Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-05

Rapids.
Not dissenting vote was cast
when the motion to recommend the
bill for passage was made, and this
is considered significant of the recep-
ton that the measure will meet in
the senate when it is brought up for
passage by that body.
Two years ago the senate passed a
similar bill but it was killed in the
house, largely through this fight made
upon it by the heads of the state uni
versity and the agricultural school,
according to the view of Senator
Whipple. This year 1t is said that
several members who two years ago
voted against the bill have changed
their minds and will favor its pass
age. This is indicated by the action OF
the senate appropriations committee,
some of the members of that COM
mittee having opposed the measure
strenuously.
Senator Whipple's strongest argu-
ment In favor of his bill Is that 1t
will promote economy in the manage
ment Of the educational institutions
and that it will prevent duplication
in the courses of study Of the normal
school and the university. and of the
agricultural college and the univer-
sity. He Gains that this duplication
has been fostered by the separate
boards, and that each board, in its
ambition to see its particular school
excel the others, has forged ahead and
created new departments. In the
case of the normal school. he AYERS.
this has resulted in a decreased at
the requirements for entrance. AL
though this is denied by President
Seerley and by friends of the school,
Senator Whipple persists in calling
the Cedar Falls Institution "a minia-
ture university" and declares that
1t is encroaching upon the field that
should be occupied alone by the state
university
Board Asks Bids.
Bids on clothing and other supple:
that will reach into many thousand!
Of dollars are asked by the state
board of control, which is complet
ing its estimates of what the various
state institutions need. The supplies
asked are as various almost as tn
| sands of the seashore. For instance
| the estimate for the Anamosa reform
| atory ranges from 10000 pounds o
fresh beef, 10000 pounds of pork, t
/ twelve corsets for women and tw
pairs of baby shoes for a youngste
who was born in the woman's d.
parrment of the reformatory fe,
weeks ago. Iowa firms are alway
given the preference in letting col
tracts. The board spends about 4
percent of the appropriation given
for employees who resided in low;
All the coal comes from Iowa an
whenever it is possible, Iowa bidder
are favored The estimates as con
puted are as follows: Anamosa. $14
PA; Fort Madison, $17,31O; Glenwoo
home for feeble minded. s2S.S4e
Eldora Industrial school, S15,7O(
Davenport orphans home. $12,7O1
Council Bluffs school for deaf, $7,55:
Clarinda hospital. s27,736; Cheroke
hospital, $4,000; Oakdale sanitariur
$11.043; Knoxville inebriates no
pital, $7,785; Independence hospita
Scotia; Marshalltown soldiers HON
$33,2OS; Mitchellville, $S,S7S; Moul
Pleasant hospital. $34,712; Vinto
college for blind, $4,219. There will
other supplementary estimates whic
will increase the totals considerably
May Exempt Debts.
Provisions by which a man ma
exempt his debts in making Np h
, moneys and credits for assessmel
purposes, are made in bill introdu
ed In the house of representatives [
Representative Burt. The bill pr
vides that in making up the amour
Of moneys and credits, including &C
ual value of any building or loa
, share. the owner may deduct the gro
amount of all debts In good fat
owed by him secured by mortgage
other lien on property located with
the state of Iowa, but no acknowled
fnent of Indebtedness not found on {
actual consideration shall be consi
cred a debt within the meaning
the statute. No person may dedu
deposits on security notes gives
, the aid of the organization of m
tual insurance company, unpaid su
scription to any institution. societ
corporation or company or contrac
for purchase of government bonds
!, non-taxablo property.
Bill to Amend Primary.
Representative Lee of Emme
+ county is at work on his bill to ame
the primary law so that names on t
ballot will not be printed in the sal
order in each county, the object
} ing to distribute as evenly as possit
: the five per cent of voters that go
the first names on the ticket. plac
: there by ignorant or Indifferent v
J. ers.
!. Publish Funds Before Election.
Publicly of campaign funds fl
days before election as we'll as pu
licity concerning all expenses aft
Z the fight is over, is provided in Sc
8 ator Moons bill introduced in t
l. senate. The bill requires the cha
a men of all party committees in t
e state. county or district to file sta