Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-25
Special to Tim es- Republican.

, Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. 25.-The state
board Of education will not be put I'M
der the ban of condemnation by the
/ state senate.
The report of the committee will not
( be in favor Of passage of any one Of
the radical reactionary measures pro-
posed.
! In a straight division in the senate
! committee on educational institutions
Yesterday, it was found there We're
four who. in a general way. favored
some action that would operate TO pre-
Vent the charges proposed a the in
! stituticns The committee consists Of
the following members: Senators
Arney, Roe. Jones, Francis, Balkcma,
Darrah, Jewell, Mates, Malmberg, Nc
/! Coll Amcs, Larrabee. Clarkson. Kim
| hall. Schrup. Mr.. Francis is Ill and was
not present.
AT Il previous meeting it had been
arranged that all who had any reasons
to present for rebukng the state
board OF education should present
them in writing. Only four did SO.
The matter which came principally
to the attention Of the committee and
upon which the major part of the dis
cussion is understood to have taken
place, was a proposed bill by Senator
kimball which merely proposed that
the law as to the state board should be
| amended to provide that the board
should have the authority to prescribe
the courses of study which must be in
harmony with the general purpose Of
the institution in each case, but that
no such course Of study should be pre-
scribed or change be made without the
concurrence of at least six of the mem
berS Of the board.
There was some urging that the bill
was good one but perhaps 1t ought to
six.
Without committing itself to the
principle the committee directed that
the KimDall draft for a bill, be referred
to a committee to be dressed up and
TO erbody some additional features,
and that it be reported back to the full
committee when completed. The COM
mittee to which it was referred con-
sists Of Kimball, Boo, Anles and Bal
kenla. They all expressed themselves as
III pdlAiS Will LIZ tOSd.
The thought in regard to this way
Of getting at settlement Of the col
lcge quarrel is. according to members
OF the committee favorable, to evade
the delicate proposition Of administer
| ing a rebuke to the beard, but al the
same time to tie the matter up for the
| future and make it certain no action
would be taken in regard to course
! ,v,ip
| board A majority of the committee is
said to favor this move, but on d.
rec. division as to rebuking the board
the committee stood TO 4.
!
| The movement to limit the state to
| the purchase of coal which is mined in
Iowa. for use at the state institutions,
| tho not for use at the state capito. or
at the colleges or elsewhere, has ap-
peared in the legislature. A petition
was presented yesterday from the Of
ticers of the United Mine Workers of
! No. IS representing that Iowa coal is
/ in every way best and should be given
| the preference and asking that the leg
I isIature pass a law conilnlng the
board of control to the purchase Of
Iowa coal. a similar petition was
/ signed by officers Of the Iowa Coal
! Operators Association. The first was
signed by w. H. Rodgers, president,
and Frank Cameron, secretary, OF the
Mine Workers, Abba; and the latter by
| f. c. Smith. president and j. 3. Ky all,
secretary, Dcs Moines.
The senate ways and means commit
| tee has reported for killing the bill by
| SEaulGing 20 authorize county Is
purchase land at tax sales. 1t was rep
| resented in the committee that as mat
| ters now stand the county has no ma
| chinery or organization for the hand
| ling of isnd thus purchased and II
would be almost necessary to organize
a real estate sales and rental depart
rent 70 ge. results under the system
proposed.
! The senate today received report
| from the judiciary committee recon-
| mending postpOnement of the bill 10
authorize cities to establish building
| code and regulation and limit the
height and material Of buildings, etc.
If Senator KiElball gets his pay for
the full term, in accord with the deci-
sior, Of the attorney general, it will
have 20 be after the legislature mas
given direction to that effect and made
it plain that he is entitled to the full
$1,000. The warrant for the pay for
the half year of $500 to Senator Good
win was drawn after the officers Of the