Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-31
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS
Senator Harper, of Ottumwa, In.
troduces Resolution for Con.
stitutional Amendment.
First Election Under Proposed
Law Would Come in No
vember, 1906.
Bill to Appropriate sloO. 900 for a
New Normal School
Submitted.
,pecial to Times Republican.

Especial to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. S1.-The biennial
elections amendment to the constitu-
ton bobbed up this morning in the
senate, fathered by Capt. Harper, OF
i Ottumwa The amendment is substan-
TALLY in the form which was proposed
in the amendment which was adopted
two years ago. The first election un-
der the present bill after it's passage
would be in November 1906, the cleo
ton in 1906 being the one that would
be omitted.
/ Senator Allyn introduced a bill to
punish kidnappers with twenty years
/ in the penitentiary. Grossly intro
duced a resolution instructing the
| United States senators from Iowa to
support the Hoar bill to prevent gov
ernment by injunction in the case OF
strikes. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on federal relations. 2s to Z,
after a short debate. On motion OF
Hartman bill was passed under sus-
pension of the rules to autforize pub
lication of $4,000 railroad commissions
maps.
/ In the house a bill was introduced
| by Pipher to appropriate 100000 for
/ a normal school and leave the location
| to 4 joint convention of the general
assembly. Secor introduced bill to
provide for furnishing homes for
| friendless children. He also intro
duced the pure food bill and to estab-
/ lish state food and dairy commits ;
sion. Both houses adjourned until
Monday.
| The members of the legislature re-
| turned late last night from Cedar Falls.
tired out by the trip, but generally well
pleased with what they saw. In fact,
| the excursions to Iowa City and to Ce-
dar Falls were greatly enjoyed by the
Legislators and all who went along. The
members say that they now have a
much better idea of what these educa-
tions institutions are like and are bet
ter able to judge of the appropriations
which may be necessary. The legislat-
ors expect to go TO Anes also, and IL
there is any occasion so to do may go
to Knoxville, In fact, If Representative
Warren had got his bill fairly before
the house without waiting for the ap
preparations committee to act or for
the printed bills to be laid on the desks
of the members, it is probable that an
excursion would have been arranged
for an early date. There is an impress
made in trying to induce the legislature
L Ia hi tIr,t
waiting for the matter to be digested.
The counting of the ballots In the
Bruce Emmert contest case is proceed
ing faster now that a new tack has
been taken. The committee was pro-
ceeding slowly because it was found
to be impossible for the committee to
put in more than two or three hours
a day on the work. Finally DR.. En-
inert has accepted Mr.. Bruce's offer
to have their attorneys and the tell
ers count all the votes about which
there is no question, and yesterday in
la half day more ballots We're counted
than had been counted in all the days
before. In this way the work will be
got out of the way quickly Both men
now appear to be desirous of having
the contest disposed of within reas-
enable time and that exact justice be
done.
The supreme court yesterday entered
upon Il discussion of the mysteries of
how to cast scratched ballot under
the present Iowa system. The case was
that from Iowa county involving the
county clerkship. The contestant lost
because nineteen voters in the county
who honestly wanted to vote for him
could not understand the Iowa law.
They made the marks in the squares
al right, voting for the contestant and
for all other candidates on the other
ticket, but they also made the fatal
mistake of putting mark in the circle
ut the head of the ticket which in the
main, they voted. The court holds of
course that the votes for contestant un-
der the circumstances can not be
counted. 1t is because in practically
every contest case this form of blum
dering appears that 1t is proposed to
abolish the circle But the court did
decide another point of some interest.
A number of the voters put mark in
the circle for the prohibition or social |
ist tickets and then crossed owed to an
other column and voted for the candi- |
date for clerk on another ticket. These
votes were counted. The court holds
that inasmuch as on the prohibiuonist |
and socialist tickets there We're only |
state offices nominated, the mark In the |
circle covered the ticket only 80 far as
Below that one could mark
as he pleased.
The superintendent of public in
has had printed in pamphlet |
form that part of his report which has
relation to consolidation of rural
schools and the transportation of chill
dren, and this pamphlet is being dis
tributed among members of the legisla
ture who are interested in the subject.
The complete report is not likely to be
out until after the legislative session is
ended. This embraces the results of
an investigation made by the depart
ment into the cause of the falling off in
attendance at the rural schools and the
tendency to move to the towns and
cities. Reports were received from
nearly every county in the state, with
special reference to the plan OF improy- J
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