Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-23
70 ELECT SENATORS
Iowa Legislature Likely to Go on
Record as Favoring Popular
Choice.
Pennsylvania Urging States to Push
the Matter-The Suffrage
Question.
Legislation Against Prize Fights
The Floyd Memorial Dubuque
Mines.
Special to Times -Repubhcan.


Special to Tones -Repubhean.
Des Moinss. Feb. "a. The resolution
asking Numbers of congress 70 support
a resolution in congress providing for
the election Ct United States senator's by J
tine people has been in the hands Of the
ssnat committee on constitutional
ansndm ents for two or three weeks. 1t
may b. acted upon at the next meeting
Hof the committee, which VIII probably
ioceur next Tuesday. The resolution
lpassed tbs house without opposition and
will probably pass the senate. This is I
mot a part + the Pennsylvania move
nent 70 seelise this change The sgisla
tuie Of Penass lvania appointed 4 com
mittee and made an appropitatian toi
pay itS eHpsnses TO urge upqr ne other
/ states The passaee Of resolltisfs Of this
icharactsf sifc the resolution passed
kthe house the secretary OF state aas re-
feeivesl a l,stter from the chairman ef this
COMMITTEES asking INN to prRsc lhe
matter u the IoWa Legislature They
4 saelfl 10 De iultt a2ltdttS ab9ltl tlts
matter III PennsyhIania which Is npw
i state with but on senator.
The woman stifflsge petitions are
looming III BY the t4ns of thousands
Il The NJ nbers are receiving great bum
dies Of them from das' 10 dag. and from
Ten 70 tBsnSy thousaag an being filed
ain both houses eNeig morning Mhanathe
9ftigsf fer the PRESENTATION Of RESOLUTIONS
l.;ifriVes Nfly little Is SAID about ttis iT
the nes M4iies papers bat flls fact
that the members ire i9earins from
Itllsir constituents in this matter f,loI.
4 than eye,' before Not only petitions
inpt Ietters are coming IL. ard Letters
y from nfluential peSnte too The time.
lfas gene by when the suffrage move
s. sinient can b. laughed ont OF court. II IS
TON treated With respect becauscit has
THE support of many influential people.
Legislation against sparring matches
and fafe pNze fights does not seem 70
reeeiS;e favorable attention ii tlie leais-
lature. The senate judiciary committee
has naGa three Efforts . get III bin
thstt waS Satisfactory to all its inenlbets.
but has heen uaabie 70 do 50 Tho @hoia
nlatti Was indtfnitely pastpons1i By
ne ansnitte last Wetlfsss1 attat
ilayiag reinased a hill praf,alssa BY q
stip7Gofll,nNtsH con2csed ef senators
Tiluso MtIseaiiile ard Hobart of Chez
okes. that nlaktss the laNv read az fol-
lpMs
Secsien 3e6e. Nllpsyer engages as
principal y any f'sizs tight tor eaigag's
II in any rlI5lc or private pairing eXili-
bitien. NTH or without gloves. for q
eEprize, reward or anXthins g Saillf or AZ
( which an admission fey = CHARGED OF
received either directly et indirectly or
!. Who strds Or putishes il elfallense 81
aeeeptanee 81 a4eAalltnsH ser SUCH eX-
abition oi ligfl, OF earrles er delivers
stieh ehallenea ca aceep pianae. y trains
or assists any pers9n N training q l're-
Eparing Tor such eShibifion q fight, or
any lsls5n a. persons who leas any
hal. room or otael premisesfa ths puit-
pose of holding such exhibition tiglip
shalt be- fined not less thar sleQ nor
snare than $1,000 or be imprisoned Z the
panitentiary for d term Of not more than
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