Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20

sition to the measure is determined,
however, to postpone action until the
1909 session of the legislature. The
insurance interests OF the state have
The petition recites that the life and
fire insurance companies doing bust
moss in Iowa are paying into the state
treasury more than $1,000 day in
taxes, and because of this they believe
they are entitled to consideration and
should be given department devoted
solely to their business.
Four New Agricultural Schools.
Bills have been presented in the
legislature for the creation. of four
new agricultural schools, to be known
as branches of the great college at
Ames and under the direction of that
college. The bill divides the state in
to four districts, taking the counties
of the northeastern portion of the
state for one district, of the north
western portion for another of the
southwest for third and the south
east for fourth district If the bill
becomes law the present assembly
is to meet in three days after its ap.
prevail and select some place in each
of the districts for the location of the
district school. The provision is made
that no district shall have a school
/ ~ dnnIod tn hn ,tn - -
least 100 arces of land free of cost.
Money for the erection and equip.
ment of the buildings at the various
schools is arranged for by the bill by
a tax of one-tenth OF a mill on the
dollar on all taxable property of the
state for a term of four successive
years. 1t is arranged that in 1908
$4,000 of the money raised by this
levy shall be used for erecting and
equipping buildings in one of the dis
tricts; in 1909 $4,000 is to be used in
another district, and in 1910 and"1911
the two remaining districts will have
money for buildings. Those who~are
back of the bill predict the establish.
ment of these additional schools will
tend to increase the influence and
power of the school now located at
Ames and will be great step forward
for the agricultural interests of the
entire state. If the bill becomes a
law a great contest will develop for
the location of the schools and sew.
eral cities In each of the districts
will be in the race.
Keep the Lid On.
The legislature has determined to
keep the lid on in prohibition counties
of the state, as far as home manufact
: urers of intoxicating liquors are con
cerned. The McManus bill, which
| was intended to open up this traffic t.
home producers, met with overwhelm
ing defeat in the senate, though tn,
author of the bill claims to have hat
pledged to the support of the measur,
two more votes than would have beer
necessary to carry it through. Til,
argument In favor of the bill was tina
it was Simply square deal, askin,
! only from the state for home manu-
facturers of liquors the same right
as are given to dealers and makers
:. of the stuff outside of the state. Sen
J ator McManus made strong fight TO
$ the measure and presented declare
ton for its adoption by the stat,
4 manufacturers association and othe
commercial bodies, but to no effect
, 1t is thought the state marshal bill
which has been brought out for pas
sage in the senate, will suffer a like
fate. The lawmakers seem to fee
, that it is pretty good idea to let tn,
! temperance question in all of 1T
phases alone for the present. TIL
a marshal bill has more friends, how
ever, in the present session than
v has ever had before, and there is
possibility that it will go through
the senate, but if it does it will b,
killed in the house.
Woman Suffrage Still Up.
The woman suffrage resolution ha
= been reported for passage by the con
, stitutional amendment committee o
the senate. and in the house it is OF
the calendar, with majority repor
for indefinite. postponement and mi
noritv renort for massage Mrs Dame
= who has charge of the hill does no
have much faith in its adoption thi
Y winter, but says the women will keel
on struggling until success comes t
them. Mrs. Dame has presented ne
titions signed nv 10000 voters of low,
9 asking for the adoption of the resolu
tion
Both senate and house have passe,
l. law limiting the Indebtedness O
state and savings banks.
Mar. ei,ie and Eew ,ws
.
: Many piiis anu Ae" laws 10 tne PAou