Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-10
riculture, and thus the agriculturists
have an advantage over the persons
employed in other industries.

employed in other industries.
The bill to raise the salaries of dis
trio. judges has been sleeping soundly
for some time There is a great deal OF
opposition to this bill. The district con-
ventions are being called and the num-
Der of candidates for positions on the
bench is such as to discourage those
who have been arguing that the in
crease in salary is needed so that we
shall have material for the bench. But
among a great many of the members it
is recognized that the present salaries
of judges are wholly inadequate and
thye ought to be increased. But for the
fact that the state is hard pressed for
ready cash the bill would have passed
both houses long ago. 1t may get thru
in the closing days.
The friends of the bill to establish a
board of optometry are still at work.
The bill was passed by the senate, but
not as it was passed by the house. and
this will require another vote in the
house. The disposition in the house is
to not accept the senate amendments,
and yet if they are rejected it is certain
the bill will be defeated But the
amendments, so it is claimed, will COM
pletely defeat the purpose of the bill.
1t will be a law to have n state board
for the examination Of peddlers of eye
glasses-that and nothing else. The
senate amendments fix 1t so that 1t will
not necessarily apply to those who are
merchants proper and who remain at
one place. Now in the past it has been
held that peddlers can not be brought
under any such restrictions, 50 it is be-
lieved by those who opposed the bill that
If it passes in Its present form it will be
declared unconstitutional. The bill was
drawn up in the first place by ex-Sen-
ator Cheshire, of this city, at the in
clans.
The insurance bills are not very
conspicuous. The valued policy bill
disappeared almost as soon as it was
presented and nobody has been work
ing for it. The bill in regard to the
notes given by premium note COM
panies is in the exact form desired by
the insurance companies. The bill in
regard to proof of loss has passed the
house and is sleeping in the senate
where it will not be considered. The
bill for an insurance department was
killed off somewhere along the way.
The bill to provide for a uniform pol
icy which was introduced by the in
surance men has been killed off and the
one to provide that the state auditor
shall make uniform policy is dead.
The one which provides that the uni
form policy shall be as prepared by the
state auditor and attorney general. as
embodied in bill introduced by Dun
ham. will not become a law. On the
whole the insurance lobby has accom-
plished everything sought during the
winter and the laws will be unchanged.
A few minor bills in relation to in
surance matters are of no conse-
quence. The one to reduce the rate of
taxes paid on foreign companies main
tanning agencies in Iowa concerned on
ly a few of the insurance companies.
The house passed the bill to slightly
amend the law in the matter of dis
tribution of pension money of the SOL
diers at the Soldiers Home.
There was an affecting scene In the
senate yesterday after the pardon
matters had been finally disposed of.
John Ballew, of Webster county, had
applied for pardon. The Healeys
had been his attorneys. OF course
Senator Healey felt some hesitancy
about taking part In the discussion,
but he believed 1t was right that Bal
lew should be pardoned. 1t seems that
it was simply a case of a young man
led astray by a lot of gamblers and
finally committing crime in a drunk
en- quarrel. The resolution had been
turned down in the senate committee
but had passed the house. Healey and
Trewin worked together yesterday and
got the resolution thru. Shortly after
the aged mother of the convict came
into the senate chamber. She is evi-
dently poor and hard working wo-
man, and as she stood and grasped
the hands of the two senators named
the tears streamed down her face and
it was with difficulty the senators could
keep from breaking down. The senate
also reconsidered and adopted the
resolution to pardon Otto Often, Of
Pocahontas county.
The conference committee on the
part of the house on the bill to legalize
|all papers that have been effectively
acknowledged consists Of Messrs.
Cummings, Sweeley, Gilchrist and
Davenport. This bill has had hard
road to travel. The members do not
agree at all as to what can safely be
done in the way of legalizing papers
that are illegal. 1t is hard to make a
bill that will meet the demands of
special cases without endangering the
entire law and the senate and house
judiciary committees have been at
work on this question for some time.
The following resolutions We're intro
duced yesterday afternoon in the house
by Mr.. Christianson, of Hamilton
county, just at the close of the days
work:
"whereas, the relations existing be-
tween the members of this house of
representatives of the Twenty ninth
general assembly have been remark
able for the spirit of amity displayed,
land the solicitude which each individ-
ual has at heart for the welfare of his
fellows, and
.sWhereas, we can not hear unmoved
of any change occurring or to occur in
the condition of one of our number
wishing to participate in that which is
of a joyous nature, or to condole with
that which may bring sadness, and