Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-19

Gu anu one Dill explained Dy Senator
Hunter and Representative Ward.
There were delegations present from
Sioux City. Davenport, Dubuque and
elsewhere to discuss the proposal.
Ex-senator Mccoy, who is engaged
as tax-ferret, was the principal op-
ponent of the measure The discus
sion included the whole range OF tax
lodging, double taxation, interest on
money, etc. 1t Is probable there will
be other hearings on these same
measures, as there was not time for
completing the discussion.
Educational Bill Outlook.
The outlook for the bill to codify
the school laws of the state is lit
tie better. At first there seemed to
be much revolt against the measure,
but it develops that in large meas
ure this was due to a misunderstand-
Ing of the purposes of the same. For
instance, the impression seemed to
have got out that one feature of the
bill was that it would practically
abolish the rural schools. There was
FEELING that in some way the con-
solidation of school management in
a county board selected from all parts
of the county would mean that a
great many schools would be aban-
doned. The friends of the bill admit
that 1t certainly would make possible
the consolidating and better distri-
button of the state, but they declare
that 1t does not mean any general
movement to do away with the coun-
try schools
Visitor to the Institutions.
The legislative visiting committee
has been named and is this week in
vesttgating the financial needs re the
various state Institutions For the
first time in history the very sensi-
BILE plan has been followed of having
one committee visit all the institu-
tions for which large appropriations
are asked. because in this way there
can be secured report which will
have comparative value. In the past
each visiting committee has reported
practically that all asked for Is need
ed and then the appropriations com
mittees have had to wrestle alone
with the problem of adjusting the
needs of the various schools, hospi.
tails and colleges. The joint visiting
committee consists of Senators May.
tag and Stuckslager, and Representa-.
tives Lee. Wilson and Swift.
Ames College Bill.
The application bill for the State
college at Ames calls for additional
annual support as follows: Educa
tional departments of the college
$4,000; repair and contingency. $22.
600; equipment, $4,000; books $4,000
agricultural experiments. $4,000; en-
gineer experiments. $11.5OO; extern
sion work, $4,000. This makes a
total addition to the support fund OF
$4,000 a year or $4,000 for the
biennial period The askings fol-
purposes include: Furnishing agricul
tural hall, $4,000; furnishing engi
neering laboratory, $4,000; sidewalks
and paving, $1,000; gymnasium
$15O,OOO; abbatoir, $4,000; ceramics
$4,000; poultry house, $4,000; total
$oO1 900. This makes the total fol-
the biennial period for Ames out OF
the general fund, $679OOO. The in
crease asked for under the head OF
the agricultural experiments has been
divided by the legislative committee
as follows: soils. $4,000; farm crops
$1,000; horticulture and forestry, ST.,
800; veterinary. $4,000; beef cattle
$4,000; dairy manufactures, $4,000;
dairy cattle, $4,000; swine, $4,000;
sheep, $4,000: poultry. $4,000. The
legislative committee has cut out the
item of $4,000 for the completion o.
the central heating plant.
Considering Pardon Matters.
The joint committee on pardon.
has had three hearings already on an
plications for paedons, but indications
are that not very much will be done
IN the way of adW1sing pardons. The
committees have dxed a schedule O.
dates for further hearings as follows
Feby. oath. Thos. Watson, Mill.
county; Feby. 2o<h, G. H. Woodward
Decatur county: Mar. 3rd. Albert Par
nitzka, Van Buren, county; Mar. 9Th
w. M. H. Jones, Henry county; Mar
10th, w. E. Alexander. Polk county
Mar. 18th, william Adams, Marshal
county; Mar. 17th, John Penney, En-
met county; heak4ng closed, Thos. C
Robinson. Howa10 county; Hugh L
Robbard and Leonard w. Haley. Du
buque county.
The Allison Monument.
The Allison mooument will be erect
ed on ground adjacent to the stat,
house. probably 10 the west, and i
will be built largely by money secur
ed through the schools of Iowa
There is a movement on foot to hav,
hn ofn To I>,,rr
cheap land along the river bank ii
Des Moines and place the soldier,
monument and the Allison morumen
there, but it is more likely the ALI
son monument will go up on the hill
M. Dodge spoke to the senators OF
ed an appropriation for the starting
of the work. The plan is to appro
pirate for the location of the monu
ment, the purchase of the site an,
the building of the foundation. Thel
the commission will get busy and will
raise the money for very fine monu
ment. In view Of the great interes
which the late senator took in al
matters affecting the schools tn
work is to be done largely through
the schools.
For Fair AmphItheater.
The members who have rural con
stituents are practically all lined VI
for the appropriations for an amph!
theater at the state fair. Thousand
of Iowa people annually visit the fai
and are subjected to great danger b
going into an old wooden amphitheat
err. This is the next great improve
ment needed for the fair, Some ad