Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-25

low and permits appeals in many cases
of trivial Importance. 1t should be
raised and this would reduce the num-
| Der of cases appealed
| On the other hand Representative
Temple is going to introduce his appel
late court bill on Monday or Tuesday
and Will push 1t again this year. II have
examined the laws relating to the ap-
pellate system in Missouri, Illinois and
New York. and the court commissioner
system in Nebraska, and l do not like
any of them as we'll as the plan which /
introduced last session and which passed
the house almost unanimously. 1t pro-
vides for three judges Of an appellate
court at $4,000 year, and the court will
have final Jurisdiction in all matters
that come before 1t. This would relieve
cur supreme court. 1t is useless to ex-
pect that six judges who have to pass
on the number of cases that are ap
pealed to the Iowa supreme court annu-
ally shall give the work that care which
| is essential to good work. AS 1 figure
ii. the judges now have to each one
pass on from 110 to 115 cases year.
Chief Justice Marshall. who was on the
supreme court of the United States for
forty years. wrote opinions in AGO cases
in all those years. That tells the story
of what 1t means to give time and study
to cases. 1 would pay the appellate
judges 81, 900 year. which is the present
pay of the supreme judges. would give
the supreme judges $4,000 year and $4,
coo year to the district Judges. If
had my way the salaries OF supreme
judges would be about $500 year. In
Cook county, Illinois, alone there are.
forty eight judges in the district courts
eceiving $1,000 a year each. Iowa is Tar
behind other states in this matter. 1
believe the appellate court will carry
this year and that the senate will also
pass the bill"
Mr.. Temple was chairman of the ju-
dietary committee two years ago, but
George w. Clarke is chairman this year,
and he may not be enthusiastically in
favor of the appellate court as before. In
fact several members say they have
changed their minds since the last time
and the bill will not go thru as easily as
before.
The women suffragists are here and
are at work hard Mrs. E. H. Belden
and Miss Daisy Deighton are at work
among the members and are paying the
way for kindly consideration of the
equal suffrage amendment to the state
constitution. They report that they
have received great encouragement.
They have received a welcome from
most of the members and they believe
that the measure will pass both houses
this term.
Representative Hughes, Of Iowa coun-
ty, who is head of the appropriations
committee, expresses himself as decid-
edly in favor of giving attention to the
needs Of Iowa institutions before we go
outside of the state. In short, he is
for giving the colleges and charitable
institutions what they need before
spending any money on the st. Louis
exposition. IT am not opposed to an ex-
kibit at ST Louis" he says, "but we
must first look after our state affairs.
There is the state university. which
we must care for, and the college at
Ames, and as far as can see the sums
asked for by the state board of control
for state institutions under their care
are reasonabel and just. Then there is
the state historical building. which
ought to be finished. It was planned by
the legislature which authorized that
building that it should be completed
about this time according to the original
plans. 1t ought to be done while Charles
Aldrich is alive to appreciate what al
monument he has built for himself here.
1t must be done now. When we have
done all that we ought to do for or state
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other things"
A short meeting of the judiciary COM
mittee of the house was held yesterday
afternoon, and among other things con-
sidered was the Des Moines bill for le- |
galizing proposed loan of city funds to
the water works company at per cent
interest for the purpose of making an
extension Of water mains out to the
army post. The mains must be laid
outside the city limits, hence 1t can not
be done In the ordinary way. But the
sentiment Of the committee as plainly
manifested was against the measure.
why" said one member in the COM
mittee session, "sh hould we authorize the |
water company to borrow from Des
Moines when that company can go into
the markets and get all the money it |
wants at per cent. There is some
thing else back of this DEAL The COM
pany will never pay it back or there is
some reason for wanting that fund out
of the way or something of the sort. The
state does not need to meddle in these
affairs
The bill introduced by Representative
Powers yesterday to provide for con-
solidating rural schools is short and
simple 1t merely provides that if for
ten consecutive days the school attend
ance in a rural school is not over ten
pupils the directors may order the
school closed with the approval of the
superintendent and have the
pupils transported to another school.
This makes move in the direction of
rural school consolidation and the pro-
cess is so simple that 1t would probably
be resorted to in many cases.
There is disposition to quickly pass
the Hubbard bill to authorize the gov
ernor to employ Capt. j. S. Lothrop to
push the Iowa war claims. These
claims are now before the court of
claims and in such shape that they can
be pressed with confidence of ultimate
success Capt Lothrop has thus far
done all of the work which has been
done looking to securing the claims