Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09

was agreed on all hands that 81 Or
Smith. of Usage should be the - 4
dent pro tenn He is third 6 er,
and also served in the houS g wo
terms.
The election of DIR. Newman : iec-
retary aEd Rush Benedict fo hief
clerk was highly appropriate $ Both
held the positions last term Jew
man has had two previou. arms.
Benedict is an ideal manage the
business end of the clerkship job while
Newman is an ideal reading clerk and
handles tho business also.
Mahlon Head OF jefferson, will be
chairman of the house committee on
banks The place might have gone to
Captain Greeley. OF Story county, but
Head has had the longer experience
and desired the place.
Speaker Willard L. Eaton. who Is
in fact speaker of the house at the
present ..me, and whose term of office
as speaker will expire on Monday. has
been In the city during the week
mingling with the members of the leg
.slature. Mr.. Eaton served three
terms and rounded out his career IN the
house as speaker, presiding over VIVA.
was ti,a most harmonious and business
like session of the legislature ever
known, He was selected as speaker
by acclamution, and during the entire
session he had the good will and
hearty support of every member.
Are you engaged in organizing this
house alsoo' was asked of him.
No; my power and authority are
gone"
But your experience in organizing
| ought to be worth something IN such
u case was suggested.
We'll. am interested In the work
of organization" continued Mr.. Eaton.
| II am interested just to this eXtent'
that l very much want to see eooo
working organization OF the mouse.
believe / can appreciate much De'ter
| than anyone who has not presloeo over
| the house, the Importance Oh sooo
working organization of the commit
| ,ees all through. was especially 1or-
innate in this The committees
worked together in harmony and an
to tho one end of accomplishing the
| hast results for the legislative session.
1 saw a great many times the value
of This. I realized how easy 1t wouio
have been to have had troupe WIN
some other organization OF the "orAins
| force. Tslce. / am deeply lnteres.eu
| in the organization OF the coi.',i.h
house But of course have notnihs
to do within, and have gone no tu'
thor than to make suggestions Wien
| asked for my advice"
The good roads problem stiii stahas
rnnermost in the minds OF sIsae
MANY of the legislators. The new laM
With provided for payment OIL rosu
taxes in cash so that the work Hiass
he done more systematically Wds
nassed nv the last legislature. Under
,ha o,d law a number of counties haa
already adopted the plan OF townsn'2
r,fzation instead fof that oy SUD
a,str tricts and this was found to work
we,I The cash payment system Was
rayar5ed by all as the proper thing
mt the first opposition came from
10 r,,e, land owners. They We're In the
hah,t Of having their hired men on
the farms work out their ROAD .aAes
each year. 1t saved them the pa
of heayy taxes. OF course little was
ever accomplished for good roads, @ Dul
| 1t was q cheap way OF dong II. ln
| chronic tax-dodgers made tneniseis.s - .
| conspicuous as soon as the hrst eas. ~
taxes We're due. Now srea. many
members come to the legislature prds-
| ,ically pledged to repeal OF the he"
| road law before 1t Is given reai eiiat.
l .kNN fn
The old members re-electeu ieei .,i''
they are in a bad box. Represen,aeise :
Wise. of Blackhawk. for instance leeis
| that the law should not be dlsturpeu'
IN, he has received a great many Pc
Ititions for a change from his constltu-
| lents. They do not agree as 10 WI \.
| thay want and he has suggested tnat
| they get together and hold road cor
vention in his county and discuss the
matter Others are making the same
suggestion as to their respective coun-
I,ies Major Cheney, of Clay county,
who represents a farming community.
where roads are not very good. be-
| Iieyes the law Is all right on prin-
cinle "What we need" he says, IS
good drainage and ditch law to sup
lplement ii. We can have good ROADS
lie we can get rid OF the water. We
| never will have good roads unless we
| drain them and get the water away.
We have had much experience IN that
lime in northwest Iowa the past year.
The extremely wet season we nave
had has shown the absolute necessity
Ifor some radical legislation In re-
gard to drainage l am not prepared
to say just what it should be. but
will trust TO others to prepare suitable
lbius. There Is close relationship be-
Tween the road law and the drainage
Ilaw. The two should be considered
together
| The board of regents of the state
university has something to ask of
1.-The legislature In the way of special
appropriation which President MacLean
| feels will commend itself to all. The
board voted to ask for $25.OO0 with
which to move the DIM in the Iowa
river to point below where 1t now Is
and opposite the grounds of the uni
versity. This is the dam In the river
which was the gift of Mr.. and Mrs.
Euclid Sanders. BY removing the dain
to the grounds OF the university power
| will be had for all the purposes OF
| the university. for the demonstration OF
| the applied sciences in educational
work. and it will make lake for the
bathing and boating incident to col
| lege life. 1t will also give the state
university a water front for ornamen-
tation and TO make real frontage fos
| tho entire university campus. The