Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-29

greater mower to the boards of super
visors First a motion was made to dt-
vide and give the county of the 8 mills
and then to give of the to the coun-
ty. Both failed. In preventing this
senator Classen, of Marshall, deserves
great deal of credit, for he did good
work among the senators to prevent the
spelling of the plan to keep the money
fl the respective townships. The pro-
vision that the poll tax may be worked
out" was a partial concession to those
who favored the present hit and miss
plan, but 1T is not Objectionable to the
authors of the bill. There is no doubt
that the governor will sign the bill and
that in the end it will have material
effect on the road making in Iowa.
| AS has been stated before the rail-
way assessment bill was deserted by Its
authors and chief sponsors before 1t
ever came to vote in the house. There
| is no Disgusting the fact, which is pat
ent to every one, that great many VINO
were supposed at the beginning OF the
session to be favorable to bill similar
| to the one in question became luke
warm and in the end We're against 1t.
Some of these men are saying they
have not changed their views in the
| least and had this bill been such a Dill
as they would have desired they would
have been for 1t, while others are open
ly confessing that the bill did not bear
the investigation and the assaults OF
those who opposed 1t. Among those
who voted for indefinite postponement
of the bill are several who were two
years ago openly declaring for change
| in the law and especially for the adop-
ton of a law for the establishment of
the stocks and bonds plan of assessing.
| A canvass of the situation shows that
number Of the members changed their
views in regard to this political bill al
most at the last moment. The truth Is
| that the bill did not suit either one OF
the senators who We're concerned in its
preparation and every one felt that he
had failed in his purpose. Among those
who voted against the committee report
and therefore to sustain the bill In the
house there were eight of those who
might be classed as Cummins men and
sixteen anti -Cummins with six demo-
Gratis This may or may not mean
anything. 1t does show, however. that
the effort to make this bill test of
fealty to Governor Cummins utterly
failed Most of the members of the
house are now glad that the trouble
some railway assessment bill is out Of
the way for the present.
The following is the concurrent res
olution by Mr.. Walters relating to in
vestigation of the sewage question
which was introduced yesterday and
passed the house:
Whereas, The disposition of sewage
has become serious matter in the.
state of Iowa. and
Whereas, The methods of DISPOSE
tion and publication are little known
and understood, and
Whereas. The law governing and
controlling the disposition Of sewage is
somewhat vague, ambiguous and def
cient; therefore, be it resolved by the
house, and senate concurring. that the
state board of health be. and it is here
by appointed commission without ad-
ditional compensation to investigate the
question of the disposition of sewage,
the publication thereof, the condition
of our laws governing and controlling
the question of sewage, and report its
findings to the next general assembly,
together with such recommendations
as it may deem wise, and
BE it further resolved, That said
board of health may pay any necessary
expenses incurred by it In making the
Investigation herein contemplated out
of any funds in its hands not otherwise
disposed of by law"
The senate committee on pardons has
recommended the passage of the reso-
lutions for the pardon of Joe McCrary
and George Stanley and have reported
without recommendations the res
olution regarding Wesley Elkins. But
two other cases remain to be consid-
cred.
The following are the bills which
have been signed by the governor and
are ready for publication in the next
volume of acts:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
IF. 156-Defining the crime Of kid
naping for ransom and fixing the pun
ishment at imprisonment from ten
years to life.
>. f.. llS, prevent OuS
who takes the life of another from re-
ceiving any benefit from the estate as
an heir.
II. r. 55-Raising the age limit at the
industrial school for girls from a ma
jority" to q years.
S. f. 1S-Making 1t punishable by
five years imprisonment or fire of
$500 to be caught with burglars tools.
II. F. 117-Making the law relating
TO malicious mischief apply to electric
railways or apparatus belonging there
to-
S. F. 12-Fixing punishment for use
or sale of barrels, boxes, bottles, casks
or kegs belonging to another.
H F. 31-To prohibit the sale of CO.
caine except on physicians prescrip-
ton.
APPROPRIATIONS.
n. f. 1SS-Providing for support for
the school for the deaf by $22 month
for nine months a year.
H. F. S6-Support of blind school $22
month per capita for nine months of
the year.
S. F. 14-To appropriate S1,26O.S6 for
Inauguration.
S. F. 276-To appropriate $1,000 for
fumigating Indian reservation.
S. F. 134-To appropriate s1,222.09 for
express and carriage.
S. f. 10O-To appropriate $4,000 for
additional employees of the legislature