Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-04

SITTING COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Governor cummins Back at His Desk
An Effort will BE Made to Settle
With Des Moines Banks Upon In
terest to Be Paid for State Money
Before Legislators Adjourns.
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Des Moines, April 4.-The senate
this morning took up the debate on the
bill for the board of education for
state colleges. 1t was amended so
that it will have three members only.
The chief discussion was by Brooks
and Smith for the bill and Gilliland
and Crossley against it, and the de-
bate at times grew acrimonious.
Brooks arraigned the entire system
under which the colleges are managed
now and declared that it is impossi-
BILE for legislators t., get facts regard
ing the actual management OF the col
leges An effort was made to stop the
consideration on a point of order, but
this was overruled. A resolution was
presented by Stook'sy providing for
committee of six to investigate and
report to the next general assembly
on this bill. and the resolution went
over.
The senate sitting committee wa
named today. consisting OF Durham,
Jamison, Molesberry, Crossley, Court
right. Smith Of Mitchell and Wilson of
Clinton.
The house this afternoon voted to
substitute the minority report recon-
u1ending the passage OF the amend
ment on woman suffrage for the ma
jority report, which was unfavorable,
and it is now believed the house will
pass the amendment.
The work OF completing the Iowa
historical builGing will be taken up al
49, as soon as the legislature adj
journs Hon. Charles Aldrich, the Cura-
tor of the department.. expects to be
|lback at his desk in a short time. He
is now at his house where he has been
for six weeks confined there by illness
which at times wsls threatening. But
the passage of the bill to complete the
building will proy,. such inspiration
and encouragement to him that his re-
covery will be more rapid; for II ever
there was man whose whole soul was
wrapped up in one great work 1t Is
Charles Aldrich ana his Iowa historical
department. Two years ago when he
was disappointed il1s the failure of the
legislature to authorize completion of
the building dt is an open secret that
Mr.. Aldrich was greatly tempted to re-
sign. The Legislature has directed the
expenditure OF s20D,000 in the building
Of the addition and this will be under
the control of the state executive coun-
cil The plans were completed long
ago for the building and 1t will be fin
ished in accordance with the original
plans so far as the general structure is
concerned The Interior arrangement
Is vet to be determined upon, and this
is important for the general mdscellan-
eous library of the state Is to occupy
part of the building. The law library
will remain where it is at present, In
the capitol, and the upper shelves or
the library will be utilized for the vast
collection of pubic documents and
pamphlets for the state.
The illness of Gov. Cummins has
seriously interfered with the plans that
were made for reaching conclusion
Wi tn the Des Moines banks as to the
interest to be paid on state money. The
plan was to have The executive council
get the Des Moines bankers together
before the legislature adjourns and dis
close whether any agreement can De
had. In case the Des Moines bankers
refuse to enter into satisfactory
agreement 1t was the desire OF the leg
|islature to be in a position to take ac-s
tion that would otherwise dispose OF
the funds of the state. incidentally IT
is announced that another bank is to be
started in Des Moines, the second In
year.
Hon Frank T. Campbell. formerly
lieutenant governor Of Iowa and later
chairman of the state railroad conf
mission. occupied the chair beside
Lieutenant Governor Herriott one day
last week Mr. Campbell bade fare
we'll to many of his friends in and
about the legislature, and today he
starts for Lima, c., where he is to be-
come the editor Of daily newspaper
Iof which he has been part owner for a
number of years MIR. Campbell has
been resident of Des Moines for sew
eral years and engaged In business,
at all times taking a lively interest
in state politics and in local affairs.
When elected lieutenant governor he
was a resident of Newton where he
was engaged in the newspa per business.
The newspaper in Ohio, which he
founded and which has been built up
in recent years, is said to have already
become potent factor In the politics
of the congressional district in which
Lima is located.
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court will open tomorrow at 9 O'clock,
and this will be the last division of the
first term under the new law
Gov. A b. Curnmins returned to his
work today after an Illness which has
confined him to his home for two
weeks and which for several weeks
prior had prevented his doing much
work The governor hopes to be able
Ito remain at his desk and attend to
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