Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-11
WORK Of LEGISLATURE
Provision Will Be Made For
Increasing the Revenue
of the State
DISPOSAL OF STATES MONEY
This and the Provision for Revenue
Will be the Most Difficult Task
Ahead Of the Legislators = State
Buildings at Knoxville TO be uued for
q Dipscmaniac Institution.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 11.-This is always.
with the Iowa legislature. week of
prellminaries and preparation. ihe
usual program is to have the organic
alton perfected on Tuesday with the
message of the governor read and con-
sidered; to have the count Of the vote
| on "Wednesday and announcement e1
| the nearly $4,000 plurality for the re-
| publican ticket; to have inauguration
| on Thursday with the inaugural ad-
dress of the governor and In the even
! ing the public reception: after which
adjournment until about Tuesday OF
next week. There is no reason why the
program should be varied save to make
some immediate provision for the re-
pairs of the capitol. There Is nothing
| TO do in regard to the selection OF Of
ficials and employees. as all are now
provided for. The past week has been
reasonably free from excitement in re-
gard to the plans for the organization.
Committee preparation has been the
main interest. Outside of this there
has been great deal OF discussion
among legislators in an Informal way
as to what shall be done by the legisla-
ture during the session. There Is
nothing. apparently. ahead of the leg
islators to cause them to seriously d.
vide. There is no political nor factions
al question at the front. The demo-
Gratis are going to be good fellows"
right from the start. and the organ
ization by the majority party has been
such that there is not bit OF room
for any factional differences.
There Is general acquiescence In the
view that the most difficult TASK aheal
of the legislators and perhaps the most
viii he the disposal OF the
money OF the state and provision for
revenue. There will be some provision
for additional revenue. The state IS
getting an annual income now that
seems princely compared with what
|it received at the time the capitol WAS
commenced and the foundation WAS
laid for the state educational insti.u-
tions: but the state is receiving fully
half of this income from fees of one
kind or another, and IL Is certain that
provision will be made for still further
increasing this source of revenue. Tha
law relating to corporation fees brought
many additional dollars to the state tho
past year and half. and other amend
ments will be proposed. The collateral
inheritance tax law has been one of the
best sources of income and 1t will ne
amended II plans now matured are car
ried out But the appropriations de-
manded of the legislature are greater
than any possible income can be and
there must be discrimination as to tn.
distribution OF the money. The state
educational institutions demand more
and they are able TO show how it IS
actually needed and must be given II
these institutions are to fulfill the ex-
pectatlons of the people interested IN
higher education. Then the penal and
charitable institutions are generally in
need of additional sums of money. They
were we'll treated two years ago. They
will probably not get all that is neeS5el
at this time. but there are many thing
which the legislature can not neglect
and the appropriations for these inst!-
tuitions must be large. Then there are
the sums asked for monuments and
a state arsenal and completion of the
historical building and a hundred othar
things, and these must be considered.
There is almost complete agreement
as TO what shall be done by the in
ebriates of the state. The unused
buildings belonging to the state =.
Knoxville will he made use of for an
institution where the inebriates ana
dipsomaniacs can be cared for and be
cured. Senator Warren, who two years
ago came from Warren county to de
mand a state normal school at Knox
Vile, is here to propose that the state
property be used. II Is certain that
unless some provision is made for thu
care of the inebriates the whole law
vii! be repealed. There is agreement
that they shall no longer be foisted up
on the state hospitals intended for
insane persons. Senator Smith, presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate, is credited
with having prepared the bill that viii
be adopted TO revise this law.
Whether or not there will be an at
tempt made to get board of managers
for the three state institutions is no,
determined. The men who pushed such
II measure before the last Legislature
are in positions of power and influence
now The subject was practically re-
ferred by the last legislature TO the
present one. II may come up again In
perfected form. and If 1t does there will
be some interesting discussions
In regard to the appropriations de-
sired for the ST. Louis exposition eX
hibit the burden viii fall upon Repre-
sentative w. c. Whiting, of Monona
county. the only member of the COM
mission who is in the legislature. II
holds to the view that the fire in the
capitol is not likely to make any differ.
ence in this regard. 1T would not do,
he said. TO say that the great state
OF Iowa should fail in its work at the
exposition just because of u fire in the
capitol. That would be a sorry al
vertisement for the state"
1t develops that peculiar situation
was found in the senate republican