Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-15

resolution with two changes. One OF
the changes strikes out the words and
to vote" leaving the resolution merely
a request on the Iowa senators and
representatives to use their influence
in favor of rate legislation and the
other change specifies that the inter
state commerce commission shall be
given authority to fix rates "where
found unjust" the three words in
quotations being added to the reso-
luton.
The senate committee on libraries
has decided to recommend for passage
the Ericsson bill authorizing cities of
5000 or over to levy a three mill tax
for library purposes.
At the meeting of the appropriations
committee yesterday Judge Robinson
of the board of control and Miss Lun-
beck, the state agent for finding homes
for the children under the states care
appeared to urge that another agent be
authorized so that homes could be
found faster. They claim that one
agent cannot find them fast enough
and called attention to the fact that
other states have an agent for each
institution. Judge Robinson stated
that now children are held at all the
institutions longer than necessary and
that this practice has been done partly
to get the increased monthly allow
ance. He argued both for the in
creased allowances and for the Turner
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ing children.
The senate yesterday passed a bill
which requires that petitions on con-
sent to run saloons shall be circulat ted
every five years in every city of the
state.
The senate yesterday passed bill
requiring that saloons cannot operate
in any city of the state longer than
five years without circulating a new
petition of consent. The bill passed
is substitute offered by Jackson Of
Woodbury. county for the bill by Smith
of Mitchell The senate devoted the
entire morning to the bill, which came
up under special order The bill by
Smith of Mitchell limited the time to
three years and excepted all cities of
5000 or over. At present petitions
have to be circulated but once unless
revoked for some reason. Senator
Smith charged that the Jackson bill
was favored by the saloon interests
and Senator Bruce complimented Jack
son for having the courage to intro
duce bill applying to large cities
he ,r1, frN H.; In,
Anti-Saloon League is understood to
have supported the Smith bill because
they were afraid they could not get
a law applying to all cities. They are
understood now to favor the Jackson
bill except that they preferred to have
the time limited to thru instead of
five years.
The senate committee on elections
yesterday reported for passage the
Crossley primary election bill with
amendments affecting the registration
of voters. The amendments do not
affect the general purpose of the bill
It now goes on the calendar and unless
made a special order will come UP
probably next week.
The progressive won victory yes
terday in getting the Lewis measure
for calling a convention to secure ac-
ton by the states on voting direct on
United States senators placed on the
calendar without reference to the COM
mittee on federal relations where they
feared it would be buried. Senator
Garst of the appropriations committee
a bill as a substitute for
Lewis resolution directing the COVER
nor to call a convention this year by
inviting the governors. to name five
delegates from each state.
The house committee on highways
reports for passage the Newberry wide
tire bill and the senate bill permitting
as many as four road superintendent
in each township but recommending
for indefinite postponement the Greene
bill for special tax for road pur-
poses.