Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-01

ton in sending only the inebriates CIV
ing promise of cure to the knpxville
asylum, and of limiting the number
when the institution became crowded.
The matter will come up again as it
is necessary to take some action. The
fact is there are nearly enough pa
tents now to fill the new institution
and the board of control or somebody
must have authority to stop the send
ing of patients after it is full. The
bill proposed to allow the board of
control TO notify district judges when
the institution is filled, so that after
that patients could be sent to the in
sane asylums temporarily till the
Knoxville institution gives room again.
The senate passed the Ericsson bin
allowing townships authority to join
with towns located in them in voting
a millage tax for the support Of frea
public libraries.
bill passed yesterday by the house
Will give relief to Marion county in the
matter of anticipated expense incident
to the location at Knoxville of the in
ebriate asylum. Under the law as it is
the cost of returning to the asylum of
escaped inebriates would be borne by
Marion county in most cases. The
Teter bill, Just passed. provides a
method by which the expense may be
certified back to the county from which
the recalcitrant inebriate was originally
sent.
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some trouble in getting thru the senate
again the jackson substitute to the
Smith bill in regard to the fve-year
limit on mulct petitions. The Jackson
substitute was adopted by a narrow
margin. Senator Jackson fears that if
it should be necessary to take another
vote on the measure it might not pass.
Chairman Greeley, of the house COM
mittee, believes that the senate ought
to pass the bill again without ques-
ton and send it over to the house as
new measure This would be simple
justice. But the mystery of the lost
bill still remains a mystery.
A bill has been presented to the
house providing for the registration
of blooded live stock and the keeping
by the secretary of the state agricul-
tural department OF record of regis
trations. Similar laws are in force in
other states and are said to work well.
Judge" Lundt, Of Tama, overruled
with delightful naivette the solemn de-
cision of the Iowa supreme court in an
important matter as the house was
considering his bill to prevent county
attorneys from getting 10 per cent on
fines concerning which the had moth
ing to do. Mr.. Meredith had asked a
question which came to his mind be-
cause of decision of the supreme
court of Iowa on that point He asked
for an explanation.
Il can answer that" promptly re-
piled Judge Lundt, presiding officer of
THE supreme court made a very err
oneous decision in that case"
Whereat the house broke out into a
roar Of laughter. But Judge Lundt is
sure the supreme court was wrong.
The Mott bill revising the laws in the
matter of publication of legal notices
covers many points about which there
has been controversy and simplif1es the
laws. 1t makes no additional business
or expense, but sets at right much of
that which has puzzled lawyers and
publishers.
Scott Skinner, the member from
Union county, a man in high favor
with all who know him, having been
appointed postmaster at Creston, start
ed for home yesterday and he may not
return to his seat in the house. He
stated that he expected he would take
his office about March Is, but he may
take it before that time. AS soon as he
take office he will have to resign his
office in the legislature.
The state will pay Charles Youde, of
o'Brien county, 1870 and G. R. Whit
mer, of Sioux City, s125. on account of
their expenses in the contest case.
which resulted in giving to Whitmer
the seat which he has failed to occupy
during the session.
But two Of the soldiers of the revo-
luton buried in Iowa are in unmarked
graves and bills have been favorably
reported making appropriations for
These are John Morgan
and Timothy Brown.
MEANS $4,000 IMPROVEMENTS.