Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-18
A FLOOD OF PETITIONS
Large Number Was Presented
In Both Houses of the Iowa
Legislature Today
FAVOR THE CHILD LABOR BILLS
Tho PeddIers License Measure by
chasselI Recommended for Passage
by the judiciary Committee Of the
Houss-.nsuranee Legislation Ready
For Aetion-Lesislative Nows.

Snecial to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. 1s.-Both houses
metas 2 p. m. today and large num-
Der y petitions were presented in both
houses particularly favming the child
labor bills. the stock shippers bill and
in regard to the changes in Che game
taws.
The state board OF medical examin-
ers today selected Or. F. w. Powers, OF
Waterloo. president 10 succeed DIR.
Adams, OF Sac City. whose term has
expired.
The house this afternoon undertook
to solve the problem of how to amend
thelcode supplement by passing an
emergency measure providing for
amending the supplement instead OF
amending the session laws. The Ju-
dietary committee held a session and
dissolved a deadlock on the Same SUD-
3ect. the lawyers having been unable
to agree.
The chassell bill to license peddlers
operating outside Of cities was recon-
mended for passage by the judiciary
committee OF the house today. The bill
Is:
Peddlers plying their vo-ation OUT
side OF city or town shall pay an
annual county tax OF not less than $50
nor more than 800 ae the bt,ard OF su-
pervisors OF any county may provide
for that county. The word 'peddler'
under tho code shall be held to in
clude persons selling by sample or by
taking orders, whether for immediate
or future delivery. The board OF su-
pervisors OF any county may remit the
taxe1 whers the articles to I've sold are
of Iii educational nature. Nothing in
This section shall be held to apply to
pe.s6ls selling their ow:i work or pso-
duction. either by themselves or ain-
ployes. nor to persons selling at
wholesale to merchants. nor to tram
sient vendors of drugs"
ess
The bills presented by humane as-
scciatlons and similar bodies. relating
to birds and animals have attracted
a great deal of attention. The ball to
require thar there shall be instruction
given in the p,rblic schools in relation
to humane conduct and humane treat
ment O; animals, passed the house with
only two dissenting votes. The bill to
put stop to shooting OF turkeys for
sport and for using pigeons in trap
tournaments and general cruelty to
birds. was passed in the same unan-
imous way. The bill 70 put a stop to
the docking OF horses tails was nt first
killed in committee. but II will be res
umected and undoubtedly viii be con-
.idered on the floor OF one OF the
houses. perhaps both. The sentiment
at first was against this measure, but
the advocates OF the bill have been
gathering strength rapidly. There Is
now fair probability that the bill will
become a law, though a few horsemen
are bitterly opposed to the measure and
will fight 1T to the finish.
Professor u. F.. Francis. the engineer
for the state board OF health. has just
returned from quite an extended trip
In the eastern states where ha gave
Incidental attention to the work being
done in other states oy he boards If
health. 4 found" said Mr. Francis,
'thut in Massachusetts. for instance,
the state board Of health has bean en-
larged and its work added to until to-
day II has a virtual control OF the en-
tire water and drainage and sanitary
affairs OF the state insofar as they are
OF public concern. You cannot build
water works or drainage system
without submitting plans to the state
board The Investigations go espsrinlly
to the source OF supply OF water. The
board has bhe .T,nst competent engin-
Ger in the state and the local boards
and the towns avail. thenisc..ses o. his
advice and counsel. - :hare Is A case
OF typhoid fevar anywhera III the state
the board goes nfter IL quick IN de-
ternines tire GAUGE. There Is no wait
ing no delay: the board is powerful
and its wor;s IS soo,l. And so in ntst
of the oll.r les .he hpa.Js hnve
great author;t. anl consequently 60
great good Ther. /. nesi nj sam. h:rg
OF this sort IN Iowa whara the board
has so little real .,ath ;r;.y.'
It fs learned that the .-cent fare bill
is 10 be hard pushed in, the legislature.
The statement is Icing freely circulated
that the t;r.at Western ra..roai is
about ready 10 es.ablish I s-cent fsre
in the state snyhew and - maintain
II. and K the legislature takes sotion
II VIII come v.r1 quickly MT only III
Iowa but in ,taer states of the ce.liral
region.
The plans for building for the man.
ufacturers of Iowa to be erected on the
state fair grounds at an expense OF
about $4,000 are in the hands of the
proper committees OF .latura.
This bill Is being plsheo ny the newly
formed state manufacturers associa-
tion and not by the fair association or
The manufacturers olain
that they should have builddns -
pecially for Iowa manufacturers and
that 1t would greatly stimulate manu-
featuring In this state II It was to he
built on the fair grounds end be usin-
tained.
Insurance legislation 10 getting shap-