Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-10
Assembly Backs Up On College Ro1U
only thing that would change the stu
alton and compel haste.

only thing that would change the stu
alton and compel haste.
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One OF the bills OF very great i'm
portance to the cities Of the state, es
pecially where city building Is an ex
tensive proposition, was finished In tn
senate yesterday and made ready 70
the governor. This is the bill which
in effect provides for the constructio!
of main sewers in cities and assess
ment OF the cost not to abuttinG prop
erty but to all the property in dis
| trict designated by the city council a;
! subject to the benefits. In this way
large intercepting or main sewer may
| be constructed where 1t would not be
possible to construct one under tbs
present laws of the state. 1t applies
| the district system to the sewer prob
| lem much as the system is applied Il
general drainage. The bill was By
Kim ball and written especially for this
benefit Of Council Bluffs but will APP
ply TO all cities, including charter
cities. except Des Moines and Sioux
City. where the sewer problem is de-
clared 70 be SO easy that such meas
ure is no. wanted.
The bill relating TO the game warden
department has passed both houses bill,
is to go into Il conference over the
question of salary for the state game
warden. The senate passed ii fixing
the salary at s2,4o0 year and the
house reduced it to $500 a year. a
compromise will be made.
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The house yesterday recalled from
the senate the committee bill for early
closing of saloons. because Of filing a
motion to reconsider the vote by which
it was passed in the house. Some Of
the members are shying at the 9
O'Clock hour for closing.
The two houses have now passed the
bill which was introduced on behalf of
the members from Polk county TO pro-
vide for the nomination at the June
primary OF the candidates for district,
judge in Polk county In that county
there has been trouble over the con-
vention system, since the county con-
vention is also the judicial convention.
But with the adoption of the bill for
so-called nonpartisan nomination and
election OF judges all over the state,
including candidates for the supreme
bench. the bill as affecting Polk coun
ty VIII have no force.
There was some disappointment
among members of the appropriations
committees when they held a confer
ence with the presidents of the state
colleges on the matter OF the appropri-
NJ IN ~ IL
II was found that as result OF the
change in program as related to the
con oscillation Of departments or du-
plication of work the colleges will want
about $4,000 more FOR support And
the heads Of the colleges were quite
able TO show exactly how and where it
is needed. II the additional money is
given for the support OF the duplicated
departments. go the members OF the
Legislature say, it will have to be taken
from other purposes intended. But it
is also pretty certain that not all Of
the increased support will be given the
colleges that is actually needed for the
carrying on of the work.
The conterees Of the two houses on
, the public utilities bin are Messrs.
Francis, Cowles, Sullivan, Dewolf.
Weber. Stipe. Griffin. Craig, Lund,
Larrabee and Hansen. They are at
work in the effort to perfect a bill
that can be accepted in both houses
There does not seem to be much prob
ability Of any agreement of that kind.
Certain II is that neither the senate
nor the house bill will be accepted and
II anything is done. SO some Of them
are saying. il must be practically new
bill.
The house passed the senate bill in
regard 10 electing delegates TO national
conventions but took out the provision
for district instructions leaving i. 30
that the Instructions Of he voters ap-
ply by states only.
The bills for increase II support at
Oakdale and the two industrial schools
of the state passed the house yesterday
and are ready for the governor.
A bill is 10 come before the house
today or tomorrow that will be of great
interest 70 people living between Fort
Dodge and Spirit Lake. 1t gives author
ity for system Of voting aid by tax
for electric lines or the electrifying Of
railroads by large districts. This is to
facilitate the plans for extension Of the
electric line from Fort Dodge 10 Spirit
Lake. Il Is intended that the right of
way Of the Minnea polls shall be used
TO Livermore and the right of way of
the Rock Island thence TO Spirit Lake
But to do this some tax aid is needed
The bill will make possible the creation
Of large district covering a number Of
counties and vote in the area af-
fected on giving aid by special taxation.
the initiative TO be taken by petition OF
majority Of the people affected. The
oil meets general approval.
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The senate put in another day Cf
listening TO various members who de-
sire to air their personal views on the
problem of q proper System OF work
mems compensation. The only thing
done Wednesday was to try out the bill
which Secretary Wrightman wrote and
had offered and it received nine votes.
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The senate passed the Whitney bill
for sanitation. 1t gives to the state food
and dairy department new lead. 1t
will require the cleaning up of baker