Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-27
PROF, KENNEDY WILL STAY
Finding Of Board that Charges Were
Unproven Ends Case.
LEaIsLATURE DONG Us WORK
Passing sHd Confederation OF Bills
Net Iapeded ~ Senatorial Con-
test--~wm Pass Oregon
CFrom q STAFF Correspondent


deciding that the charges against Prof |
Kennedy at the state college we're not
proved ends the case 90 far as the out |
sidefs are concerned. No change viii be |
made at the college in the department Of
animal husbandry. at least not now, and
the work will go on. IL is certain that II
the charges had been sustained to the ex-
tent Of recurring that a new head for the
department Be named now u would have
practically destroyed the department. The
students OF the college were a unit IN
standing By Prof Kennedy and their tenn
per was such that II is certain very many |
would have Quit the college had he been |
depossd.
The accusations related to a good many |
matters, but the board reached the conciu- /
sion that these were mainly rumors and
without foundation. For instance. there was /
little ground, 90 they decided. for the accu-
aation 81 having had a tuberculosis animal
shown at the international stock show or
to the charge that animals were fraudu-
lentiy entered at the fairs and I'm regard to |
the questionable methods Of winning at the I
stock judging contests.
The department Of animal husbandry now
has about $50 students enrolled and It is /
the largest department at the college. When
had not over thirty-five students. The de- |
partment has graduated young men who |
are the heads Of many Of the other colleges
Of the country and hundreds OF them who
are doing good work on farms and else
where The state has perhaps gained more
credit for the work OF this department than
any other.
IL is the intention OF the State Board of
Education TO strengthen and improve every
department. Of the college and to especially
add 10 the departments which relate d.
rectly to farming. The veterinary depart
ment q being improved and made one of
the best IN the country, and the department
Of dalryfns Is growing.
I.egiaIatnre Has been Busy.
While only twenty bills have been passed
BY the legislature and have been sent TO
the governor. the two houses have partially
perfected vast amount OF legislation. More
than 100 bills have been passed by one
house or the other and remain yet to be
acted upon finally. The committees have
passed on perhaps $50 other bills and have
reported them for indefinite postponement.
The record shows that the work OF com
mittees has not been seriously impeded by
the senatorial contest.
Expect to Pass Oregon Law.
While for q time IT seemed certain that
the oregon plan bill for direct election Of
senator's after their primary nomination
would be defeated by the veto OF the gov
ernoTs Il is now asserted by its friends that
the bill may he passed over the Veto 1t
all depends upon the senate. where il is
very close The matter has also become
complicated with the senatorial fight in
such way that a trade may be effected
which VIII place the bill before the Iegisla- /
ture 80 that It can be passed
tsLs Legislators for More Eunds. 4
Among the bills introduced In the house
on the last day was one for a special ap. !
preparation for the benefit Of the con- /
ungent FUND OF the railroad commission. /
including payment of Sl.2z7s7 for the pur-
chase Of transcript OF the evidence in the
Big rate case at Chicago and Washington
which has just been decided, which tran
script was made for the benefit Of the
Iowa commission and the attorneys in the
case, and also included in the bill was an
item OF $500 for other expenses incurred /
m connection with the presentation Of this /
case. The latter included the expenses OF
Cnttord Thorne, a member OF the railroad
commission. while he was a member of
the commission in appearing before the
Interstate Commerce commission. and the
printing OF some briefs in the case As
soon a. this bill was presented in the
iesislatnre the bin Of the commission for
the amounts named was withdrawn from
tine state executive council. where no &C
ton had ever been taken The matter will !
80 oireet TO the legislature because OF the
exhaustion OF the contingent fund Of the
comnii ssion
cetaDiatn 81 Statement Made.
Dea MofuNa huefusaa men. -. -.
over the statement OF James II. Trewin.
president OF the State Board OF Education.
mat Iowa does not need a 10000 appro-
priauon for snort courses. He made that
statement and-declared that SO 600 Is suffi
Client The lqcal men contend that no bin
ever introduced in the legislature had such
substantial support from the taxpayers al
the bill asking far This 10000 approprls-
ton
otd Isswmakers Meet.
The thirpeth reunion OF the Pioneer Law
makers association OF Iowa win be held
AZ the historical building Tuesday and
wednesday. March "a and 10
The membership OF this association IL
composed OF those persons who. IN on be- I
Tore. the year $50 we're members Of tbs
gsners' assembly OF Iowa Or We ofs,, -.
thereof. or held state executive t,dicisI -
administrative offlce during the period thus
covered or represented this state i'm tbo
congress az the United states The offieers
are PRESIDENT Benjamin r. CLAYTON Of
ineiapuias sscrstary William II. Flening
Or Des Moines; assistant secretary. Jobn
a. Davis of pes Nones.
viii TatN Nbout women Votes.
While there is no probability Of IN. l.-is-
iatnre approving the constitutional amen.
ment for votes Cor women the advocate
OF me aNendment insist upon being heard
ans the mrs. thing that happens when the
INSURERS return next week win he an omen
meaning N the senate on the woman sur
H.se movement The resolution Is pending
pa me senate and is favored by the com
miftee in charge
coartaNot 10 Ne En,arsed.
Where IL no great probabi az tt. -,
lansement Of the iowa supreme court al
prspoysd in q pending bin The lawyers
have been for several years demapdingi