Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-03-21
THE WOMEN CANNOT VOTE
Iowa Legislature Defeats Suffrage
Resolution and Ends the Mat.
ter for This Session.
REsuL1A SURPRISE TO ITS ADVOCATES
Attempt to Remove the Circle from
Head Of Tickets Also Defeated
i New Railway Taxation LRw-AD-
propriations for State Institutions
-Other Notes of Interest.
Especial Correspondence.l

pFOpftRtfOnB FOR state INSTITUTIONS
-Other Notes of Interest.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, La, March 1.-THE de-
feat Of the woman suffrage resolution
by the house the past week disposes OF
this matter for this session OF the Leg
islature. Its defeat was surprise to
the advocates Of suffrage, but it was
not surprise to the members OF the
legislature who were opposed to the
proposition and who had organized the
votes against it. The impression pre-
vailed that it was introduced and
pushed with too much rapidity, having
only been defeated in the last general
assembly, and some members who per-
sonally would vote for such meas
nre themselves opposed it at this time
because they believed that one session
OF the assembly should be permitted
to intervene between the times of its
consideration. It was well understood
by the members OF the senate when
the measure was carried there that the
house would defeat it. In neither
chamber were any speeches made OF
any contests indulged in.
stick to the Circle.
The proposition which has been in
troduced into every legislature since
the Australian ballot was adopted
that toremove the circle from the head
OF the tickets on that ballot-has been
defeated again by this general assem-
bly,, and will not be heard OF again I'M
til the session Of 1904. 1t was voted
down by large majority, it being con-
tended that it is unfair to the IS per
cent. of the voters who desire to vote
straight ticket to enact law for the
benefit Of the five per cent. who
Scratch" their ballots.
Favor nm Appellate Court.
A favorable report has come out Of
the committees on the Temple bill to
provide FOR the creation of an appellate
court to do part of the work Of the
supreme court. This provides for the
election Of three judges to be elected
at the next general election after the
taking effect Of the act, one for term
of two years, one Tor four years and
one for six years, and all subsequent
terms to be for six years. The court
would have exclusive appellate jufis-
dietion in all civil cases where the
amount in controversy does not exceed
$4,000, exclusive of interest and costs,
except in causes where the title to real
estate is directly involved OF the con-
stitutionaity Of q statnte, the validity
OF any act OF ordinance OF a municipal
corporation, OF the construction of a
Will, or in suits for divorce, OF in ac-
tions or special proceedings where no
money Judgment is demanded, other
than costs. Other sections of the bill
provide the duties of the court usual to
such judicial bodies, and that the court
shall hold its sessions three terms each
year.
The st. Louis Fair,
! While the senate committee ON ap-
propriations has recommended an ap-
Precipitation OF $4,000 for the fair at
st. Louis, IL is believed that it will be
either largely increased OF diminished
toan extremely low figure. The theory
is that Iowa had better not make any
show than 30 make one which would be
poorer than that Of most of the other
states in the Louisiana purchase.
Iowa, it is thought, had better be con-
epieNons for her absence from the St.
Lonis fair than to appear there with
a smaller building and less exhibits
than the other states in the purchase,
in which she is the leading common
wealth. The only reason that the sum
of $4,000 was agreed upon was the in
ability TO meet all the requirements
for appropriations without increasing
the tax levy or sealing down the other
appropriate asked for.
Railway Taxntion.
The ease with which the new law for
the taxation of railroads in Iowa went
through the senate has indicated to the
friends of the measure that it will
not meet with serious opposition in
the house. The railroad men, on the
other hand, believe that the measure
will be defeated in the house or so
amended that it will protect the in
terests of the railways to a greater
extent than the measure is intended to
do. The new measure as it passed the
senate will require the executiv council
to assess the railroads by taking into
consideration four things: The net
earnings, the gross earnings, the phys
ical condition and the value of stocks
and bonds.
State Institutions.
The board of control bill for appro-
priations for the state institutions un-
der that board has been recommended
for passage by the committees of the
general assembly. 1tcarries an appro-
priation Of $73l, SIT. Already the Cher
okee appropriation of $13s,O00 has been
made, which makes total of 1860, SIT
for the IA institutions. 1t is supposed
that extraordinary appropriations and
reformatory- expenses will swell the
support of the state institutions for
the next two years to almost If not
quite 81 100000. The following is a list
of the appropriations for each of the
institutions recommended in the omni
Inns hill.
Soldiers orphans home. ........,,,.M 200
College for the blind ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 97OO
School for the deaf l2iOO
4nstitut'n for feebleminded children Loo o5
Industrial school for boys.......... N45O
Industrial school for girls. 37lOO
Hospital at Mount Pleasant...... 1O4. 45O
Hospital at Independence. ........... 1920
Hospital at Clarlnda. ................ 675T
Anamosa penitantiary. ................. $3.50: