Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-20
School Excursions a Source of
Considerable Bother to Leg
islature Just Now
ARE ELIMINATING THE cHAFF
Matters Are Being simpli6ed Rapidly
And Little Later When All Day
Sessions Are Held Visitors May Be
Sure of Finding Something of Real
Interest in Progress
Special to rimes-Repupllcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb 20. = Those who
contemplate visiting the legislature
and especially those who are arrang-
! ing school excursions for educational
purposes. would do we'll to defer for
just a few weeks or at least for two
weeks. On two days this week the leg
islature was bothered by school excur-
sions. They necesitated afternoon ses-
sions. Just at this time afternoon ses-
sions are very undesirable and greatly
committees and these are all scheduled
for afternoon. so that If there is an Of
ternoon session the committee work OF
the 1ay'is destroyed. Later when the
committees have done their work and
the calendars are full there will be all
day sessions and then visitors may be
sure of finding something OF real in
terest doing.
The committees are doing great bus
mess. The flood OF bills introduced ut
the outset is being swept back rapid
ly, and during the present week COM
mttees have reported for indefinite
postponement" or defeat perhaps one
fourth of all the bills that have been
placed in the hands of the chairfnen.
This simplifies matters rapidly and il
continued a week or two longer will
eliminate all the chaff coming to the
legislature.
The prospect is that the child labor
will come up In the house the coming
week and be considered and passed.
Representative Teachout has intro
duced second bill for a state bu-
reau OF child and animal protection.
IT provides for fifteen directors to De
selected from the various humane So
cieties. with the governor. superinten-
dent of public instruction and attor-
ney general as ex-officio members.
and the duty OF the bureau shall he
ito secure the enforcement OF the
laws for the prevention of wrongs 10
children and dumb animals"
The house adopted a resolution or
dering all employees to be ON duty from
3 o'clock in the morning until 8 In the
evening under penalty OF being
locked" for days labor. It ap-
pears that a great many OF the men
employed had the notion that they
were to come here and draw pay for
doing nothing and the few willing ones
were being overwofked.
After a spirited discussion this NOR
ming the house passed the bill per-
hitting Savings Banks to invest their
funds in state outside OF Iowa, by
vote OF SO to 26. The opposition was
based on the claim that the savings
banks are likely to invest funds far re-
moved from their personal supervision
and to cause losses and thus to weaken
the whole savings bank system.
A bill 10 prevent trouble for note
holders was passed. 1t provides that
where suit Is brought on a note in a
county other than that III which the
maker of the note lives and he APP
pears to defend and the plaintiff does
not, the costs shall be taxed to plaintiff.
including attorney fees.
The bill to change the time OF the
semi annual meeting OF the board OF
health was passed.
The senate passed bill to give state
mine inspectors jurisdiction over gyp-
sum mines. and the bill to give the
board OF control authority to investi
gate complaints made by inmates OF
county and private insane asylums
The house adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Tuesday and the senate to IL Monday.