Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-04
SPECIAL IAX BILL LOST
Tie Vote in the House on Uni.
versity Building Fund Tax
Measure.
A Number Of Minor Bills Passed
by the Housewife
Senate.
Reformatory Bill Amended and
Ordered Engrossed..The Sal
ary Measure.
Special to Times-Republican.

cial tax levy OF One-nfth mill was lOSl
in the house today on a tie vote ol
forty-two, after the bill had been con-
sidered an hour and many amendments
proposed had been voted down. A
motion for reconsideration was filed.
So
Other bills were passed by Secor, to
provide for care of dependent chill
dren and adoption of the same by
families; by the committee to provide
for commission of two persons to
superintend erection of Shiloh monu-
ments; by Buchanan, relating to the
service of notice in tax sale matters
and by Temple, to authorize taking OF
photographs of persons suspected OF
crime.
The senate gave consideration fol
an hour to the reformatory bill and
several amendments were adopted with
a view to still further Strengthening
the bill, and the bill was ordered en-
crossed. The following bills were
passed: BY Trewin. to provide for
support of families of insane; by Hub
bard, to punish for concealing stolen
goods purchased; by the municipal
code committee, seven bills in rela-
ton to cities and towns, to correct err
rors in the code of various subjects.
In the house this afternoon the invi-
tation of the faculty of Iowa State Col
lege for the legislature to go to Ames
March IL, was accepted. The Blanchard
bill to authorize the voting of a tax in
aid for electric rural railways was
The Colclo bill to punish habitual Grim
inals was passed.
When the railway assessment bill
comes up In the senate next Thursday
morning anticipation will be great
because of persistent rumors that a
determined effort will be made to
amend the bill or defeat ii in some
way. The assertions that the bill is
satisfactory to all persons do not APP
pear to be borne out by the conduct OF
some of the persons interested. 1t is
now believed that several amend
ments will be introduced and that
there will be a lively debate on some
features of the bill. 1t is certain that
there is yet the greatest differences be-
tween the senators as to what would be
the effect of the law should it be on
the statute books All sorts of views
and opinions can be heard. Not until
it is openly discussed for some time
can 1T be known certainly what the
feeling among the senators is. The
setting of an early date for the special
Al WI n he
bill will not tolerate further delays in
vote.
The senate special order for tomor-
row morning is the two bills relating
to permanent leyies for the building
funds at Ames and Iowa City. The
State university and the State college
both want a special levy of 1-5 mill
on the entire taxable property of the
state for the purpose of erecting new
buildings. The committees of the SEN
ate have acted favorably on the bills
The friends of these two state insti-
tutions have canvassed the matter
thoroughly and there is disposition
to allow the favors. There is senti-
ment of general opposition to such
special levies. but inasmuch as 1t has
been done before it will probably be
done now and both of these institu-
tions will have permanent building
funds.
The child labor bill went on the
favorable report This is a bill in
trodncod oy, tho fret dow, fo,. ;ntro1,,o
ton of bills by Senator Lister. 1t pro-
hibits the employment of children un-
der IA years of age in mines, factories
workshops and similar places. The
bill makes special reference to mines
AS presented by Senator Lister it also
prohibits employment of persons under
IA years of age in places of public en-
tertainment or amusement but the
committee believed that this would
entail such controversy over the ages
of persons in theatrical companies that
it was all stricken out. The bill pro-
vides also that child over IL years
old may secure from the president of
the school board a certificate that it
has attended school for at least 1G
weeks in the year preceding and on
this permit, to be granted where it is
shown that there are persons depend
ent on the labor of the child may ,e
permitted to work. A similar bill, hx-
ing the age limit at Is years was in
troduced late by Senator Wilson. of
Clinton, but the Lister l.il was fay-
ored. The Porter bil', making it a
crime to allow persons to work more
than s hours a day in coal mines in
Iowa, was reported for the graveyard.
Two other labor bills are in the
hands of subcommittee and will!
probably be reported favorably. These
are the Maytag bills relating to factory
inspection and appliances for the saf-
ETY. and health of factory workers.
Senator Maytag first had his attention
called to the danger of factory en-
ployment in his own big factory for
the manufacture of threshing machine
feeders at Newton. A man working on
the grinder was transferred by the
foreman. Mr.. Maytag knew he was g
competent man and asked for the rea-
son. He found that a man could not
work at the grinder more than six or
eight months without endangering his
life. His lungs would fill with the