Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-28

done at once. and fu = generations
that would have the /. ntage of the
good roads thus mao ) ould pay for
them Nearly all a9IS that the first
requisite for good roads is a good
drainage law and all the schemes for
improving the road law include drain
age Law or betterment of the present
laws relating to district drainage. WIN
recent decisions of the courts and the
recognized imperfections of the present
laws 1t is known that Iowa practically
has no provision for drainage and un-
til this is done the members say no
good roads are possible. But large
number of bills are expected on this
subject including some that are IA
vored by an association called the Iowa
Good Roads association.
The joint committee of the legisla
ture on the work done by the Iowa
commission on the Louisiana Purchase
exposition Is holding sessions in the
office of the commission In the capitol
TO hear from the various departments.
Last evening after adjournment of the
house the committee gave hearing :.
Superintendent Sessions of the educa-
ickson on the work OF the dairy depart
ment and to w. w. Wilmer. OF the ex-
ecutive committee. especially on the
work of the department OF publicity.
This latter included also the plan Of
a Mr.. Hubinger of Davenport to print
a booklet OF some kind for distribu-
ton at ST. Louis. The house yester-
day passed a resolution to have 10000
extra copies of the Iowa Official Reg
lister printed. and these are for free dis
tribution at the ST. Louis exposition.
The Joint committee will hear from 9TH
ers from time to time.
The bill which passed the house so
quickly to end the necessity for law
years setting out what they call the
assignment OF errors in appeal OF law
cases will not be long in getting on
the statute books as law. Senator
Dowell. of the senate judiciary COM
mittee. explained 1t. 1.-The bill Is one
that every lawyer recognizes as pro-
per-" he said. THE supreme court has
followed the statute literally and has
construed the law SO rigidly that law
yers have to sit up nights and Sun
days writing out the assignments uf
error and every lawyer feels compelled
to set out in detail every possible
error that might have been made by
the court in the trial Of case. The
result is that there IL much useless
matter put into the court on this sub
ject. The briefs are burdened with
these long lists of alleged errors. many
of them never to be considered and
merely put In as a matter Of form to
prevent the opposing lawyer from gain
ing point technically. II the pres
ent bill passes all the lawyer who ap-
peals will dn..is TO allege that the case
was not tried right or that the law
as set forth by the lower court is not
in accordance with the statute. then go
before the court and open up the whole
subject from the ground up It will put
law cases on the same footing as
equity cases triable de novo in the
supreme court. It Will simplify the
work OF the lawyers and Of the cour.
and is so reasonable that every lawyer
in the state Is for it,
sss
The De!ano bill to give stock Ship
pers some advantage in The shipment
OF live stock over present arrange
ments with the railroads is drastic
measure. The hill in brief prevents all
Determinations between parties or
firms or corporations and that the stock
shall be shipped in fast trains. When
a shipper offers stock for transporta-
tlon the company ds in duty bound to
take 1t and ship in carload lots prompt
ly. and there can be no discrimination
A. between shippers. The station agent
must receive the stock and count the
number OF head and insert the num-
her In the bill, OF 'adinx. ALI stock
trains must be provided with caboose
for the persons accompanyn the live
stock and this shall be fitted up with
toilet rooms. etc. The companies must
furnish for each shipper or his agent a
pass good for the return. one for each
carload or more from one shipper. and
one for each section of train or sepa-
rate train. The trains must be run at
not less than twenty miles an hour and
this must be stipulated in the agree
qnenf. Thsre Is provision also that
the caboose mlist be placed at the rear
end of the train. For fadlure to
promptly ship live stock the railroad
company must be Mable for all damage
by reason of delays or injuries or de-
preciation of values. etc. For Sec
ond failure the company may be III
addition to the other penalties fined
from $1,000 to $4,000. There are milder
penalties for failure to do some of the
otfisr things required. But the design
of the bill is to make 1t just as drastic
as possible to prevent the possibility OF
determinations.
A bill by Mr.. Hart, OF Allamakee
county. provides specifically for the Ii
censing of itinerant dentists. oculists.
opticians. and others of that kind. by
cities and towns. The occasion for 1t is
the fact that an attempt was made at
Waukon to compel an itinerant of this
kind to pay license. He beat the
case on the ground that he was merely
taking orders and the deal was con-
summated outside the state. therefore
he was not amenable to local regula-
tions. The same trouble has been ex-
perienced in many of the towns of the
state where there has been a desire to
shut out the itinerants who pay no
taxes and who are seldom responsible.
Mr. Hart believes the bill has a good
purpose.
The expense of the second inaugu
ration of Governor Cunlmins was 1921,