Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-19

IiuSt VIII 1ulTOQuCSQ III TIC le6lsldluIo
last week is short but comprehensive in
the extreme. The first section provides
that railroads within Iowa may charge
two cents a mile for all passengers above
~ years of age. The bill does not pro-
vide for infants under two years Of
age.
Section two provides that "at all sta
lions and usual stopping places within
the state where passengers are received
for transportation, and to which sta
tions and stopping places passengers
are transported, and there discharged
by said railroads, it shall DO the duty Of
said railroads to keep for sale and sell
tickets to all persons applying there
for"
Section three makes 1t unlawful Tor
railroads hereafter to issue or use any
free passes or free transportation except
to shippers of live stock and bona Ade
employees Of the railroads; or to issue or
use half-fare transportation except to
children between two and IL years., ex-
cept that tickets may DO sold for e1cur-
sions at a lower rate.
Railroad employees shall not be re-
garded as passengers when riding on
trains, because of the provision which
permits them to be carried on passes
Moreover, all passes issued outside OF
the state shall have no effect and valid
ity in securing passage Of holders over
Iowa roads.
Section five makes 1t unlawful for any
of the state officers or their deputies or
any Judge of the supreme court, district
or superior courts, any member Of the
state legislature or any county attorney
or his deputy to receive. accept or use
free passes. The penalty Is fine Of $500
| to $1,000 for each offense.
More House Members.
Col. M. L. Temple found no difficulty
In getting through the house his reso-
luton for submission to the people next
fall of a constitutional amendment in
creasing the number of members Of the
house of representatives In the Iowa
F., legislature, so that every county may
have one, but no county may have to
exceed two. He proposes to limit the
total number to 108. This resolution
passed the Twenty-ninth general assem-
bly,. If the senate passes the resolution
this winter, as the house did last week,
the amendment will go to the people
for their vote next November. It was
! voted down by the people once, but will
probably carry this time Under It the
counties which now have two repre-
sentatives and in addition, Lee and Des
Moines. will have two representatives
for all time.
Child Labor Dllls.
The child labor bills. originally draft
ed by Representative Cummins. Of Mar
shall county, and introduced in the lsEis-
lature by him and Senator Dowsll, went
through the judiciary committees Of
both houses without trouble. and the
prediction was freely made among mem.
bers that they would certainly pass.
They provide that no child under "A
years Of age and no child under 10 who
is less than five feet in height and weigh.
ing 80 pounds, shall be employed In any
mine, quarry, manufacturing establish-
| ment, factory, mill, workshop or mef-
! camille establishment. It provides also
that no girl under 1e shall be employed
where it Is necessary that she stand
continuously.
The Calderwood bill. to give the state
labor commissioner two factory inspec-
tors, introduced by Representative Cal
derwood, Of Scott county, will probably
pass, also, It is said.
Monuments Proposed.
Il 10 = a.
the legislature for the appropriation Of
$500 for the construction Of q monu-
mont to former Gov. w. q. Stone, $500
for monument to his brother, Gen. NJ.
g. Stone. and $500 for . monument to
Gen. M. M. Croker. The former would
be erected at Knoxville, the lattsr at
Des Moines, and that Of Gen. Stone ct
ottumwa. It has been proposed. also,
to erect $500 monument to Timothy
Brown, a revolutionary soldier at Wash
fngton. and $500 each for monuments to
Gen. Street and Chief Wapello, who lie
side by side at Agency City.
Railroads to Build yiaducts.
Senator c. c. Dowell. Of Polk county,
chairman Of the senate judiciary CON-
mittee, has proposed very important
law. 1t provides that city councils IN
cities Of more than Z. 900 Inhabitants may
order railroads to build viaducts, and
the roads shall build them without the
state railroad commission, 20 now. be-
ing required to pass upon the necessity
for the structures. At present the rail-
roads are protected from having to con-
struct many vtaducts By reason Of the
fact that the railroad commission will
only permit construction when Il m.
pears to be absolutely nscssnry. The
bill was introduced to meet the require
ments Of a situation in Des Moinss. Here
q viaduct leading across the railroads
to the new army post is required. There
has been much delay in Its construc-
ton because Of the fault in the law.
Marriage Reform.
The most extraordinary proposition
now pending before the Iowa legislature
ID that of the Bayer society for the cree
alton Of the department OF marriage re-
form instruction in this state. The bill
provides for the appointment by the
governor Of q director of mar
rage reform instruction ut $1,000
year; he is to furnish course
OF instruction to candidates for marriage
which will be placed In the hands Of
physicians. These, in turn, are to give
instruction to young people and issue
them a certificate, on presentation Of
winch at the county clerks oMce, mar
rage license may issue. The director 10
TO get $4,000 year, his assistant q. 900,
and they have $1,000 exuerszp. Thsra