Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-24
NAY VETO PAY Bill
CARROLL INCLINED TO BLOCK
RAISE IN PAY OF STATE LEG
leLAroRs.
GOVERNOR TRYING HARD
TO MAKE A RECORD
Tstal Appropriations Of Legislature
Likely 70 Exceed Al Reeords-Less
OPPOSITION Than Expected to Bill
Creating Commerce counssI-caueus
on State Printer and Binder.


Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, March 24.-Will Cover
nor Carroll veto the salary Dill OF the
legislature? There is a rumor that he
has that in mind.
The governor has had an ambition
to make a record for economy and to
show how easy it is for a real governor
to hold down expenses Of the STATE and
protect the pockets of the taxpayers.
But already the state expenses have
been increased enormously the past two
years and the increase is continuing.
The state viii receive and expend
much larger sum OF money this year
than ever before in its history.
The increase OF pay of the legtsla-
tors will mean an increase OF the cost
of the legislature, for this one item OF
81, 100 session.
The legislature has already pro-
,vided for three new district judges at
$500 a year each, and many other
salaries are to be raised. 1t is not al
all improbable that the total of appro-
priations of the legislature for special
purposes will exceed that Of any recent
session. Some of the members fear
that the increase OF salary bill will not
/ get into the session laws.
| When the house passed the bill
creating the office OF commerce coun-
sci it was much less opposed than had
been anticipated and the general trend
of the discussion was that the office is
/ greatly needed. Cunningham had
charge of the bill and presented it as
one absolutely necessary to the pro-
lection of the interests Of the shippers
and consumers OF the state. The COM
! rnerce counsel will be law officer at
tached to the office Of railroad commits
sion for the special purpose of appear
ing before the interstate commerce
commission and the courts in the pre-
other matters in which the people are
interested. The bill as it came to the
house carried q salary Of $500 year
(which the house changed to $4,000
E1ear.
An effoet q to be made to have a
tfepubHcan caucus next Thursday eve-
ming to decide who shall be state print
er and binder. The plan is to have the
candidates agree to 1t and then have
the call circulated in such form that
by no possible MISUNDERSTANDING can
the caucus undertake to settle the other
differences which exist as between re-
publican members Of the legislature.
There Is very great desire that in this
matter the republican party shall act as
Q unit. almost as great a desire as
there has been that in other matters it
shah not act Is = unit.
The judicial plums which are being
placed at tho disposal Of the governor
are not an sweet as they were repre-
scented to DO and some are said to be
even sour. The Seventh district situa-
alton has proved a puzzle. Mr.. Done
gan. the bar selection for the appoint
znent, was here all day yesterday and
counseled with some OF the friends OF
the governor while engaged In looking
after the tax bill. It seems that while
Mr.. Donegan received the bar indorse-
ment, tho fact that the district last year
turned down the bar nomina tons may
have some influence. The temperance
interests, thru Rev. Mott Sawyer, got
busy and have lain down on the gov
ernor to appoint Mr.. Beattie to the
bench. On the other hand, Dick Let's,
Bruce Seaman and other pronounced
standpatters have insisted to the gov
ernor that Same Finger is just the
man for the appointment
The farmers organization which was
formed in the house at the beginning Of
tho session seems to have fallen by the
wayside, or to have been run over by
an automobile. No meeting has been
- alrc
great many measures are before the
house that are Of special interests to the
farmers. Some of the members are say
Ing that there never was any excuse for
the organization and the effort to form
the farmers into solid phalanx was i'll
advised. One Of the first things the
organization undertook was to disp ?se
OF the automobile problem, and ii was
found that most OF the farmers own
tautos and that they are more inter-
.ested in their machines than they are
in anything else, and nothing came OF
1.-THE efforts made. But since the Canad-
ian reciprocity question was haahad be-
fore them :he organization has not held
q single meeting.
Such strong opposition has appeared
sn tho senate &c the DIXON hill for Civ
ing state aid to high schools for normal
work and requiring teaching Of agricul-
lfure that it is not probable it will get
thru to the governor. Some OF the eGu-
Gators Of tie state are objecting ser!-
.sSusly to any rule that will compel cx-
animation Of teachers in agriculture.
They say that this is absolutely I'M.
possible at the present time.
11ss house yesterday passed bill to
place the reporter and clerk Of the su-
premo court under appointment by the
court and to give tho court power Of
removal For a long time there has
0oSn agitation TO have the reporter