Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-12

proper TeStrlCtloHS, out hol aS sums
| as has been usual in such measures.
| The final passage of the bill. with such
a large amount. and under al, the cir
cumstances, is great victory for Sec
rotary Clum who has managed the bill
from the outset and been constant in
his attendance at the sessions of the
legislature 1t will enable those in
| charge of the Iowa exhibit 70 get ready
at once and make the showing that
Iowa should have at San Francisco.
The home rule" bill for the cities
| of Iowa was introduced in the leSisia-
ture today by Senator Arney. of Mar
shall. and Representative Kimberly, of
Scott. Ii is the bill as prepared by the
legislative committee of the Iowa
4 League of municipalities 10 give to the
cities of the state the full right to con-
troll ali their local affairs except
where the legislature has given speciiic
instructions. The hill would very
greatly enlarge the power OF The NUM-
cipalities and clear up many matters
l. would also make il unnecessary for
the cities 10 be coming year after year
and asking special legislation. Nessrs
Glasgow, Mueller. Pierce and others OF
much work along this line.
The new blue sky uill came to the
floor of the legislature today. This
has been prepared by Attorney Genera!
Cosson, following conference with at
;orney generals OF other states, 50 that
It is a measure which em5odies the
thoughts Of a number of able men. 1t
follows the line of an inspection meas
are 50 as TO avoid the rocks on which
so many of these bills have been
wrecked. The fees ana conditions are
about the same as in the present Iowa
lax which Is in the hands OF the courts
to be ,enderly executed in due time.
The bill to authorize cities to employ
special men to handle ,ne census
enumeration next spring has been re-
ported to the senate win favor. II
was not charged materially in com
tllittee and is in satisfactory condition
for the cities.
Evidence presented to the Iegisla-
tive committee on rs1renchment ana
reform al the state house tended to
clear the state board Of health Of
charges Of questionable motives in
charging fees Tor analyses OF water
while The laboratories d the state uni
vsrsi-y a. Iowa City and OF the Iowa
STATE College OF Ames, give the service
free.
The testimony. however, brought out
the fac; that there has beer serious
disagreement between The board OF
health and the state university officials
with regard 10 the employment of the
state ep.demiologist ard .he board has
refused - accepl the services Of the
officer since July !, 1914
II addition 70 the charges made
against the board and the secretary,
Dr. 9. H. Sumner, by DIR. ]. W. Kline
of Fort Dodge, Frank Pierce, Of Mar
shal.town. secretary of the Iowa
League OF Municipalities. declared
that the present organization OF the
state board is q failure. He said that
Des Moines interests dominate the
board and that It Is not giving the
state the service the state expects He
further urged that the board be To-
Gated al the state university at Iowa
City instead of a, the capitol
The committee lost much time az
the hearing for the reason that mem
bers Of the board Of health who ap-
peared, did not answer direct questions
and many letters were introduced
which had no bearing on the matter
Senator Allen, chairman, called a halt
on the letter reading and the !ryestl-
gation progressed. except for interrupt
lions. There were so many interests
represented and all seemed 70 want 10
talk az once that the result was con-
tus:ng.
The bill presented by Senator Saw
age as chairman Of the appropriations
committee 70 increase the support
funds for the Institutions under the
board Of education and 70 make special
appropriations aside from the rlillage
taxes, calls for total Of sI,3Is450 in
the 7le.nium, U be paid out Of the
general funds Of the state The mill
age lax BIN for the three institutions
provides three-twent.eths of mill for
the university and state college ard
one-twentie-h for the teachers college.
This is seven twent4eths Of a. mill as
against ten-twentleths as now. or a
aalf mil. Then The half mill for the
extension work : 10 be continued, and
these rn.l3age taxes, on present basis of
valuation, VIII yield in the Two years
an aggregate Of about 1854 500. So
the ,wo bills call for expenditures In
the bienuiurn Of about 32.s00,90o.
/ The bills cal! for special appropria- :
lions for the oiennium as follows:
State university sl4400o
state college ........... 1GS 100
Teachers college ......-.... 1880
College for the blind -...rlI7 200
/ Total .........-...-.... $4,000
TIE support funds contengent funds,
etc, provided for IN the Dill are:
state university .........-....sI 59950
State college ........... 250. lZ5
] Teachers college ........ Sc, 200
! Total Observation-Disclosures. $1ssz1J
This last lis for one year, which
should be doubled for the two years
But there Is an Offset which should be
rerna rked. ar come Of the items in the
contingent are already provided foI
now, but viii have 70 bs renewed OF
dropped.
All ri the specials included IN the
last named list should come out OF the
general funds of the state as we'll as
the support funds.
There can be no excuse for a man !.
he allows q cold TO develop into pneu.
nlonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remed,
counteracts any tendency towards thi!
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