Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-02
PRESIDENT M'LEAN RESIGNS
Former Nebraska University Head to
Leave Iowa Institution.
CERTAIN IT WILL BE ACCEPTED
AetinE President of InstitutiOn win
BE Named TO Handle University
for Remainder of the
school Year.

DIES MONIES Ia, Feb. 1-(specisl Tele-
gram.)-The State Board of Education, in
session here today received the resignation
Of President George MscI4ean OF the state
university. but has not yet acted upon the
same. 1t Is certain IL will be accepted and
that an acting president will be named to
handle the university the remainder OF
this year
II Is regarded as probable that in some
way It will be arranged that President
MacLean will be placed upon the Carnegie
pension list. Prof. Bowman, a member OF
the Carnegie board, today visited Presi-
dent Bell Of the Drake university and also
conferred with the members of the State
Board of Education. 1t is known that
steps are being taken to have the state
university brought under the Carnegie
foundation and II this is done it is the in
tention that President MscLean will take
place Herewith.
Miss PankhGrst Talks.
Miss z. Sylvia Pankhurst, the noted Eng
lish suffragette, spoke to the Iowa legisla-
ture in Joint assembly today. She de-
clared that unless the legislators permit the
women to vote, the latter will set about to
defeat them In their candidacy for re-
election. She asserted that unless women
are permitted TO vote, our civilization
may pass away like other great world
civilizations have vanished"
She declared that woman suffrage will
not break up the home, and that it will
result in better wages for the working
girl.
Autobiography Resolution.
Senator Adams OF Fayette county today
introduced in the Iowa senate joint reso-
luton memorializing the Iowa senators
and representatives in the national con-
gress to use all honorable means to defeat
the reciprocity treaty with Canada on the
grounds that II would result in the low,
ering of prices Of land and products in the
middle west.
Sammis Bill Passed.
The Iowa senate today passed the Sam
mis- bill increasing the salaries of Iowa
legislators from $3.50 to 1920 per session.
Increase of Salaries.
The senate today voted to increase the
pay of legislators. It is now $3.50 for each
session. There was an effort made to
have 1t not apply to followers next session
and another effort to have It not apply
at all until 1916, but both we're defeated.
Several Of the members voted against it on
the tusoIy Indl II NOulO De equivalent 70
voting to increase their own salaries, but
were willing to have 1t apply in the future,
Terminal Tax Bill.
Senator Saunders introduced a bill ia
provide a change in the method of distribu-
ton of railroad values for taxation pur-
poses along the right Of way. Instead OF
the mileage basis as now, he would have
the railroads file plats showing the exist
ence Of terminal values and have these
values set apart for taxation where To-
Gated.
Approval of Income Tax.
The house passed the resolution approx
ing of the income tax proposition and ask.
ing congress to submit an amendment tc
the constitution for an income tax.
The house also passed a bill forbiddine
exhibition of any deformed person or thing
or monstrosities as such