Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-01-26
Iowa Senate Is Almost Unanimous
ly in Favor of Biennial Elec-
tions in the State.
PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION PASSED.
Grocers Want Their Interests Pro-
tected-Board of Control Vacancy
Convict Parole Law, Vote for Sena-
tor, Normal School Campaign and
Other Legislative Notes.
lspecial Correspondence. ]

resolution Tor the submission of a con
stitutional amendment for biennia
elections. 1t passed the senate Satur
day by a vote of AZ to 1. The resolu
ton provides for the submission O
this question to the people at the mex
general election, then if it is adopted
as it seems almost certain it will be
there will be no general election il
1901, but there will be session of tn,
legislature in 1902, as usual, and AGAR
in 1908. The terms of all officer.
whose terms would expire on the frs,
OF January, 1902, will be extended ONT
year, and the election will be held in
1902 and every two years thereafter
and the general assembly will meet il
the ODD numbered years, instead of the
even numbered years. This resolution
was introduced by Senator Titus, Of
Muscatine.
Grocers Ask Protection.
The grocers of the state are, and
have been for some months, making
preparations to get law passed to
protect their interests. At present
the law exempts the wages of the head
OF a family from garnishment for 90
days, even where the debt owed is for
family expenses. No bill has yet been
introduced, but it is understood that
the grocers will ask that this be great
ly reduced, and that the exemption
shall be small sum. They argue that
where they supply actual family ne
cessities the law should not be so
| framed as to protect deadbeats who
get trusted for their groceries, spend
their money for whisky and tobacco
and other things and laugh at the
groce1yman when he tries to collect
his bill. They have made very thor
ough campaign along this line, and it
is said that they have very strong
support in the legislature, and that
some remedy of this kind is almost
sure to be adopted.
Going Abroad.
Ex-Gov. William Larrabee will short
ly retire from the board of control
He and his wife will sail from New
York with party of friends on Feb
ruary "a for an extended trip to the
Mediterranean countries. They will
land first at Gibraltar, going to Egypt.
and the Holy LAND, visit cI51hsc aId their
visit by seeing the worlds fair at
Paris. The party will be composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. Larrabee, Frederick Lar
rabee, Miss Helen Larrabee, Mr.. and
Mrs. Love, of Lincoln, Neb., and j. o.
Crosby, of Garnavillo. Mrs. Love is
Gov. Larrabee's daughter. Gov. Shaw
will soon appoint successor to Gov.
Larrabee, although it is very uncer-
tain who it will be. The governor does
not intend to limit himself to any who
may be candidates for the place, and
in fact he does not desire to appoint
any man who is hunting for job. He
intends to do as he did when he APP
pointed the members originally, that
is, find the best man he can for the
place and appoint him. The appointee
will be successful business man, as
the other remaining members are a
lawyer and a farmer.
Convict Parole Law.
The convict parole law which Sen
ator Macarthur introduced in the SEN
ate is now in force in New York, Ohio,
Michigan, Colorado and Illinois. I'm
der it's provisions persons convicted of
crime are given an indefinite SEN
tence. The law provides maximum
and minimum penalties for every Of
tense. The convicted person is con-
fined during the length of the mini
mum sentence, and if his record is
good he is then released upon parole
by the governor, under certain strict
conditions. He is at all times subject
to immediate return to the prison if
he violates any of these conditions. If
he behaves himself until the time of
the maximum sentence has expired he
is as free as if he had served out the
time in prison, but if he is returned
to the prison the time he has been out
does not count in his favor, and he
must serve the maximum sentence.
Convicts who resist officers or attack
guards or assault other convicts are
barred from enjoying the privileges of
this act. The law is calculated to in
spire good conduct in prisoners and
has been successfully tried in the 9TH
er states mentioned.
Game Laws.
Some changes will be made by this
legislature in the fish and game laws.
The entire law will be revised SO as to
give the fish and game warden and
his deputies more power in the en-
forcement of the law. At present
they have no power to make arrests
magistrate. A gun license for non
| residents will be fixed either at ten
| dollars Tor each county or ten dollars
for the state, probably the latter, be-
cause it would be more easily en-.
forced and probably produce more
revenue in the end. 1t is also pro.
posed to extend the jurisdiction of the
fish and game warden to the middle
Of the Mississippi river, SO that he
may prevent seining along the shores
and in the hayous and mouths of riv
ers. Market fishermen have at time.
secured as much as &C to 80 tons in {
single place with one enormous seine
covering the mouth of the river OF
bayou. This is destructive to game
Hsn as wen as others, and must bt
prohibited if the FISH are to be saved
Vote for Senator.
The house and senate voted fol
United States senator on January II
and the following day the journals Of
the two houses were compared ant
John IL. Gear formally declared
elected. Senator Gear received
Is votes in the house and 3:
in the senate, a total of III. Fred Z