Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-18
SENATOR kiMBALl INTRODUCES
MEASURE CHANGING METHODS
OF ASSESSMENT.
BILL MODIFIED TO MEET
OBJECTIONS OF FARMERS
Affects Chiefly Taxation For City Pur-
poses-Equal Suffrage Proposal to
Come Up in House Thursday-Oe-
bate Over State Fair Passes Grows
Acrimonious.
peciai to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. Ex-senator Glenn
kimball introduced his first bill in the
senate today and started the fight for
q change in the manner of taxation of
railroad terminals which may result
| in getting for the cities of the state
some relief from situation acknowl-
edged everywhere to be bad
The kinball terminal taxation bill
differs from previous bills in that it
will not affect the values on which
taxes are levied in the rural districts.
thus removing the opposition Of the
/ farmer representatives, for it is pro-
vided that the change affects chiefly
the taxation for city purposes. The
essence Of the bill is in this clause:
And at the same time the executive
council shall apportion the assessed
valuation of the whole property to the
Irrespective cities and towns, thru and
| into which such railway extends in
the proportion that the value OF the
immovable tangible property of the
railway lying within each city and
y
property within the state, which APP
portionment shall be transmitted in
such statement
Il is further provided that a g to all
railroad property outside of cities and
towns the assessment shall be appor
toned just as at present but the
board shall! enter therein the appor-
t!onment Of assessed valuation for
i,.
transmitted in said statement, and
such apport!oned valuation shall con-
s,itute the taxable value of said prop
erty for taxing purposes in cities and
towns" etc. The bill Is one that is to
be urged very ardently on the legisla-
ture as measure OF justice for the
cities and towns Of the state.
The equal suffrage proposal Is com
ing right to the front. In the house a
special order has been fixed for Thurs
day morning when. OF course, the pro-
posed constitutional amendment will be
debated and be approved. There does
not seem to be very much opposition.
a rising cloud has appeared, however,
because the senate today received a
favorab BILE report from the elections
. committee on a substitute for the
| Chase bill to provide that at the next
general election such women as desire
10 vote shall have the privilege Of cast
| ing a straw vote on the question OF
their desire for the ballot for women
This is to be passed by the senate and
TO be used as an offset to the proposed
constitutional amendment, and out Of
the muddle there is expectation that
nothing will be done.
Senator Taylor, newspaper editor at
Birmingham. made his first speech in
the senate. and he defended his news
paper brethren and the members OF the
legislature both from the imputatfon
contained in the Chase resolution on
state fair passes. which imputation Is
not complimentary either to one or the
| other. Senator Taylor declared his be-
| lief that there was no occasion for the
| legislature forbiddins the compliment
! airy tickets to the state fair to editors
/ of newspapers, and that as a matter Of
| fact the state can not afford to pay for
| all the advertising that newspapers Of
| the state give to the fair and other
| state institutions without charge. Sen
ator Gillette also spoke for the first
f, time on this subject ard he declared
| that as for himself he did not believe
| it necessary to pass resolution of the
kind 20 keep him from accepting a
! cheap bride and that the members
would be stultifying themselves by a
vote FOR such a proposition. Senator
! Cowles intimated the senate might be
(! in better business than spending its
! time over such a matter. But after
refusing to limit the matter to a rec
| momendation as to members OF the leg
| islature the resolution was adopted. 1t
recommends virtually to the state
| beard that TO free admissions be given
! to officials or distinguished guests, to
| officials Of this or other states, to Of
f, fcers of fairs IN other states, 20 the
| crop service reporters, to the boys who
| compete in the judging classes or are
in the boys camps, to children on chill
! dren's days or to any child no matter
how young. or to the stockmen for their
helpers or to any save the officials and
direct employees Of the fair and the old
| soldiers.
f! The chief Of the bills recommended
| by the better schools commission was
| reported favorably to the senate today
| This is the Savage bill to reorganize
| the department Of public instruction
| making the superintendent appointive
by the governor for a four-year term
| who shall be a graduate OF college OF
| have q so.--yeer course above high
| school, and FIVE years experience a.
| teacher or school superintendent. SAL
| airy, $1,000. He shall have general su-
| pervision and control over the state
and public schools not under the state
/ board Of education, shall thru address
es and pamphlets work for improve
ments, classify schools prescribe re-
ports. publish and distribute leaflets
make examinations. determine appeals
from county superintendents. report te
the governor and publish specifications
for school buildings. appoint county
educational meetings. He shall have
deputy and a chief clerk. and may ap'
point five inspectors.
| A conference was held In the office
OF the government yesterday to con-
slider preliminary plans made for
general Improvement OF the architect