Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-16
Law Makers See an Old Bugaboo
Stalking Thru the Legis-
lative Halls
SUNDAY CLOSING TO BOB UP
Sure to Be Presented and to Plague
Many Members-ProbabIe That Eff.
fort Will Be Made to Control Rail-
ways Appointments Of Local Attor-
neys and Physicians.
speclal to rimes-Rcpubliean.

| Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The ghost OF
a bugaboo stalks thru the legislative
chambers. 1t has the form and ap-
pearance of bill about to come te
life. Members of both houses have
seen the ghost and frequent cases Of
palpitation of the heart are being re-
ported. The ghost does not frequen,
any one place, but it is claimed has
been seen in all quarters OF the state
house.
To be specific it is the Sabbath OBJ
servance bill that was introduced the
last session, was reported out of the
senate judiciary committee, passed the
senate, but was recalled and reconsid-
cred by the judiciary committee and
was finally killed by the sitting COM
mittee of the senate. It is to be in
troduced again this session.
Il am for Sunday closing" said the
member from one county to the mem
Der from another county today, as he
looked cautiously at his neighbor.
$50 am l." said the neighbor mem
Der as he looked suspiciously at the
member who first spoke.
Then both settled down in their
chairs and said: How beautiful a
figure of speech is irony"
II have been interviewed by more
ministers and church people and Y.
NJ. C. A. people since have been elect
ed to this house than by any other
class of people," said the member who
first spoke, "and here we have base
plays on Sundays But am for Sun
day closing. Close up the parks,
churches and everything else
At the last session the Sunday clos
ing bill passed the senate by virtue
of the valient work done by the min
listers of the state. They went after
the members on that Sunday closing
bill in way that would teach even a
professional lobbyist a lesson. When
it was finally killed by the sitting
committee which was appointed as
the. executioners of many important
bills every member Of the senate and
house knew that he would have to face
the bill again this session. They see
It's shadow coming and some of them
are already beginning to sweat blood.
Rumors OF a movement to prohibit
one railroad from employing as local
attorney lawyer in the employ of any
other railroad and from employing as
local physician doctor in the en-
ploy of any other railroad, have reach
ed here. 1t Is understood that petit
lions are now being circulated among
professional men of the state and also
with commercial clubs of the big cit
les and the intention is to have bill
introduced making this prohibition.
1t is claimed that the movement orr
iginates from desire to remove all
limitations to the growth and prosper
ity of cities of the state. 1t is boost
or program. and move to clip the
wings of local trusts. The report is
that the arguments in favor OF such a
bill are that where several railroads
are permitted to appoint the same
doctor for their physician, this one
doctor becomes a sort of trust all by
himself and hogs the railroad business,
SO to speak. II a railroad was pro-
hibited from employing as physician
one employed by another railroad, 1t
would make business for more doctors.
The same argument applied to law
yers as attorneys for railroads.
There is still another argument back
Of the movement according to the in
formation received here, and that is
that railroads hire physicians whose
i,S ~ I,o
benefit of the railroad than of the pa
tient who is hurt. They argue that
there is not more than about one or
two such physicians in one locality,
and that after these are hired by rail-
roads. the other railroads will have to
hire the other physicians of the place.
The petitions have not reached this
city as yet 1t was rumored that SEN
ator Hughes would introduce the bill.
Senator Hughes was asked today.if he
would Introduce such bill or had
heard of the plan. He denied having
any Intention of introducing such bill
and said also that he had never heard
of the idea before. 1t is understood
that the railroad terminal cities, such
as Des Moines, Sioux City, Marshall-
town. Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs,
are the centers most desired to be
reached.
The insurance commission has been
at work the past few days on some of
the bills which will be introduced with
the approval and sanction of that COM
mittee. One of the first bills that will
be pushed forward will be one to in
crease the amount which the state au-
ditor may allow an actuary as salary.
The limit is now $4,000. He had a good
actuary brought from the east, but he
had no sooner become familiar with
the situation then he was wanted by
an insurance company and is being
paid a much larger salary than the
state can pay. Hence the state is
without an actuary. Mr.. Carroll. the
state auditor, has been trying to find
competent man whom he can employ
at the salary allowed. but has not been
able to do so. The bill will provide for
a salary of $4,000 year, The commits
sion will also prepare bill which will
be introduced early, for a separation Of
the insurance department from the Of
flee of auditor of state This will make
the insurance commissioner an APP
pointive officer, subject to conf1rma-
ton by the senate, and give him a SAL
airy equal to that of the leading state
officials. The department will then be
on a par with Similar departments in