Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-16
LEGISLATURE R[OP[NS
Visiting Committees Favora-
bly, Impressed With State
Institutions
--
THE ELECTION OF SENATORS
THE ELECTION OF SENATORS
Senator. Hughes Memorial to Con-
srees Favorins the Election Of Unit
ed States Senators by People Instead
Of Legislatures, Will Come to Head
Early.
Special to Tlres-Republican.

!iftes
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. 16.-The legisla-
ture reopened again this afternoon, thde
members OF the visiting committees to
the state institutions having returned
from the various institutions OF th4s
state filled with information as to the
needs of these institutions. These sub
corsnftttees will make their reports to
the two committees on appropriations.
They went solely for the purpose Of
taking up the matter of appropria tions.
though 1t Is learned that in some cases
the members Of the committees went
outside of their specific authority ana
investigated other matters in general
and listened to complaints as to aileg-
ed mis1anagement. etc. But the mem-
bers generally speak in the highest
terms OF the work that is being done
| in building up these institutions and,
the manner in which the large appro-s
priations OF twO years ago have been
expended in permanent Improvements.
! The memorial to congress in favor ok
having the United States senators
elected by the people instead of by ths,
legislatures will come to head early;
Senator Hughes has prepared the men,
orial on this subject. Two years agb,
while he was member OF the house tel
got 1t thru that body by an overwhelm-
| ing vote Then II was sent TO the CONF
mittee on federal relations OF the sens
ate. where 1t was hung up and never
saw the light Of day. Senator Hughes
says that he viii press 1t in the SEN
ate first this time and believes that
! II 1t passes there 1t will be got thru
the house very quickly.
The ministers OF Des Moines have sri-
dorsed formally the state marshal
movement of A. C. Rankin of Chs
caxp. and with this ind6rsepcent in
f.snd Mr. Rsnss1 ,yslisl
his bill to conclusion before the COM
nittees OF the legislature. The address
adopted by the Des Moines Ministerial
gives the following statement of the
4
The universal practice OF the states
under both republican and democratic
rule has been TO withhold from cities
and towns the authority TO Az their own
saloon regulations by local ordinances.
The state legislatures have also pro-
vided and imposed ON local munfcipal-
ities. laws governing the most minute
details OF bar regulation, some OF them
even demandng a character qualiflca-
tion for saloon keepers. We tecognizs
that states are justified in such iegis-
lation because OF the evils and dangers
connected with strong drink. because
Of the concentration of the liquor pow
or in cenlters OF population and its
abilities to control local government.
also because OF Its manifest disregard
for the sacredness of the Sabbath and
other institutions of Christian ciyihxa-
tion essential TO the peace. order and
moral welfare Of the people. We have
learned that the central idea OF THE
state marshal movement is that II the
state is justified In withholding from
local communities the full power to leg
dslate regarding the liquor tranic. and
| in making statewide laws governing
uhe same. II is also Justified In pro-l
viding special officers to enforce them
With these views we most heartily Cos
inctde. As an association OF minister's
standing for righteous laws and theitN
strict aud Impartial enforcement, we do
most gladly endorse the marshal bill
and join the more than 400 mindsters
airendy enrolled In this movement IN
the state of Iowa praying the legdsaae
ruYe to pass the said bill" ssss
sss
Mrs. Cora Weed, of Nuscatine. who
was one of the commission that built
the Iowa soldiers monument located
near the state capitol In Des Moiness
is here to look after a claim Of the,
sculptor's widow and to get trace %
the plaster models from which the.
large figures on the monument were
cast. Mrs. Weed found the record Of
the commission, and made careful in-
vestigation as to the disposal OF the
plaster models. She found no record OF
the same but notation that the cof1l-
mission met twice near It's last days to-
consider the offers and suggestiops
made. The plaster models are desired
for the purpose of sending them to 9
museum in the native city Of Carl
In the Copenhagen museum. where
division has been set apart for his
work. His widow Is engaged In gath
ering up from various places in tho
United States samples of his work dons
while he had a studio in Chicago. u
is probable that a large part Of hio
work for the Iowa monument can be Z
reproduced and shown in the museum
Mrs. Weed is also interested in the
claim OF Mrs. Rohl- Smith for $1,000 a.
an unpaid balance due her husband be-
fore his death on account of his work
for Iowa. The bill for this sum was
presented to the state executive coun-
Gil some time ago and 1t has not yet
besn paid. A special bill appropriat-
ing the money will be introduced. The
account Is said to be in condition 80
that there Is no doubt OF the SUM be-
ing due the estate, tho the monument
commission closed up its work rather
hastily and came to an end without
disposing of the account.
lcontinued on Eighth Pagsl