Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-12
[By Ora williamsl
,ial to Times-R Republican


Des Moines, Jan. 12.-The legislature
adjourned at noon today until next
Tuesday so as to give the committees
time to visit the state institutions and
make report. The committees will
generally be at the institutions to-
morrow.
Practically nothing was done in the
legislature this morning. The house
had no quorum and in the senate only
a few unimportant bills were intro
duced. Both houses adjourned until
Tuesday.
The special committee on prison re-
form is engaged in preparing a report
which will condemn the state peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison. as a disgrace
to the state and recommend the build-s
ing Of new one. Also the adoption Of
the Intermediate sentence plan and
making Anamosa reformatory.
Rate Resolution.
Representative Weeks has ready fof
presentation to the legislature con-
current motion requesting. the Iowa
delegates in congress to vote for a rail-
road rate bill, but did not introduce 1t
today, because there was no quorum in
the house.
The Blythe Lobby.
It is expected that the Blythe lobby
will be re-enforced at once by a strong
contingent of insurance men, as the
result of the movement to start an in
vestigation. The plan is for the legis-
lature to hold up the threat Of an in
surance investigation and force the In
surance men to join in with Blythe in
gaining control Of the legislature.
Without this addition and gaining some
other influences the Blythe lobby viii
not be able to handle even the senate
end Of the proposition.
& Senator Lewis is opposed to an In
surance investigation. There is no
reason for it," he said. Nobody is
accusing the Iowa companies of mis-
management or having subsidiary conn
panies that are run with the money OF
'policyholders. The Iowa companies are
profiting by the revelations in the east.
Let them alone. The Investigation
would be serious blow to Iowa bust-
ness interests. It looks to me like
shrewd move of the lobby to force the
insurance men to join them"
fractional Lines Drawn.
The last two days factional lines have
been formed again In startling manner.
On every hand now 1t is Blythe or anti
Blythe-the lobby or against the lob
by. The wire pulling in connection
with state printer and binder contin-
.ues. There is some doubt as to what
the outcome will be, but among con-
seryative members 1t Is doubted II the
lobby will be able to carry the day.
There are abundant denials. OF course,
that the lobby has had. anything to DO
with planning to extend the terms OF
the present officials, but the ear marks
are all too plain. It is declared tnas
Mr.. Blythe has organized and leI
here the strongest lobby ever put up TO
manage legislative affairs in the stats
and the game is going to be well play.
ed.
Tho Blythe Lobby.
Just at present the Blythe lobby -
taking the position in regard to anti
pass legislation that they are indiffer-
emf to this movement. They say they
would welcome law cutting OIL all
passes. But this may be only playing
possun" as has been done in the past.
The belief obtains that If the lobby IS
sufficiently strong and has demonstrat-
ed it's ability to do so it will nnaiiy
defeat all legislation Of this KIND. sen
ator Hughes says that he Will beneve
II possible to secure anti-pass leglsia-
ton in Iowa only when the Dill mas
actually been signed by the governor.
The Hughes bill is in fact the Wis
consin law with sine slight monnca-l
itions. Mr.. Hughes put into IT the
clause forbidding the giving OF Tree
tranaportation to delegates to political
conventions.
'"The bill works all right in W1scon-
sin and the supreme court has SUSTAIN
ed IT." he said "a notary pubic, VINO
is public official within the law, ap-
neaIed TO the supreme court to be re-
iieyed from the law, but the court neio
aoainst him and he will give up ms
~ Commission rather than his pass
would also get rid Of partnerSs1p OF .ne
state with railroads in transportation
for the members OF the railroad COM
roission. Why should not the state pay
their transportation in the state as wen
as that Of the state board OF control
and other officials who are compeiIeo
to travel a great deal? The bill Goes
no+ affect transportation issued IN re-
turn for newspaper advertising hor
the half fare permits to ministers, nor
the stock passes. / believe 1t is con-
seryative and good"