Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-05
MAYTAG CALLS HALT
ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Points Out That Awards
Already Exceed Revenues
For Two Years
HIGHER TAX LEVY NECESSARY
State Must Increase Its Levy Half
Mil Under Present Conditions and
More if Other Appropriations Are
Made = Old Members of Educational
Boards to Be Reelected.
Special 10 Times-R Republican.


Des Moines, April Son the opening
OF the senate this morning, Maytag
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee. made a statement as to the ex-
tent of appropriations and of estl-
mates of receipts. He stated that the
committee has already recommended
appropriations of $S64,O00 in excess OF
the estimated receipts for two years,
and that even il the direct Inheritance
and corporation tax bills are
.d, 1t will be necessary to in
o. the state tax levy at least half
a h. He therefore urged no farther
increase lof the appropriation bills and
called up the regular bills.
At the joint session tonight, all the
trustees and regents of the three state
educational institutions will be re-
elected, except that j. S. Jones, of
Delaware, will be elected trustee at
Ames, from the Third district.
The resolution from the senate fixing
Saturday noon as the date for ad-
journment sine die, was received by
the house at noon. 1t may be amend
ed by the house. At least it is nearly
agreed that there can be no adjourn-
ment tomorrow. Some action by the
house will be taken this afternoon.
BY resolution, passed by both
houses, a joint convention will be held
this evening at 1880 to elect regents
and trustees of the educational insti-
.tutiens.
The senate passed the important
appropriation bills and the board OF
control institutions bill for $S0l,5oo,
the only changes from the committee
report being an addition of $125,00O
for an infirmary at Cherokee, and maxi
ing the State University appropriation
s145 900 !, thus increasing the support
fund by $4,000; the state normal
school $4,000, the state archives de-
partment ss,0OO and the agricultural
extension work $4,000.
Already the work of the appropria-
tions committee has been partly un-
done by the action of one OF the COM
mittees in making an agreement 10
amend on the floor the committee Din
so far as it relates to the state uni
yersity. The committee recommended
an increase of 100000 in the annual
support fund The friends of the uni
yersity have already secured a con-
cession of $4,000. There is very strong
pressure that the state college be
treated with equal fairness. The heads
of these institutions and their friends
are righteously indignant because OF
the close trimming of the approprla-
tions committees, and they say, with
much show of reason, that this is poor
recognition of the great work which
has been done at the state institutions
in increasing attendance and enlarsins
the general work. But in the end
it is probable that fairness will rule.
This situation however, is full of
possibilities as to deadlock between
the houses and some prolongation OF
the session.
On every hand it is agreed that the
governor made excellent selections IoT
the parole board. Two of the members
have served in the senate and one in
the house. In the executive session OF
the senate the nominations were re-
ceived with warmth of approval from
ali the senators which indicated that
the trust placed in the governor had
not been abused. The senate lost no
time in approving the work of the gov
ernor. The board will meet and organ
ize very soon that preliminary work
may be commenced. There Is no
doubt about B. W. Garrett being the
secretary and he will thus continue to
handle the work which he has had for
five years. Some part of the parole bus
mess will De continued in the COVER
nor's office and provision will be made
for caring for this. The board will
have to seek new quarters in the state
house-just where is not very plain
1t has been suggested that the geolog-
ical department will go into the his
torcal building and that the rooms
now occupied by that department will
be used by the parole board. This
remains for the state executive coun-
Gil to determine.