Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-27

for the veto of Governor Shaw would
now be a law. The insurance people
have spent a great deal of money the
past year educating" the Legislators on
this question, and one of the best of
their text books was a little pamphlet
in which was given the full veto of
Shaw on this bill. But 1t appears that
the senators, at least, are disposed to
give the bill another trial. The insur-
ance committee is favorable to the
measure. There is strong sentiment in
its favor on all sides and the insurance
lobby has already become much
alarmed over the prospect of a law
which will require the payment of the
face of policies in cases of total loss.
Senator Molsberry was absent yes
terday on account of having been vac
@cinated. The vaccination took too hard
on him and he has fever which con-
fines him to his room.
Senator Trewin is now posing as an
original reformer He is going after
the interstate commerce commission
and wants congress to strengthen the
interstate commerce law materially.
President Mclean, of the State Uni
versity, and others representing the in
stitution appeared before the house APP
preparations committee last evening
and presented the needs of the State
University once more. A subcommittee
consisting of Hughes. Stuckslager, Will
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has been appointed to confer with like
committee of the senate appropriations
committee with regard to eXpediting
the omnibus bill for appropriations for
board of control institutions, and thus
to gain time for other matters. The ed
ucational institutions are pressing on
the committees the necessity of having
something done soon. The committees
have virtually decided that the omnibus
board of control bill must be got out of
the way first. The subcommittee of
the ways and means committee to make
further inquiry into the matter of
probable receipts has as yet done no
work and has not been able to get to-
gether. Those who made the estimates
admit that they have been very con-
servative but contend that even If the
legislature is most conservative the
state levy must be raised some, and 1t
is better to under estimate than to do
the other thing. But subcommittee are
getting to work to straighten out the
tangle. The plan is apparently for the
senate appropriations committee to
wait for the work of the house commit
tee.
There appears to be some opposition
to the bill for state hospital for in
ebriates, dipsomaniacs, etc. The COM
mittee on public health of the house
has discussed it and asked sub-com-
mittee to make inquiries. The objection
appears to be than an evil disposed per-
son having grudge against a good
business man some times given to too
much liquor could easily make him a
great deal of trouble; in short, the door
is left too wide open for revenge or for
mated there is no danger of the bill
passing either house.
AT the afternoon session of the house
yesterday the bill by Mr.. Furry to less
en- the punishment for perjury was
passed. The sole excuse for this bill is
that under the present law where
necessarily means a peniten-
tiary sentence convictions are almost
The lawyers believe that
if the punishment is lessened 1T will
make convictions more certain. The
Sweeley bill in regard to placing me-
chanics' liens on property abutting that
on which the work was done was
also the Edwards bill to require
telegraph and telephone companies to
file with the county auditor plats show
ing the location of their lines and the
distances in each taxing district. The
latter is one of several bills asked for
by those interested in the taxing ques-
tionS.
Mr.. Kerr, of Grundy, made an elo-
ouent address on the resolution to in
struct on the anti-injunction question,
and appealed strongly TO those who
were hesitating about it. Mr.. Sweeley
also delivered an effective argument in
support of the resolution, and Kendall
was decidedly elonueut IN bis addreaa