Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-02
ATTACKING V[l0PON[R
Ohio Senator Seeks Information
About Iowa's Use OF Gov
ernor's Veto.
Recent 0utburst OF Shaw Liter.
ature Contains Some Inter.
estine Information.
Labor Unions Will Push Teach
ers' Suggestion as to Com.
pulsory Education.
Special to Times-Republican.

dSkeu slOT luIOrTIldtlOll III regard 10 tHS
veto power of Iowa governors. He asked
allsabout the veto power as lodged in
exercised, whether the provision had all
ways been there, If there had ever been
any move to eliminate tn. veto power.
whether the veto power had been exer-
cised Extensively, etc. The evident pur-
pose Of the Ohio state senator is to col
lect statistics on which to base an attack
onsthe veto power as lodged in the chief
executives OF Ohio. Sufficient to say
that; the information which he secured
here will not be of any great assistance
to him. The governors of Iowa have
used the veto power sparingly and there
has not been any great demand for TAX
ing 1t out of the constitution or making
change. Just now In the city of Des
Moines q number OF corporate interests
would be pleased to have the veto power
taken away from the mayor of the city
OF Des Moines, especially the present
mayor. The cards have been shufiled
again and the new deal confronts his
honor, Uncle Jerry Hartenbower, and
the contract right away therell be no
army post and no water for the soldiers
10 drink. 1t is probable that he will
yield this time and turn the matter over
to the tender mercies of the legislature
which must approve the illegal bargain
before it can be made legal. But on the
veto power great many Des Moines
people are now fully convinced that it is
O good thing.
II is learned here that James S. Clark
SON of New York, ia putting in some of
his spare time this winter preparing a
y61ame Of "reminiscences of Iowa men
and affairs in general covering the last
third OF the nineteenth century. To this
end he is going over the history of pub
lie men and measures carefully and ran
sacking his memory for incidents. A
portion of the matter thus prepared for
publication In book is also being given
newspaper publicity in the Register.
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A number of the eastern newspapers
have been deceived by their Des Moines
correspondents into an assumption that
Governor Shaw deserves chief credit for
the board of control law which has
proved so popular in Iowa in the man
agement Of state institutions. AS every
one knows in Iowa the governor does
not deserve the credit for this law, or
the blame if one is disposed to offer
blame; but the board of control law was
pushed thru the Legislature by Senators
Healy, Cheshire and others, and after it
was in force the governor did not show
the law nor the board any particular fa-
,vors, but rather sought to destroy its
usefulness by Objectionable appoint
ments to places.
Secretary Kennedy, of the state board
OF health, is sending out the renewals
for the embalmers' certificates in Iowa.
The embalmers must renew their certifi-
Gates at the beginning Of the year. A
fee of 81 attaches to this. There are 467
embalmers who had certificates last
year, but the number will be slightly
smaller this year.
Judge Kinne visited Clarinda this
week. While there he and the officials
of the hospital went to the little coal
mine which has been opened on farm
near the land belonging to Iowa and in
spected the coal. About ton of the coal
was there at the time and 1t was de-
clared to be very fine quality of coal,
resembling camel coal. 1t is not yet de-
cided whether the state Will make an
effort to engage in coal mining on the
hospital farm.
J. S. McQuiston received the other day
an interesting bill from John c. Crock
ett,9of Eldora, being a bill for 50 of the
Bank Of Tekamah, Neb. The bank was
chartered In 1857 and the bill issued that
year 1t was endorsed on the back as
filed March 4, 1853, by Joseph w. Wolfe,
clerk The bill has all the appearance
of a new one and bears the portrait of
James Buchanan, big eagle and pic
laft.
Governor Shaw left last evening for
Washington to visit President Roose-
welt and personally arrange for the tax
ing over of the great treasury depart
nlent which is to be placed under ms
care. The governor will return by the
middle of next week to be present at
reception to be given him by the Grant
Club. His message is now all ready and
he has gone over the points with Mr..
Cummins so that there will be no con-
flict between them as to general recon-
nendations or any disagreements.
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The movement for compulsory
school attendance law which has been
taken up by the teachers of the state
will receive material assistance from the
labor unions. Along with the compul-
sorry attendance law it is intended that
there shall go law to prevent children
working in factories. The two ideas fiji
in together neatly.
Volunteers for Venezuela.
Fort DeFrance, Island OF Martinique,
Jan. 2-The British steamer Libertadore