Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-19
FOR ELECTION
BY THE PEOPLE
Resolution Fayoring Election
of Senators by the People
Passes Iowa House
HEAD RESOLUTION DEFEATED
Resolution Asking the Board Of Con-
troll for = Financial Statement Intro
duced-con,mittee Decides on Meas
ure to Pay Heirs Of Victims Of Capt.
toI Elevator Accident.
Special to T.mes-Republ!can.


Des Moines. March 19.-'rhe Hughes
resolution memorializing congress to
start an amendment providing for cleo
tdon of senator's by the people went
thru the house today without opposi-
tbon. The house took a decided stand
in opposition to anything that would
indicate friendship for Russia, by vot-
ing down the Head resolution demand
ing strict neutrality. Head wanted to
Withdraw the resolution, but Wright
objected on the ground that the resolu-
ton while intended to be one of neu-
trality was III fact favorable to Rus
sia and against Japan. Head explained
that adj he had sought to accomplish
had already been done and lie was will
ing to drop the matter.
The speaker named the committee of
the house to visit the deaf school at
tion of the state.
%.
Buchanan introduced a resolution
asking the board of control for d .inan-
cial statement in regard to all the
state institutions and the unexpended
balances In hand March L. The house
passed the blu to allow printing of the
board Of supervisors proceeding In for
eign Language papers, also a bill to pre-
vent stealing electricity, gas or water,
and a bill TO sell land Within meandered
river hines.
Th SENATE passed the bill disposing
of gate receipts at pendt entiarfes, bill
the state auditor and a bid to change
the meeting time of the st,tte board of
health.
The legislative committee has agreed
upon a bill to pay the heirs of the two
women killed. In the capitol elevator
accident as follows: Dr. e. B. Foun-
tadn, Valley Junction. $1,000. his son,
$4,000; q. A ,Hoch, Spirit Lake, S2,5OO
It was decidedly warm shot that
Representative Hart Of Allsmakee gave
small group Of the democrats yes
terday after the bill to appropriate
what might he needed of $500 for To-
eating the battle OF White Stone Hills
had been defeated. 'In view of the
fact" said Mr. Hart, that some of
the old spirit of copperh.aadism still
survives and is even here in this body,
/ move to reconsider the vote" A few
minutes later he withdrew the re-
marks on request of Mr. Whiting, who
voted for the. bill, who spoke for II
number Of those who hai not been
present and would have supported it
Loyalty. But Mr.. Hart was really mad
about the failure of the BILL There
were barely & sufficient number pres
ent to carry the bill If all had voted
for 1t. The bill provides for locating
the graves of a dozen Iowa soldiers OF
the Sixth cavalry who died in battle
with the Indians in what is now Dick
ey county, N. D., some forty years ago.
and whose graves are unmarked. Tbs
survey is to be preliminary to the
erection Of monument or monuments
diers.
When the bill to amend the road law
was being considered few days ago,
Mr.. Offil, of Jasper, who was for thu
kill, was called away. He was excused.
AS he went down the aisle he paused
and turning to the speaker, asked Il
he might leave his vote and have It
recorded for The bill. The house was
in jovial mood because of se,.
eral breaks which had been made and at
the suggestion Of the statesman from
Jasper, broke out into a hearty laugh.
lnasmuch as the loss of vote by a
pair was just as bad as no vote at all
the fact that Mr.. Offil had announced
a pair on the mea sure was udicrops,
but the house wouldn't stand for him
leaving his vote on his desk to be voted
by a page.
One of the meanest things of the
whole session was personal attack
Irene Rood, 'Mho represents the AM
erican Humane Society. pending the
discussion Of the bill to prevent dock
ing of horses Mr.. Doran insinuated
that she came here as the representa-
tive OF horse importing 1lrm IN Chi
eago, which firm desired to stitle COM
petition, or at least that she was dis
honest in her purposes. Such an
attack is jus. what might have been
expected from such a man, said Mrs
Rood when she learned o. it. One
who is willing to make c. profit by
cruelty mistraating horses and WHO
is willing to vote to egalize the right
of men to take advantage of dumb
brutes and needlessly mutilate them
is Just the kind of a man 10 take ad
vantage of a woman or child. or
helpless. II | were man he
would not dare make such il1sinuations
But because [ am a woman he feels
at liberty to demonstrate the kind of
a man he is. | believe l will get the
bill thru the senate, though 1t has
been fought hardest in the senate. /