Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-06
Labor Unions Claim Agreement
Made With Them Has Not
Been Kept
OPPOSE EXEMPTION Ia
LAWS
Agreed to Support Meas
ure to Repeal All Exemption Laws
in Return for Support by the Groc-
ers of Child Labor Law = LesisIa-
tive News and Gossip.
[By Ora williams.l


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Labor union
leaders are claiming that by the in
PRODUCTION of the Green bill for a
change in the exemption laws the re-
with them. They are therefore Or
ganizing to oppose the exemption law
and believe they can prevent it from
even coming from the committee.
At the annual conventions of the
two associations in Council Bluffs the
State Federation of Labor agreed to
support law for the repeal of all ex-
emption laws provided the grocers
would agree to support a child labor
law. A resolution to that effect was
passed by the two associations and is
printed in the proceedings of the
State Federation of Labor for 1905 on
page As The joint resolution adopted
by the two associations is as follows:
Whereas, the interests of the Re-
Federation of Labor of Iowa should
be mutual generally, and especially in
statutory legislation; therefore. be it
Resolved, by the joint committee of
the above named organizations that
the two committees request their re-
spective state organizations to pass a
resolution requesting the next legisla-
ture of Iowa to repeal all the eXemp-
ton laws now in force, and that our
legislative committees be instructed to
work to this end. For the purpose that
all men shall be equally responsible
before the law, we agree to support
the child labor law and use our influ-
ence in the passage OF the same. We
believe in a compulsory education law
for the full school year. and will use
our influence in the enforcement of
the same" The resolution carried
of the main points.
The labor union men allege that the
Green bill breaks over the agreement
and was introduced for the grocers.
That some of the grocers take this
view of it also and have refused to
support the Green bill. The Greene
bill is as follows 1.-The Homestead of
every family to the extent of $4,000 in
value whether owned by the husband
or wife, is exempt from judicial sale,
where there is no special declaration
of sale to the contrary, and in case
any claim is made OF homestead ex
ceeding such value, the owner on sale
thereof may retain as exempt such
amount and the same may be invested
in new homestead, which shall be
exempt to the same extent. The earn
ings of a debtor who is resident Of
the state and the head Of a family,
for his personal services or those of
his family to whose services he is en-
titled, the sum of $40 month, at any
time within 80 days next preceding
the levy are exempt from liability for
debt"
The labor unions gladly made the
first agreement with the grocers know
ing that the repeal Of all the exemption
laws could not be secured as the pro-
fessional men in the Legislature would
not consent to lose the exemption Of
their professional libraries and the
farmers would not remove the exemp-
tons from their homesteads. The gro
GERS do not ask for the repeal of all
laws but are asking to amend in way
that will chiefly hit the working man.
Unless the author, Senator Warren,
succeeds in bringing it up sooner, the
bill to abolish county teachers certif-
icates and substitute state certificate
good in any county of the state, will
come up Wednesday morning at 10: 80
at which time it is assigned for special
order. The bill is counted one of the
most important at this session, not
only by Senator Warren, but by others
as WELL At the same time there is
to be opposition to it. The bill makes
4 sweeping change in the law, making
all examinations Of teachers on ques-
tons furnished by the state board OF
education but held under the supervis-
ion Of the county superintendent. SEN
ator Stookey Of Decatur county has
dill in the hands Of the committee
which was one Of the first bills intro-
duced in the session which is less rad
cal. 1t provides for the recording of
issued In one county with
The superintendent Of any other coun-
~ and provides that such certificates
when so recorded shall entitle the per-
,on to teach in such county. 1t is I'M
this bill will not be touched
Unless the Warren bill, which has the
support of State Superintendent Riggs
,ails to pass. In that event the
bill will be taken up.
A strong statute against saying
anything that would indicate SYM
oathy with any overt act is proposed
n bill introduced by Mr.. Leech in
which it is proposed that the follow
ng be added to the law on the sub
ect:
whoever shall within this state adj
Use, counsel, encourage, advocate, pre-
pare for (by the employment of others
Or otherwise) the commission of fell
my other than murder, where no such
elony in fact IL committed, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the state
for term not to exceed
i've years"
bill by Senator Gale relating to
severance of territory from cities had
/ narrow escape in the house, by
vote of 80 to IL There was no debate
On the bill but number of the wise
mes quietly voted against it. They
suspected something wrong with the
Dill since the vote was light The bill
Effects the town of Garner where a
'armer desires to get out of town.