of the College. It is claimed TINT it iB exceed
inSly arbitrary, capricicus, and often needleasly
sovcre.
a fow items of interest I have cul!ed from
tho report OF lhe
ARKANSAS 1SpUsrR1AL UNIVERSITY,
which como in worry apt'y in connection with this
nattor Of the Iowa College, since tic namo or
:lle same man is printed at tho lload Of both
7acultes. viz !: the Hon. A. s. Wolcl1, LID,
tuondama carpot-bag Senator fron Florida, as
IoreBaid.
Tho Board OF Trustees Of tho Arkansas Uni
rersity hava contriyed to grab" borrow is
he Iowa word for 1.-THE whole Of tho Enlow-
mont Fund arising from tho salo Of tho Con-
;ressional laud-grant and to devote the samo to
&c oaia rhey arc ''IpiD' seliing tue DssMso STATE
prip ut 81 cents on tho dollar, but haven't
my moro to sell. Tho University pays,
Or proposes, to pay. enormous salaries, The
Freshman class number aixtoen half Of whom
.ro from the little town Of Fayetteville, whore tho
College ia located. It has 4 large preparatory
department., with course Of study beginning
sith tho b o's,-nearly all Of tho pupils from
Faycttyille also: 1t is, in effect, tho infant
tclool Of tt!at yiago, and poor one ut that.
@A|a OaA4sIlt 70 toAtAIA4$ u AUlo ule[IlIllAEluE
ono thnn Iowa will make but wo may look for
III expose horo which will be somewhat startling,
A prominent lawyer Of this State, who was d
uombcr Of the lust donerai Assembly. informed
no to-day that tho Iowa institution was
RoTTEN TO TIE CORE,
md he could prove it, Col. y. @. 'Hoggatt. the
nember-olect from Story County, Who was
elected in opposition to the College King, will
introduce resolution calling for a thorough i,,-
,estigat!sn at all oally day, aud 1t is probable
hut tho " Arkansas Trayoler," tile caipet-bag
ienator aforesaid will have an opportunity TO
how his hand,
Gov. Carpenters Message.
Tho following synopsB Of tho message OF
sov. Carpenter presents all the saout features
TINT document,
FtKANCEB,
During tho fscat term there was mid into the oener
revenu fluid Of tlia atate Tho sum Of 81 l2ybj
nd there tltshurdo'l 4erefron tho sim uf h is,
nOG9; the expenditures thus exceeding thu roreitu
III which amount deducted ftutn tito hnlniIrs
A. n wis &ut tnsr