Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-21
No SESSION TOMORROW
lava Legislature Adjourned To-.
day Until Monday In Honor
OF Washington.
Anamosa Prison Reformatory
Bill Considered But No De.
cisive Action Taken.
The Teachout Bill Relative to
Freight Rates Attracting
| Much Attention.
pecial to Times Republican.


ing. A resolution was introduced in the
senate that a recess be taken from Feb.
81 to March 8, as many of the lawyers
would like 10 be at home on March L.,
The senate considered at length the
bill to convert the prison at Anamosa
into a reformatory for men, and after
debating 1t for an hour made 1t q spe-
cial order for next Tuesday.
The senate passed the bill to provide
for the support OF the Cherokee insane
hospital, the state to pay So per month
per capita toward the expense; also a
bill to provide for notice in garnish-
ment proceedings in justice courts.
The house killed the bill to take from
mayors of cities and towns their juris-
diction in criminal cases.
Tim Donohue introduced bill in the
house to require that railway compa-
MES furnish free transportation to all
state officers. judges OF the supreme
court and members of the assembly.
The house this afternoon passed bill
to consolidate school districts, the bill
to amend the adultery law, bill for milk
inspection in cities of 5000, and bill to
provide for duties of state printer and
binder.
An interesting matter was developed
yesterday afternoon in the house COM
mittee on railroads when consideration
was had of the Teachout bill to grant
to railroad companies the right to di-
verge from the established freight rates
in the case of coal and raw material
used in manufactures. The bill has
been prepared with a view to the osten-
sihle purpose OF encouraging manu-
u u-,.s In lows cities fnS towns v IS
not known what particular cities or
towns are to receive the favors of rail
road companies or how this matter iG
tc be determined. But a careful read
ing of the bill indicated that under this
law, IL it should become law. the rail-
road companies would have the right
and the power to break over the traces
on the great majority of things which
hey handle. In short, the effect OF the
bill would be to defeat the present law
in the matter of maximum freight and
leave the companies free to make dis
eliminating rates on almost all pro-
ducts. This did not meet with the APP
proval of the committee and the bill
was hung up to await developments.
The committee on cities and towns of
the senate struck peculiar thing yes
terday afternoon. A bill by Buchanan
came over from the house, the purpose
of which is to allow cities to let con-
tracts for waterworks piecemeal In
stead of requiring it by the entire job.
There were objections to this because
it might cause number of different
elections-one for each contract or Part
of a contract, and cause interminable
trouble. But the committee finally ap-
proved the bill Afterwards Senator
Junkin called the attention of some of
the members who represent charter cit
les to the fact that while the law re-
pealed relates to charter cities as we'll
as others the law proposed is not made
to apply to the charter cities. This
is likely to cause bill to be recalled for
further consideration or amendment.
But it illustrates how easily bills may
get thru which mean something not in
tended or suspected.
The senate ways and means commit
tee this afternoon hear the report of the
sub committee on the new railway as
essment bill. But it was decided by the
sub committee that the statements of
persons who had given advise to the
committee or furnished information
should not be given. In fact, the COM
mittee does not care to have some of
the statements and matters discussed
while the bill is pending. Especially is
the Herriott statement held back from
the public and from the senate. Wheth
er this and other statements Will be
made public later remains to be seem
Mr.. Durham completely punctured
the opposition TO the compulsory edu-
cation bill in the house when he read
letter from Archbishop keane in which
that prelate indorsed the bill and sug
gested some changes, which changes
We're made before the bill was put on
its final passage Mr.. Dunham had
sent the archbishop a copy of the bill
for his inspection. In this connection
one of the members was recently rid
ing on a train when he got into con-
versation With a good priest from
town in his district. The priest under
took to argue against the bill when the
member took q copy from his pocket
and they went over it together. They
had got but a few lines when the priest
said that he approved the bill. He had
been misinformed in regard to its ma
ture and did not understand that it
made no interference with parochial
The debate on the concurrent resolu-
tion in regard to ndorsing the Hoar bill
in congress to prohibit enjoining strik-
ers took "A decidedly populistic turn In
the senate. Crossley turned to TRADE
against Schwab and declared that he
could sit in Monte Carlo at gaming
table and cable to the United States to
stop the mills for three months and the
American workingmen were prevented
by injunctions of the court from doing
to protect themselves. Healey