Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-06
LIQUOR Amendment
MAY Be SUBMITTED
People Of the State VIII Prob
ably Be Compelled to Volts
Again on Prohibition
MOVEMENT A FoRcEFuL' ONE
State Marshal Bill Begins to Strike the
Legislative Bumps-Uniforn, System
Of County Accounts Asked for by
Supervisors - EnIarsins Railway
Commissions Power.

supervisors Eniargin9 railway
Commissions Power.
Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, March 6--Will the
voters OF Iowa have to again face the
question of voting for Il prohibitory
amendment to the constitution relat-
ing to liquor? This situation as fore
Swallowed ten days ago seems almost
imminent. The introduction into the
senate by Senator Dunhahm OF Della
ware county, of petitions said to be
signed by 1900 persons. asking such
an amendment to the constitution, indi-
Gates that some OF the temperance
forces have been decidedly active in
this direction. The petitions came from
Des Moines. Marshalltown, Missouri
Valley. Sheldon, Waukee. hardwood,
Dallas, Shannon, Morning Sun, Dysart,
Buckingham, Deep River, Lynnville,
Bagley, New York, Bethlehem, Baaard,
Russell, Lenox, Sharpsburg, Gravity,
Hopkinton. Castana, Weldon, Blanch-
ard and few other places, showing
how widely scattered has been the
work done. j. A. Harvey, now, of Per-
ry, formerly and for years register o.
the state land office, when that WIS ali
elective position, is active in pronot'.
ing this matter He was an original
advocate OF constitutional prohibition
and was for a long time at the held OF
the old temperance league. There Ia
no doubt that the movement h;ls Q.
great deal OF force.
The state marshal bill is having some
trouble. It got out on the floor OIL. the
senate with favorable recommendation
from the committee on suppression OF
intemperance. An effort was ima,le t,
have it set for a special order this
week, hut Senator Hopkins called at !
tention to the fact that the senate rules
require that any bill carrying arl APP :
preparation must go thru the a,ppro-
priations committee. There was nothin 8
to do but send the bill to that commit
tee, which is not the best place lii the
world for It.
80. sNssfs 5sI5a4st lAeki
While there seems to be very little
doubt that George A. Lincoln, of Cedar
Rapids, the present state fish and gam e
warden, will be reappointed and corr
tinued in office. a number of candy-
dates are springing up, Charles Like
of Davenport is a candidate; also Dr.
Tidd, Franklin county; T.. B. Huntoon,
of Clinton: and Mr. Frederickson, a,f
Dickinson county. Lincoln has the adj
vantage that he has made "a spler-
did official and that he is an old sol
dier. When he was appointed the We =
Grams made 1t a special point to insist
upon his keeping the place. Al. the
present administration has been ess-
pecially and at all times considerable Of
the old soldiers, this will carry good
deal of weight.
Next Tuesday the house railroads
committee will take up the Conn bill
introduced yesterday. which provides
that the railroad commission shall
have the same supervision over eX-
press, telephone and telegraph COM
panies as tosfixing rates and reyulat-
ing them, that it now has over the
railroads. Hearings will be arranged
and 1t Is understood that the c.,rpor-
atoms will appear against the bill The
bill is q strong measure and c,,nsid-
cred one Of the most important meas
ures before the legislature at this
session. It directs the railroad com
missionit to prepare and publish within
ninety days after the bill becomes
law a schedule OF reasonable maxi
mum rates for express, telephone and
telegraph companies, and provides
that these companies shall keep in
these rates. In addition to this The
committee will take up a number of
other railroad measures OF Importance
still before it and arrange hearings.
AT the solicitation Of the state assoc
citation of supervisors a bill has been
drawn providing for uniform system of
county accounts. The bill is patterned
after the bill which passed at the last
session providing for uniform ac-
counts for cities. It provides that
commission composed of county Gle rks,
auditors and treasurers shall be ap-
pointed by the state auditor to devise
the system and report to the sTate
auditor. 1t provides for paying the
expenses of the members of the com
mission in attending the meetings and
is limited to thirty days In which to
prepare the report, but there is no ap-
preparation for more than the ex-
penses of the commission. The bill
does not provide for a system ,,f state
inspection. 1t is understood there is
opposition to state inspection ami It
was desired not to endanger the pro-
vision for uniform accounts. Another
bill providing for state inspection will
be prepared later.
The appropriations committee of the
house at its meeting yesterday after
noon voted to recommend for passage
the bill appropriating $4,000 for an
industrial history to be prepared by
the State Historical Society OF Iowa
City, and $4,000 additional for the
support fund of the society. The bill
appropriating $4,000 for additional
help for the railroad commission in
investigating the freight rate problem
and $4,000 additional for the walks
and steps about the state house we're
voted for passage and the bill for an
extra appropriation for the school of
ceramics of the Agricultural College
was voted for indefinite postponerlent.
In the senate today Senator Dun
ham presented the petition OF over
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