Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05
IO R[0RGANE( COURT
Cummings Bill to Fix Salary OF
Supreme Judge at $4,000
Passed.
Speaker Eaton Makes a Speech
in Its Favor..Busy Session
Today.
Large Number Important Meas
ures Disposed of..Adjourn-
ment Next Week.

passed by the house today in the exact
form introduced in the first place by
Cummings. The house had at 1rst
Completely spoiled the bill, but the SEN
ate stood out for thorough reorgan-
ization of the court and placing the sal
aries at $4,000. Today the house con-
Cured in the amendments and passed
the bill. When a motion was pending
to fix the salary at $4,000 Speaker Eat
on took the floor and delivered strong
speech in spport of the original bill and
lit was carried.
Bills were passed today To provide
for filing vacancies in city offices; TO
authorize employment of expert ac-
countants by the state and to llx per
capita payments at Cherokee at $l5
month and appropriate $4,000 for re-
moving insane. The senate passed the
Payne bill to require county auditors
to publish complete annual statement
of county finances in pamphlet form, a
hill TO apply the law as to itinerant ply
sicians to institutions sending out
agents to solicit business; fixing the
salary of the assistant attorney gen
leral at $1.500 year The automobile
bill which was defeated some time ago
was passed in amended form, leaving
icities to regulate the speed In cities.
The house amendments to the state
| college and state university tax bill was
| concurred in, thus not restricting
| the annual amount these institutions
may receive. The normal school bill
has also been passed. Pardons We're
granted George Stanley, William
Young and Joe McCrary.
It is believed that final adjourn
ment, can be accomplished next week,
probably by Thursday The legislat-
live season has run its length. The
Imillage tax bills are out Of the way and
appropriations can be disposed of now.
tIs.e situation in the matter OF railroad
Legislation is clearing. The Hubbard
bill went over to the house, was sent
to the committee on railroads and
| commerce and was reported back today
for passage, the vote in the committee
sbeing unanimous. The bill will likely
receive some amendments In the house
Iof minor Importance and be passed.
The bill will be approved by Governor
/ Cummins. 1t has never been con-
demned by anyone having any knowl-
edge of it's purposes or its proposals
The Larrabee bill, which was rushed
thru the house, is finally back in the
lhouse again where it can be comfort
ably smothered. Nobody seems to care
4 what becomes of 1t; and after all, II
lis discovered that the governor was
not especially interested In the bill
When the next job of assessing rail-
roads is entered upon the council Will
do all that is required Of 1T In this
bill and more, and that without the
necessity for legislation. The new
Molsberry bill is on the calendar occu-
pying first place. 1t will come uT
again Tuesady, and substitute Will
he offered, which will first have re-
i ceived the approval of those who are
in a position to give assurances thai
), the bill may finally become law
There has been great deal of poll
tics INDUCED in in connection with this
bill. Political lines in districts and III
the state for a year hence and after
wards have received consideration
The truth is that a compromise has
already been agreed upon, that bill
has been prepared, that 1T was drawn
lby Robert Mather, of the ROCK Island
that it will be sprung next Tuesday
las g compromise, that 1t will be reas-
lably satisfactory to all parties and vii
close up the gap which appears t6
lhaye been widening within the party
land the legislature for some days
Such bill will be a happy ending o.
a controversy which is fast causing
Iirreparable injury to the state and te
the republican party.
What will be the future of Wesle.
Elkins? A great many are asking the
question. Governor Cummins will
prepare his parole in due time. Blu
has there been such bitterness il
northeastern Iowa because of thi.
matter that the people will insist OF
sending Wesley back to prison? l
will be recalled that he was convicted
and sentenced on the charge of killing
his father The indictment for kill
ing his step-mother still stands agains
him. In the heat of the discussion i
: was used as threat and intimation
IWere given OUT ltlttI IL ttiS JOoiio iiie.i
is paroled he will be arrested and g
back to Clayton county to be tried OF
the other charge But this is not like
w. Members from that part of thu
state say this is not possible. on tn
lother hand, unwise persons are plan
ming to have the parole issued at one
and have Elkins brought to Des Moine
J to meet the members of the legislature
Others say this would be bad thing
$ Anything in the nature of making
3 hero out of the young man would b
A bad 1t is also the opinion of the ma
$ iority of the members who voted TO
the parole that the young man Shouts
e be taken care of and not allowed to g
back to the northeast part of the state
1t is probable that the papers can no
be prepared until after the legislator
: adjourns.
0 The house did a big days work yes
0 terday and it was largely late in tn
o Oiday The speaker commenced to ru
OtEthe bills thru at an alarming rate
o. Here are some of the late ones: Bi
lin regard to recording wills, bringin
o the loan and trust companies unde