Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-06
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stringent rules 4GAnAl tne Use OK M
toxicating LIQUORS BY students. This
has passed both houses and Is probably
all that will be done in this line. The
Byers substitute for the five mile limit
bill is now In the hands of the senate
Sitting committee and will hardly be
brought out.
The senate last night passed the
house bill permitting the use Of voting
machines.
The Sitting commit tee a greed to bring /
out the Eaton bill providing for three
state examiners Of county treasurers'
accounts. which has passed the house
Ex-Speaker Byers has passed thru the
critical period Of the last few days With
an excellent record. He comes out OF
the chairmanship OF the sitting COM
mittee with the approval OF the entire
house. some thing which The cliairmanfots 4
that commit tee very rarely enjoys. he
has brought OF: the bills IN which the
house was interested and has not tried
to smother anything. not ever. the val
ued policy bill. N:. Dyess is stronger
than he ever was bssess and ID In a po-
isition to enter ~ congressional agns IL !
the Ninth District WITH . n:s ai.saE:nge.
| 1t is no exHRgsfnsipn to asy :het Mr.
Byers is at :,is .:Ee et,e OF the n:ns,
popular men III lows politics. and de-
servedly so, bccAusss ne Is stra:git,
clean man a,:d :,la ssisuds s.ways know
where to find him. Js II we;s q esEte Of
fee to which he sspireG there wou'a
be hardly aiiy doubt Of his success, and,
as it is, his nonlinnt ton is Freely pre-
ldicted by many who are well informed
in regard to politics in the Ninth dis
trict. His chief opponent, in fact his
only real rival, is Judge Walter I. Smith
4 of Council Bluffs.
Speaker Bowen has been revelation
land delight to his friends during the
s|spast two weeks. He has gained in
strength every day. TWAS said by some
d that he would not be equnl to the de-
!, showed such pronounced a6aptabiIity
!. the situation tae,. were scns who still
s said that this was a quies. geod-naturea
4 session, slow going. anc tina: the speak
er had not been tried. During the past
N two weeks. however, no ONE ,.olld dis
pute but that he ha.; bsel severely tried.
Ling hours Of tine general assembly
Speaker Bowen has risen 10 the de-
A sImands OF the responsible position he
Z holds, and has satisfied h..s friends that
!. .lhe is presiding officer OF tie arst-class
l.competent to hansie tn. house regard-
Z less of its temper. Al t.nes he has had
,slto be arbitrary and make quick decis-
lions based upon Justice and good sense
. land he has never missed in doing so
3 Members OF the house consider that the.
! Ihave been fortunate in having u speake
!. OF such an even temper amt perfect self
!, Icontrol. He will, OF course, return Z
: preside over the twenty ninth genera
q assembly II the constitutional amend
:. ment Is adopted extending the terms O
4 the members in order to provide biennia
z elections.
: A compromise was effected on the mi
: : nority corporation bill whereby the in
iterests Immediately concerned in tn
=. advocacy Of the bill secured justic
{. without the assistance OF the propose
law. The sitting committee reported tn
u bill, giving 1t q chance for passage. an
!. those who were opposing it and feare
= lit would pass thought 1t prudent to et
fleet a compromise by granting all tha
= was asked. The sitting committee neN
= er reconsidered the bill or did anythin
Z further with 1t.
y The joint committee on retrenchmer
land REFORM which fixes the salaries an
le number of clerks ii ii all the state office
OF wisely held up its repoft until the la
- thing yesterday. so that discussic
should be avoided and the membel
" would escape the solicitations of II
ld state house force and their friend
OF There was Very little occasion for thi
however, as the committee did not il
ne dulge in any salary cutting. but on u
p- contrary followed the prevailing custo
of this session and raised anumber
salaries that We're too low.
re. The legislature has appropriated $A(
he 600 to pay all the expenses of bringii
" the Fifty first Iowa volunteers from 81
ne Francisco home. The items Of expen
e- Incurred are in detail as follows
by Eight hundred and thirty-slx
he members railroad fare at
mt $3.50. 80. ....... s. ....s 1880
an Five men of the Fifty-first
en Iowa returning in advance of
on theregiment. .. So. 125
re- Cash left in the hands OF the
Ig- Red Cross Society for return
i'll. of eight sick soldiers LETT In
in hospital 80. .... 25a
Two hundred and fifty-seven
sections in tourist sleeper at
8of $10..s So. 2,5so
les Sleeping car fare for 46 officers
i'd at 1898 1-3..j.. l5S
xes Flags, bunting and decorations
sed for train. -s., 49,.
Tickets for assigning sleeping
car fare to members OF the
,u Fifty-frst. y
go Carriages In San Francisco on
,n9 ,t arrival OF the Fifty-first
'.,a from pier to Camp Presidio.. Z:
~, = Hotel bill of NJ. II. Byers. ads
,ies jutant general, in San Fran-
~ ciso .....5.. j.. q
Berth in sleeping car for NJ. II.
80, Byers, adjutant general,
- from Des Moines to San
Francisco. .s...sI....H..
Meals for NJ. H. Byers, adult
ss .hs ant general. to San Francis
M, co. 80 ...5.ss... III
~: Sleeping car fare for N. H.
anu M Byers from San Francisco to
Council Bluffs. 49,.
kilograms paid for NJ. HI. By-
ard ers at San francisco and re-
UI- turn. ~