Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-26

the case. to crush out independent
position in one city by temporarily
: duclng the rates below what any
2 mpetitors could make. then 1t must
[reduee on the whole system correspond
ingiy. This would put stop to cutting
of rates for monopolitic purposes 1t
Ills bill that will appeal strongly to the
independent telephone people and their
friends. and lit is almost certain 10
pass.
The appellate court bill has been kill
ed The other day ex-Speaker Eaton
was sitting by the side of Speaker
Clarke and just then Nate Kendall.
chairman of the Judiciary committee
reported the bill for indefinite post
ponement and the report was adopted.
The irony OF 1t was that the bill was
a pet measure OF Mr. Easton while he
was member of the house and he was
deeply interested therein. The state
meHt had ben made that Ii the appellate
court was created Mr.. Eaton would be
one of the first judges to be appointed
thereon, but of this there never was
any direct evidence. The same was also
said of NJ. L. Temple, of Clarke county,
who introduced the measure at this. ses-
sion.
There will be printed several hum
dred additional copies cf the bill Great
ing a hospital for the cure of tubercu-
losis Before making the order the
house yesterday adopted amendments
whics create of the board Of control.
the board of health and the executive
council, commission to locate the hos
pital within $50 miles of Des Moines,
in the state. The members are earnest
ly studying the measure with a view to
giving it careful consideration before
its final vote.
The first effect Of one new law was
made manifest in the supreme court
rooms yesterday. There was filed with
the clerk the transcript of the proceed
ings and findings in the case OF the
tiisbarrnent of L. L. Mosher, an attorney
of Warren county. who on trial before
Judge Nichols was disbarrei Tor ir-
regularities in relation to his court
work and his treatment OF clients, in
volving large sums of money He was
prosecuted by w. III. Berry, George
Ck,mrner and O. c. Brown. The legis-
lature recently passed law requiring
that the clerk of the supreme court
shall be served with notice OF all such
proceedings so that In case there is IN
auirv from other states as 10 the stand
ing of lawyers he may not overlook
disbarrnent This is the first case re-
ported under the new law.
The senate appropriations committee
will not recommend the passage of the
bill to pay $4,000 for the site of Camp
Mcclellan in the city of Davenport.
There vii he no building for the
Iowa manufacturers at the state fairs
built by state money. The bill calling
for an appropriation of $4,000 has
been killed in committee. 1t was fos-
tered by the newly formed assoc ton
of Iowa manufacturers and not b. .he
state fair people. p
The bill to prevent the collection o.
void judgments was defeated by the
house because of fear that it would
lead to interminable complications In
the conflict of authority between courts.
The Iowa supreme court has recently
taken new tact and now holds that
judgments must be good and unques-
toned in all parts Of the state and that
no court shall have any jurisdiction
where another court has acted. But the
thing struck at in this bill was the
case Of scattering void judgments about
the state in the matter chiefly Of notes
of defunct stock Insurance companies
Judgments are obtained In many of
these cases that are wholly void, but
the victims pay up because 1t Is cheap
er to do so than to go to distant part
Of the state to establish the truth in
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