Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-06
SUCCESSOR 1O LARRAB[[
Gov. Shaw Appoints Col. Rood, Of
Mount Vernon, to Vacancy
in Board of Control
BRIEF SKETCH OF NOMINEES CAREER,
Elections-Three Normal Schools
Appropriation for Battlefield Mon
umcnts Cost of Supplies = other
Legislative Notes.

uments- Cost of Supplies = other
Legislative Notes.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 29.-Gov. Shaw
has appointed Col. ii. III. Rood, of Mount
Vernon, to succeed William Larrabee
on the board of control. The appoint
ment was sent to the senate last Friday
morning. The senate Immediately went
into executive session and, as the law
provides, committee of five was
appointed to consider the nomina-
ton. The committee consists of Sen
ators Blanchard, of Mahaska; Finch,
of Humboldt, and Trewin, of AL
lamakee, republicans, and Young. of
Lee, and Lambert, of Jackson, dem
ocrats. There is some opposition
to the confirmation of the appoint
ment; some of the senators object TO
1 Col. Rood because he has not had legis-
lative or institutional experience; no
objection is made to his character or
business ability. Col. Rood has been in
business in Mount Vernon for many
years and is also in the banking bust
ness in Lisbon. He is a trustee and Sec
rotary of Cornell college at Mount YER
non, and is president of the Crocker's
Iowa Brigade association. He served
with distinction in the Union army dur
ing the war, going in as a private and
coming out as adjutant of his regiment.
His appointment is approved by the
other members of the board of control,
who say that they know nothing of his
record that should disqualify him or
lessen his usefulness as a member of
the board.
The school Fund.
The senate ways and means commit
tee has decided to recommend that in
terest on the permanent school fund
loans shall be fixed at not less than five
per cent. and that the counties shall be
charged Az per cent. upon the money in
their hands. The present rate is six per
cent. and the counties are charged five
per cent. Under the new arrangement
counties may still loan at six per cent.
if they can get it and receive a margin
of 11s per cent, but in most coun aes it
has been found impossible to loan the
money at six per cent. The permanent
school fund in Iowa now amounts to
: about 81, 7O0,O 1000. AT the time the six per
, cent. rate was established the CONNER
!; cial rate was about ten per cent. The
policy then adopted was to give the peo-
pie the benefit of these loans at low
rates in small sums. The law now is
that the money shall be loaned in sums
of $500 if possible and not more than
$1,000 The proposed law allows loans
to be made as large as $4,000.
j biennial Elections.
The resolution proposing constitu
? tional amendment for biennial elections
} has been favorable reported by the
/ house committee on constitutional
amendments and will soon be passed by
the house. No opposition has been de-
veloped against it, and its adoption
when voted upon by the people is re
garded as certain.
7, Normal Schools.
, The advocates of additional norma
: schools have prepared and introduced
: their bill. 1t provides that three nor
t NAL schools shall be established, one ii
! 1901, one in 1902 and one in 1903, and {
tax levy of one-tenth of mill for two
years is proposed to support them. The
locations must be not less than one
fourth of mile nor more than two
miles from the business part of the
town. Locations are to be decided by
the general assembly in joint conven,
ton, and towns desiring locations must
furnish land. not less than 40 nor more
than 60 acres. The first location to Sc
cure majority in the joint convention
is 10 have the first school, the SECOND
receiving a majority to have the sec
ond school and the last one to get ma
iority to have the third school. Strong
opposition has developed against the
three school plan. Many members Of
both houses who would vote to cstab
lish one normal school will not vote fol
three The outcome is uncertain.
Bner Resolution.
A resolutionintrodu by Represent
alive Carter. of Sioux county, express
ing sympathy with the Beers in theil
struggle for freedom in South Afric;
was laid on the table by the house las
week. The action of the house was no
so much Il declaration against the Boer
: as it was an expression that the legis
lature should not take any part in tina
controversy.
+ To the Lowest Bidder.
e Senator Hubbard, of Sioux City, ha
e introduced a bill requiring all supple
e TO be used by county. officers during tn
. gear shall be furnished by contrac
8 awarded to the lowest responsible bic
der at the beginning of every year. Thi
will seriously affect the publisher G
every county paper who has bushes
S with the county, and it is also elaine
e that it will enable nonunion concern
- to underbid the employers of union Ii
~ Dor where better wages are paid.
4 May BE United.
i, The state library and state historic
department will probably be united III
der one head, and the miscellaneol
books in the state library moved in
the historical building. The law libral
\ would then remain in the present sta
library, which does not furnish suf
l. GENT room for the use of the lawye
t. and students who consult the librnr
e. The law library would then be Sc
At ara;e department. 1t is the intentit
+ that johnson Brigham, present sta
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