Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-07
PURE FOOD WILL WIN
Prospects For Passing of the
Bill Have Grown Brighter
This Week
SENATE COMMITTEE ACTS
A Substitute Bill Which Makes Only a
Few Changes Has Been Favorably
Reported - Senate to Have Chance
to Decide Woman Suffrage Question
Legislative News.
ACTS
COMMITTEE
Special to Times-Republican

better shape every day. Today the
ported favorably committee substi-
tute bill which has been agreed upon
by the joint committees, which makes
only few changes in the original bill
as introduced by Senator Newberry
and Representative Cummings, and
adds some features that will make it
acceptable to jobbers and retailers.
For instance, under the bill as agreed
upon by the committees, it does not
apply to goods purchased and placed
upon the dealers shelves prior to July
l, next, this exemption to be for one
year on this class Of goods. The orig
inal bill gave until october /, next, as
time for clearing the shelves Of old
goods. The jobbers complained that
the time was too short. In another
respect a concession has been made
to the jobbers, and that is in
a provision under which it will be pos
sible for jobbers to maintain a separ-
ate line Of goods TOR sale in other
states, keeping them separate from
their general stock, and this separate
line will not be amenable to the Iowa
law. This is to protect jobbers who
live on the borders of the state and
who have customers over the line. 1t
is believed now that the bill is in such
shape that it will meet with the APP
prevail of the jobbers and the retail
ers, of the state, and it certainly will
be long step forward in the direction
of a state pure food law. The commits
tee have thought best not to open up
the butter color question during this
session. The bill carries withita stand
ing appropriation of $4,000 a year. to
pay for the enforcement Of the law.
And this time it is to be the house
that will unload upon the other body
the woman suffrage amendment. The
house committee on amendments to-
day reported the resolution favorably.
1t strikes the hated word male" from
the constitution. 1t is a great triumph
for the female lobbyists who have
been working hard to secure this re-
suit. The house will pass the matter
over to the senate.
The house appropriations committee
today reported favorably the bill to
$1,000 for the Dubuque
rescue home, and the bill to purchase
$4,000 railroad maps of Iowa for dis
The storm broke again in the house
judiciary committee when the Wright
bill came up changing the law in re-
gard to the joint liability of employer
and employee in case of dangerous ma
chinery and notice to the employer of
the dangerous condition or of defects.
There was large attendance of per-
sons interested. The debate resolved
itself into a discussion between the en-
ployers of labor, chiefly the manufact-
urers of the state, the mine operators
and builders, and the representatives
of labor unions. The latter are de-
the bill in justice to the la
boring men and their families. The
former insist that it would result in
the damage suits and the certainty
of recovery, also because, as they say.
it would open the way for frauds and
deception. The committee listened pa
tiently to the talk and then laid it
over until another time. Representa-
tives of the Iowa Manufacturers As
ISOLATION were present with a showing
that it is opposed solidly by that body
1t is stated, on the side, that the real
object of the bill is to strike at the
railroad companies and to put them
on the defensive in personal injury
suits without number. Should the bill
go to the floor of the house it would
bring out a spirited debate and be
hard fought.
Mr.. Rankin got chance at a senate
yesterday and talked for
an hour or more on the merits of the
state marshal bill. The committee took
no action. 1t was stated that an in
vestigation Of the petitions favoring
the bill shows that the saloonkeepers
are almost unitedly for it. A conserv-
alive estimate of the cost of the plan
when in operation is $15O.000 year.
The coming of Thomas w. Lawson
to the city and his conferences here,
and his talk to the legislators, is said
to have greatly increased the chance
for an insurance investigation in Iowa.
The demand for such investigation
will not down despite the efforts that
are being made by interested persons
here to suppress the whole matter.
There is every day a great deal of talk
on the subject.
The Introduction by Mr.. Temple of a
resolution placing limit ON the time
when general bills may be introduced
came as surprise, because it is so
early in the session. He would stop
all bills February 90, except appropria-
ton bills. It is usual to pass such
a resolution little later in the session
and there is not any likelihood of such
a resolution passing now, or having
any effect if passed.
The standpat trick Of trying to kill
the invitation to Lawson to speak be-
fore the house by drawing the lay-ov-
er rule did not work yesterday, altho
for minute Mr.. Head was plus
sed. The rule is that a resolution
must lay over day before considera-
ton. This rule may be suspended by
unanimous consent, or it may be sus-
pended by two-thirds vote. The lat
ter expedient is seldom made use of.
AS Mr.. Head was about to give up, Mr..
Cummings gave him the tip and he
dan, q pdod q vote IN motion ~ S11S-