Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-02

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 2-The two houses
met In joint session this morning and
elected Fred Newcomb as regent OF
the state university in place of Pick
ett; also w. C. Howell as trustee of
the normal school in place OF Harsh,
who declined to serve, and reelected
w. HI. Harwood as trustee.
The senate concurred In the house
bin to change the name of the normal
school to the Iowa State Teachers
College. then authorized the trustees
and regents to apply for the benefits
of the Carnegie pension fund for the
three state colleges.
The senate passed the bill forbid
ding giving immoral plays the bill to
authorize persons who are self sup
porting to go to the soldiers home,
the bill for extension of the travelling
library, and defeated the bin to raise
the pay of the state superintendent
The house passed the bill for fire.
viSors the right to grant the use of
highways for electric poles, but de-
feated the bill to care for the grave
of William Scott who gave the capt.
tol grounds to the state.
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Discussion on the proposal to have q
special counsel to represent the people
I In, 1of ftnrc t,.-
transportation matters brought out
some lively cross fire. Senator's Smith
Van Law and Allen made the fight for
the bill. 1t was brought out that the
bill as originally drawn contemplated a
| counsel appointed by the governor but
the railroads made such a protest that
at their suggestion the proposed de-
partment was transferred to the office
of attorney general No matter how
the commerce counsel is appointed the
purpose is to provide specialist in all
matters affecting transportation who
can and will appear before the rail-
road commission or interstate COM
merce commission and stand up
against the able railroad attorneys
This is all that was involved in the
bill, which was especially urged by the
Senators Gillilland and Adams made a
vicious attack on the attorney general
and by jugglery of facts undertook to
show that the attorney general is at
tending to private business and not
looking after the business of the state
| Gillilland suggested that the bill was
very bad because it would be political
! in effect to permit General Byers to
appoint the cpnn1arcn conn sal and tho
right thing was to put 1t In the hands
of Governor Carroll and thus divorce
it from politics Senator Bruce. while
opposing the bill. came to the defense
of Byers and called attention to the
| fact that he had, more than any other
| attorney general. gone out into the state
and looked after the rights of the peo-
| pie. and he is lawyer of as great
ability as any man VINO ever held the
office. Adams also insinuated that the
railroad commission has the duty and
right to do all that is contemplated
in the bill but had not done so because
1t does not want to protect the rights
of the people. Then Gilliland came to
the defense OF the railroad commission
| The debate showed the results of much
| lobby work by the railroads the pas.
| week or two and tho well recognized
corporation senator's practically all
| lined up against the bill. AS one of the
older senators stated, there was on this
bill the most conspicuous exhibition
of the return of influence OF the rail-
road lobby under the new regime. The
bill received 81 votes as follows
| Allen, of Pocahontas. Balkema,
Clarl1son, Dowell. Kirkpatrick, Fran
els, Gates. Hammill. Larrabee. Mates,
Parshall. Peterson. Ream, Savage, Sec
ley, Smith, of Mitchell. Van Law,
Whipple, White. whiting
| Allen changed his vote and moved
to reconsider and this may be done.
| Ali sorts Of "slates" are being made
up for the board of education, which
must be submitted to the senate within
| a few days. AS matter of fact, there
Is little Of the gossip that Is anything
4 more than conjecture. The leading
senators are not being very literally
| consulted. There Is general expecta-
| tion that ex-senator Funk will go upon
i the board and virtually he the head.
and there is talk that ex-senator Tre-
win will also have a place there. Tn
doubtedly Hon. Ole Roe will have a
place either on the board or finance
committee. There Is also pretty near
ly certainty that ex-senator Tom
Lambert will be one of the democratic
members. Beyond this there Is not
much that Is known.
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The house, at date so late that lit
tie can be expected therefrom, has
passed the Harding bill for tax COM
mission, appropriating $4,000 for It's
services, to advise as to how to revise
the taxing laws. The house also
| passed the billl to create a "conserva-
tion commission and to appropriate
$500 therefor. The house also de-
clded upon $4,000 year for helping
out the dairy industry by carrying en-
an educational campaign. The senate
has not acted on any Of these.
| ! The state hoard OF agriculture yes
terday went to the state fair grounds
to locate the new amphitheater and to
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