Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-05
KENDALL MIL NOT
HAVE OPPOSITION
Monroe County Man Will Be
Elected Speaker Of House
by Solid Party Vote
ALL OTHERS HAVE WITHDRAWN
Jones, the standp.t Candidate, to Be
Given Committee on Appropriations,
and Teter Will Head Ways and
Means-Ames College Will Ask for
Little Money.
sneci., 70 T,mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. Sit is expected
that announcement will be made in a
few DAYS of the withdrawal of all oppo-
sition to Hon. N. E. Kendall for speak
er of the Iowa house, and that the way
will be cleared for the election of Mr..
Kendall by unanimous vote of the re-
publlcans. Whether or not the demo-
Gratis will pay him the compliment of
unanimous election in the house Is
another matter, but they will probably
do So Mr.. Kendall is especially pop
uiar with the democrats who have
worked with him in the legislature.
Mr. Teter, of Marion county. who
won great victory in his county over
, Odds will not be al candidate before
the caucus for speaker. Mr.. Teter is
an aggressive and able member Of the
house. He is progressive and liberal.
In all probability he will be made
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee of the house position second
in Importance onlvto the position of
speaker While Mr. Teter has been Il
a candidate for speaker. and has sought
support on his merits, he has been in
no sense antagonistic to Mr.. Kendall.
Mr. Jones, Of Montgomery, who was
understood to be the choice of many
standpatters for speaker, will probably
be given the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on appropriations. for it is a
position just suited to him. He is Il
member of the insurance committee
with Mr.. Kendall and The is an excel
lent legislator in every way. But the
ystandpatters are so clearly in the mi
nority that they cannot make a good
show at electing speaker.
| With the two important committees
directed by Teter and Jones, and with
e. w. Weeks, of Guthrie, at the head
of the Judiciary committee, there is no
reason to doubt that the house will be
organized for business.
| Speaker Clarke who presided over
the last two sessions of the house, was
elected unanimously, the democrats re-
fusing to put up a candidate against
him. The selection of Speaker Eaton
and Speaker Byers was in much the
same way. Mr. Kendall, who will be
the next speaker, has long been regard
ed as the most eloquent of the house
members; but he is also tireless
worker and has the voice. the presence
and the keenness Of observation to
make an admirable presiding officer.
The ri cc+
will not be asked for any extraordin-
ary appropriations for the state col
lege at Ames. Informally this matter
has been considered by the college Of
ficers, and a meeting of the board of
trustees will be held some time this
month to determine what shall be in
cluded in the askings The chief thing
desired just now is money with which
to complete the tunnels for the steam
pipes to run from the new heating
plant in process of construction to the
various buildings. 1t is also desired
that there shall be some provision for
an addition to the dorrnitory for girls
In other respects the needs Of the COL
lege are small.
The Thirtieth general assembly gave
the college only s77,50O for the year, in
addition to the mileage taxes and the
support fund. This was for books
good roads, equipment, dairy barn, ad-
ditional land, cataloging and expert
ment work in various lines. The mill
age tax which nets s125,OOO year, was
continued another f1ve-year period.
The new central building, which is
| now being used, cost upwards of $780,
900, of which $4,000 came from direct
appropriations. The new engineering
hall cast $21S,000, of which $S5,00O
| came from direct appropriations. About
500, 900 has been invested in barn and
a dairy building.
The Thirtieth general assembly ap-
propriated $54,500 for a heating plant
and tunnel. A part was spent for this
purpose and the location of the heating
plant was changed, since which it has
been built The Thirty-first general
assembly declined to appropriate for
the tunnel, and this remains to be pro-
vided for.
In the meantime the new agriculture
al hall has been commenced and this
will cost at least $250,00o. Altho the
last legislature did not make any ap-
preparation to supplement the millage
tax for this building the work is pro-
ceeding we'll along, and this will use
up the proceeds of the millage tax for
the next two years.
The report of the special committee
of the last legislature on the state col
lege as made last February, showed
that the annual support fund Of the
college from all sources, had at that
time been increased to $23S,500 annu-
ally. 1t is not probable there will be
any additional increase in this sum
from the coming general assembly.
The date for the annual possum sup
per of Jeff Logan lodge, No. 1, has been
fixed for December -. next Wednes-
day. Hon. Jefferson Logan has OBJ
tained his supply of the toothsome
southern game and the invitation list
viii be out in q few days These IN.