Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-08

classes, the marriage Of paroled per-
sons and increase Of the support funds.
The controversy over the presidential
preference primary bills is In a pecul-
lar condition. The house committee
substituted a new bill for both the
bills. The new bill is on the calendar
as a new proposition, but the authors
Of the other bills claim that it does not
in fact make a substitution, for 1t con-
tains new matter and leaves out some
of the essentials of the two bills. The
substitute bill contemplates only that
there shall be preference expressed for
presidential candidates and an cleo
ton Of members of the committee.
The legislature decided that it was
a little too harsh to provide an exec
utive session of the joint assembly for
hearing the college scrap talked out to
a finish by the trained takers engaged
for the scrimmage, so the word exec"
utive" was cut out. But members give
warning that if there is any packing OF
the galleries the joint assembly, will
exercise its right to clear the CALLER
les and exclude persons from the floor.
Who is going to be put forward as
spokesman for the anti college warriors
who are to be called before the legis-
lature next Friday to give reasons Tor
their demand that the legislature shall
reopen the old matter of college ad-
ministration? Who will speak for the
booster committees of Ames, CEDAR
Falls and Iowa City, and be in posi-
ton to satisfy them all? The only sug-
geStion of one man who might do the
whole job is James B. Weaver, Jr., who,
has been very conspicuous in the
pamphleteering of the state against the
colleges and in arousing sentiment for
the calling down of the board. But 1t
is said they have not been able to agree
on Weaver He Us an Iowa City man
and has not been much concerned ABOUT
Ames Persons connected directly win
each city are willing to appear and talk
but there is fear that they may get
their wires crossed, and expose the dis
agreement as to purpose on the part OF
those who are banded together for the
fight. On behalf of the board and the
state educational institutions President
Trewin will, Of course, be the spokes-
man next Friday. Oratorical fireworks
may be expected and there are sure to
be some sparks flying II 1t comes to a
hand to hand conflict between the big
men on both sides. The chairmen OF
the committees having the matter In
charge hope to bring out everything
that will in any way bear on the con-
troversy.
The hearing on the bill to provide
pension for Iowa teachers billed 1or
Friday afternoon was postponed one
week. much to the disappointment OF
number who came here to appear be-
fore the committees.
Senator Arney is writing an import
ant amendment to the law for COM
mission governed cities in regard to
salaries. 1t will propose that for the
smaller cities the pay shall be graded,
and that for cities between 1000 and
$4,000 the pay Of the mayor shall be
500 a year for each 1000 Of population
or major fraction thereof. and that OF
councilmen shall be three fourths that
Of the mayor. For cities above $4,000
the pay will be as at present. He will
also suggest a change so that for cities
between 5000 and $4,000 in population
the law will require that the officials
must make their work their chief and
principal occupation, and for the larger
cities it must be their sole occupation.
The governor has signed the Joint
resolution authorizing employment Of
experts to investigate state offices.
There is no limit fixed on the amount Of
the expenditure under the resolution 1t
is said the experts employed charge $50
day per man for their expert work.
The contest committee handling the
Pottawattamie county senatorial con-
test brought matters to head by issu-
ing an order that all testimony must
be in by next Tuesday morning. It APP
peared there was unnecessary delay.
The senators are paid half their salary
next Wednesday. The fate of the Cher
okeeId Plymouth contest depends on
whether or not certain ballots marked
as spoiled were in fact merely marked
ballots that ought to be counted 1t
was found there were "a ballots missing
in the district and just 81 were tied up
in the packages marked as spoiled bal