Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-03
Timex 92rrh1ira>r Observation-Disclosures, 9opa Frhraarp 1906

institutions will next week introduce
the bill to create a state board of re-
gents for the educational Institutions
OF the state. Senator Whipple has
prepared q rough draft OF the bill and
| 1t viii be completed in few days. The
| matter will then come directly before
| the committees of the legislature. The
| printed report of the commission will
| also be placed on the desks OF the
members in a few days, and while
some portions of this report have been
printed and We're widely commented
upon, there is much in the report that
is decidedly interesting that has not
yet been discussed incidentally ii may
be remarked that the board of trustees
from Ames has added an appendix to
the report in which some changes are
made in the figures relating to salaries
paid at the college. Senator Whipple
states. however that these changes
are so slight as not to affect the con-
clusions of the report in any degree.
The Ames officers admit that the error
was not in the committee work
In an address before the suppression
of intemperance committee of the
house yesterday, a Mr.. Crawford. of
Fort Dodge, came narrowly close to
sensationaltsm. He was opposing the
bill to forbid sales of liquors within
200 feet of public parks and public
grounds, which would affect his BUSH
ness, he said. He became deeply in
earnest and assaulted the temperance
people, finally declaring that the state
mo tyl,o 1o,, hoe, s,,t,,
the legislature by a member owner of
a hotel where there is much bootleg
ging done. The bill is fathered by the
senator from Cerro Gordo, who is
principal owner of large hotel, but
the unkind reference which is declared
to have no foundation. caused a stir
among the senate members, and it I'M
doubtedly did his cause no good
The bill to provide that half of the
inheritance tax collected by the state
shall be turned back ITO the counties
from which 1t is collected has been APP
proved by the house Judiciary COM
mittee.
The Byers' claim for pay for collect
ing the war fund from the general gov
eminent has been presented. He is
modest and asks but $4,000. There was
collected under the administration of
General Byers over $4,000. 1t was
money due the state as refund in the |
matter of equipping the state militia
companies for service in the war to
make Cuba free from colonial rule |
The accounts Of the state were kept in
such manner that auditing was diff
cult and 1t was not possible for the
treasury department to make an easy
accounting with Iowa. But Genera,
Byers went at it, while he was adju
tant general, and actually collected
everything claimed by the state. But
as against his claim it will be urged
that he was a state official and what
he did was only his duty as such Off
cial. General Byers has now been out
of office a year.
The bill to provide for survey and
sale Of abandoned channels of the nav
igable rivers of the state is intended
to clear up some matters in dispute
on the Missouri river. Every
year it is necessary to have some new
legislation in regard to the river chan
nels.
The visiting committee that went to
the various state institutions cost the
state s1107S3 for railroad fare.
Mr.. Shaffer, of Fayette county, plac-
ed before the house a bill to provide
a secret ballot form for cities and
towns at their elections which elimin-
ates the circle and party designa tons
1t was prepared by West
Union people, and is in the interest of
freeing municipal elections from par
Lisanship.
There appearing to be some doubt
rs to the status of the bequest of the
ate Mr.. Gait, bill has been introduce
ed to 1egalize the acceptance.