Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-26
HOUSE REFUSES
70 ENDORSE BOARD
OPPOSITION TO COLLEGE co.
ORDINATION SCORES ITS FIRST
VICTORY IN LEGISLATURE.
REFUSES TO SUBSTITUTE
BILL OF ENDORSEMENT
Seven Members Absent or Dodge Vote
Question Now to Be Decided IS I'm
mediate Consideration or Postpone
mont For Two Years - Nearly All
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Moines, Feb. 26.-Opposition to
the action OF the state board OF ed
ucation on the college matter got Its
first chance at victory yesterday aft
ernoou on a square vote in the house,
and came off ahead SIS to As with seven
not voting.
The sole question before the house
was whether il was desirable TO take
the matter up and decide II right no"
or to defer action and leave IL over
for TWO years or more. 1t was an issue
as between passing the KAY Dill 1or
an effort at immediate settlement or
the adoption of the Jacobs bill Tor a
commission OF inquiry and advice. The
Klay bill undertakes 10 fix, Tor the
present at least the courses Of study
at each Of the colleges. The other bill
was for a commission of nine to in
vestigate and report.
This BILL" said Mr.. Jacobs, in de-
tense of the commission. lis intended
to carry the matter over until after
another election, and not to permit 1t
to be injected into q campaign at
critical times as was done last year
when candidates went over the fence
IN flocks without even taking run
ming start" He urged that the next
mbly would be informed SO as 70
he in much better condition TO decide
fairly the issue.
Mr.. klay contended that a commits
sion which includes the heads of the
three institutions would make at least
+hree reports. The heads of these in
stitutions may be wise men and broad
minded" he said, but really we ought
not to ask them to commit suicide IN
this way. If we adopt this bill and
fix the courses of study, IL Is not ir-
revocable, but the next legislature can
change 1t and the courses can be and
will be changed from time to time"
He declared the legislature had not
had any great success with commits
sions.
Mr.. Dixon declared both bills bad
and Mr.. Jensen declared both good
The latter said he wanted more ;infor-
nation and did not feel that the mem
bers are we'll enough Informed on gen
eral college matters to decide here and
now on the delicate matter of the
courses of study.
After the house had decided upon go
ing ahead. then the Dixon bill was Of
fered as substitute for the Klay Dill.
This is the bill to approve OF the ac-
&. zion of the board except as to domestic
science.
This proposal was debated for long
time. Mr.. Dixon spoke for over an
hour and Messrs. Ring and Scholz
spoke for the bill. After much Wrang-
ling over parlia mentary questions d
vote was taken on the proposal to SUB
stitute and it was lost 80 to 60
This brought the matter back TO the
Klay bill to rebuke the board. Pending
consideration the house adjourned un-
til this morning. leaving the Dill SUD
iect to amendment.
The legislature will now take re
cess for a week. Practically every
member will return TO his nome. Mem
bers of the committee on Ietrehchiileh
and reform have arranged SO thal
least one Of their number sha4l De mere
all the time so as TO carry on the WorE
OF making the investigation into tnf
state noard Of agriculture and securing
information as 70 various Offices in the
state house. Senator Francis is III II
his room al the hotel and will not be
able to get away, and It is greatly
feared he will not be able to do any
further work in the Session. Members
will go to their homes with many o.
the important bills in Their pockets u
show TO constituents and to consult II
regard to them. This will be especial!
true of the bill for state highway
commission the bill for a public utili-
ties commission and bills affecting
court procedure and the penal system
of the state. Several OF the mem hers
will also take home various school ollis
to be shown to school people during ths
recess and upon which to secure ad'
vice.
A hearing was given In the railroad
committee of the senate yesterday or
the Farr bill to forbid trespass on rail-
road rights Of way and grounds. Inc
bill is substantially the one prepared
by President Brown. of the Burlington
railroad and which was printed some
time ago as the one desired by the
railroad companies Some addition!
have been made to it. The bill RAISED
quite a number Of questions, especial!
as to the rights Of persons engaged II
shipping or having casual business OF
the right Of way, and the fear was ex
pressed that it would, for instance
make it crime for a farmer to go or
the right of way to drive his cattle OF
should they break thru the fence. On
senator objected because It undertakes
to keep the tramps off the rights Of wa!
and he said he thought they ought to b.
required to do all their travel there anc
not on the public highways. 1t wa
explained by Mr.. F'arr that as mat
ter Of fact most Of the accidents re
ported by railroads are from un
authorized travel on the rights of way
Senator Cowles made desperate
effort yesterday to get the equal SUI
frage bill to a place where it could b.
decently slaughtered without the pub
lie seeing what was being done. blu
owing to the vigilance of Senator Allel
the bill was saved Some of the mem
bers Of the senate are getting YER
nearly to the point of becoming rea
angry about the woman suffrage gu