Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-28


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The senate Ply. passing the admin
istration school bill with vote Of 3s
to practically served notice on the
house that 1t would be wise to back up
in Its defeat Of this measure. This Is
the bill which was lost In the house
Saturday evening because of a light
attendance. The bill as passed by the
senate makes the term of the state SUI
perintendent four years, appointed by
the governor and. confirmed by the SEN
ate, and he shall he5a graduate Of col
lege or university and have had FIVE
years experience in educational work.
The first appointment will be by the
governor elected next time. the term
OF that appoinree to commence July
lst following. The term Of the present
incumbent is extended to that time.
There are to be three inspectors in the
department instead of enc as at pres
ent. There is revision of the law as to
the duties of the office. The feature
which proposed that the superintendent
should be eX-officio a member of the
state board Of education was struck
out.
The new senate bill regarding a
serum laboratory at Arnes provides the
superintendent shall be appointed by
the president of the college, and serum
shall be furnished to residents of Iowa
for use on their own herds at approx
mate cost. 1t is made the duty of the
director 70 establish and declare the
standard degree of potency of hos
cholera serum for successful treating,
curling and controlling the swine
plague. He shall issue permits to 9th
ers to sell serum. These others must
pay ar annual feet of So and put up a
bond, and their serum shall be subject
to examination. The director may also
procure and distribute virulent blood
or virus: but no person shall distribute
or use the same without permit from
him, except the veterinary members Of
the state animal health board and gov
eminent employees. The bill provides
an appropriation of $4,000.
The house passed the bin to give the
Tenth judicial district an additional
Judge. Miller wanted to attach Bremen
county 70 the district but the mouse
wouldn't Go this. The district is the
BlackhaWk district
Tho lobby won by a dog fall in the
house on the matter Of school text
books. The Craig bill to make it cas-
Ter to head off the big book companies
and secure county uniformity Of text
books was called up and was lost by a
bare rwo votes, tho in the list of absent
ones was several who wanted TO vote
for the bill. The house refused to adopt
plan for state uniformity. On the
( floor Of the house there was a sharp
attack on lawyers who represented the
school book lobby and INDUCED in mis-
representations to the members OF ,he
| house and no defense OF this conduct.
There was an abundance Of talk or
| the utilities bill in the senate the ons
! thing bringing il out TO best adVantast
was the amendments relating TO the eA
/ tent If the commission authority o'ei
rnunicipaly owned plants. On the on
hand il was contended that tnes'
. nlan1s should be absolutely Deyono th'
regulation of the commission. on '!i'
orher was the view which finally pre-
i vailed at least in the matter OF Tram
ing the bill. that the commission shouis
have inst enough authority TO require
/ renorts. uniform accounting and ths
! setting apart of fund for depreciation
and be,t.rments. Another amendmen
which caused some discussion was ont
ubicn undertook 10 give the commits
sion authority to assess values for TAX
atior purposes on the Reports given -
for rate fixing. The changes 1t1aue :.
-,111ptriDal
are satisfactory to the city oHiciais y
Des sioines and some other c'les' W
not to ali. On the floor OF the sena y
Il has already been intimated tna' uii
les material changes are MADE IN liz
bill the votes of members VINO repre-
sent cities Will be lost; but 1t Is geneE
allv believed that by Saturday YOU
will be taken and the bill be passed.