Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-16
LEGISLATURE MAKING EFFoRT
TO CONCLUDE WORK OF sEs-
SION At END OF WEEK.
HOUSE CAUSES DELAY
LOVER STATE PRINTING
Senate Probably Will Hold Executive
Session and Confirm Cowies-cIean-
ing Up Big Appropriation Measures
Senators Defend and Attack
Thorne.
Special to Times-Republican


Des Moines, April 16-As matters
stand in the legislature today sine die
adjournment is not in sight for tomor-
row, Saturday; but it is believed by
any of the members that such clear
ing up can be made during the day.
with possibly night sessions, and by
hard work tomorrow, SO that adjourn
ment can be made. 1t is evident that
for the past few days some good
strides have been made toward the
finish.
There is some opposition to an adj
journment Saturday as that means
that many will not be able to get
home until Monday. But adjourn
ment last time was on Saturday. The
date was not set until late. The senate
passed the adjournment resolution just
before noon of Friday and sent it to
the house. which held it until Satur-
day morning when it was amended and
sent to the senate, which body immed-
lately accepted the amendment. The
hour fixed was noon Saturday. 1t was
in fact near to II o'clock at night when
the two houses exchanged information
as to readiness to quit. The date was
the 18th.
Uncertainty in Air.
The senate invited the house to a
Joint assembly today. The house prob
ably will accept. The purpose would
be to elect a printer and binder. But
the dem ocratic members Of the re-
trenchment and reform committee
have filed minority report on the bill
regarding state printing, recomm ending
q bill to abolish the offices and go to
the contract system, farming the work
out among the Des Moines job offices.
It is stated that an effort will be made
to substitute this for the bill revising
the rates A report on the whole find
ings Of the committee as to rates has
been printed in the journals. The re-
port shows that on a four-year period
the savings by the reforms recon-
mended would be about the same as
the savings that it is claimed would
be effected under the contract system
in the same period.
1t is to large extent because Of the
uncertainty on this question that it is
not safe to predict just when adjourn
ment will come. The possibilities in
this mix-up are great. %
To Confirm cowlss.
There probably will also. be a senate
executive session before adjournment
to confirm the appointment of Mr.,
Cowles to the state board Of education.
But this has not been decided upon.
The ugly feeling which caused the
holding up Of this confirmation has
largely disappeared.
There is some clearing up on the
big appropriations. The house passed
the senate 100000 bill for the board
of control, which takes care Of the
minor matters for the board The only
difference between the two houses now
is on the question Of what to do about
equipping the custodial farm and the
Woman's reformatory. The latter has
been waiting for years; the former is
new thing and will keep. The senate
has accepted and passed the house bill
for $4,000 sheep barn at the fair
the $4,000 for sewage system at the
fair grounds. The beef and dairy as
sociations get their $4,000 for educa-
tional work, but nothing for beekeep-
ing or poultry shows. The pharmacy
commissioners get a fixed salary in
stead of a per diem and get $500 a
year. The expense bills for the two
senate contests were trimmed so as
to leave out all attorney fees. The
Grout-DeWolf contest cost $50.37 and
the Findley- Indy contest s137.45.
The house will not likely find any
thing in big bills affecting the college
support and buildings to cause further
disagreement.
The matter of appropriating for the