Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-30
NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION
Governor Carroll Of Iowa Will Sign
Bill Recently Passed.
INTEREST IN APPOINTMENTS
Board VIII Have Once In Each
Institotion and ono In Des
MOines-TrcUblea over
Patronage.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, March 2.-tSpeCial.)-The
legislative session Is not likely 20 close
for nearly two weeks. though it ls admitted
that but very little real work Is being ac-
complished at the present time. The bills
hat will receive serious consideration have
nearly all been threshed out in committee
and II IL found that in the matter OF very
important legislation there is but little ~
be done. The appropriations bills will wait
until a date Is fixed for the close Of the
session. when they will be rushed through.
All that remains TO do on these bills Is to
decide what shall be the sums given the
colleges, as all the Institutions bills are
completed. The date for adjournment may
be set before the close of this week, but it
may be delayed.
As the end approaches there is more and
more interest in the appointments Of Gov
ernor Carroll on the Board OF Education.
He will certainly sign the bill, though ef-
forts have been made on behalf Of various
interests 70 have him withhold his sp-
prevail. As soon as he signs the bill he
will be IN duty bound to name the mem
bers Of the board. This is an entirely new
board. II will consist Of nine members
On THE board there will he one alumnus
Of the university, one Of the college anC
one OF Ine NOTnldis mere dIllO w uNl-
ers representing these colleges. The board
Of nine will have an office at the capitol
and will meet at once to organize to con
troll and direct the affairs OF the three col
leges. Its first duty will be to elect a
finance or managing Of three
persons, which committee will have direct
personal supervision OF the colleges. one
OF the smaller committee must live at
.arA -. 80 fN- tbrno INSTITUTIONS nFffrrg
will be maintained at each institution. The
general board will elect all the persons
connected with the institutions and decide
upon all expenditures of every kind: will
also pass upon the general policy of the
institutions and arrange the courses Of
study. The finance committee will look
after the expenditures in detail, supervise
the building operations and generally
handle the detail business OF the institu
tons. The members OF the finance COM
mittee will be on pay of 5000 a year. A
secretary viii get 5000 a year. There is
az yet no possibility Of making UP a slate
for the members OF the board. and perhaps
a hundred names will be considered by the
governor. 1t is supposed that the board
will be picked largely from the member
ship OF the present boards, which are sbol-
ished. but this may not be done.
The Troubles over Patronage.
The patronage troubles of the new al
ministration are becoming somewhat EN-
barrassing. There was the usual and
customary pressure brought to have a
complete change and 10 turn all cut who
were In. so that the outsiders might have
a chance, and so far as this can be done
in regular order II Will be done. But
there was also a demand for forcible
election of some persons. The start was
made on the pharmacy board, but an OBJ
stacle was found in the fact that there
Is no way of summarily removing a state
official having a fixed term and hold
ing a commission for the full term. Gov
ernor Carroll has therefore turned the
matter over to Attorney General Byers
In the meantime the probing having com
nlenced and some things being found
that are not very pleasant, the work is
going on and a committee of the legis-
lature is now at work making investiga-
ton as to the use Of various funds OF
the state In the last few years. 1t Is
stated that before the close Of the session
some important matters will be disclosed
possibly rejecting on some high Off,
cisls. In the meantime patronage mat.
ters will wait until after the close OF
the legislature.
status of Prohibition.
The status of the prohibitory amend.
ment at this time is hard to state. nh,
resolution passed the house and is in IN,
hands of the proper senate committee foi
consideration. 1t Is an open secret ina.
a majority OF the members of the com
mittee believe that the amendment ough'
not to be passed up to the people 10 be.
come a disturbing factor in state affairs
II Is also known that a majority OF III,
members OF the senate are of the sam,
opinion. But 1t is also known that ,
great majority of the senate feel tina
It is a political necessity with each ON,
20 vote for the amendment II It come
to a vote on the floor, or. in other words
the members fear the effect of votin,
against the amendment because of In,
threats OF the prohibitionists as TO Ia
Nenge at the polls. The committee hear,
the w~ell-recognized prohibition asitators
who are, OF course, very jealous for Tn,
amendment of the constitution. and /
has also heard orators interested in In
opposite side. but IT is now proposed L
hear from the business and professiona
men of the state. This may cause som
delay in action. While there is conf
donce expressed on both sides. II seem
reasonable TO anticipate that In some WA
the movement for forcing a vote on a
amendment will be headed off i'm thi
Legislators.
Pullman Company Comes To Ia
A remarkable incident was that in Oh
house Saturday afternoon, when Repre-
sentative o'Conner stated the terms OF a
agreement which had been entered int
between q member OF the house and on
in the senate by which the Pullman con
pany agreed TO reduce sleeping car rate
in Iowa on condition that the o'Conn,
bill be indefinitely postponed. The bill wa
10 force a reduction. The company ser
attorneys here and FASTENED an sgreemen
The bill was killed and the new rates z
into effect very soon.
want y Btu NctOed.
The hotel men OF the state are maxim
strenuous efforts TO induce Governor Ca
roll TO veto n bill which he has before hin
for signature. This Is the bill to -equli
safety devices. fire escapes and flreproC
construction In hotels, and to provide
hotel inspector whose duty Il shall be
inspect hotels and enforce compliance wit
the law. They claim that tho bill is e,
penslve: that Il viii be Impossible TO compI
with Il; that many hotels viii have TO |
closed up; that others will have 10 be n
built, and thst no good can come from i