Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-26
P[AN 70 USE SURPLUS
Various Projects to Be Brought Be-
fore the Next Legislature Be-
ing Outlined.
Educational Matters to Be Given
More Than Usual Considera-
tion This Session.
Proposed Plan to Build More Normal
Schools Apparently in Good
Favor.

there will be all kinds of schemes pro-
posed to use the money Treasurer of
State Herrott expects that there Will be
from 100000 to 100000 in the vaults
when the legislature meets. So far,
however. there have been no schemes
OF any magnitude sprung for the pur-
pose of utilizing the ducats on hand.
But, aside from the ss5o,00O appropria
tons recommended by the state board
Eof control, there has been an ominous
silence on the subject of appropriations.
/ 1t is probable that the subject which /
will create the principal interest and re-
| suit in the widest rs,rse of discussion I
will be proposals to change the system t
of caring for the insane of the state. |
4 There are three branches to the pres
lent system: Counties care for their in- I
sane either in asyluns or in poor hous- |
les; private institutions care for insane;
rand the state at its state hospitals cares
for and cures the insane. The board of
| control is against the county system,
and it would favor the enactment of
law preventing further investment in
| county asylums and requiring the re-
lmoval of all insane patients in counties
! having no asy!ums or hospitals to the
state institutions. This means the re-
Imoval of about 500 patients, sufficient to
FIN Cherokee, about; in view of this pos
sEsibility the board asks for 100000 TO
finish the Cherokee hospital. The board
does, not recommend the removal of pa
Itients from county asylunls to the state
+! hospitals, but would stop the extension
of county care further than the present.
i Along educational lines two or three
q bills will be introduced. The first will be
g one providing for compulsory attend
: ance at the public schools. While Iowa
has been one eof the foremost states of
4 the union in its small percentage of IL
Iliteracy, there is a general demand In
the cities for a compulsory attendance
law, applying to children from to IA
years old Senator w G. Hayward. of
J Davenport, has prepared such bill,
/ and will present it early in the session.
+ Its measures are very stringent and 1t is
!, expected that its enforcement will i'm
!. crease the attendance at the public
! schools of the state by nearly 10 per
!, cent. 1t was revieewd by the Register
9 II last week.
2 The agitation for9more normal schools
will also be pushed by members repre-
q senting anumber of different sections of
the state Every session for several
:, years bills have been introduced for the
, establishment of more normal schools.
I, The institution at Cedar Falls. under
:. the management of President Seerley,
has grown so rapidly that all the stu
! dents can not be taken care of. <Appro-
I. prations to enlarge the building there
!, will be asked for and will probably be
: granted But at least two and probably
!, three more normal schools Will be de-
7, manded In the past, normal school
bills have failed because the different
sections of the state seeking Schoo
Z / have opposed each other. This year q
plan is on foot to log roll and establish
! perhaps three III the three corners oi
:. the state not now supplied Bills o.
various character have been prepared
and are ready for submission, with thi:
end In view IT is probable that the bii
= which Will be successful will provide
= only for the establishment of the school:
= and will leave their location to com
mission to be appointed by the leg1sla
ture or governor. The educators OF tn
y state are demanding more traine'
~ teachers for the country schools. AM
~ the normal colleges are liable to be es
tabllshed. Algona, Harlan, Denison
Atlantic and Wapello are among tn
lnWIlS WHICH dtc 49, - - -
of new normal schools.
I Al the state university the board Q
! control has asked that changes in III
- methods of business be instituted
whereby a closer surveillance may b
kept upon the expenditure of money:
The regular appropriations for the sup
y port of the state educational institution
: Will require considerable attention, q
all of the schools have asked for IL
Icreased allowances.
: AS important as any other legislatio
ne that will be asked viii be changes
e the tax laws. Senator Thomas 4
Cheshire of Polk. will lead off With hi
~ we'll known method for the taxation {
telephine, telegraph and express con
!, panies, which he may ask to be sS
tended to apply TO railroads as vel
~ Under the present Iowa statute all sue
~. companies are assessed a lump sum. /.
~ rather so much per mile, by the excel
=, tive council. Senator Cheshire clam
that under the recent rulings OF th
Zoe United States supreme court the lon
method is UNCONSTITUTIONAL TWO yeal
al ago he championed measure based g
mi similar lines to the Indiana and WE
~. consin statutes. taking the entlre cap
tai stock of the company to De TAKE
sod and diNldlnR stnal ioS tie Piop"i'i'it :
mr. the mileage in Iowa TO its entire MI
ar age. The bill failed By the mere
chance two years ago at the close
lie the session. and will probably be give
a better chance this time.
The insurance companies are cor
planning bitterly concerning the sta
md and local taxes, and claim that doub
len taxation is being forced upon them
arr determined effort will be made to ha
These laws revised, and as the rulin
to of the supreme court have held the Ia
alton to be much higher than was !
ar tended by the legislature. some reli
md for the companies may be looked 10
especially as some of the largest COZ
'ul- panies in the state threaten to lea
ter unless the law is changed.
The law governing the method
asst paving assessments will be change
,ers This law was adopted at the reyisi
me, Of the code and practically no paw
,ity was done in the state last year III
was because the contractors claim
and they had no assurance that they col
,ht. collect their money on account OF
decision of the federal supreme cou
int This law will be revised without dou