Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-31
Came to Vote In Iowa Senate
Today and There Were Six
teen For 1t
TWENTY-FIVE VOTES AGAINST IT
Third Time That tho Measure Has
Been Before the State Legislature
The Bill to Appropriate s25ooo to
Purchaae Camp Mcclellan Passes
the House.

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senate today refused to go on record
as in favor of cutting off the seductive
railroad passes from legislators, judges
and state and county officers. Senator
Hughes pleaded eloquently for the
passage of his bill to forbid the ac-
ceptance of railroad passes and point
ed out the great injustice done by the
free use, OF passes. The bill was
amended so that, even if it had passed,
it would have accomplished little, and
was then defeated, by % to 16. Mr..
Hughes changed his vote SO he could
voted for the bill were Brooks, Cross
ley, Dow'ell. Dunham, Eckles, Elerick,
Ericsson Gilliland, Harper, Hartshorn,
Hayward. Jones, Kimrnel. Kinne, Lew
is. Maytag, Newberry, Smith OF Mitch :
ell, Stirton. Turner. Warren, Wilson OF
Clinton, Hughes, Young OF Calhoun
and Young of Washington. This is the
third time Hughes has had his anti
pass bill before the legislature.
The house today passed a bill to APP
propriate $4,000 to purchase for a
park part Of the ground of Camp
Mcclellan in Davenport, having fifty
one votes for the same. 1t has small
chance in the senate.
The house today defeated the bill to
give thu. board of educational eKamin-
,E;s the right 10 consider normal school
DIPLOMAS IN granting state certificates.
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Arbor day in Iowa Will be on the 29th
of April. Gov. Cumnins has just is
sued a proclamation in regard to the
same and State Superintendent Riggs
has issled a special day pamphlet for
the schools in relation to Arbor day,
which IS elso bird day in the schools,
and in regard to Memorial day and
Thanks giving Gov. Cummins in his
proclamation says:
This, state is peculiarly interested in
the plsnting and growth of trees, and
we must depend upon the energy and
enterprise of our people to supply the
shade and beauty with which other
parts Of our country are naturally en-
dowed We can render no better SER
vice to those who come after US than
to piaYpt and nuture for their use, trees
along our highways and streets. and
in our parks, school yards and
Lawns
The governor urges that the schools
devote some part of the day to such
exercises as will stimulate love of
nature" In issuing the pamphlet for
the special days for this year Superin-
tendent Riggs has made 1t SO that 1t
can b,. used for two years in the
schools
The bill to provide for bacteriolog-
ical laboratory under direction of the
state board of health aroused great
deal of opposition; and yet nearly all
the members admitted that there was
great need of some place in the state
where Investigations in bacteriology
might be made with authority. The bill
has gone back to the committee on
public health and the latest proposal
is that the bill shall merely provide
that -.he laboratory at Iowa City Shall
be converted into IL meteorological la
boratory and be made permanent and
that 1t shall carry on this work under
the direction OF the state board of
health and be subject to the orders OF
the state board and be prepared to
make examinations Immediately on re-
quest thru the proper channels The
friends of the measure believe that this
will be all that they can get from the
present legisla ture
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Ths fate of the bill to limit the time
of labor of railroad employees to 16
consecutive hours. illustrates one of the
amusing phases of legislative effort.
When the bill came before the house
comrnittee 1t was announced that by
agreement of the railroad attorneys and
the labor unions the bill was to be re-
garded as satisfactory to both. They
all agreed as to the wisdom of the
tlBin!, primarily sought-that of pre-
ventlon of overwork among itrainmen.
But when the bill came before a senate
committee the representatives of the
labor unions appeared in force and re-
sisted the bill. 1t was pointed out
that the effect would not be what they
had anticipated. 1t would force lay
overs at points distant from nome ana
generally disturb all existing regu-
lations regarding hours of labor and
extra pay for overtime
we do not want any law to regu-
late the hours of labor or to unsettle
our agreements" they said ut has taxi
en- us many years and has cost many
dollars to secure these agreements.
This bill would undo 1t all and we
would have to begin over again. We
wart dt understood that we are work
ing In perfect harmony with our en-
pioy-ers and that we are not asking
for any legislation OF any kind
On the other hand, at the finish the
railroad attorneys lined up against the
bill and they got orders from head
quarters to kill ut off. They were as