Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-03
Iowa
END Of PROHIBIT UN MOVES
Not Thought Amendment Forces Will
Make Another Effort.
CAPITOL EMPLOYEES UNEAS'
Boards of Various State schools VIII
Not he Permitted TO FOrestan
New Board Coming in
July First.
(From a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
DES MONIES, April 2.-(Special)-The
Iowa senate finally covered over the grave
of the prohibitory amendment this mora
ing, or at least returned the disturbed sod
and tamped 1t down hard. Several times
the amendment has been disposed of and
each time IL hobs up, but this time the
members have assurance that the matter
will not be forced upon them again. The
motion of Clarkson, democrat. TO request
the committee to report on the amendment
was debated and Sammis raised the point
of order that the senate could not do this.
President Clarke overruled the motion and
Saunders moved to lay the motion on the
table, which was done.
Ayes-Adams. Balkema. Brown, Bruce,
Burgess, Chapman, DeArmand, DeWolf,
kirkpatrick, Foley, Francis, Frudden,
Gates. McManus, Mates, Moon, Nichols,
ers. smith OF Des MONIES, stucRsisger. Van
Law, White, Wilson.-2T.
Nays-Allen of P~ocahontas, Allen of Van
Buren,. Bennett, Clarkson, Dowell. GILL
land, Hammill, Larrabee, Mccullough,
Peterson. Proudfoot, Smith of Mitchell,
Whipple.-13.
The motion to lay on the table the mo-
ton Of Proudfoot TO compel the committee
to return the amendment, on the day be-
fore, was carried by 26 to 81. Both Clark
son and Proudfoot say they are done.
The committee having In charge the
measure has it laid on the committee
table and probably will not hold another
meeting.
New Custodian OF Capitol.
The bill to require that in the future
the custodian of the capitol shall keep In
his office a complete inventory OF public
property and make a report covering many
matters not now Included in his reports,
was carefully considered by the commit
tee on retrenchment end reform and 1t
probably win be passed. There is some
doubt about the passage OF the bill i'm
mediately increasing the salary Of
custodian. T. E. McCurdy, whose record
in the office is most excellent. retired to-
day and he will go to his home at
Hazleton, where he owns a bank and other
III operty. He has had several fine offers
TO 90 into business in Des Moines, but
Mrs. McCurdy prefers to return to
Buchanan count The new custodian
rounced and 1t is probable most Of the
force will remain, as they nearly all sup
ported the present administration. Some
of the old soldiers are a little purturbed
over the fact that Mr.. Boutin has a record
of not doing just as the veterans would
like in the matter OF the soldiers prefer
ence law, in fact he is said to nave re-
fused to keep a soldier In office on that
account and nothing else, AS most of the
employees under McCurdy were soldiers
this is Important, Governor Carroll has
also taken a different tack from his
predecessor as one Of his first acts was
to remove from the executive office an
old soldier. who could have claimed pro-
lection OF the preference act, but chose
not to do 30, However, changes are in
evitable in a large force such as that which
the custodian must handle. Custodian
Boutin has made an excellent impression
and has been welcomed to the state house
by all.
Hold Down the Boards.
The present Educational board will not
be permitted to forestall the new Board
Of Education in the matter of deciding
what shall be done with the millagC
taxes for a series of years. 1t is -ecog-
nized that the present board might, If so
disposed, before they go out of existence
July 1 next adopt plans for various
buildings and let contracts covering a
large part OF the income from the miilage
taxes for several years. But the lCgis-
lature will not leave this door open. The
experience with the building of the presi-
dents residence has shown the danger OF
not specifically forbidding anything of
the sort. So the Legislature Will, in max
ing its approval Of the building work TO
be carried on under the present boards,
specifically declare that plans shall
not he made for any other work and all
shall be left over for the new board ~hion
takes charge July 1.
The senate this afternoon failed TO pass
the bill to create the office OF commerce
counsel the bill receiving only twenty-ons
votes.
The house defeated the bill 10 transfer
the banking department to the state treas
urer and passed the bill 10 create a con
servstion commission with . sibyOoe appro-
~priation. sj
No Circle ON BsIIOt.
The house today failed to pass q hill &c
restore the circle TO the secret ballot II