Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

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the court on the ground that the cour
is in session but a short time each veal
and cases are frequently taken under
advisement and kept there many
months before they are decided. 1t is
only in important matters that the Ell
tire court considers the case and the
opinion is regarded u court decision
II was to correct this that the bill was
prepared and the bar association Sc
llccted Representative Cummings, of
Marshall county, to present it. But the
committee on compensation of public
officers slashed this feature and left the
bill barren. The committee decided to
recommend an increase of $1,000 a
year. making the salaries of judges So
| 600 year. There was opposition to
even this much of an increase on the
theory that If the salaries of the su-
preme Judges are raised many other
salaries must be raised to correspond.
This is not regarded by the lawyers as
/ e valid reason. IF we are ever going
to do anything for the state" declared
| Mr.. CumminS. the author of the bill,
/ anything that is to benefit us and to
secure better decisions and a better
court and to raise the standard of the
judiciary in Iowa, this is the place to
begin and this the time" But there
are whole lot of cheese pairing mem
bers of the legislature who do not see 1t
that way, and the committees have
found it hard to favor this bill.
| A fine 1ot 0f ooY,,,,;tfaa ,-arl, ,.o
ported back to the two branches this
morning. The railroad committee of
the house reported favorably on the
Blanchard trolley line tax bill. and on
the bill to place coal beds under the
/ same law as general railroads. The
ways and means committee recon-
mended the bill to exempt the wages
OF man only 80 per cent, leaving 10
per cent subject to execution even tho
the head of family. The vote on this
vas 13 to 9, and Representative Ken
dali will fight the bill with a minority
report. The committee on Industrial
schools reported favorably board of
control bill to increase the per capita
payments at Eldora from 50 to $11 a
month. The appropriations committee
of the house will hear the representa-
t1ves of the Iowa State College this
afternoon and the representatives OF
the State University week later The
State College people appeared before
the senate committee yesterday, as also
the representatives of the dairy asso-
citation. The house committee on agri-
culture recommended the Townsend
drainage bill and also the bill to in
crease the weight of bushel of millet.
The committee on public health favors
the board of health bill to create a de-
partment of bacteriology, increasing
the board allowance from $4,000 to ST.
500. and making the superintendent of
public instruction ex-officio member
of the state board.
The railroad committee was not by
any means unanimous on one of the
bills before 1t yesterday. This was the
Blanchard trolley line bill, which was
approved by vote of 16 to g. There
Will be fight in the house on this bill.
The committee listened to arguments
by Judge Cook Mr.. Brady and num-
ber of other railroad men in opposition
to the Hogue bill to take from railroads
the discretion about furnishing cars.
Mr.. Hogue defended the bill. He de-
clared that no help can be got from the
railroad commission and the small
shippers are powerless. 1t was con-
tended against the bill that it would
leave the law virtually compelling rail-
road companies to do that which they
do not have the power to do. The bill
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement by unanimous vote.
The house committee on appropria-
tions recommended favorably the War
rem bill to create a state normal school
at Knoxville, utilizing the old buildings
erected for blind institute. The vote
in the committee was 8 to 5. a rather
close and light vote on such an import
ant measure. But there was a DISPOSE
ton to allow the matter to come before
the house for discussion and let its
merits be presented there. and but for
this feeling the committee might not
have reported the bill approved. This
bill will be discussed on the floor of the |
house and it is regarded now as almost |
certain that it cannot get thru the
house. The feeling among members is
that the time has not yet arrived for |
establishing another state normal |
school.
The committee of residents of Win
ishiek county interested in the bill to |
have the state purchase old Fort At
kinson and make the same into state
camp ground for the militia is here and |
will present their views to the commit
tees this afternoon.
1t appears that the bill of Senator
Crossley to provide for a primary cleo
tion law and to have all political part
les hold their nominating primaries on
the same day and under state supervi-
sion is not to have clear sailing The
bill lies deep in a committee some
where. Practical politicians are at
work to see that 1t does not See the
light of day. y petition went TO the
on election protesting
against the passage of the bill signed
by large number of persons In Council
Bluffs, including Ernest r. Hart. re-
publican national committeeman for
Iowa. George S. Wright, county chair
man. !. NJ. Treynor, postmaster: w. f.
Sapp f. T. True. John NJ Harden N