Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-17
Friends of the Measure Claim
There Will Be Good Major
ity For It
LOBBYING is NOT EFFECTIVE
Work Of tho State College and Others
Not Giving Senators So Much Con-
Germ as the ReaI Merits Of the Meas.
ure-Debate Is to Continue Next
Week.
by Ora williams.l
Special to T,mes-Republican.

10y Ora WlilldHlSl
Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Des Moines, March 17.-There are
number of senators who are known
not to have made up their minds yet
on the board Of regents bill, the de-
bate on which will be continued next
Tuesday and these senators are list
ening very attentively to the
speeches, at the same time persons
known to be opposed to the measure
say that it will have at least thirty
votes in favor Of it in the senate on
final passage The fact that the State
College at Ames is here lobbying
against the bill is not giving the
senators SO much concern as are the
real merits of the bill. The reading
of the bill and the addresses made
in favor of it's passage thus far have
given the impression quite generally
that If the bill is passed the scope
Of the work done by the State Agri-
cultural school and the State Nor
NAL will be greatly restricted by the
board Of regents and while the sem
ators are recognizing that there
should be some limitation to the dup
lication of work by the different in-
situations they are hesitating as to
whether or not they want the work
now being done at these institutions
cut down any. The make up OF the
board of regents is also giving them
something to think of That is they
are debating whether or not the single
board would work we'll in all cases.
The executive committee of three will
draw salaries of $4,000 and the ques-
ton is being asked as to whether or
not men drawing that salary are the
proper persons to put over college
president drawing a salary of S6.-
600. Then they are asking whether
or not colleges between which it is
recognized there must be more or less
competition could work harmonious
/ Nv under one board. Every one is pref
ty we'll agreed that if it was to be
done over again, 1t would be far bet
ter to have all the institutions on one
college campus, but as to what is the
best course now there is still some lin
eering doubt in the minds of some as
to what is the proper course to take
now that there are three institutions
in flourfshng condition In different
parts of the state. However, TO-DAY the
/. friends of the measure are quite con-
fident that it is going to pass ana me
onponents Of the measure are not at
all pleased with the outlook. 1t is ex-
pected that when the measure is called
nm next Tuesday Senator Court
right will make an able speech against
thu measure. His speech will probab-
,v he quite long, although he SAID To-
day he was not sure he Woulo lalh d.
au Unless the previous question Is
moved Senator Warren VIII taih loi
the bill and Smith OF Mltchen may
take the floor. Senator Saunders ~ e1
nected to speak in favor OF lts pass
age.
The judicial districts committee OF
the senate yesterday consloereu .hs
hill to consolidate the E1ghpn olslrice
with the Sixth, and SUBSTITUTE was
presented by Senator CourtrlgnI ~
Consolidate the Johnson-Iowa dlstrlct
with that district of which Linn county
60 a mart The democrats are opposed
to the consolidation with the Elgnth,
| +,,a, claim that the democrats could
then never get democratic judge ana
in the Eighth district they are now
s,,re Of the Judge. If consolidated
with the other district, they feel athat
the democrats would still nave some
opportunity. Furthermore the trans
nortation facilities between Iowa CITY
and Cedar Rapids are better thah pc
tween the county seats OF Iowa ana
Johnson and the counties OF the olAth
district. With Iowa and johnson con-
4 so1idated with Linn, Jones and CEDAR,
II is claimed a better district would be
formed. The substitute is still IN the
| hands of the committee, having not
been acted OH.
The judiciary committee Of the sem
ate has reported out a substitute FOR
the indeterminate sentence law. me
substitute is not radical departure
from the Saunders original bill.
| The judiciary senate committee to-
dav reported out the Sunday theatre
and base ball bill without recommends
tion The bill has been, changed SO
that If prohibits base ball on Memorial
day as we'll as Sundays. The only
concession to the Sunday base ball
crowd is that the committee report
does not have any recommendation,
the bill being placed before the senate
| on it's merits.
The senate has passed the house bill
providing that the law that property
shall be assessed at one-fourth Its ac-
tual value shall not apply to cities
under special charter. The bill was
made necessary by the fact that the
courts at Davenport and Dubuque had
disagreed as to whether or not the
law applied to special charter cities,
and the supreme court was evenly di-
vided on the matter. Legislation was
necessary to clear it up.
cAUcUsEs AT GRlNNELL.