Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-06
F)RSIAIE[ABORA1ORY
Bill introduced In House Today
Provides For State Bacteri-
illogical Office
TO HAVE LIBERAL SUPPORT
TO HAVE LIBERAL SUPPORT
The State Marshal Bill introduced In
the Lower House Today-A Number
of Bills Passed in the House-Biii to
Forbid Docking of Horses Tails
Other News.

Other News.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines Feb. "a bill for q
state ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory came
to the front in the i1o,rse today. 1t
provides for suh q laboratory ait a
place no. named, with director Sc
lectcd by The state board of health at
$500 a yepr, and carries an appro-
prtaltion of 81. 500 to start the same and
$500 year thereafter q year for sup
port. The board OF health. is to locate
the laboratory and etdopt rules govern
ing the same.
The state marshal bill was present.
ed by Harris. Greeley presented an
entirely new primary election bill;
Martin II bill to give TO the soldiers of
the Spa1hsh American war the same
exemptions as other soldiers ON tax
alton. S.anberry introduced a bill to
raise The standard of county superin-
terd.mGs by requiring that they must
have five-year certificates.
/ Four bills were passed in the house
tcaay. Two increasing the pay for
rron-r,estder,l.ts ~. the deaf school and
blind college to the same as residents;
one ito provide pay for jurors called on
special vendle; and one to fectify an
er1ior In relation to ownership OF land
by jplen corporations. The house adj
opted its rules after an amendment
stopping all appropriation bills March
l.
One committee OF the Iowa legisla-
ture is just now wrestling with
problem which appears to puzzle the
n.embers. 1t Is the bill to forbid the
docking OF horses tails. The bill made
Its appearance In the legislature as
one Of a number OF interesting bills In
the interest OF humane affairs In the
world. When the bill came before the
committee on animal industry It was
suggested there was no occasion for
any such in Iowa and horses tails are
not docked In Iowa. especially not for
the use OF iowa people. But there ap-
peared before the committee two MEM
bers OF a firm OF horse traders. who
pleaded for the defeat OF the bill on
the ground that 1t would ruin their
industry. as they are enga ged in buy
ing horses of farmers and after dock
ing their tails selling them In the east
|ern market at fancy prices. Mrs. +.
Irene Rood. OF New York City. repre-
sentative Of the American Humane
Association, is here to fight for the bill.
When heard the plea OF these
horsemen," said Mrs. Rood. Y felt
that their own statements were suf-
ficient to condemn them. They demon
strated there was need for such q law
even in Iowa. They showed that they
were engaged In making a profit for
themselves, not for the farmers OF the
state, by and thru an inhuman prac-
tice. Then they declared that the
docking OF horses tails is not painful
at all. have the testimonials OF 500
veterinary surgeons to the contrary.
They said that they had had good
deal OF trouble with horses running
away and because they get their tails
over the lines was almost tempted
to remark that that showed the good
lSeISG VI lluSS hOt 1853 AL aNsbtAtth6 W iAAA
away from men given to such barbar
Gus practices. have had a great deal
OF experience with horses myself and
never had one run away from me. It
is all in the person. not the horse"
Mrs. Rood believes the bill will be
passed. as 1t has been in other states
of the union where 1t Ia presented.
There is no opposition to 1t save from
"a few OF the horsemen. Mrs Rood
states that sshe is being flooded with
mail in which there are letters telling
her to keep the matter before the leg
islature until the influence of the peo-
pie can be felt on the measure. 1t Is
expected petitions In large numbers
will be sent to legislators in few
days.
A simple little bill in which the
bankers are interested is one to es-
tablish state repositories for state
money and to require that banks re-
ceiving the same shall pay interest on
the deposits. Two years ago in his
biennial report State Treasurer Gill
bertson recommended such law and
he had bill introduced to that effect.
1t was not passed. This year Governor
Cummins recommended the same
thing. and a bill has been introduced
to carry the recommendation into ef-
feet. AT present the state treasurer is
required to keep the funds at the state
capital 1t has long been the custom
not to make deposits. but to turn over
the paper received for collection to To-
cal banks and thus in effect secure a
deposit with Des Moines banks not
contemplated by law. The treasurer
has no right to make deposit of state
money. But as result of this method
of doing business the Des Moines
banks have on an average about a
million dollars of state money the year
round. The present executive council,
for the first time. prepared strict reg
ulations under which banks may do
business with the state. and good per-
sonal bonds are put up to cover the
balances. If state repositories are es
tablished 1t is probable the banks OF
the state will be invited to bid for the
deposits. To confine it to Des Moines
would be to invite combination that
would defeat the end sought. But TO
provide repositories all over the state
would mean vast amount of work IN
securing the necessary papers and see