Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-06
PENALTY
FOR ACCEPTANCE
State Dairy Commissioner Says
the Proposed Anti-Pass Law
Should Work BothWays
BILL TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY
The Railroads Hardly Entered Fight
at Last Session Of General Assembly
But cumnnins Has Said He Will Use
All His Influence To Get Bill Thru
at Next Session.
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Des Moines, April CT believe that
an anti-pass law should have pen
atty attached that would punish the
person who accepts pass as much
as the person who gives one said
State Dairy Commissioner H. Il.
Wright. II believe thoroughly in the
wisdom of enacting am anti-pass law.
A pass is never given without the idea
that it is going to be of influence with
the person who receives 1t, otherwise
it would never be given. In my mind
there are two ideas worth considering
in connection with this anti-pass agi-
tation. One is that a pass is in the
nature of bribe and is given for the
influence it will have, and the other is
that it is an injustice to the man who
rides and pays three cents mile to
have to pay the expense of hauling the
man who rides on pass and pays
nothing but political influence. Fur
thermore the man who pays the three
cents is often least able to pay at all.
There should be a penalty or, else the
law will be Intellectual and the penalty
should work both ways"
There is a very strong belief with
some people that an anti-pass law will
be passed by the next general assem-
bly,. Such laws have been introduced
before and at the last session of the
general assembly the anti-pass law
fathered by Senator Hughes was de-
feated by but small majority. There
was not a very severe and active fight
however. at that time. Senator Hughes
practically carried all the fight him
self, and the bill in many quarters was
not taken very seriously. Now, how
ever, that Governor Cummins has said
he will use all his influence to get bill
thru at the next session, there is lia-
bility that there will be more of q
fight. At the last session the railroads
hardly entered the fight. 1t was not
necessary for them to. When the leg
islature convenes next January the
same men will compose it that defeated
the last bill by such a narrow major
! ity. Governor Cummins at the last
session was sick considerable part
of the time and was unable to give
the bill any assistance. When the
matter comes to be taken up seriously
at the next session there is more than
a likelihood that the interests OF the
railroads will be lined up against the
bill.
When the new historical building is
completed and the state library is NOV
ed to the new building there may be
more or less of a scramble to get the
vacant space left from moving out the
library. While there has been all sorts
of talk as to how the space might be
used, no action has ever been taken
ON the matter and it is still an open
question. There are a number of the
offices at the state house that are
cramped for room and would be glad
| to secure additional office room. One
| idea that has been advanced is that the
supreme court be moved to the library
building, and the rooms used by the
supreme court to be utilized for office
rooms. The library room has a very
high ceiling of the same height
as the ceiling in the senate and
house chamber. 1t is really two stories
high and floor could be put in max
ing a great saving of space 1t would
make an ideal supreme court room as
| it is after being properly fitted up.
There are several offices that are now
badly cramped for room. The attor-
ney general has but two rooms and
these are not very large for his own
use and that of his assistant and two
stenograrhers. Assistant Attorney
General Lawrence DeGraff occupies
| the general room and every one hav-
ing business with the office must en-
| ter that ROOM If he is working on an
important case he is as likely as not
to be disturbed dozen or more times
| before he has finished.
| The executive council which Of nee
essity must have a great deal of office
room occupied the two wings on the
| south end of the basement floor. The
rooms are separated by the corridor
and all are over-crowded. The rail-
road commission has two small rooms
ON the first floor, neither of which are
large enough The room in which
hearings are had is especially small
for that purpose and but a few per-
sons could attend a hearing there. The
state auditors office and the COVER
nor's office could each occupy more
room and the secretary of states office
has to be divided, part of it being up
stairs and part down.
In the agitation that is going on In
| some cities over the census taking and
the settled conviction that seems to
he prevailing in some that not every
body has been counted. it should be
remembered that the census day was
| January L. The law states that the
| census shall be taken as it was on
| January l. 1905. When people rise
up in their wrath at not being count
ed they should make their report tc
the city where they resided January
| |. and to the ward and precinct ir
! that city. The executive council Is