Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-08
HOUSE PASSES SENATE BILL
APPRoPRlATlNG ANNUALLY
TO HIGH SCHOOLS.
$500 PER YEAR TO EACH
WITH NORMAL DEPARTMENT
Senate Votes to Accept Gift Of Shsn.
, andoah Normal But Fails to Provide
For suport-carroII May Yet Sign
Notary Bill With Saloon Joker ~
More Money For Industrial Schools.

went In for giving greater facilities to
teachers for normal training. and
passed the senate bill which grants
state aid to high schools that maintain
normal departments and prepare
teachers for the rural schools. This
hill gives $500 q year to each school
maintaining such q department.
The senate discussed the bill to es-
tablish state normal school at Shen-
andoah by acceptance Of the building.
located there as free gift to the
state, provided the state will maintain
a school. The bill carries no appropri-
ations and contained no provisions for
maintenance, and was carried by bare
having twenty-six votes.
May Sign Bill With Joker.
Senator Sullivan decided not to re-
call the bill from the governor to legal
ize as to notaries public, and 1t Is still
In his hands, but he has not decided
whether he will veto 1t or sign.
Governor Carroll today told Des
Moines business men who approached
him in the interest of the bill lesalizinK
the signatures on the saloon petition
Of consent. that he will veto the meas
ure unless the legislature again passes
it, He declares that the Legislators
did not know that the future Of the
saloons Of Des Moircs deper..s Upon
It.
sammis Takes Defeat Hard.
Senator Sammis made another Ell.
fort today to secure senatorial en-
dorsement Of his plan for q public util-
ities commission. Senator VanIaw Of
fered q resolution for the appointment
Of q commission to inquire into the
adviseability Of establishing such a
commission. Sammis offered a, sub
stitute to instruct the appropriations
committee to report q bill TO the
feet. Objection was made tostlae res-
olution on the ground that 1T would
formally comm it the legislature to the
policy, and it WAS laid over without
action. ~
~ Row Over Saloons.
Senator Adams stirred up a big row
in the senate by making motion that
the senate refuse to consider any more
bills intended to raise salaries. The
motion would have cut out considera-
ton Of the bill to raise the pay OF the
treasurer of state and other officials
Adams threatened to make speeches on
every bill Of this kind unless his mo-
tion was carried, but despite this the
motion failed.
The bill to remove the Iowa soldiers
monument to the river front In Des
Moines passed the senate. ea
The conference committee report on
salaries Of county clerks was introdhc-
ed in the senate, but question arose
ss to the wording and the report was
Withdrawn for correction, end as cor
rected by the committee was passed.
The senate passed the hill TO appro-
pirate $25, 900 to aid the railroad com-
mission in defending Iowa railroad
rates.
Uniform Bills Of Ladins.
The house passed the senate bill for
a uniform bill Of lading and to make
such bills negotiable instruments. be-
ing bill in accord with q national as
tional association looking to uniform
ity Of laws on this subject 3f5a'
Appropriations Approved.
The house of representatives today
approved the recomrn endations OF The
appropriation committee setting aside
$3.50 900 for improvements at the state
at Iowa City. Ames and
Cedar Falls.
Conference Report Delayed.
The conference committee on this
commerce counsel bill has been unablc
to reach an agreement owing to the
illness Of Senator Chase. who has zone
home, but 1t is expected that on Mon
day the committee will recommend that
the bill be passed giving the appoint
ment to the railroad commission.
The conference committee on salaries
OF county clerks has Iirtaally agreed
upon a report fixing chrks' salaries at
from $4,000 to $500, and in addition
the clerks in smaller counties shall re-
celve 5000 year out OF probate fees.
More III oney :o. Industrial! e>>h.SS=!=.
The senate passed the bill to increase :
the allowance at the state industrial
schools for support.
The house passed the senate bill
on collateral inheritance taxes TO
strengthen the law.