Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-05
Special to Times s-Republican.

{ Des Moines, April 5.-The extraordi-
nary effort made in the house esterday
by a few kickers on the appropria tions
committee to overturn the work of the
committees Of both
houses and throw open all the anpro-
priation bills to the objection of the un-
informed was far from successful.
Messrs. Hawk, Payne. Hurn, cowles
and Graft, of the appropriations COM
mittee, Joined in this raid and began on
the State Agricultural College. They
proposed to cut OF 100000 of the allow
ance' of $S5, ,00G made by the committees
for the engineering hall, which was
dope upon the recommendation Of the
state architect that this sum would be
required to enclose the building. M
Payne made the principal speech on the
plea of economy, but he did not produce
much effect Mr.. Byers sized the thing
UP most effectively when he said that
there was only one thing for the house
to Go at this time in the session and tina
was to accept the Recommendations OF
the appropriations committee. because
lit was Impossible for every member to
thoroughly inform himself upon every
item in every bill The appropriations
committees had put in the winter doing
| this and had carefully considered every
lneed and estimated the available Teye-
lpue Chairman Dows Of the approplia-g
ltions committee showed that the total
appropriations made available during
the next biennial period We're s, ,lo2 QUO,
while the available revenue, according
Ito the most conservative estimates,
would be 81, ,37h 900. This was based up
| on return to a 2 la mill state levy for
1.-THE last six moths of the biennial period.
\ If the levy should remain where ii now
lis, or at . $40 mills, The surplus in the
Treasury would be still larger. Col,
Dows made clear and effective state
lment OF the situation and the house sus-
.itained the committee and the institu-
.ltions by the decisive vote Of 81 to 81.
Il
This is the first time. at least in the
4 past twelve years, that an attempt has
u been made to defeat or reduce the rec
demonstrations OF the appropria tions
|conlmittees after they have gone to con-
A ference. and it is made conspicuous by
q the fact that five members of the appro-
lpriations committee bolted the commit
lItee which they We're unable to control
latter having made cheese pairing objec-
Il ltions all winter 1t was q most exiraor-
Il dinary spectacle and one which Will
probably no, be repeated very soon
q Members generally expressed them
selves as exceedingly glad that the lib
y eral appropriations had been made, be-
lcause they believe the people want these
II .%Iinstitutions we'll supported and made
). equal to those of any other state as
sbsoon as the state could afford it. The
.Eastate could we'll afford to do 1T now
they said, and now was the time to de
Mr.. Byers did a very clever thine
! when he offered ard secured the pas
r sage of 4. bill to prohibit selling OF II
e auor to students of state educaiiona
institutions. Nobody has ever accused
o lhinlof insincerity. In opposing the five
e mile limit bill he was really sincere II
= the interest Of true temperance and TO
eI the good Of the university and its stu
$ dents. He knew that such law as ]
: Twas proposed to enact would be wors
: lthan nothing, because 1t would not b
reinforced and would produce a Wors
lcordition in Iowa City than the mos
!, ,lextravagant prohibitionists have claim
led existed there now. What Mr.. Byer
i desired to do was to make it extremel
dangerous for saloon keepers to sell II
q uuor to students. One of the argu
: merts made against Mr. Byers' amend
me1lt to the five-rnile limit bill was tina
it would result in a system of spies !
e Iowa City that would be very demoral
J. lizins. Mr.. Byers said that he didn
care how many spies there We're or 9ho'
much annoyance was made TO saloor
. Keepers. He hoped they would be pc:
tered to death and compelled to eithe
go out OF business or obey the law. 'Th
.|uction of the democrats In refrainin
u from voting for his amendment ought
~ tIconyince any temperance man that
20 was offered In good faith and We
ID against the interest OF the saloon
@5 5EsWhen it was presented alone and on !
IS merits only four men had the nerve !
70 vote against it, 1t disposes of the who
" question. There will be no more fiv'
2I mile limit agitation at least none tn:
q vii, have any force, because the Bye
2l bin meets all the requirements th'
2s could reasonably be made. The resu
IS CT the passage of the bill Will be th
% the saloonkeepers in Iowa City WI
81 have to be on their guard not 10 SC
Siiquor 10 students. because it will
% very easy to prove UP and convict the
2S land cause them to suffer the severe pc
&c alties of this law. II is understood tn
q the people OF Iowa City will insist up
IS the enforcement Of this law and the be
.2s ter enforcement of the mulct law in 7
26 future as guarantee that Iowa City
IS not a law!ess place and that it is go
.2S and safe place for boys to be in.
20 The vote on woman suffrage in I
81 senate yesterday was something of
.2s surprise to those who were not we'll
to formed on the change OF sentiment
m that body. The result, showing that
M Senator's Eaton and Hubbard had be
les present the resolution would ha
ed passed the senate. is very encouragi
AS TO advocates of suffrage and it gii
of them high hopes OF what they may
ng two years hence. Mrs. Belden. who
ID so unselfishly and couraGeously bait
for The suffrage cause during the. p,