Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-08
BOTH HOUSES BUSY
Iowa legislature Winds Up the
Week With a Rush OF
Business.
The Calendars Almost Cleared
OF Pending Measures.-A
Number Passed.
Senate Adopts Resolution En-
dorsins Bill to Strengthen
Commerce Law.

Commerce Law.
Special to Times republican.
Des Moines, March S.-Both houses
TODAY engaged in clearing the calen-
dars. In the senate TreWin called UP
the resolution to endorse the bill In
congress to strengthen the interstate
commerce law, and he explained that
the resolution had come to him from
Governor Larrabee. The resolution
was passed unanimously. Bills were
passed: To provide that mayors may
appoint water works commissioners In
DUBUQUE and Sioux City; to establish
police commission in Des Moinss; to
provide a fishway at the Bonaparte
dam; for uniform bonds of fidelity
companies for public officers; to per-
nit the building of a dam at Iowa city
by the park commissioners. The sem
ate adjourned until Tuesday morning.
bills We're passed: To authorize plate
glass insurance; to make taxes on
buildings first lien thereon; to pro-
vide for fling transcripts in condemna-
tion proceedings; to legalize real es-
tate transfers where the dover interest
has been signed away by the husband;
to consolidate the state library COM
mission and travelling libraries. A
number of minor legalizing acts were
passed.
The Tama county representative, Mr..
Walters, has undertaken to have the
legislature help out the Tama county
people in the matter of the glucose fac
tory drainage by a bill which contem-
plates violent straining of the law for
their benefit. The purpose of the bill
will be readily seen from the full text
which is as follows:
when nuisance is committed,
partly in one county and partly in an
other, or when any of the acts or eff
fects constituting or requisite to the
-consummation of a nuisance occur IL,
sswo or more counties, the civil actions
authorized by section 1902 of the code,
may be commenced and presented to
final determination in any county
where the acts or effects constituting
or requisite to the consummation of
the nuisance complained of occur"
The judiciary committee of the house
has the bill under consideration. 1t is
plainly intended for but one purpose
and that is to permit suits to be
brought in Tama county in regard to
the glucose factory refuse.
The bill to prevent fraud in the sale
of stocks of goods in bulk has been re-
ported favorably to both houses and
bids fair to become a law. This bill
was presented to the legislature two
years ago but failed for lack OF time.
1t is simple and direct 1t provides
that where the owner of a stock of
goods has creditors and desires to sci.
the entire stock he must give five days
notice to the creditors. and if he fails
to give this notice the sale is not good
as against the creditors who were not
served with notice. 1t is bill to pro-
tect manufacturers and wholesalers
against fraudulent sales of stocks of
goods by dishonest and scheming per-
sons Under the present law, unless 1T
can be shown positively that a sale
has been fraudulent and for the pur-
pose of defrauding creditors the latter
have no recourse. In view of the fact
that Iowa cities are becoming manu-
featuring and jobbing centers the bill
is one to protect Iowa people, and 1t is
receiving very favorable consideration.
The Knoxville reformatory bill will
come out some time next week. A
committee has had the bill waiting for
the normal school to get out of the
way Mr.. Warren has asked for lit
tie more time to work on the norma!
project or to ascertain what are the
wishes of his constituents in the mat
ter In fact the people at Knoxville
altho the bill has been on the list for
six weeks, are entirely undecided as to
whether they wish the buildings owned
by the state to be converted into a
reformatory.
The status of the railway assessment
bill is decidedly uncertain as yet. The
vote of yesterday on postponement un-
til next Tuesday was not a test of
strength. There We're many reasons
why the discussion of the bill should
not be entered upon at the last half
hour of a session on Friday. Several
who voted for postponement are good
friends of the measure. Smith, of Nit
chell, explained his vote and said he
voted to postpone simply because he
did not think it wise to begin at that
hour on such an important measure.
Lewis said he would put his explana-
ton in the record and he voted no.
The following was the vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Allyn, Bachman,
Ball, Blanchard, Brighton, Brooks.
Classen, Craig. Crawford, Crossley,
Griswold Hartman, Harper, Hayward,
Hazleton, Hogue, Mardis, Moffitt,
Molsberry, Smith of Des Moines, Smith
of Mitchell. Spaulding, Tallman,
Townsend, Whipple, Wilson, Young of
Lee and Young of Washington-2s.
Nays-Bishop, Courtright. Dowell,
F'itchpatrick, Garst, Hartshorn, Healey,
Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert,
Lewis, Lisyer, Lyons, Maytag, Porter,
Trewin, Winnie-1s.
Absent-Arthaud, Emmert, Hobart.
The bill will come to the front agail,
next Tuesday There was consider