Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-24

tho petition Of the railroad commits
sion, which was in the nature OF an
explanation, came to the floor OF the
senate members were ready to send It
to the speakers table and motion to
that effect was made without any con-
sideration of what was in the resolu-
ton In fact after 1t was done not
half the members knew what II was all
about Objection was made to having
the matter printed in the record be-
cause 1t would cumber up the same;
but in January long petition was
presented from one Ezra w FELTON, and
another signing themselves "sapping
and drainage engineers" petitioning
for the building of a ship canal from
Muscatipe to northwestern Iowa, and
this was permitted to go into the rec
ord. taking up more room than the
railroad commission resolution would
have taken BUT the real objection to
the reception of the petition was that
il was a matter which had already been
presented to the appropriations COM
mittees and bills had been introduced
in one house at least to cover the
needs of the commission Members
say there is no question whatever about
the passage of these bills. which will
be equivalent to ordering the commits
sion to continue to represent Iowa in
the rate cases.
The bill to establish state colony
for epilaptics carries an appropriation
Of 100000 and this may be reduced
materially and vet the work be COM
menced. The plan of having a colony
for the epileptics is not a new one
! but was taken IN ten years ago and
seriously considered Its effect would
he to take sufficient number away
from the state HOSPITALS so that adj
ditions TO them would he materially re-
1uced for some wears. Unless an cpl
leptic colony is established it will not
he many years before there is demand
either for another hospital or enlarge
n,ent of all the present ones.
Speaking before TIE aoo~onra tions
ternoon in support of the Mates bill for
additional supporr for the state eduna-
tioral Institutions President j. r.
Trewin. of the state board of education.
nut in some hard knocks on the bills
which have been introduced in both
houses Of the assembly calling for an
appropriations Of 500 600 for short
courses. in which work the college at
| Anes has been enga ged 10 some extent.
President Trewin declared that he
did nor want 10 Inc understood as being
opposed TO short courses but he declared
that the members of the board of edu-
cation were as unit in believing that
$4,000 added to the preSen: appronri-
alton of $4,000 is suffciant for that
department of the institution.
He said thai there We're other de-
partments of the colleges a, Ar1es and
at the other institutions where the
money could be used TO better advan-
tages. ard It was not the desire of
the board 70 have the appropriations
for these departments cut down he
cause of a 100000 appropriation for
short courses.
During the past year twer.v-three
short courses We're held" said President
Trewin, land they We're held in every
county that wanted them. That shows
tina, the interest In the courses is not
as great as some believe and that there
is no particular reason why 100000
should be appropriated for thanl.'
This attitude of the educational board
on the short course proposition was
somewhat surprising to the legislators.
due mainly 10 the fact that those be-
hind the movement to secure the $780,
900 appropriation have been making an
extensive campaign and have been So
liciting people over the state to send
letters to their representatives in the
ASSEMBLY asking them to support the
| bill.
! The state educational board is asking
for general increase in its support
! fund calculated 10 build up various de-
partments which need strengthening in
ali three of the state schools at Iowa
City, Ames and Cedar Falls.
The committee devoted the entire
afternoon to the educational board, but
took no action on the bill.