Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-02
SENATE VOTES pEctsivELY IN
FAvoRlNo OF STRENGTHEN.
ING STATUTE.
REFUSES TO STAMPEDE
OR POSTPONE ACTION
Votes IS to is in Favor Of Committee
1ill-Ssnate Spends Entire Day in
acknowledgements Started ay
College Alumni Association StilIed-
Railroads Want Another Hearing.
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 2.-The chances
are brighter today than ever before for
some good highway legislation. 1t now
seems almost certain the dill on which
the joint sub committees have been
working almost from the first of the
session will become a law. The senate
showed by a very decisive vote that 1t
is in favor Of highway legislation sup
plementing and helping that which was
passed two years ago.
The senate spent a day on highway
matters. The highway bill was prop
erly and fully presented by Senator
Balkema, the hard -head ed and resolute
business man from Sioux county. AS
anticipated the house bill--the john
ston bill-was offered by Senator
Chase as a substitute. That brought
the discussion on the whole question.
The senate refused repeatedly to be
stampeded or to postpone action, and
late in the day the senate voted on
the house bill substitute and rejected1t
Is to IS, every senator present and
voting. The vote in detail was:
For the committee bill-Allen, Arney,
Darrah, Eversmyer, Enger, Farr, Fell
lows. Fleck, Foskett, Foster, Frances,
Grout Head, Helmer. Jackson. Jones.
Kimball, Larrabee, Parker. Perkins,
Ream Robinson, Savage, Schrup,
Sheean, Taylor. Thomas. White of
Benton, Whitmore. Wilson'S.
For the house substitute - Chase,
Doran, Frailey. Gillette. Greene. Hage-
mann. Henigbaum, Hilsinger, LATER,
Indy, Nye. Quigley, Thompson. Voor-
hees, White Of Iowa-15.
This probably will not be the exact
lineup when the committee bill is put
to final vote, but it does fairly rep
resent the relative strength of the COM
mittee bill and the Johnston bill be-
fore the senate. Adjournment was
taken by common consent to permit of
consideration today of the merits Of
the committee bill. and such amend
ments as may be offered to improve
the bill.
The discussion covered the whole
range Of highway construction, high
way legislation, expenditures. bridges,
newspapers and newspaper men, the
agricultural college, boards Of super
visors, trustees, the governor, senator's,
house members, everything.
The members Of the state board OF
education and the finance committee
of the board have been busy the past
week responding to the inquiries OF
members Of the appropriations COM
mittees Of the legislature with regard
to the various appropriations needed
for carrying on the work Of higher
education in Iowa. The committees are
getting down to the finish on the max
ing Of the budget There has been
great deal Of controversy as to what
support should be given here or there
to all the institutions Of the state. The
board Of education has been ready to
answer all inquiries as to the business
management Of the state colleges. 1t
is stated that most Of the commotion
started by a warfare of alumni asso-
Citations has been stilled, tho in the
past week a few secret conferences
have been necessary to pacify the bel
ligerents. Those on the inside believe
that all chance Of additional outbreaks
has now been guarded against.
The house deferred action until to-
day on the so-called near beer" bill
which contemplates permitting the sale
of malt drinks which contain not more
than p per cent of alcohol This meas
ure has been bitterly attacked in the
newspapers here, but Is receiving
good deal of favor. as providing some
thing to take the place Of saloons in
some cities and towns without endan-
gering the prohibition cause. The