Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-18
70 ADJOURN APRIL !
The House Adopts the Resolu.
tion to Adjourn Finally
on That Date.
A Large Number of Minor Bills
Disposed Of in Both
Houses.
Bill for the Adoption Of the
Township System Of Road
Work Passed.


II this morning passed the resolution to
! adjourn April 8.
The following bills We're passed: 10
adopt the township system for road
working to supersede the sub-district
method. To prevent chief officers from
recurring clerks and deputies to divide
| their salaries. To provide for punish
| ing for perjury without indictment by
grand Jury. To permit Oelwein to have
| a superior court TO create the title OF
colonel of cadets at state colleges. To
provide for additional clerk hire IN
county recorders offices. To publish
an edition of the code.
The senate postponed the special or
der of the supreme court reorganization
bill until Thursday. The following bills
were passed: To give the state board
of health half the fees received from
titinerant doctors. To pay the bonds
men of ex-Secretary of State McFar-
Hand costs in the case brought by
the state to recover money. To permit
| the mayors of cities to appoint officers
to fill vacancies. To prohibit child la
Dor in mines and factories
The biennial elections amendment Is
a special order in the house for tomor-
! row morning and the concurrent lesol-
ution will be passed with little trouble
/ The resolution was not changed from
that which was introduced by Senator
Harper All who have examined 1t have
become convinced that 1t is perfect and
will meet all the objections which were
urged against the late Titus amend
ment
The Buchanan resolution contem-
plates adjournment Of the legislature
iby April 8. but members of the two
houses say they do not see how 1t will
be possible to get thru by that time.
Not much was accomplished yesterday.
1t is almost impossible to get the MEM
bers to attend and do work on Mondays
or Saturdays, and this limits the work.
;Ss days to only four week. AT this
rate the work can not be done by April
3 and will not be.
The old soldiers have been making
their influence felt again. The Dona-
hue exemption bill was passed In the
house 1t provided for flat exemption
of all old soldiers to the amount of $500
on their property assessment. AT pres
ent where thye can show that thye are
unable for work and do not work they
can secure exemptions where political
influences are right. The bill as passed
by the house would make 1t unneces-
sary for an old soldier to show that he
could not work. There are many old
soldiers who are able for work but for
whom the exemption would be quite
welcome In the senate ways and
means committee the bill was not toler-
ated a moment and was promptly re-
ported for indefinite postponement. But
the G. A. r. men have been quietly at
work and yesterday the ways and
means committee took up the matter
again and reconsidered 1t, and had
committee appointed to prepare sub
stitute for the Donohue bill. This sub
stitute will make the exemptions, but
limit 1t to all cases where the assess
ment does not go above $4,000 This
cuts out the old soldiers who are we'll
off and provides the desired benefit for
the needy old soldiers without subject
ing them to any humiliation.
The house appropriations committee
has acted favorably on the bill giving
the state board of health funds with
which to establish archaeological
laboratory at Des Moines in connection
with the headquarters of the board.
This is wanted for the purpose of max
ing Investigations of diseases and pro-
viding a way by which the exact nature
of diseases anywhere in the state may
be ascertained by microscopic analysis
and otherwise.
Several members having tried their
hands at tinkering the tax ferret laws
the house committee on Judiciary went
at it and placed upon the calendar a
substitute for the Meservey bill. which
provides for the ferreting business be-
ing done within three years and by one
who has been bona fide resident of
the county for year and a half,
amending section 1874 of the code of
Iowa by substituting the following:
when property subject to taxation
is withheld, overlooked, or from any
other cause is not assessed, the county
treasurer STlall, WNeI dppT1Seu tnoFeOI,
at any time within three years from the
date when such assessment should have
been made, demand of such person,
firm, corporation or other party to
whom the same should have been as
sessed, or of the administrator of such
person. or the proper officer or legal
representative of such person, firm, cor
roration or ether party, the amount of
taxes which would have been due had
said property been assessed at it's fair
value. for each year in which there was
failure to assess the same, together
with per centum per annum from the
time such taxes would have become de-
linquent had the proper assessment
been made, and shall give such person,
firm. corporation. or other party at
least twenty days notice. by registered
letter, of the time and place such de-
mand IS to be complied with or the
hearing relating thereto is to be had.
If the person, firm, corporation or other
party thus notified does not appear, or
If, upon such hearing, 1t appears to the
treasurer that the taxes referred to in
such notice, or any part thereof, should
be assessed, the treasurer shall list and
assess said property and entar the