Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
Bixby Introduces Measure in
the House Today-.-Follows
One Passed by Congress
SOME NEW BILLS OFFERED
Buchanan Submits a Bill - Extsrd
Civil Service to All Cities of State
for Fire and Polise Forsoa-New
lds. In Regard to Corporation Reg.
ulstions.
pecial to rimes-Republican.

Des AIoines, Feb. s.-T1e pure food
bill was presented in the house today
| by Bixby. II is as 1t was approved
| by the department OF agriculture at the
December meeting and similar to the
bill passed by congress.
Buchanan introduced,a "a bill In the
house to extend civil service to all
cities of the state for fire and police
forces. Chassell introduced bin to
| give counties one-fourth of the collat-
eral inheritance taxes collected in the
counties, instead OF all going to the
state.
McElraah, bills to permit counties
outside OF cities Of the first class to
fund the bridge debts or bonds and
bonds payable by property outside OF
the cities.
Bealer. a bin to erect monuments to
Governor William NJ. Stone, at Knox
vile, and General George A. Stone, alt
Mt Pleasant.
Senator Stokey put in bill to COM
pei private banls to publish statements
and senator jackson one increasing the
(, punishment for the crime Of assault
TO commit great bodily Injury.
The only bin of any consequence
considered was one To provide pay OF
s1s year to all members OF the SOL
diofs' relief commission in Iowa. The
bill was passed 72 10 10.
A bill to permit administrators OF es-
tates OF soldiers TO perfect homestead
proceedings ait any time. was passed.
one OF the bills before the house
w.Sso IS ust 4heg;nntns to attract
attention. especially the attention OF
the corporation people, and to cause
some discussion because 1t appears 70
be a radical Innovation. Is one intro
duced by Mr.. Spaulding relating to the
examination OF officers Of corporations
at the instance of adverse parties N
lawsuits The full import OF the mea-
sure has not as yet been explained.
Here 1t Is:
THAT a party to the record OF any
civil action or proceedings or person
for whose immediate benefit such ac-
ton or proceeding Is prosecuted or de-
Tended, or the directors. officers. super
intendent or managing agents OF any
corpcr,ation which is a party to the
record in such action or proceeding
NAV be examined upon the triai tner's-
of as II under cross examination at the
instance of the adverse party or parties
or any of them. and for that purpose
may be compelled in the same manner
and subject to the same rules Tor ex-
animation as any other witness to tes-
.ify. but the party calling for such ex-
animation shall not be concluded there
by. but may rebut it by counter tests-
mony."
II Is suggested that this Is measure
tn omen ND a new field of examination
in suits affecting corporations and par
ticularly relating to damage suits
against corporations. The bill Is in
the hands of the Judiciary commit
tee.
In support OF the biil to cause banks
to pay an interest on state deposl1s
Senator Lewis has secured some lnior-
nation as TO what has been done IN
other states. West Virginia has new
law on the same subject which is
bringing in a nice income to the state.
New Mexico requires per cent pay
ment on state money deposits. In
number of states the scheme has just
been tried and the states are richer
thereby In no case where 1t has been
tried have the states gone back to the
old system. In one state II Is fouho
that the governor recommended the
change because the state treasury was
known to be worth about $lo,O00
wear to the treasurers over and above
their salaries, or in other words tney
profted by the states large daily ba-
lances.
"Yes. they wil! laugh at my anti-pass
BILL" said sprIghtly little Senator Jonn
Hughes. Jr. II know 1t is not popula:.
II ought to be though. 1t Is fair ana
square. 1t Is common sense and non
esty. I went before a committee that
had 1t in charge two years ago. asked
them what they would think OF jury
trying a corporation case and during
a lull in the proceedings the attorney
for the corporation would slip hEs
dollar bill in the hama of each and
every one of the jurors. The law would
take care of all concerned. And then
1 said that here we are lot OF fellows
having TO do with corporation, affairs
and each and every one with better
than a five dollar bill in our pockess.
Are We capable of judging rightly?
Are we honest when we say we are
not Influenced? DO we represent onr
And this bill proposes
putting all of US who have 10 deal WIN
on the same footing IN
re ard TO them that the juror is WHO
is not allowed to accept any favors
The bill Is right. but suppose 1t VIII
not be passed"
State supt. Riggs will do some OF his
first work as a speaker out among tine
people this week. He goes to Hastings
on Wednesday and to Essex Frida!
for addresses before county FARMERS
Institutes. The new state superintend-