Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-13
That Resolution In Regard To
Interstate Commerce Drafted
by Ex-Governor Larrabcc
VOTED FOR THE MERGER BILL
The Famous MoIsbcrry Measure Which
Passed the Senate and Was Vetoed
BY Governor Cummins Was Conspi-
oious Piece of Railroad Legislation
Capital Gossip.
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Des Moincs Jan. Senator Ire
win. OF Cedar Rapids. has not been
heard from on the recently raised prop
osition that he is the original simon
| pure, dyed-in-t wool apostle of :,
mission Now, however. that Jud We'll
| liver of Sioux City, who was reporting
| the legislature when Mr.. Trewin intro
duccd the resolution In question: has
remembered that the resolution was
| one drafted by Ex-Governor Larrabee
and introduced at his request, it may
not be impcrtinent to call to mind the
| famous Molsberry bill, that was intro
duced In tho Twenty ninth general as
semby. That bill IT will he remem-
| bered. was the merger bill. 1T was one
of the steps In the organization of the
Northern Securities Company and had
1t passed. the articles of incorpora-
ton OF that company would have been
filed In Iowa instead of In New Jersey.
1t removed the limit OF Indebtedness
on railroads and passed the senate With
the assistance of Senator Trewin's
vote. The message OF Governor Cum
MINIS vetoing the bill was one OF the
sensations OF the session of the legis-
lature. Senator Trewin voted for the
bill and when the question of reconsid-
ering 1t came up. he Is recorded as be-
Ing absent or not voting. When the
question came up of passing the bill
over the governors Veto there was
no one voted in favor and the senator
is again reported as being absent or
not voting. The Molsberry bill was
perhaps the most conspicuous piece OF
railroad legislation In the interests OF
railroads that has ever come before the
legislature and Senator Trewin voted
for the railroads. The only thing
along that line which the senator has
done in the legislature since was to
introduce the resolution for ex-Govern-
| or I4arrabee.
1T Is probable that the teachers of
MARSHALL county have been caught a
long With those OF nearly every other
county In the state by the Chicago III
brary Union. 1t is believed here that
the teachers OF the state have contri
buted $4,000 to the concern that no
one in Chicago seems to know any
thing about. Michigan pedagogues are
said to have contributed $4,000. BY
the plan of the union the teachers paid
S17 in cash or $12 In cash and the
balance In three years and received,
or were to receive, In turn an up-to-
date reading course, some reading cir.
Gle books that cost from So to 81 n.
year. Certificates would be given when
the course of reading was completed.
small box of books was sent to
few localities, but further than this IT
Is reported the Chicago Library Union
has never been heard from. There Is
report that 1t went thru bankruptcy.
but no one seems to know for sure. The
union is said to have invaded several
states.
The next meeting Of the Grant Club
in this city will probably be held jan
uary 10, and the freight rate question
is to be discussed at that time by
Judge j. II. Richard of Webster City.
The subject will undoubtedly bring out
a big attendance and a warm discus
sion will follow. Judge Richards's top
&c is RallTOdu INtleS diIQ lItS o0Si w
the Courts With Reference to Them
In view Of the proposition before con-
gress to increase the power of the In
terstate commerce commission the dis
cussion of the topic at this time will
prove especially interesting and at
tractive.
Two very important hearings were
expected to be had by Governor Cum
MINIS today One is the hearing on
the question of whether or not the
board of examiners of mine inspectors
was biased in marking the examina-
ton papers of certain candidates or
not, and the other is the petition OF
certain saloon men at Ottumwa for
a. remission of their fines imposed dur
ing the prohibition days and for boot
Logging and the like. 1t is probable
that the question concerning the ex-
animation of mine inspectors Will
prove interesting. The miners who
failed to pass claim the examiners
themselves didn't know the answer to
their own questions and the examiners
claim that the questions We're all pro-
per ones taken from the best of au-
thorities. The solution of the matter
ought not to be hard to arrive at, for
the questions and answers are on file
and will be in evidence.