Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-04

OF the voters Of any party In cour
or municipality shall petition
county auditor or city auditor for
submission of any question of ialte :
10 the citizens of said county or :
1t shall he the iuty'
officer VINO has charge of the pr
Of the hallofs 10 cause such ques' 90
be placed upon the ballots OF sa
ty: and if It shall appear that MAJOR
sty of the voters of said party have
declared Tor the adoption of the lues
tion. the nominees of said party snail
be instructed to work ani vote for the
r,licy advocated in the aforesaid aues-
ticn.
provided. That no penalty shall
attach TO a failure of a successful cam
di,,ate 10 carry out the instructions of
the parity
The problem of what do With the
state buildings at Knoxville is far IRON
being settled as yet. The Knoxville
people have seized upon the plan ot
having the buildings used for an IN
ebriate asylum as the best for them and
they are pushing that project very
hard thru their members. But there
fs strong sentiment in favor of having
the buildings used for the state re-
formatory for women which was loca-
ted at Anamosa but which has never
been opened or started. The women
reformatory idea is not sleeping ell
tirely and a bill will be introduced 10
make use of the Knoxville buildings
for these women. 1t is pointed OUT
that the only reason the reforInatos!
for women was never started rs ps-
cause there Is no room at Anamosa
and no money with which to do 1t. III
II is actually started then the judges
will begin sentencing women there.
They can not take care OF certain
class Of vicious women, under the laws
as they are The members from Mar
ion county say they Will not oppose
having a reforma tory at Knoxville. but
have selected the inebriate asylum IS
least OF two evils II they allowed
their free choice.
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The automobile bill introduced by
Representative Coburn is much IKE
a similar measure which Jared bad-y
at the last session. The bill regulates
the speed OF automobiles. fixing the
limit at 8 miles an hour in the cities
and towns and Is miles an hour on
country roads. There are also regu-
lations as to the stopping of the ma
chimes when passing teams and turn
ing out of the road and carrying sig
nails and registry numbers.
Representative English. chairman OF
the committee on insurance. today In
troduced two important bills relating
10 insurance. One provides for the
examination of insurance companies
doing business in the state, not Qftener
than once in two years b. an 4ctpafy
employed by the state at salary OF
So. 600 year. He shall have two as
sistants receiving perdiem. The
companies shall pay expenses OF ex-
animation but this shall all go direct
into the treasury of the state. The max
ter OF examinations is carefully guard
ed and hed;ed about to prevent abuses
The other bill relates to consolidation
OF Insurance companies. In the case
OF mutuals consolidation would be pos
sible only after having the question
submitted to all the members OF both
companies. A commission consisting
of the governor, attorney general an
auditor shall have power to permit or
refuse consultations. These bills are
both in line with the recommends
tions of the state auditor in his bien-
nlnl report. and the governor In his
message. The state auditor appeared
before the committee and presented
his views, by request
For the first time in history the en-
rolling of the bills OF the General AS
sembly of Iowa will be done on type-
writer's. Heretofore it has been held
that nothing but pen and ink will do
in placing on record for the sigma
lures CT the president and speaker
the bills that are passed. Now 1t Is go
ing to be done on typewriters.
The suggestions OF committee OF the
State Teachers association in regard
TO Improving the compulsory education
law have been put before the legis-
lature in bill to change the number OF
weeks a child of school age must At
tend from 12 to "a and to require that
the time shall be at the beginning OF tn.
school year or before the middle OF
the school year and not at any time
the child or parent may choose.
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The senate ways and means COM
mittee has considered the advisability
of requiring that the banks which hold
state money shall pay interest there
ON. but the consideration of the bill has
not been completed 1t will be opposed
by some of the bankers Of Des Moines.
but is favored by the governor. the
state treasurer and others.
The valued policy OF insurance bill
will come up in committee next week
and there will be a public hearing when
the insurance lobby will be heard IN
regard to the bill.
Representative McAllister made an
speech Wednesday In which
he complained because pictures of the
Irish building at the ST. Louis exposi-
ton were not shown at a stereoptican
show in the house when the exposition
matter was presented. His colleague,
Mr.. Bealer, is IL native OF Switzerland,
but did not join in the complaint be-
cause no Swiss building was shown.
MARKET DAY AT IOWA FALLS.
Second Day of tho Sales Splendid