Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-07
IH[ DEBATE WIS LIVELY
Warm Discussion in the Iowa
Senate Over the Blanch.
ard Bill.
Permits Voting of Tax Aid to
Rural Electric Road
Projects.
The Bill Recommitted for Fur.
ther Consideration..Free
Text Book Question.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
/ Des Moines, Feb. THE most spir-
tied debate of the session occurred this
morning over the Blanchard bill to per-
NIT the voting of taxes TO aid rural
electric railroads as we'll as to steam
railroads The bill had been considered
once before, but this morning every
senator was present almost for the first
time and it was evident the measure
had attracted a great deal OF attention.
! Senator Arthaud moved adoption of his
substitute, which would repeal the en-
tire law relating to voting of tax IN ana
for railroads, and he strongly urged II
on the ground that tax aid is voted be-
cause of corporation money that is
back of organizations of promoters ana
not because the people desire to do so.
| He contended that 80 per cent OF the
| people of the state favor the abolish
ling of all tax aid. Blanchard con-
| tended that rural electric lines ought 10
be encouraged to bring about competi-
ton for steam roads in rates and SER
vice. Junkin took the same ground and
cited numerous instances where the
building of short trolley lines would
bring competition TO cities which have
none now. He declared that there was
not trunk line in the state but would
/ be glad TO have the entire tax aid stat
ute repealed. Crawford raised point
of order that Arthaud's amendment
was not germane and this point was
sustained. Porter then offered an
amendment to the effect that where a
tax aided company waters It's stock the
persons who have paid cash for their
stock must share proportionally
| in the watered stock. He said
this was to prevent the schemes
of promoters in getting the
money of people and then freezing
them out Blanchard offered to accept
the amendment of Porter, but the SEN
ators desired further time to consider
| the amendment and recommitted the
| bill 10 thesrailroad committee.
| Resolutions in relation to the death
of James Underwood. of Grundy county.
and Henry Hospers, of Sioux county,
were reported from the committees and
passed by the house.
!
\ The house took up the bill to repeal
days of grace, pending which adjourn
/ ment was taken until afternoon.
| Bills were introduced: Senators AL
lyn. to purchase engravings and cuts
for the state; Hogue. to make addition
al duties to common carriers about
trans portation; Crawford, to establish
an eastern deaf school; Head, to per-
init mutual insurance companies to
have reserve fund: Stuckslager. to re-
auire abstractors to give bond; Sokel,
TO permit discrimination in coal rates
for manufacturing purposes; Furry. to
/ lcreate public examiners: Sweeley, to
broaden the statute regarding mechan-
/ les liens.
The committee on appropriations in
| troduced in the senate the bill to re-
quire the state to pay the extra s3 per
capita for the support of insane at
| Cherokee. over and above cost at other
insane hospitals Furry's bill for pub
| lie examiners provides for three to be
| appointed by the governor, with two
| year terms. to examine all county offices
at Irregular intervals and make reports
| to supervisors and to the state treas
| urer. and the state treasurer shall pre-
| pare uniform books for all county Off
| cials.
! At a short afternoon session of the
! house the bill to abolish the days of
grace was defeated by vote of 43
| to So.
| The free text book idea for the en-
tire state is not yet ripe and the COM
mittee on schools today reported back
| to the house with the recommendation
| of indefinite postponement the bills to
make possible free text books for the
state. The plan was to provide for
contracts for text books for every
county of the state in exactly the same
manner as counties may now secure
them. The bill would make it compul
sorry on every county. But the real
objection was that only last year con-
tracts were made in about half the
counties of the state and the work of
spreading free text books appears to
be making considerable progress under
the present law. 1t is better, so the
committee believed, to have the mat
ter rest where it is for the present.
State Superintendent Barrett advised
against the adoption of state wide free
text books at this time tho thoroughly
in favor of it and believing that it
will come. Other bills of Importance
have not yet been considered by the
committee on schools, altho that
committee had done considerable
work.
Nearly every member of the COM
mittee on congressional districts was
present at the meeting yesterday af-
ternoon to consider the Greeley re-
districting bill. Mr. Payne of Ne
vada appeared before the committee
and explained 1t. This was by request.
The committee did not take any action.
There was informal discussion of the
bill and the sentiment semed to be
favorable to the redistricting bill.
The Teachout water works bill to
enable Des Moines to lend money tc
build to the army post came out of
committee in the senate this morning
and went on the calendar with fav-
orable mark.