Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-05
SENATE MEASURE As ADOPTED
VERY MUCH DIFFERENT FROM
FIRST BILL PASSED.
IOWA CITY BREWERlES
NOT TO BE DISTURBED
Senate Adopts Amendments Putting
Only Saloons Out Of Business at Ex-
piration Of Pernits-Senate Does
Good Job Of Unloading College Con-
troversy.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 5.-The debate on
the five mile limit bill which passed
the senate late yesterday, came near, at
times, to getting down 10 the personal
point. In the main it was dignihed and
k1siderate but practically all the talk
was for the bill.
Senator Francis made stirring ap-
peal for the bill in d form that would
do no injustice. He declared he mad
no use for the saloon: but he said, in
the passage of any bill the legislature
can go with safety but u little way be-
yond that which public sentiment de-
mands. The trouble With the adoption
of the amendment to the constitution
thirty years ago was that it was az
time when public sentiment was not
ready to sustain in full the conditions
desired. He declared that two years
from now. if he is in the legislature he
will offer bill that will put the saloon
cut of business in every city of the
state under say 10000 population. He
predicted that in very few years. at
least in ten years. If the progress is
kept up under present laws. the saloon
will be a thing of the past in Iowa. But
he did not believe Iowa should uuy
brewery at this time. Up till today he
had never heard OF the brewery Ques-
ton in connection with the five mile
limit bill. He therefore proposed the
amendment to exempt the brewery
rather than to confiscate and buy it.
1t was Senator Quigley who. in the
course of the discussion. suggested the
state take over the brewery and oper-
ate it and use the profits in building
roads.
Allen called attention TO the fact that
Iowa had already confscated several
breWeries.
There was some sharp sparring be-
tween Doe and Heald over remark
Of the former which seemed to reflect
on the latter and Dunnegan. There were
also remarks by Smith. Taylor. Boz,
Thomas. Darrah. Allen and others,
The plan to exempt the breweries at
Iowa City was devised by Francis and
accepted. In support Of the amendment
to make the bill apply only when the
present saloon permits expire Mates
called attention to the fact that to do
otherwise simply meant at least two
years of expensive litigation over the
matter because it was questionable
whether the legislature could do it az
all.
The Dill has now passed the senate in
a form very much different from that
in which it passed the house. Whether
the house will accept it remains 70 be
seen. Probably as to both this bill and
the daylight bill there will be confer
ences.
Effect Of College Bill Unknown.
Members differ somewhat as TO the
effect of the bill which was passed BY
the senate regarding the colleges 1t
for the first time gives TO the state
board of education the definite duty and
responsibility Of prescribing courses Of
study at the colleges. Then it also pro-
vides that:
such courses Of study shall be pro-
vided and maintained in the severai
educational institutions as may be
adapted to the education Of both sexes
with regards TO the general purposes Of
such institutions, and shall include
home economics, and may be duplicated
to such extent as will advance the edu-
cational interests of the state
The provision that the board is re-
uuested to rescind It's former order Is
taken to mean that il shall back Up and
# desired shall DO IL over again Mem
bers Of the board say that If the bill
passes the house 1t will dispose Of the
controversy. the board will back up and
all will go on lovely a the colleges.
If the bill passes there will be an in
crease of pressure on the governor as
70 the appointments 70 the board.
Fair Beard Accepts Criticism.
One Of the recommendations of the
committee on retrenchment and reform
of the legislature in regad TO the de-
tails of accounting for the state board
of agriculture was that there should
be a physical valuation of the property
of the state each year and complete
inventory Of all the property at the
state fair grounds. AS a matter of fact
the idea for this was secured by the
efficiency engineers from a resolution
on the books of the board already
adopted providing for just such an in
ventory in the future. Members Of the
board say that they will agree fully
with the committee as to the advisa :
biIity Of a more complete set Of books
and accounts but that the matter Of cost
of the same has always stood in the
way. However, the board will proceed
at once to adopt all the main features
Of the committee report, all of which
were merely along the line of a more
complete accounting