Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-15

Bill IS PASSED
Measure to Prohibit Docking
of Horses Tails Wins In
House Today
DoRAN's SENSATIONAL CHARGE
Asserts Agent of American Society Was
Lobbying In the Interests of a Chi
caso Firm ENGAGED In Business of
Docking Horses-other Legislative
News,
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 15.-Horse dock
ing received a hard blow in the house
today when the bill to forbid 1t passed
6s to 13. Dom spoke in opposition to
the measure and In the course of his
remarks made an attack on the agent
of the American Humane Society,
claiming she has been sent here in the
interests of firm in Chicago engaged
in docking horses to secure this legis-
lation. The committee had reported
adversely to the house on the bill but
was not sustained.
A. r. was passed. An attempt was
made to pass the bill TO give inspection
to gypsum mines, but it was referred
after sharp debate. The bill - give
Spanish American war veterans a tax
exemption failed, and one to give tax
exemption to their unmarried widows
was passed.
The bill to permit refunding of
bridge debts outside of large cities was
passed. The extradition bill prepared
by the attorney general to meet the
case of Mrs. Dye was under discussion
when the house adjourned at noon un-
til 2 p. M, when it will be passed. The
senate debated the bulk of sales bill
all forenoon. Much opposition appear
ed and it failed of passage by tde
vote of 81.
The extradition bill was opposed this
afternoon by Representative Temple
vho insisted ii shouid he amended.
and as it was evident a hard fight was
ahead the bill was sent to the judiciary
committee of the house.
The school men of the state are be-
coming greatly interested in the school
bill which has been reported out of the
senate committee on schools as sub
stitute for one introduced, and which
covers the entire ground OF examina-
ton and certiication of teachers. The
feature Of the bill is that of having the
state board of educational examiners
mark the examination papers of teach
ers and certify back to the superin-
tendents the scholarship of the appli-
cants. Some question has arisen as to
whether or not there might be exas-
perating delays in the marking of the
papers, but this question has been con-
sidered and the members Of the state
board estimate that provision would
be made whereby the grading would
be completed and the returns for
warded within thirty days from the
receipt of the manuscripts. Superin-
tendent Riggs has been making an in
yestigation of the views Of the county
s,lperintendents and has received let
ters from eighty-nine of the counties
from which he finds that there Is an
overwhelming sentiment In favor OF
the measure. Professor Riggs sumn1a-
rizes the benefits to follow from the
adoption OF the plan as follows:
81. County lines would virtually
disappear and certificate be Of much
greater value than at present.
"2. Inducements would be held out
to professional teachers by making the
life of a first grade certificate three
wears instead of two and providing for
renewal without examination.
"3, A uniform standard thruout the
state would be secured.
"a. Many additional days would be
saved to the county superintendent for
work in supervision.
IS. The county superintendent would
be relieved from the importantly of
personal and party friends who ask
certificates for persons of meager
scholarship.
sc. The office of superintendent
would be strengthened in that his true
work as a supervising officer would be
recognized
No bill has come to the floor of the
senate stronger backed than the bin to
regulate the sales of stocks of mer-
chandise in bulk in fraud of creditors
which was taken up as a special or
der today The bill, or a similar one,
has been before the legislature in other
wears. but in no case has it been as
nearly perfect as the present bill. The
bill is simple in that it provides that u
sale of a stock of merchandise in bulk
shall be void as against the creditors
% the seller unless certain conditions
are required. such as five days notice
tt. the creditors and the giving to the
purchaser of full statement of his
creditors. This will not interfere in
the slightest degree with the ordinary
sales of merchants. but it is designed
as a protection to the creditors. Sena-
tor Jackson said in regard to the bill:
"There is no reason why it should
not be a good law. 1t IS now the law
in twenty states and has proved a
success in every case. 1t is intended
primarily to protect the creditor but
1t is also and quite as much protec-
ton to the honest retail merchant The
real hane of the retail merchant is the
fellow who gets a stock Of goods by