Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-11

TOT carrying out the plans OF the Iowa
commissioners for giving Iowa first
class representation at the exposition.
such as other states will have that have
appropriated much more.
Woman Suffrage Discussed.
The woman suffrage question was
argued at considerable length before =
joint meeting of the committees on con-
stitutional amendments from both
houses last Thursday. A number Of
prominent Des Moines women, headed
by Mrs. H. A. Foster, appeared before
the committee in opposition to the con-
stitutional amendment, claiming that
women did not desire the ballot; and
that it was not best for them or for the
public in general that they should be
given the right to vote. The advocates
OF universal suffrage, represented by
Miss Hay, of California; Mrs. Belden, Of
Sioux City; Mrs. Coggeshall, Of Des
Moines, and others, answered the OBJ
jections made by the anti-suffragists,
referring to their petition of something
more than $4,000 names, secured in 20
counties since December /, and argued
for the natural right of women to
share in the government which they are
obliged to support. They maintained
that taxation without representation
was wrong, and that giving women the
ballot would purify politics. They
merely asked for the opportunity for
the voters to see whether they wanted
women to vote or not. The discussion
was very lively one, and was not with
out some personalities and sarcastic re-
marks on both sides.
The Fisheries.
State fish and game warden George
%. Delavan has just issued his biennial
report for the years 1896 and 1897. Tits
an interesting and instructive little
book, containing accurate drawings Of
81 of the food fish in Iowa waters. Com
missioner Delavan thinks that the laws
protecting fish and game are much bet
ter enforced than they were few years
ago, and that public sentiment IL
stronger in their support. He COM
pares the appropriations of other states
in support of the fish and game COM
mission with the small appropriation
granted the department in Iowa, show
ing that every other important state
and many that are much less impor-
tant, appropriate several times the
amount that Iowa does. The sppropria-
ton will probably be increased by the
legislature this time. It is now $4,000.
Mr.. Merriam, of Delaware, chairman Of
the house committee on appropriations,
has introduced a bill appropriating $751;
600 for the next biennial period.
Primary Elections.
The primary election question is be-
Ing agitated, bills having been intro
duced by Senator Carney, of Marshall,
and Senator Eaton, of Page county, the
later chairman of the committee on
elections. The subject has been extern
sively discussed in the legislature tho
past two years, and law OF this ma
ture is demanded from many parts of
the state, while other counties, where
the primary system is not in vogue, are
opposed to 1t.
Want a Fishwny.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked
by the State Sportsman association,
backed up by a petition of more than
$4,000 names. A bill was introduced
Saturday by Senator Blanchard, Of
Mitchell county, appropriating this
amount to buy and remove the dam in
the Des Moines river at Bonaparte,
which prevents fish from coming up the
river. 1t would bring fish to 81 coun-
ties. The dam was built by the state in
the early SOS and sold to the present
owners, who gave bonds to keep it in re-
pair for so years. They have resisted
AL attempts to put in a fishway."
School Districts.
Mr.. PeniclS. of Lucas county, has in
troduced bill to change the manner OF
regulating the attendance of children
at schools in adjoining districts. 1t pro.
yides that where child lives nearer the
school in the adjoining district than he
does to the school in the district of the
residence, he may go to the outside
school, providing it is a mile and half
distant from his home, and he need not
have the consent of any of the board Of
directors, but whatever school taxes
his parents pay shall be paid to the dis
trict where he attends school, and not
to the district where he lives. AT pres
emit child to attend school in any other
district must either pay tuition or have
the consent of the board of directors in
both districts.
Libraries in Schools.
bill providing for the establishment
of libraries in all school districts has
been introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Eaton, of Mitchell county. It
has the strong endorsement of State
Superintendent Barrett, who believes it
will result in great good to the schools.
The act provides that the treasurer of
each school township shall reserve an
nually an amount equal to ten cents for
each person of school age residing in
the district, and that the secretary, as
sisted by the county superintendent
shall with this fund select and buy
books from list prepared by the state
board of educational examiners. I'M
less otherwise provided by the board Of
directors the secretary is to act as IL
brarian, receiving the books and hav-
Ing their care and custody, except while,
school is in session in the district, when,
the books are placed In the schoolhouse,
In charge of the teacher.
f. w. BIcKNELL.
Rabbit Korn, Of New Orleans. was
ordered to go to Sioux City by Rabbi
franklin, of Omaha, and ii Is the in.
tention to establish a congregation Of
Jews In Sioux City and erect temple