Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-03-01
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SIS DIES MONIES LETTER IN
ND Items of From Our Correspondent at S
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For Shorter Houre,


For Shorter Houre. $4,000
The house committee on railroads,
In accordance with the program which
was decided upon last Saturday,
heard arguments for and against the
bill to limit the hours of work for
trainmen. The railroad employees are
In favor of this measure but the
railroad companies do not care to
have it adopted. The bill to require
examination and certifcation of tele.
graph operators was also discussed,
and bill to provide for reconsign-
ment Of freight while in transit. In
accordance with the program as an
will be taken UP next Tuesday.
Primary Bill IL Leading Measure.
A report of the special committee
appointed to draft a primary bill is
expected early this week. This re-
port when 1t comes will undoubtedly
hold the center of the stage in the
Iowa legislature during the week, al
though number Of other important
bills will be fought over in the COM
mittees and on the floors of the sen,
ate and house.
The primary bill has been agreed
to by the members of the sub-commit-
tee and It Is said that the bill has
been written and will be reviewed by
the committee at special meeting
Monday afternoon for the last time
before being reported to the commit
tees on elections. This probably
means that the bill will be reported
out either Tuesday or Wednesday and
action upon it may be taken before the
end of the week.
Swine Pavilion Almost Certain.
The state fair people made good
showing before the appropriations
committee of the senate on the bill to
appropriate $4,000 for swine pa.
vilion at the state fair. The persons
interested especially In swine breed.
Ing showed the great advantage to the
state In having Iowa hold the greatest
swine show on earth, and they de.
clared this to be possible II the state
would provide for suitable place of
exhibition, The committee was given
statistics to show that In the 81 years
since Iowa has had the fair at Des
Moines the state has expended S179,l
900 on the fair, and the property is
now worth $353,00O. 1t is not in any
sense a Des Moines institution and
the state should make regular appro.
priations to care for 1t.
Members Clash over Measure.
The first wordy clash between
house members this session occurred
Thursday over the discussion of the
senate bill having to do with the ser,
vice Of original notices in case Of
merging Of companies. Representa-,
tive Kelly challenged the bill declar-
ing he thought that 1T was colored
gentleman in the wood pile" Repre-.
sentative Sullivan asserted that
Kelly's opposition was prompted by
partiality to railroad interests, which
the latter warmly denied. The bill f.
nally passed. 1t provides that when
two companies merge proceedings
which might have been begun against
one can be served on the new com,
pany.
Teach Farming by Mali Course.
To establish school Of correspon.
dence in agriculture at the Iowa State
college, Ames, an appropriation Of
$4,000 is provided In bill which
Representative Lister introduced in
the house Thursday morning. The
correspondence school was indorsed
by Governor Cummins in his message
to the legislature. The Lister bill
also appropriates $4,000 for exten.
sion work Of the State Agricultural
college.
No Opposition 10 2.oent Fare.
All opposition to the bal to reduce
passenger fares in Iowa, as in other
states, appears to have disappeared
This morning Senator Hopkins, chair
man of the railroad committee had
the senate set next Tuesday at 2 D.
m. for special consideration Of the
bill that Is on the calendar with fav
orable report. It is learned that
there will be no opposition. Sena
tors who had previously indicated in
tention Of making fight, stated theJ
will not oppose it. --,
Sets ss Court Of inquiry.
Sitting as Judges IN court of equity
Wednesday morning, the members OF
the house Of Representatives exoner.
ated H. L. McGrew from alleged fraud
connected with the failure Of the bank
of B. H. Skinner & Co., Of Birming-
ham, la. Mr.. McGrew sat by the
side Of Representative Weeks, who
pleaded his case for him and won,
What They Would Be.
"If Washington were alive today he
would be standpatter, Lincoln
would be Oummins republican, and
Jefferson would be for Bryan de.
clared Senator DeWolf, democrat.
speaking at the Joint session of house
and senate this morning in common.
Grafton Of the birth of George Wash.
ington. Representative Inman made
the prayer at the joint session and
addresses were delivered by Senator's
Crossley, Gillilland and DeWolf, and
by Representatives Van Houten, Hard.
Ing and Swift.