Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
Attorney General Rules Bill
as Passed by Senate
is Legal.
VALIDITY QUESTION
RAISED IN HOUSE
opinion to Be Followed by Immediate
Adoption Of Amendment - Suffrage
Amendment May Fail to Get Favor.
able Approval by Senate Committee
State Educational Institutions Ask
For $1,7os,45o.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 2a.--At,orney GEN
erai II. NJ. Havner today in an opinion
handed down held that the constitu-
tonal amendment providing for prohi-
oition Is correct and constitutional AS
worded and in need OF no further
amendment before action is taken by
the house of representatives +
Validity of the amendment was
questioned by Representative Dbugia .
Rogers, of Carroll county. democratic
iioor leader, who held that the word
ing OF the amendment If passed would
result not in its submission To the peo-
PIE, but to the next legislature, and
that the omission of cummo after
the word resolved in the submitting
resolution. and the omission of GER
tain capital letters. would have the ef-
feet of invalidating the amendment.
In his opinion the attorney general
held that the wording of the reso1u
ton was Identical with one previously
passed by the legislature and that
submission of the amendment to the
people would be brought about thru
the passage Of resolution Of which
Wv Woulu UG u pdTl anu
not an amendment itself.
He cited numerous precedents for
this contention. The opinion was one
of the longest ever prepared by the
department Of justice. II covered thir-
ty-four closely typewriter pages.
The opinion is expected to result In
immediate action on the resolution in
the house.
Suffrage Amendment May Fail.
The woman's suffrage amendment
may never get out of the senate com
mittee on constitutional amendments.
This committee Is to meet latc today
and 1t is understood a number OF
members are against 1t.
The senate this morning devoted
most Of It's time to considerations Of =
revision OF the rules. =
A bill was introduced to make In
eligible for admission to the soldiers
home persons having property to the
value of $4,000 or over.
State Schools Want Much.
Appropriations totaling s1.70s,460 for
state educational institutions were in
troduced in the Iowa state senate to-
day by Senator Helmer, OF Carroll
county, and referred to the committee
on appropriations.
OF the entire appropriations, Sa75.0o0
isl for construction or maintenance OF
buildings. The remainder is to cover
current expenses for the next biennial
period. Appropriations for the ex-
pense were divided as follows: Iowa
state university. s535.0o0; state college
at Ames. $175.000: Iowa state Teach
ers' College. s555.45O; Iowa State Col
lege for the Blind at Vinton, $4,000.
Appropriations for the state univer-
sity were divided into two sections
$250,000 for current expenses and $325,-
900 for equipment of buildings, pur-
chase Of land. etc.
The Ames appropriation Is limited to
current expenses.
For the Cedar Falls school. S3TS, ,350
is provided for maintenance with an
additional appropriation Of S94,5o0 for
the teachers fund. summer school, etc.
An appropriation of sS2.70O Is provided
for the extension of summer school
work and for, among other Things.
equipment of vocational education
building.
Following are the appropriations in
detail provided for the state univer-
sity: Colleges of applied science. lib
eral arts. law, pharmacy and medicine
Sllo,000; dentistry. Sf6.1G3: cSaacational
college, 100000: graduate college, $50
900: fine arts, $1,000: summer school,
$4,000: equipment and supplies, $500:
repairs and contingent fund. $500;
department of buildings and grounds.
$500; administration. $4,000; library.
s1250o; school Of commerce.. Ss5. 600;
pipar1ifx-
ment OF buildings partially equipped,
100000; paving and sidewalks, $20,-
900; purchase OF lands, sl55 900: total,
$525,0o0.
Minor Bills Introduced.
A bill was introduced by Senator
| Parker, of Polk county giving county
| attorneys authority to perform the
| duties of coroner In cases of absence
or illness of that official. and Senator
| Grout of Black Hawk. introduced a
bill carrying an annual appropriation
of $4,000 for the state to assist the
| United States geological survey I'M
making n Typographical survey of tho
| state.
A bin by Senator Wilson. of Appa-
moose. would force the executive coun-
| Gill; which acts as n state board of re-
view. to notify the auditors OF coun-
| ties on which the assessment Is to be
| raised ten days in advance Of the in
crease so the auditor may advise the
board Of supervisors and that body
| arrange with the council for hearings
| on the increase.
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Cedar Rania. vetaran nend
Cedar Rapids, Jan. zs.--sIeorge Mar-
| tin aged ST. died here yaSterflay his