Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-08
THE AN||.PASS Bill
introduced in the Senate by
Hughes Today The Wom-
ans Reformatory
THE w. c. I. U. WORKING FOR II
"A Bill Will Be introduced for the Pur-
pose of Buying Site For the Wom-
ans Reform matory-wnl Be within
Forty Miles of Dos Moines.

Forty Miles of Des Moines.
Des Moines, Feb. s.-Both houses of
the le gisfature met AT this afternoon.
The anti-pass bill was introduced by
Senacor Hughes and a number of other
bits in both houses.
An effort is Just now being made to
effect a compromise in the matter of
what tn do with the states building at
Knbxyilie, and the plain necessity of at
least two new state institutions either
o1nr of which might be located nit Knox
vflde. Two years ago wt,en Knoxville
people were BENT on securing Il state
lnornhl scaleol the plan to establish the
refofmatoS for women at Knoxville
would have been adopted but for the
Opposition OF bhe Marion county repre-
sentatiyea Now the Knoxville people
GRE moving for an inebr'iate hospital in
their town. nHld the state board of con-
trol ds now engaged in pre- parting some
snrIt of an estimate OF what It will cost
% transform the Knoxville buildings
into such an asylum or retreat for in
ebrtates. AT the same tdme the w. c..
T. U. OF Iowa fE again ait work on the
plan to have the won1en's refornlatory
now located by law ait Ananosa, relo-
catei alt Knbxyille. The buildings there
would be useful for eisher purpose, anil
might be transformed without much
| expense But the conflict OF interest is
likely 10 cause non-action once more,
lrap g..
compromise BY locating THE raforna-
tory in Des Mones OF elsewhere a
hill will be introduced this week in
1.-The legislature to provide for purchas-
ing q site for a refornnatory within a
iraiuum of fifty miles OF the state cap
! itol In the meantime there are two
! proposals Ito be considered one, that
of making use Of the Benedict home in
| Des Muines. for which the state has
long rr1ntNe annual appropriations, the
rnher no purchase ru1vlte hsanitardum
DRAFTED IN THE eastern part of the city
on r'1a SsolioS fp,erurbun line. The
slalsasl sl6.ein is u large building located
on II ucres OF high ground ana 1t can
be bought for $4,000. though two years
ago the best offer the state could get
was 100000. 1t is believed THAT by
! raannfng to have the rcformatory at a
place other than Knoxville and thus
avotddng conflict. both the reformatory
and tfe fnebrfate asylum can be se-
cured at this session. The representa-
hive OF the w. c. T. U. of roma. Anna
MCPHERSON Ddwosfahy. Is here actively
at work among the members nor the
| location Of the renorrfa tory. She states
that she is not particular where the re-
fcrmatory' as lochred. 30 that 1T ds lo-
GATED and actually put in operation.
and She believes the present legisia-
| ture. MO matter what may be the nee
| essities resarding t1le inebriaites, will
t.alse some defirite action.
sss
Hearings on the bille TO amend the
new sss:,ta road law or to repeal it en-
tire and substitute something else, will
be slte order in the two branches Of the
Legislature very so,on. The Committees
on roafs and highways ilYave not done
anything MS vat. but the bills affecting
roads are quite numerous. Almost ev-
cry clay some member presents petit
tion from his constituents asking the
repeal or amendment OF the road law.
The petitions ate so common that no.
body pays an attention ito them In the.
legislature. Now and then a petition
or communicates of contrary nature
is presented One OF the best OF these
came from Dallas county. the homie of
Speaker Clarke. and 1t stated the satua-
4ion in regard no the road law so
completely and fairly THAT ii was read
before reference and created consider
able comment. The Dallas county
s..alir:,leu,t was as follows:
THE following resolutions were una
tmonsly adopted by the board OF super
vtsors and l,he township trustees OF
Dallas county, Na,. ait taJe,r annual io,nt
meeting held AIT Adel Iowa. ON the
18th day OF january. 1904.
"JVhereas. Since the regular meeting
of the tnwnsi,in rt.rusteAs in, Anr,il 1eo3
the weather has been almost constantly
had and the re,ds as IA conseouecnce.
have been ,,h,. worst known for ,-ars.
and om nccouns Of fnhe weather n has
been almost Impossible during that
time to work the roads. and absolutely
impossible 10 do so as 10 result in any
n,,rmanent zood and
"Whereas no fund has besn pro-
yid,., ffrr the Sn,pnoyennent OF roads
immeadatelv following the daking ef-