Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-26
IOWA HOUSE PUTS oUiETUs ON
PLAN TO INSURE DEPOSIT.
oRs OF BANKS.
SENATE TURNS DOWN
SAUNDERS RAILROAD BILL
Proposal to Tax Terminals and Give
Cities the Benefit Of Funds Rejected
Would Have Reduced Taxation
Revenues in Country Districts
House Members Study Soldering.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 26.-The senate
practically refused to change the
method of assessing railroad property
by defeating the Saunders terminal
tax bill. is to 22 The bill would re-
quire that railroad terminals be To-
cally assessed and taxed separately
, from the general value of the roads,
thus increasing the taxation of rail-
roads in cities and decreasing it in the
country.
The house discussed at length i the
minority report recommending the pas
sage Of the Darrah bank guaranty bill
and finally supported the committee in
recommending defeat of the bill, by a
vote of "A to Sc. This ends all talk
of bank guaranty bill this session.
The house having little to do took
, the afternoon off to visit the army post
and take lessons in soldering.
-Four years from now or sooner"
declared Senator Gillilland, you'll he
here repeating this bill" He was maxi
ing a prediction as to the new college
board bill. 1t was up for final pass
age on the house amendments, and it
was sent to the governor Right at
the finish there came near being some
fireworks.
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consolidation bill was inspired in
malice and its advocacy had proceed
ed upon falsehood. He did not like the
house amendments but would vote for
them, and he said THE house had spent
a large part of it's time criticizing
some of the best men of the state.
Saunders Thought it a reflection that
not more than three Of the board
members could be graduates of the
three colleges. De Wolf said 1t was a
reflection on the governor. Allen pro-
tested in dignified manner against the
amendment. Moon Thought the shad-
ow of the blight had fallen upon the
colleges and he was sorry that Whip
pie had not been able to hear what
the rest of them had.
In defense Of the bill Smith said that
it was wrong to inpute to some per-
sons wrong motives just because they
differed from others on matter Of
detail. Those who favored the bill
were not enemies Of the colleges but
believed that they were doing the best
thing for them all. Whipple closed
with a few words explaining why the
house had amended THE bill limiting
~. 0f in,
lection of the board, and while he did
not believe 1T was necessary he would
accept it. This closed the whole mat
ter and the final vote Of the senate
accepting the bill, sent it to the COVER
nor for his signature.
There has been very little talk OF
Ilo will go upon the board. In the
debate it leaked out that already there
was great pressure on the governor
for places on the board and that this
pressure was likely ito increase. The
fact that the members of the board
must be named within few days,
makes it certain that in political cir
cles there will be some lively doings
at once.
There is also some consideration of
where the board will be placed in the
state house, as 1T must have an office
here. When the board Of control was
created it commenced business in COM
mittee rooms back of the senate un-
til the basement could be fitted up for
offices. A similar expedient may be
necessary for the board of education.
The house defeated the bill known
as the "black plague" bill, which would
add to the list of infections and quar-
antinable diseases the large list of
those which have become common in
recent years of a private character. The
bill would probably have carried If it
had come to direct vote. but the
house cut out the enacting clause and
there was nothing left to do This bill
has engaged the attention of large
body of persons for most OF the ses-
sion. 1t would have been first step
toward establishing the European sys-
tenn of regulation of the social evil.
Mr.. Barber, state superintendent OF
the Law and Order League, states that
it is a mistake about Governor Carroll
lending some comfort to those who do
not think the time has come for a test
of constitutional prohibition, and he
declares that Governor Carroll de-
sires the amendment to be approved by
the legislature and passed up to the
people. Mr.. Barber, it is recalled, is the
temperance leader who claims that 1t
was by and thru his organization that
Mr.. Carroll was nominated for gov
ernor.
Representative Brandeis. OF Potta-
watta,uie county, states that the COM
mittee which was appointed to probe
into scandals at the state hospitals has
now visited Mount Pleasant and Gar
linda and that they have thus far found
nothing that is worthy Of mention. He
says that while there are the usual long
list Of complaints about this or that
person it has been impossible to get