The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-14
IOWA CITY STIRRED.
Resolution of Larrabee Might De-
prive It of State GU"
REAL OBJECT IS SOMETHING ELSE
Railway Lobby. Shows It's Power by
Killing Il Motion to Reconsider ~,
Merger Vote. -
Special to The Journal

Des Moilss, Iowa. March 14-Larrabee,
of Fayette, threw a bomb into the camp
Of the state university interests intro
duclng in the house a joint resolution
proposing to amend the constitution by
striking out the clause permanently To-
eating the state university at Iowa City.
The real purpose is said to be to arouse
Iowa City to do more for the university.
particularly as to buying needed ground,
though there is a strong sentiment for
the removal of the institution to Des
Moines. President MacLean, who is in
the city fighting the proposed educa
tional board of managers, deplored the
resolution. H.. EtE-. "
Merger Cinclles the Senate.
The career of the Molsberry bill in the
senate was brought to a close this Morn
ing when the motion, to reconsider, filed
by Senator Lewis, of Page, yesterday
afternoon, was called up and laid on the
table. This cuts the last string the SEN
ate had on the bill. Senator Lewis and
others desired to secure further discus
sion under the motion to reconsider, but
the Burlington railroad lobby had it's
grip firmly on the situation. r Is
/ AS soon as the preliminary business
was dispatched, Molsberry, in accordance
with plan carefully arranged last night,
rose and moved that the motion to recon-
slider be laid on the table. This was non
debatable and on a roll call eleven voted
against tabling it. They were Dowell,
Garst, Lambert, Lewis, Lyons Porter,
Tallman, Townsend, Wilson, Whine and
Young, Of Lee. Ball, Hayward, Crossley
and Hogue were present but did not vote:
Emmert, Healy, Hopkins, Spaulding and
Trewin were absent All the others,
numbering thirty, voted to table.
1t was most .discourteous and unusual
proceeding, but it indicated the determine
ton of the lobby to permit Of no discus
sion. The opponents Of the bill were pre-
pared to make a vigorous fight and a
scandal was promised. -&- Is s.
-a. Bruce Seated.
The Emmert Bruce contest was settled
after long debate by adopting by a
strictly party vote the majority report OF
the contest committee, seating Bruce, re-
publican. .zq
= Building Fund Levies.
The house ways and means committee,
by vote of II to s. has decided to report
for passage the three bills providing for
| special building fund levies for the state
| educational institutions. The levies for
| the agricultural college and for the state
university are one-tfth of a mill each and
| for the state normal one-tenth of a mill.
They extend over period Of five years.
! Indications now are these bills will be en-
| acted They will bring about the most
portant results in the way Of the upbuild-
| ing of the three institutions. A fifth OF
| a mill levy will raise in five years nearly
| $500 900. There is no provision in the
| bills that they are to be in lieu of other
| appropriations, either for building or for
! other purposes.
The house committee on appropriations
~ cd FOR 90 he q n
! propriating $150,000 for monuments to
| Iowa soldiers at Vicksburg, but $4,000 to
| be available in the next biennial period.
| This committee has also recommended for
passage the bill to appropriate $4,000
for a stock pavilion at the state fair
grounds This bill is being urgently
pressed by the stock interests of the
state.
| Scare. for TT. Madison.
The house committee on Industrial
! schools has Killed the bill for
THE establishment of an indus
trial reformatory for women at nkox-
VILE. In this connection it has devel-
oped there is strong but quietly con-
Quoted movement on foot to upbuild the
Anamosa peritentiary and make it the
Heading prison of the state and to aban-
| don Fort Madison prison ultimately.
| Under this plan, Anamosa would be a
penal institution and a reformatory prop
er for both sexes would be established
| near the center of the state. with the
| preference for Des Moines. The repre-
sentatives from Lee country, where Fort
| Madison is located, scout the idea, but the
| men back Of it went to the length Of Sc.
! curing complete information on the sub
! ject under consideration from the board
| of control The objection to Fort Madi.
son is its out-of- the-way location ant
the fact that the buildings there are rur
I down.
i The house public health committee ha.
! reported for passage the bill creating
4 state examining board for civil engineer
4 engaged in municipal and bridge work AMI
q sanitary engineering.
The bill of Senator Dowell, Of Poll
. county, creating a fire and police com
mission for Des Moines has been report
q ed for passage by the house COMMITTEE
on municipal corporations.
J. Increased Levy Necessary.
4 The fact that the house appropriation
q committee has agreed to levy half mil
/ for the educational institutions, togethe
with the favorable report on the omnibu
bill for the board of control, has revive
talk ON an increased levy. Chairma
s. Hughes of the appropriations committee
and Chairman Temple of the ways an
means committee, both agree that tota
. levy of 3.5 mills will be necessary an
that it will not be objectionable to an
q considerable nurnber Of the statesmen
81 eonst ituen IS 7. The present levy, includ
ing the levy for the educational institu
tons for building purposes, is AS mills
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