Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-02-17

refused TO recognize resolution from
the house for the appointment of the
usual junketing committees to visit
tn state institutions, there has been
an estransement Of the two houses.
Yesterday afternoon the senate re.
convened after enjoying recess from
Friday afternoon. The recess was one
proposed by the senate in concurrent
resolution. II was adopted, but be-
lore II was messaged over to the
house word reached the senators that
1t would meet mighty short shrift
there. TEen d reconsideration was
mad and the resolution was made to
affect the senate alone. The house
remained in session during the yaca.
ton OF the statesmen OF the upper
body. Farther trouble between the
two branches is anticipated when the
time for the March recess arrives.
Want Big Appropriations.
No one is envying the members of
the appropriation committees OF the
legislature this winter How TO ap-
peose the educational institutions of
the state, the board of control the
ciamorers after increased salaries
among the officials of the state, espe-
cially the district judges of Poll,
county, who have had bill introduced
to add nice fat pile of bills to their
payroll; how to meet the appeals for
special appropriations asked for the
enforcement of this law or that. which
was created by previous assembly;
how to find money for the purchase of
additional ground for the use OF the
state and to beantify the surroundings
of the state capitol; these and scores
OF other matters, some of greater and
come OF less Importance, but all telp.
ing down into the capacious pocket.
book OF State Treasurer Morrow. are
things which are tending to make the
wise heads of the appropriation com
mittees pass weary days and sleep
less nights. The educational institu-
tons, that is the schools at Iowa City.
Ames ana Cedar Falls, have long ago
mastered The problem of dealing with
the legislators. They know they will
never get all they ask for and have
found the easiest way to secure from
the lawmakers all that they really OK.
pect or need, is TO figure the matter
down TO a fine point and then add a
good, round percentage. After the
cheese pairing by the Commuters and
by the watchdogs of the treasury on
the floor of the house, they 5n6wsthere
will be left in the bills as adopted
just about the sum they actually want
ed. after all This year Chairman May
tag of the senate committee. who ior
several years has had hold of the
purse strings in that body ana who
knows how TO tie the strings in more
unsolvable knots than does anyone
else, is almost in despair fer fear that
his necromancy in knot tying has
been solved, and that the purse may
be found empty when the last few real.
ly needed appropriations come TO be
looked after, The state schools (the
university, state college and normal
school are asking for grand total
of appropriations Of nearly S2,0oG,00o
The Ames school wants nearly $780,
coo of this sum, the university wants
more than 100000 and the normal
school, always more modest in it's ask,
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