Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-03
PEOPLE |O E[EC}}:
NE SENATORS
State Senator Lewis Would Call
Convention of G Governors
and Legislatures
TO PLAN A GREAT CAMPAIGN
Favor Changing of the United States
Constitution so As to Permit EIee-
ton of United States Senators by
the People by Direct vote-Talk of
Bowen for Governor.
Special to Times-Republican.

SHeCldl To
Des Moines. Feb 3-Senator Lewis
is preparing a joint resolution which
he will ask the Iowa legislature to
pass, calling convention in Des
Moines within a few weeks of the gov
to devise plan for the campaign to
change the United States constitution
and have senators elected by the peo-
Pile. Twenty-three states have al diff
ferent times gone on record as favor
ing the change. but it requires thirty
and it is proposed that some plan of
uniform action shall be adopted which
will bring the issue to head at once.
The Iowa legislature would arrange
the program and provide the expenses
and the convention would be held be-
fore the close of this session. 1t is
understood the plan has the approval
of Governor Cummins and many leg
islators.
A rumor was set afloat here today
to the effect that Ex-speaker Bowen is
to be brought out as candidate for
governor and that the Blythe influence
will be switched from Perkins 10
Bowen in case Perkins fails to make
a good showing in his campaign.
The senate and house held short
sessions today. The senate passed a
bill to permit of acceptance Of the C9tt
bequest and the bill for the governors
reception. The house passed a bill
for the Larrabee reception and bill
to permit use of the split log ON high
ways.
The judiciary committee in the sem
ate yesterday afternoon killed every
bill that it had up for consideration at
the time. Among them was the bill
by Clary of the house to permit new
trials in criminal cases where there
has been newly discovered evidence.
The bill was hotly debated yesterday
and it is understood that Senator
Gilliland will bring in a minority re-
port in favor of the bill and that he
and others will fight for it on the floor.
1t has passed the house. The COM
mittee also killed the Hayward cruelty
to animals bill and killed all the bills
limiting the liability of cities and
towns to damages in personal injury
cases from falling on slippery side
walks when it is shown that the side
walks We're in good condition previous
to the accident and requiring that per-
sons notify the city of defective con-
dition before an accident, otherwise the
city not to be liable.
The committee on railroads of the
senate held it's first meeting yesterday
afternoon and having only the Hughes
anti-pass bill before 1t decided to wait
till the Turner bill is printed and to
call a meeting for next week, the time
being at the discretion Of the chair
man. It was decided to take up the
anti-pass question as early as possible
and get bill reported out of the COM
mittee.
The pharmacy committee of the
senate met yesterday and decided In
favor of the bill requiring four years
of study and actual work in a drug
store before admission to examination
for pharmacists certificate Fart
of the four years must be spent in ac-
tual experience.
The pardons committee of the SEN
ate will not be able to take up IN COM
mittee the question of pardons Tor a
week or two. Senator Saunders, the
chairman, has been very busy drawing
the bill for the indeterminate sentence
law. and has not been able to reach the
other matters.
A Joint meeting of the municipal al
fairs committee of the house and cities
and towns committee of the senate VIII
he arranged for some time next week
at which time there will be hearings
on the Galveston plan for city gov
ernments.
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