Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-27
LEGISLATURE NOW
READY FOR ACTION
First Three Weeks Have Been
Devoted Largely to Prepare
tion of Bills
THE COMMITTEES AT WORK
Large Amount of the Activity Thus
Far Has Been Outside the Assem-
bly, HaIl-A Resume of What Has
Thus Far Been Accomplished and
Matters to Come UP in Near Future.
[By Ora williams.l
% mes-Republican

! SDGc19I 10 IlfnGS-heDllDllCd
Des Moines. Jan. 27.-The fourth
week of the general assembly opens
on Monday, and it may now be said
that the session is fairly under way.
A hundred bills have been introduced
in the senate and 12S in the house.
The bills have now been printed, or
the majority of them, and it is antlct-
pated that from this date there need
be no delay on this account. The call
endars are not very we'll filled and
cannot be until the committees have
done more work. The most of the
work has related to legalizing acts.
and these appear to be getting more
numerous each year.
The number of petitions and me-
morials is smaller than usual, and this
NAV be taken as an indication either
that the people have greater conf
dence in their representatives or that
the work already done has been so
good that the people are fairly we'll
satisfied. The larger number of petit
marshal bill, but this is easily account
ed for because of the activities OF GER
tain uersons. There have been few
memorials on the subject OF the re-
peal of the road law, and the usual
number relating to having bust OF
some distinguished Iowan In the stat
uary hall at Washington.
Next week a number of important
matters will be brought up. Senator
Whipple is engaged in preparing the
committee bill for the creating OF a
state board of regents for the educa-
tional institutions. He may have II
ready for the coming week When IL
will become at once matter Dt gener-
al interest The report of the commit
tee on this subject was so long that
it has not yet been printed and until
this is done the legislators will not be
ready to act.
The bill for a state reformatory, the
indeterminate sentence and for par
don board. as it will be advocated by
the committee which investigated, is
being prepared by Senator Saunders
yery carefully. This is subject that
will attract much attention and cause
a spirited debate There is much
stronger force back of this bill than
ever before, since legislators now un-
derstand better the sreal needs of the
state in this regard.
Committee work will be directed for
a time toward such important meas
ures as the Hart child labor bill, the
Cummings pure food bill, the Crossley
primary election bill, Hughes anti-pass
bill. the Tuberculosis bill, some minor
railroad measures and the insurance
committee consideration of the neces-
sity for investigating Iowa companies.
The Wright bill to change the law IN
relation to the assumption of risks by
employees will come before the judicl-
ary committee of the house. This IS
something which attracts the attention
of all employers. for it gives Iowa
modernized legal status of the work.
ingman as against the old common
law theory.
The whitmer- Youde contest is like
ly to attract good deal of attention
during the week. The two reports
have now been before the members for
more than week. The republican
majority Of the committee stands for
seating the republican ana
the democratic minority is for
permitting the democrat to con-
tinue in his seat. There is practically
no doubt that it is all settled now that
Youde will be seated. But there will
be a lively discussion of the matter
and the constitutional lawyers Will dis
play their learning. The question is
sufficiently close so that men may
easily differ and still be reasonable.
The injection of a new feature into
the subject of needed reform In liquor
legislation through the Weeks bill OF
yesterday came as surprise. This is
practically the Missouri law. 1t pro-
vides for a state inspector of liquors
who shall inspect and brand all in
toxicating liquors including beer and
wine and the same shall be compared
with a United States standard. There
will be chief inspector named by
the executive council and deputies.
The bill calls for $4,000 to start the
work; but 1t is believed the plan would
bring much revenue direct to the state.
Speaker Clarke is back in his place
again after few days absence due to
the death Of his brother at Red Oak
Mr. Cummings, speaker pro tenn, pre-
sided in an entirely satisfactory man
ner in the absence of Clarke. The
house is holding longer sessions than
the senate, and this is always neces-
sary that it may keep up with the
work. But the house has really made
the best start for a good session. With
the printing matter out of the way
and 1t was only ripple after all
there is no reason why the work
should not proceed regularly to the
close of the session
The effect of the representatives OF
the typographical union to bring into
the controversy over delay in the state