Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
BILL CALLING FOR REDUCTION
IN SALARY ONE OF RE.
TALiATloN.
SOURCE OF ANTAGONIST
TRACED TO s. Y. l..
Failure Of Colleges to Obtain Control
Of State Superintendent's Office In
spirv, Effort TO 1=auee Fay or Deyoe
and Assistant - Dry Measures Hit
FIavorine Extracts.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times publican.
Des Moines, March 1S-The cat came
out Of the bag yesterday when Senator
White, who represents the Johnson
Iowa district, introduced the bill TO re-
duce the salary Of the state superin-
tendent and his deputy Immediately,
reducing the former from $4,000 to 81
500 and the latter from $500 to $1,000.
They are now receiving the higher sal
aries mentioned. The present state SUI
perintendent has been reappointed, and
viii begin a new term July !, provided
his appointment is confirm ed, Which il
will be. There has been during the
past year developed a bitter opposi-
ton 10 him for appointment and this
has been transferred into bitter fight
against his confirmation by the senate.
It Is now evident both will fail, hence
the resort 10 a bill 10 spite him and
his friends of the better schools move
R1ent by an arbitrary reduction of his
salary. The only purpose OF the bill
is TO express disapproval of the policies
of the department in the matter Of
placing the especial emphasis in all
school work on the rural schools and
vocational work.
The fact that the bill proceeds from
the district in which the state univers-
ity is located is declared by some OF
the members to clearly indicate the
source of the anita gonisH. 1t will at
east be necessary to prove an alihi.
The fight against the present admin
istration Of the department, il Will be
recalled, was largely a fight over the
question as to whether the common
schools should be run for the special
benefit OF that large class who never
get beyond the eighth grade, or should
be made supplemental TO the institu
tons of higher learning, and all the
courses be directed to entrance 10 the
university.
II is supposed that the opponents Of
the department are arming TO try yet
to show their power by refusal Of
confirmation for the present head Of
the department.
The law library list Of bills and their
record for this week will be out to-
morrow for the use of the legislators.
II Will show that during the past week
comparatively small number Of bills
were passed in the two houses and
there was not much finishing work
The senate has passed no house bills
save legalizing acts. The house has
not touched senate bills. Each house
is passing them over to the other. That
means that when the sifters take
charge they will find each house with a
big bunch of the bills of the other, and
in the hands OF these sitting commit
tees will be a tremendous power which
must be exercised on the basis of trad
in gand dickering between the houses
II is an ugly situation that is develop
ing.
The anti polygony resolution will
probably be revived in a little differen,
form. The resolution which was Offered
by Senator Grout on behalf Of the W
c. T. Z. Of the state calling for {
constitutional convention, was lost, bu
on reconsideration is now on the cal
endar. 1t is planned 10 substitute {
resolution calling for direct anIendmen
of the federal constitution without {
convention. An effort will be made Il
pass It in this form.
The house committee on suppression
of intemperance voted out fayorabl.
the bill to permit Of sale Of beverage
with less than per cent of alcohol
This Is the So called near beer bill
The senate does not have this bill, bu
Senator Eversmyer received a lette
from a Rev. B. W. knight, of De
Moines, harshly dealing with him o,
the theory his committee had recon
mende6 the bill and declaring that j
was an iniquitous measure. Anothe