Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-07
R[F|)RNA1ORY
Bill FAVORED.
Measure For Female House of
Correction Reported Favor
ably to the House
DRAINAGE LAW IS PASSED
Goes Thru the House Without Amend
nsnt and Will Now Go to the Cover
ner for Approval--lnspection Of oyp-
sum Mines-Appropriation for Re-
pair Work on the Capitol.
special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dts Moines, April THE bill pro-
vidil,g for establishment of refornla-
tory for females in Iowa was today re-
expected it will now pass that body.
1t had been in committee for long
time. The bill ds advocated by the
w. i-. T. u. OF Iowa.
The house today reported and laid
over a resolution requiring the labor
commissioner and mine inspector TO in
spect the gypsum mines and report to
the next general assembly on their con-
! ditiens.
The senate this morning passed the
Iappiopr1atio for repair work on the
capitol, including $160,00O for restora
tdon after the fire and $4,000 for other
improvements.
The house passed the drainage bill
just as 1t came from the senate, 81 to 2,
all amendments being voted down.
i
There is some doubt as to whether
| or not the reform bill of the committee
| on letrenchment and reform can get
| thru both houses. 1t is learned that
| the senator's are somewhat disinclined
ito go into the reform business at this
! time In a small way and they are loath
to give up the luxury Of q clerk for
efch one.
! Tie house made the discovery the
other day that onesrule of the house
| appears to be in contrayention of the
state constitution. 1t is a rule that
provides for any disposal Of bill up
tc the time of it's passage. The con-
stitltion provides that when bill is
put on its passage the yeas and nays
shall be called and plainly it would be
| improper to do anything else than to
proceed to a finish with this business.
But the house rules contemplate leav-
ing the bill in full control of the house
until the very moment of its passage.
txs
The state capitol commission will
probably get about $4,000 to put into
permanent improvements the next two
/
present plan OF those who are engi-
neering the appropriations. The legis-
lature long ago passed the bill to place
the remaindet of the previous appro-
priation at the immediate disposal OF
the commission. This was to enable
the commission to complete the pay
ments for all the various contracts al
ready made and to continue work
along the lines previously laid out.
There is left of this fund unexpended.
aftel. all the bills are paid, about $780,
600, and this may be used practically in
any way that the commission may see
fit. 1t is probable that the $4,000 yet
to be appropriated will he for specific
purposes, and it is understood the COM
mission desires the legislature to des-
ignate Just what should be taken up
in the way of completing the capitol.
One of the items will be the regilding
OF the dome, which would be In the
line of preservation. Then the work OF
repairing the woodwork about the
builling, especially the windows and
doors, will go on, for the commission
four that there was much more need
of this repair than had ever been sup
rosed But even after this is all done
there will yet be left for another leg
islature to appropriate for the great
work OF decoration of the interior of
the building and to f'wnish frescoes
and paintings. The appropriation for
the restoration of the burned portion of
the building will be separate item.
This will take about $125.000. The
capitol commission will therefore have
=. tt,n f,tn oVss q
tota of about $250,O00, as against the
$500 900 expended the past two years.
lust at present there is very little
WORK being done under direction OF the
commission. The repair work about the
build ling could not go on while the leg
islature was in session and the COM
mission is not yet provided with the
funds so that large contracts may be
made.
The census question has come In at
a late day. A census bill has at last
beer introduced providing for the TAX
ing of the census next year, practic-
a]ly by the assessors of the state at the
time of making the general assessment,
The bill provides for going good ways
further in the gathering OF lnforma-
ton than usual, and If carried out as
planned will give Iowa the best CEN
sus ever taken by the state. The fea-
ture of a particular notation as TO sol
dier.s will be prominent and also the
agricultural statistics, for 1t is contem-
plates going much further than to Sc
cure an enumeration of the people
The work will be done, as provided in
the Iowa code at the present time
under the direction of the state execu-
tive council The appropriation Is SIS
600. This is deemed sufficient unless
unexpected complications arise.
question arose the other day as a COM
mittee was considering this question
as to whether or not the old soldier
preference law would apply in the case
Of .numerators and all others who