Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-24
The ELECTIONS
Bill IS PASSED
The Amendment Providing for
Biennial Elections Passed
the House Today
i NOW GOES TO THE PEOPLE
House Defeats the Measure to Raise
Limit of Cite. Requiring Resistra.
tion-senate Debates the Proposition
to increase the Providential Fund to
100000.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des Molnes, Feb 24.-The general
assembly today placed IFS stamp OF
final approval on the biennial elections
amendment the house passing 1t by 70
to 10 without debate. and 1t now goes
to vote OF the people.
The house defeated the bill to raise
the limit of cities requiring registra-
ton from $500 to $500, which would
have relieved about fifteen Of the cities
| of the state from the necessity of regis
tration. The house considered the bill
to require reporting OF all accidents in
factories. mines and railroads to the
state labor commissioner. but strong
opposition was shown and 1t was sent
to the judiciary committee. The bill TO
permit city councils to fill vacancies in
all city offices temporarily was passed
by the house.
In the senate. today was taken up
with a debate on the bill to increase
the providential fund to 100000 to
provide for emergencies due to fires
and otherwise. An amendment to
change the amount to $4,000 was de-
bated and sharp words followed in the
committee of the whole on this sub-
ject. The amendment was defeated
and then on motion OF Ericsson. the au-
thor OF the bill. 1t was amended so
there could be no money spent by the
executive council from this fund with
ovt the unanimous vote of the colin-
Gil. The bill was defeated on it's final
pa ssage by 90 to 90. but Ericsson
changed his vote so as to move for re-
consideration. which will be attempted.
The bulk sales bill was fnvorably re-
ported to the senate from the commit
tee today.
The Greene exemption bill was de-
feated by the house of representatives
Yesterday. This was the measure sub
jecting o5 per cent Of the wages Of
WOTSlNEII1eIl WHO re IIchuo VI
to execution for debt. 1t was backed
by the retail merchants organizations
of the state, but II could muster but
thirty-nine votes. while the opposition
cast forty-nine for it's indefinite post
ponement.
The effort to secure for the state
board OF examiners for telegraphers
Will proceed no further than to have u
bill embodying the views OF the union
of railway telegraphers presented to
the legislature for consideration. No
serious effort will be made to have the
bill passed at this session OF the legis-
lature. The bill was placed on the files
of the senate by Senator Garst by re-
quest. The railway operators OF the
state have now become pretty well or
ganized and they have officers who
are hard at work to get all the opera
tors into the order. AT first the or
ganization had to be done quietly. bur
more recently the work is more pub
lie, and now there is not a railroad In
the state that does not employ some
Of the union operators. The biil pre-
sented by Mr.. Garst represents Their
views. 1t makes 1t unlawful for any
person to be employed or engaged III
the occupation of u telegraph operator
in the employment OF any railroad
company or in any employment where
said person may have the handling of
railroad dispatches. or train orders,
concerning the movement of trains,
unless such person shall be is years of
age and have a certificate as provided.
A state board of telegraph examiners
is provided, consisting of three men,
bers whose terms OF office shall be
three years, consisting of men learned
in telegraphy and actually engaged az
railroad telegraph operators at the
time OF their appointment and for five
wears previous thereto" and this board
shall hold regular or special examina-
tions OF applicants under rules 1t may
adopt. The applicants should be ex-
amined upon 1.-The standard rules OF
railroading, must be able to receive
and transmit twenty words per MN
ute must be able to read and write.
must be at least is years of age and of
good moral character fee OF $3.50
for the examination is required.
certificate shall be issued and the OPP
orator must keep this posted. II one
holding certificate abandons the WORK
he must take an examination again
after two years in order to be REM
stated Five years continuous service
as an operator next preceding the TAX
ing effect Of the act will entitle him TO
a certificate without examination. Re-
ports shall be made to the auditor of
state and record kept of the exami-
nations and of all who are entitled to
certificates Members of the board or
photographers shall receive pay per DAY
for time actually served.
The house committee on suppression
OF intemperance heard a delegation OF
ministers in favor of the state mar
shall bill Among those who spoke
We're John c. Willis. presiding elder,
oskaloosa: F. F. stoltz and A. q. Craig.