Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-31
II 70 interested in four projected meas


Moines; Mrs. ]. B. Rockafellow, Atlantic;
Mrs. Jonathan P. Doiliver, Fort Dodge;
Mrs. ]. w. Cory, Spencer
Assisting these ladies in the legis-
lative work for the measures men
toned this winter are: Mrs. A. B. Shaw,
Mrs. Henry Sabin, Mrs. Freda Abeles,
Mrs. ]. w. Read, Mrs. C. E. Riser, of
Des Moines. Mrs. Isaac L. Hills, of
Des Moines, state regent for the Ma
tional Mothers congress and president
OF the Iowa organization, is also a
member of the committee.
Campaign Mapped Out.
The legislative campaign of the COM
mittee representing the State Teach
ers' association, comprising the inter
ests of 10000 Iowa teachers, has just
been mapped out. The committee, at
whose head is former State Superin-
tendent Henry Sabin, proposes five inn
as follows:
Establishment Of additional normal
schools.
Compulsory education for those under
IA years of age.
Consolidation of school districts with the
township as the unit.
Giving city superintendent full power
Of examination and issuance of certificates
to teachers in city schools. taking this
work out of the hands Of the county SUI
perintendents.
yates Of pedagogical courses equivalent to
the standard at the state normal school.
The prospect of securing legislation
on the first two of these propositions
is excellent.
House Has Control.
Through the quick and able manage
ment of Representative N. E. Kendall
of Monroe county, in the house that
body now has control of the appropria-
ton bills for the entire assembly for
the whole session. On the first day Mr..
Kendall proposed resolution provid-
ing that appropriation bills introduced
after February 20 should not be con-
sidered by the house. The chairman
of the house appropriations committee
and other strong members tried to de-
feat the resolution, but it went through
by a large maiority. 1t is an indie
pendent resolution, and on that &C.
count controls the action of the senate
as well as the house, for it guarantees
the house against senate appropriation
bills sent over after February 20.
Biennial Elections.
Senator S. H. Harper, of Wapello
county, is credited with an intention to
introduce the so-called biennial cleo
tons amendment to the constitution
soon after the legislative session gets
to work. In this connection he said:
II favor biennial elections instead of an
nual elections. I worked for the Titus
amendment to effect this change and re-
GREETED the adverse decision of the su-
preme court. have not canvassed the
members of the senate or house on the
question, but I shall do So If discover a
reasonable sentiment In favor of such
measure shall introduce a resolution for
the submission of the amendment. Other.
wise, not believe, however, that such
a resolution would be carried easily, in
view Of the unanimous Endorsement It re-
ceived in two former sessionsof the as
sembly.''
NJ. 2. Bailey, of Ringgold county, rep
resenting that district in the house,
will introduce the measure in that
body at the proper time,
OF Great Interest.
Senator ]. S. Alexander has proposed
a measure of great interest to the
public, being an amendment to the
present statute relating to building
and loan associations and repeating
that section which requires the officers
of these concerns to report to the as
coecprS 1,cfc of &C.
1t is argued that as long as banks are
not required to furnish the names of
depositors there is NO reason why
building and loan associations should
furnish the names ofstockholders, they
being depositors as matter of fact.
A Neat Compliment.
The legislature paid neat compli-
ment to Judge P. NJ. Casady, of Des
Moines, the past week when it in
vited him to attend the joint session
on Wednesday to witness the election
of two United States senator's. Judge
Casady was member of the Second
general assembly, which met in 1s4s
and which elected two United States
senator's from this sttae. Not until
this year did the state legislature elect
two senators simultaneously. The
First general assembly of Iowa failed
to elect senator's and the Second elect
ed A. C. Dodge and George W. Jones.
Judge Casady is one Of the two or three
surviving members of that assembly,
and the legislature Of 1902 deemed it a
deserved compliment to pay him to in.
vite him to attend the session to wit
ness the second Simultaneous election
of two senator's.
Primary Elections.
A law to legalize and enforce pri.
mary elections for the nominat ton OF
tickets to be voted at the general cleo.
tions has been proposed by Senator
James Crossley. It fixes the first Fri.
day in June for the holding Of the pr.
maries. and all parties must PARTED.
pate on that day. The primary consti.
tutes an election, SO far as the candi-
dates suggested for nomination are
concerned.
LEON BROWN.
STANDING COMMITTEES,
Named By Lieut.. Gov, Herriott for
the Senate and by Speaker