Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-17

men on the committee. There was 9
bitter f1ght made In the house to Gu,
on all Of the increase for Ames. but Y
utterly failed. The bills give build
ing fund Of 100000 q year for Ames
and Iowa and half that for Cedar Falls
Iowa City gets a regular annual APP
preparation of 100000, with two-yeaI
annual Of s66.5o0. Ames gets regular
and continuing annual CT $4,000 and
a two-year annual OF $4,000. Cedar
Falls gets $2S5,00O regularly and foE
two years $500 year more. Vinton
gets $4,000 regularly and tho next two
years S11,750 year IN addition.
The net increase Of allowances, Tor
all college purposes, carried in the bills,
is annually as follows: State univer-
sity, s177,S00; state college. $2O2,0O0;
teachers college, $63,500. These are
the figures given by Secretary Gemmil
of the finance committee Of the board
Of education.
During yesterday there was another
pretty fight on the bill for compen-
sating on the foot and mouth quaran-
tine fight The bill was passed finally
with 100000 to be used in paying any
or all expenses but at one time these
who are bitterly antagonistic to the
veterinarians had stricken out of the
bill the provision which would permit
of paying them for their services. The
senate later backed up and left that
matter to the state executive council.
Bills Still Pending.
Not less than seventy five senate
bills are in the house not acted upon
and almost as many house bills in the
senate not disposed of. There is this
difference. however, that the senate has
no serious intention Of acting on most
of the house bills still left with the
committee; while in the house there is
real desire to act on most of them and
to give them fair consideration. Among
these bills in this category are:
Applying the injunction process for
trusts and combines.
Forbidding putting up the plea of
intoxication as bearing on intent as to
a crime.
Changing the date of the primary to
August.
Shortening ballot Ivy taking off
names of presidential electors
Trial of probate actions IN equity.
Requiring mine operators to employ
shot firers.
The patrol method of caring for
highways.
Forbidding the passing Of fraudulent
checks.
Including bottling works and restau-
rants in sanitary law.
Counties to have authority to issue
bonds for highway work.
Regulations for home banks.
Cancellation of doctors certificate
for illegal use Of dope.
Forbidding use of tooacco by minors.
Revision Of fire escape law.
Giving equity courts right to decide
disputes as to utilities.
Revision of the law so as to make
auto number plates good for three
years.
Method of taxation OF electric trans
mission lines.
Several matters pertaining to the fish
and game law.
Butter trademark authorized.
Repeal of the non-partisan judiciary
law.
Requiring hunks in stock train ca
booses.
The special board for licensing
chiropractors.
Giving hardware lealers right to sell
weapons,
Authority for care and relief of the
blind.
Authorizing the Torrens land title
registration system.
Increasing the maximum city tax
levy.
Requirement Of maintenance of pub
lie comfort stations.
Authority to reimburse convicts
when they are proven innocent.
Increase OF soldier exemption to
$4,000.
Raising the age Of consent.
Park life for schools.
Regulation of movie machines.
Requiring visitation and inspection
of schools and private hospitals.
Pensions for the frontier guard.
Reducing number Of general assem-
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