Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-04
one FOR [ACH COUNTY
Joint Resolution Amending
State Constitution Regard
Representatives
THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Board of Control Asked to Make spe
eiaI Report as to ACCESSIBILITY o. Two
Schools or Removal of Present One
to More Central Location-The
Legislature.
necial TO Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Feb. 4.--'The joint reso-
luton to amend the constitution TO
provide for 10S members of the house
and one for each county was passed.
by the house, today SO to 2.
The bill to create the Iowa humane
bureau with the governor. attorney
general and secretary of state as mem-
bers and to provide for regular meet
ings and general control of Affairs re-
lating TO protection Of children and
dumb animals was introduced today by
Teachout.
The bill to make uniform from year
to year the salaries OF county auditors
and deputies. instead OF having them
dependent on fees in some years, Was
presented by Chassell.
Christianson presented the new motor
vehicle bill. requiring registration with
the secretary of state of all persons
driving automobiles.
The senate adopted resolution re-
questing the board OF control to make
a special report on the school for the
deaf and whether there should be two
such schools or the present one be
removed to . more central loca
tion.
A committee was named to draft a
memorial to the late Col. John Scott,
formerly lieutenant governor and 4
member of the Eighth general assem-
bly,.
The general assembly OF Iowa will
give a great deal OF consideration TO
legislation regarding the sctr,ols. of the
state. the improvement and perfection
OF the compulsory education kew. pro-
vtsi.Ai for better nay fps tAichsrs
grxater pcwer 10 the state cdr ational
hoard. etc. It Is learned that "a meas
ure is being prepared looking 10 meet
Ing what appears to he a popular de-
mand coming direct from uhe people,
Cue to some extent to '1he etlcationa.
work OF the colleges and ths farmers
Institutes, f0 requiring The tsaching in
the public schools, city and rural. OF
the rudiments OF agriculture. Various
associations have been working ITO stir
UP interest in this subject. The for
estry association has been educating
the people TO believe that this Should
have place in the schools. The .horti-
culturists have long advocated teach
ling fruit and flower growing in th,.
common schools. But at the State Col
lege and experiment station such grea.
things have been done In the way of
teaching the science OF aor!cuhure tha /
the people have become impressed with
the idea that there ought TO be some-
thing of this taught in al! the schools.
This is giving a practical side to
study, said member Who is giving
the matter some thought. I'VE have
been running to nature study In the
schools. Now agriculture Is getting the
children right up next to nature. There
is nothing finer than to give children
knowledge of how things grow and
develop in nature. What is proposed
is that this be turned to practical use
in the teaching of agriculture"
Four years ago the legislature
adopted measure to require th.
teaching o. music in the public s.7ools
and 1t has proved a great success ac-
eording to those who have investigated
the matter. The farmer nrembsrs be-
l.eve that the bill to provide far teach
ing agriculture will do as muci, for the
farm interests. They would not con-
fine it to the rural schools. but teach
,uha Children of the towns and cities al:
about the soils and plants and fruit
and the principles OF practical farming
Schoo, nran saw that such measure
will be well received all ever the state
because of the growing feeling that the
re.actica1 things have been too muc7,
neglected in the school curriculum.
In modified and simple form tht
principle of the Initiative and refersn-
Glm will come before the legislature to
be embodied into the primary election
law. Repress ntative English, author Of
the primary election bits. has under
consideration clause which was given
Kim by business man not at all inter-
ested in reform measures. With the sug
gestion that he Include the same in his
bill. He will bring it to the attention
of the committee. The clause or sec
ton is as follows:
'.Whs never 2 par car. of the voters
OF any parity shall petition the secre-l
t;pry of state for an expression of the
members of said party upon any ques-
tion cf public policy, elmer as regards
state or rational affairs II Shall he the
duty of the secretary of state ITO cause
7he question to be certified to the coun-
tv auditor in the form in which 1t ap-
pears OH The petition, and the county
auditors shall cause 1t TO be placed up
on the ballots of said party to be voted
upon in such manner as is required by
the general election law IN the matter
Of constitutional amendments: and II
ii shall appear that "a majority OF the
voters o? said party favor the question
submitted 1t shall form a part of the
platform Of said party end Ito candi-