Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-06
By ITSELF
Hubbard's Senatorial Reappor.
tionment Bill Changed and
Favorably Reported.
Speaker Eaton Appoints House
Conferees on the Resolution
Indorsing Hoar Bill.
The Senate Puts in the Entire
Day Debating University
Tax Measure.
special to Times Republican.


bard senatorial reapportionment Dill
was reported favorably to the senate
this morning with only one change,
that being to leave Marshall county
IA separate district as now, instead
of combining it with Hardin.
Speaker Eaton this morning appoint
ed as conferees on the part of the
house on the resolution to indorse the
Hoar bill in congress relating to IN
functions in strike cases Messrs. Cum
mings. Coburn and Wilson. of WASH
ington. Members of the senate de-
clare that they will force the mouse
Ito accept a compromise resolution
but the house conferees are in favo.
of standing by the action of the house
in indorsing the Iowa delegation un-
reservedly.
Donohue proposed a resolution eN-
pressing sympathy for the Beers ls
their struggle in South Africa. Among
the bills passed We're the following:
To abolish township trustees and
clerks in cities: to refund collateral
inheritance taxes collected before tho
law was understood; to make 1T
misdemeanor instead of felony to jump
off q train in motion; to permit saloon
men to give surety bonds.
The senate spent the entire day de-
batting the university tax bill chiefly
on an amendment by Trewin to take
from the regents the right to locate
the buildings and leave 1t to the deter
mination of the next legislature. Ihe
debate was not finished and the rail-
way assessment bill went over until
another day.
The member from Benton county, Mr..
McNie, has a clean record thus far. 1t
lis said he has voted on every PROPOSE
ton that has come up. A bill was put
thru the other day to aid rural electric
lines and 1t is proposed that rural line
shall run right past his big farms IN
Herton county, but he voted no. The
Bill to increase the salaries CT distriet
Judges came up and he voted no. When
member got letter from the district
Judge who lives in McNie's county ask
ing him to vote for the increase the
Judge was referred to the record of his
own member. But there are others
who as invariably vote for everything
that comes up. Perhaps the score is
thus evened.
Every one felt sorry for Representa-
tive Warren last evening after the ter
rible defeat of his bill to establish a
normal school at Knoxville. The vote
was overwhelming against it, and many
were asking others If Warren knew it
was actually under the impression the
bill would carry He made good fight
and lost. The sentiment was strong
against the establishment of any new
state normal school. AT any rate the
Knoxville proposition had no weight.
The most effective speech against 1T
was by Clarke, and yet Clarke might
be criticised for having made All at
tack on the whole system of the state
rather than en- the normal school prop
osition. M Furry gave good support
to the Knoxville proposition. Those
who voted for the normal school We're
Barlkley, Buchanan, Campbell, Cruik-
shank. Cummings, Donahoe. Edwards.
English, Flenniken, Furry, Greene.
Hawk, Hughes, Keagy. Kerr, King,
Koontz, Langan of Clinton, Leech, Mar
shall Mates, Powers, Teachout, Whit
ing, Willett, Eaton.
"Now / hope" declared one of the
friends of the new normal school idea
In Iowa, that the legislature Will do
something to make use of those build
ings in Knoxville. 1t is shame to
permit them to stand there idle when
the state is actually in need of build
ings for some purposes They are too
good buildings to go to waste in this
way. Besides, the Knoxville PROPOSE
ton actually stands in the way of our
securing any new normal school. 1t
has been demonstrated that the legisla-
ture will not have normal school at
Knoxville. Get those buildings out of
the way and we may then hope to have
a normal school established at some
other place in the state" AS matter
of fact the measure to convert the
Knoxville buildings into reformatory
for women has been held back await
ing the fate of the Warren bill. 1t is
likely now to be brought out on the
floor of the house and the legislature
will be given an opportunity to say
that something shall be done with the
buildings.
Mr.. Aldrich of the state historical
department, says he is not in the least
disprited or downcast. but believes
that he has done all that could have
been done to secure more buildings for
the historical department. I'VE will
wait" he says, until a more favorable
time and continue the work. / am con-
scious of having done good work and
believe l deserve all that we have
asked"
AS matter of fact there is some
force to the sentiment in both houses
in favor of securing a better location
or campus for the state university and
for removal of the Fort Madison peni
tentiary to the western part of the
state. This sentiment is partly re-
sponsible for the harsh treatment the
tax levy bill has received A COM
mittee will be asked to investigate on
the feasibility of finding new site for
the penitentiary. The buildings will
have to be abandoned in a few years
anyway.