Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-22
AGREE O ADJOURN
APRIL SIXTH NEXT
Iowa House Takes Another Step
In the Direction of Final
Adjournment
ROAD LEGISLATION
The Johns Bill Making State College
= Good Roads Commission and the
Bill to increase Road Fund Passed
A New MEASURE to Make Railroad
Commissioners Appointive.
;pecial to Tlmes-Republican.

-
Des Moines, March 22.--The house
today took another definite step in the
direction of a final adjournment. by
amending the resolution for adjourn
ment so as to read April g. and pass
ling the same A motion was made 20
reconsider, which will be allowed to
stand, so that the resolution will not
get into the hands of the senate. Two
Important bills relating to road mat
ters were passed In the house today
The Johns bill was adopted making the
Iowa State College ex-officio state
highway commission for the purpose
Of preparing definite plans for perma
rent highways. to advise county Off
GERS and pass on road plans. to carry
on experimental work on road building
and in case the United States appro-
pirates money for highways to direct
how Iowa's share shall be spent. The
house also passed bill today to in
crease the county road fund from l 20
[2 mills. Neither bill has yet been con-
sidered by the senate.
The bill to prevent railroad employees
working more than sixteen consecu
tive hours in handling trains was pass
ed by the house today: also a bill to
mark the graves of Iowa soldiers bu-.
fed at White Stone Hills. N. D.
The board Of control today reported
on the unexpended balances Of the
special appropriations. giving details as
80 what had been dope with the money
expended. The report shows that only
$4,000 of the amount appropriated two
ed.
The senate oday spent two hours
debating the III to provide that rural
districts She pay the tuition of pupils
who attend nigh schools in other dis
tricts, but vote was not reached.
President E[erriott counted quorum
in the senate this morning. The vote
on memorial to congress In favor os
giving library books a rate of l cent
pound for postage had received Is vot-
es and against. The presiding officer
noted the presence of quorum and de-
clared the resolution adopted.
A bill was practically today complet-
ed by sub committee of senator's to
be presented as a substitute for the
bin to abolish the board of railroads
commissioners, which would return to
the old system of a non-partisan board
appointed by the governor
The state ,f Iowa has legalized and
licensed aalopaths homeopaths, eciec-
tics and ostet,paths, and this week ~ Is
expected the legislature Will decide
whether or NOT to legaliZe healers bear
ing the brand "psychtropath." A bill
to authorize the state board of medical
examiners to issue certificates to such
persons has been reported out without
recommendation. This is for the pur-
pose of permitting discussion on the
floor Nobody. so far as known. is
very strongly in favor of the bill, but
nobody cares to oppose it. The bill
defines the new school OF healing as
follows:
'The term psychiropathy is a COM
pound word, derived from the Greek,
the meaning of which is trea tment
with the mind and hand. Thus. any
person employing the influence of the
mind by suggestion or otherwise, or
who uses the hand by making passes,
applying them to the patient, or In ma
mpulation for curative purposes, is
practicing lsychiropathy Therefore,
the system of healing commonly
known as mental science, divine sci
ence, mental psychic or suggestive
therapeutics, magnetic healing, vitaop-
athy chiropractice movement cure, ny
drohhera peutlcs, accompanied by ma
nipulations with the hand, or any other
system of diugless therapeutics other
than osteopathy, are hereby declared
to be the practice of spsychiropathy, as
within the meaning of this act
1t is provided that the state board
shall issue certificates to such persons
under which they may practice PSYCHE
ropathy, but such certificates shall not
entitle the holders to prescribe or use
drugs or practice surgery, obstetrics or
osteopathy. Persons who have been
engaged in the practice for year get
their certificates on payment of the fee
of $5. Others must present bona
fide diploma from "a legally incorpo-
rated school of psychi1opathy recog-
nized as in good standing by the Iowa
Psychi ropa thic Association. Herein
some OF the members believe is the real
point to be made by the bill If 1t be-
comes law lit means school to fur
nish such diplomas There is no such
school now and no occasion for one,
but it is moi doubted that IL the law
should require 1T the school would be
in operation very quickly. The SO
called association referred to was or
ganized last year and is said TO have a
membership scattered all over the
state, but to be In fact maintained by
only few of the magnetic healers of
the state. Il the blu should be taken