Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-25

INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TODAY
Proposed Committee to Report to Leg
islature on Plan for Consolidation
and Concentration and Plan of Work
Of Educational Institutions-other
Work Of General Assembly.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 25.-Looking to
settlement of the apparent conflict
between the state educational institu-
tons, the house this morning laid over
for consideration tomorrow a resoln-
/ tion providing for joint committee
the advisa bilities Of consolidation
and concentration of educational in
terests. as to courses Of study, In the
state university and state college, and
report with such recommendations a
plan and outline of work, after due
consideration and advice, giving such
Information as may be for the better
understanding and enlightenment OF th,
general assembly in the future success
| OF our educational work"
The house today considered at
length bill to permit defense to avoid
Judgment in the county In which 1t Is
sought to be enforced, instead of conf
pellfng the defendant to go where the
Judgment was rendered. The bill Was
Intended to put Il stop to irregular col
lection Of notes of defunct insurance
companies and similar cases. 1t was
defeated 40 to &c.
house bill to permit members of
boards Of supervisors to act as over
seers Of the poor was passed today. n
hill to permit boards of supervisors
land township trustees to condemn land
|! for gravel beds was defeated. Two
bills previously passed by the senate
were passed which will make the laws
.gor construction OF sewers apply to all
Incorporated towns as well as to cities.
The senate today passed the bill to
forbid the docking of horses tails and
1t now goes to the governor. The sem
ate also passed finally the bill to pro-
vide for the expenses of insane cases
in counties other than where the in
sane person lives
The joint committee on the deaf
school location made a report unani-
mously recommending that the present
site near Council Bluffs be retained and
the school for the deaf be built there.
The report also recommends the pur-
chase of additional land and extensive
repairs of the present buildings and
that a landscape architect be employed
to properly lay out the grounds before
rebuilding is commenced.
Capt. w. S. Hart, OF Waukon. who
is chairman OF the military committee
of the house. reports that so far as
anything to be done by his commit
tee he is. ready to go home. The COM
mittee has acted on every bill before II
and every bill that was recommended
for passage has been passed by the
house and has gone over to the senate.
This is a record for prompt actlnS
that would do credit to any member
and is especially good for new one.
The bills reported include the general
national guard bill which increases the
appropriation by $4,000 year. the
bill for compiling roster for soldiers,
bill for the Andersonville monument,
bill for marking battle of White Stone
Hills bill giving same exemption to
widows of Spanish american was as
TO other soldiers widows, and several
bills relating TO the Soldiers Home and
Soldiers Orphans Home.
Senator James e. Bruce. of Cass
county. has offered an amendment in
a senate committee. to the stock ship
pers' free pass bill, which provides as
follows:
ut shall be the duty of every COM
mon carrier of livestock in this state
to receive. transport. and deliver IL
destina ton all livestock rendered 10
1t for shipment, promptly, expeditions
ly, and with all reasonable dispatch,
and for any failure so to do, such com
mon carrier shall be liable 10 any party
injured for all damages sustained by
reason thereof"
Mr.. Bruce would also lengthen the
time after shipment when d return
stock pass should be good to sixty
hours instead OF thirty-six. 1t IS
pointed out that generally all stock
is marketed on two days and ii fire.
quently happens that a shipper must
hold his stock at destination over two
or three days.
Another feature the makers of the
board of educational managers bill
have added to their bill to give it
strength is that not more than two of
the members may be persons who have
been students at either of the Iowa
educational institutions and if there
are two they must be from different
cnes. The purpose of this is to pre-
vent the board from falling into the
hands of persons who have strong
prejudices in favor of this or that state
educational institution. 1t assures fair
treatment for all three of them. In
view of the fact that the board is to
consist Of five members, only one shall
give his entire time, and he will be
president and executive officer.
The house has passed a resolution to
adjourn on April s. but has not sent
the resolution over to the senate, so