Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-06
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The Stock Shippers Bill passed
the Senate on Thursday without a
dissenting vote. This is COM
promise measure agreed upon be-
tween the railroads and the ship.
pers. 1t has now passed both
houses and is therefore law. The
bill was altered somewhat by the
Senate but the principal provision
requiring the railroads to issue re-
turn passes to shippers remains the
same. The Senate amended the
bill to give the shippers 4S instead
of 36 hours in which to avail them
selves of return passes. 1t also
prevented the possibility of the rail
roads setting up defense against
the suit for recovery of damages by
reason of having given Transports
ton without consideration. In
stead of the words Gree" used in
connection with the issuance of
transportation, the words without
other considerations" are used
Senator Lewis Bill providing that
petitions secured for the privilege of
selling intoxicating liquors must be
renewed at the end of three years,
was called up for reconsideration
and passed the Senate by a narrow
margin. This is victory for the
ranti-saloon men, who have been
working for many months with Rev.
Abrams at their head to bring about
such 4 reform.
The Compulsory Education Law
which was amended by the Senate
earlier in the session, passed the
House on Friday. The bill will
strengthen the present law hy in
creasing the amount of compulsory
attendance at school from twelve to
sixteen weeks, by making it consecu-
tive and also. by setting a limit when
such attendance may commence, the
child to commence his term of
school not later than the first of
December.
Some OF the important measures
which failed of passage were the
Primary Election Law by Crossley,
the Anti-Pass Bill by Hughes, and
the Chassell Road Bill, which the
Senate killed, and the Marshall Law
and Extradition Law which the
House voted down.
The Anti-Pass Bill was the pet
measure Of Senator Hughes of Iowa.
johnson who, although little man,
is also full of force and vigor. He
delivered strong speech upholding
the bill and pointed out the evils Of
the present system. Few people
thought there was much chance Of
its passage. However it made a
good showing for when it came to {
| vote there were "a voted in its favor
10 against. This can hardly be con
sidercd test vote for many senators
refrained from recording their opin
ion on such a radical measure who
would not hesitate to vote no, if i
should come up for reconsideration
The motion Of Durham of Adam.
calling up for discussion the Chas
sell Road Bill was the signal TO
some interesting speeches. Thi
bill, it will be remembered, was in
troduced in the House by CHASED
and after hard fight passed tina
Body. 1t came to the Senate. wa
referred to the Committe on High
ways in which committee it, wa
killed. The friends of the bill
were anxious to learn the sentimen
of the Senate in regard to it so call
ed itup and had it put to a vote
| By this law the farmers would hav
returned to the old system of work
ing out their road tax. The presen
law, the Anderson Road Law is con
sidered a progressive measure ant
inasmuch as it had been given hard
ly more than six months trial, it wal
deemed unwise to repeal it; there
fore the report of the committe re
commenting indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill was sustained b,
the Senate.
Senator Crossley's Primary Elec
ton Law was lost by few votes OF
Wednesday afternoon. The bill
provides that all political parties
shall comply with the regulations
provided for primary election
This election shall be held the first
Tuesday in June and shall be con.
Quoted on the plan of the general
November election. The Australian
ballot system shall be used except
that the circle shall be omitted, the
voter in all cases shall mark his
ballot in the square opposite the
name of each person for whom he
desires to vote. The bill seems tc
aim at simplifying present methods
Of voting, but in spite of its good
points, it was lost
The bill for an act authorizing the
Governor to deliver up and remove
to any state or territory of the
United States, any person found
within this state charged with trea-
son or felony against such state Oh
territory and not extraGitable under
the laws of the United States and
amending the code relating to fugi-
tives from justice, passed the Senate
but has not yet been taken up by
the House.
The bill suggesting the removal
of the School for the Deaf from its
preset location at Council Bluffs was
lost in the House; also Dealers
house bill permitting state and saw
ings banks to loan money outside Of
of the state within fifty miles of the
border line, was lost in the Senate
i by vote of 90 to 90.
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