The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
SUFFRAGE BILL is
KILLED BY HOUSE
ONLY TAlRTY.sEvgN MEMBERS
VOTE FOR MEASURE.
THE PURE FOOD BILL PASSES,
Aduteraton and Misbrandlna ot Eat
ables TO Be Hereafter Prchib.
lted---vots In the Senate
Was Unanimous.
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Special to Daily Herald
Des Mosnes, Feb. 14.--After q long
debate the house Of representatives
voted down the womans suffrage. res.
olution. Before the ballot was an.
nounced the vote stood AZ to A. Then
there were several changes and the
final result was 81 TO so, thirteen alb
sent or not voting.
After the vote had been taken Rep
resentatiyes Cummings and Wright,
who had championed the cause Of sur.
frage for the women OF the state, filed
q motion to reconsider and the lobby,
headed by Mrs. Evelyn Dame, began a
personal campaign to convert the mem
bers whose names appeared upon the
may" side of the tally sheet. The
opinion OF those who opposed the res.
olution, however, seems to be that a
reconsideration will not greatly change
the vote and that the house will not
allow 1t to pass this year.
Hambleton Of Mahaska, Wright or
Websser, Cummings of Marshalltown,
and Dow OF Franklin, were strong in
\ its favor, and made some very interest.
ing addresses. Nate Kendall OF Mon
roe, the orator" OF the house, made a
lengthy speech against the passage or
the resolution. Temple OF Clark ana
Teeter Of Marion also talked on the
question. The fight began early and
lasted long.
Pure Food Law Passes.
The Newberry pure food bill passed
the senate this morning by a unani-
nous vote. The result OF the roll call
was 4G to o. The bill Is entitled IAN
act TO prevent the adulteration, mis-.
branding and imitation of foods, 10
change the name OF the Ctate dairy
commissioner 10 the state food and
dairy commissioner and to define his
duties" The most important amend
ment was that which limits the COVER
noF's right to appoint an attorney 20
prosecute persons violating the proyls.
ions Of the bill. The second amend.
ment was made to section IA. Before
amendment, II directed that all goods
purchased and received prior 10 July
i, 1906, should be exempt until July J,
1907. The word "or" was substituted
for and" 80 that reading became
purchased or received" This change
viii make exempt until July i, 1907,
goods contracted for before July d,
even II not delivered until later In .le
year. This was thought necessary,
Especially to protect manufacturers OF
canned goods, who have made future
contracts. The administrative WORK
under the pure food bill Is delegated
to the state food dairy commissioner.
whose salary Is increased $500 annual
W.
The cumnlns Modus operandl.
The much talked Of primary Is grad
ually losing ground in both house ana
senate. Many members who were In
favor OF primary election law at the
opening OF the session, have inyesti'
gated the primary bill as submitted,
and discover " to be not only cumber.
some, but unreasonable, causing un-
necessary expense to both the candi-
date and the taxpayer. The commit
tee in the senate to which the bill was
referred have kept 1t out for very
ploDg time, thus proving that the Cum
minis people are afraid as yet to bring
the bill up, as enough sentiment has
not been created An It's favor to guar
antee it's passage. The numerous pc.
titicns and postal cards which have
recently flooded the senators from ev-
cry district in the state have been
traced almost directly to the Cum
Minis factlon,and the workings Of their
machine. One lengthy petition came
directly through the executive office,
having Deen sent there first instead
OF by the usual routine direct TO a
senator.
Jones and Hambleton Busy.
Representative Hambleton Of Ma.
haska yesterday appeared before the
committee on public land and build
ings and presented his Flag bill His
talk In introducing II met with ap-
proval and there Is little doubt but
that the bill will pass. Mr.. Hamble-
on's bill for recording instruments but
once instead OF twice and charging
but one fee for 30 doing has passed
the senate.
Senator Jones Of Mahaska mas again
presented divorce bill which he
hopes will meet with favor. 1t pro-
vides that the guilty party shall not
remarry within a year except 1t be
with the former spouse. Mr.. Jones
has also been receiving great. deal
Of commendation for the three amend
ments which he recently offered ana
had passed In regard to the question OF
teachers qualifications. The first
amendment offered By Senator Jones
was to the effect tiiat the teachers
certificate be returned to the county
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