Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-13
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A determined effort will be made to
the house. The fact has been made
plain. There are number who be-
II lieye, or affect to believe, that the rail-
road attorneys were shamming when
they said they did not want the bill
passed. This view was based on the
efforts to secure some concessions In
the bill and conciliatory remarks
which We're passed. But the tact is
that the railroad attorneys believe the
bill to be a thoroughly bad one and do
not hesitate to say so. They nave
stated that it will not of itself put
into the state treasury any more
money in the form of taxes, for OF it
self it will not increase the assessment
a dollar nor compel the council to
make any raise in the assessment.
But it will be an annoying law IN
many ways and the information asked
for would be somewhat expensive. on
the other hand the bill makes 1t pos
sible to force the railroad question still
deeper into politics and to focus the
eyes of the state on an executive eoun-
ell trying to do its duty, but not able
to please all persons. The develop
ments of the next few days will indi-
cate whether or not the bill has a
chance of passing the house House
members are making a study of the
bill and preparing for the question
which they naturally dread.
One of the municipal code bills
which has just been introduced in
both houses follows out the idea that
by and thru publicity many evils In
the administration of public affairs
may be corrected. 1t provides for an
nual publication of full and complete
report on municipal finances In all
cities. If the spirit of the bill should
be carried out it would mean that
every taxpayer of city in Iowa Will
have before him the completest infor-
nation as to the disposal of public
funds In nearly all the bills before
the legislature at this time there are
publicity clauses.
Among the legislators there has been
heard a great deal of comment on the
unfortunate political situation here In
Polk county as the result of the close
ness of the result following such
fierce fight. There are many warm
partisans of both Judge Prouty and
Captain Hull in the legislature. and
1T has been with difficulty that they
have avoided being drawn into the
contest in some way; but nearly all OF
them look upon it as political family
quarrel which ought to concern few
persons outside the district, save as all
persons in Iowa are concerned for the
integrity of our political institutions.
A great majority of the people of Des
Moines are ready to acknowledge their
belief that things were far from being
ideally perfect at the republican pri-
mary, but the trouble is that they dis
agree as to who was responsible and
which side resorted to the most of the
things which are reprehensible. Mem
bers of the legislature generally coun-
sci conservatism and avoidance of Bit
terness. The people generally believe
it will all come cut all right.
The excursion to Ames yesterday
was one of the best ever given to the
legislators or participated in by legis-
lators The day was fine. the crowd
large and the event perfect.