Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09

ARNEvs FAIR BILL ADOPTED
Marshal, County Mans Plan to Aid
Fair Associations to Purchase Lands
Agreed to in the House-Township
Road Levies RiiI Also Passed =
Hughes Anti Treating Bill.
Special to Times-Republlcan.


Des Moines, March 9.-The house
passed the bill by Arney of Marshali,
permitting counties to buy land for
county fair purposes. Also the joint
resolution submitting constitutional
amendment to permit drainage legisla :
ton. and the bill increasing to five
mills the township road levies and per-
Uniting two mills to be worked out IN
stead of paid in cash. The house made
the primary election bill special or
der for Tuesday next at 2:30
The bill to consolidate the college
boards and establish one board of re-
gents passed the senate by vote OF
80 to H. The entire forenoon was
WAS taken up with the conclusion OF
the discussion. Senators Dunham,
Turner and whipple defended the
measure and Senators Moon and De-
swolf spoke in opposition. The bill pro-
Syides for board of fifteen members.
Senator Hughes introduced a bill to
lfotbid treating with Intoxicating liq-
tuors.
Copper Interests Given Hearing.
Detroit, March 9.--All the large cop
sper interests of the upper Peninsula
will be heard this afternoon at a
hearing before Governor Warner on
+ the bill passed by the Legislature to
pretent one mining corporation from
Voting stock in another mining corpor
atom ,rhe hearing will determine
whether the governor will sign the bill.
Des Moines. March 9.-Bills have
been Introduced in the legislature look
|ing to enlargement of the powers of
1.-the state railroad commission in sew
these matters the commission itself has
anticipated by taking action long de-
lferred. One bill contemplates giving
the commission authority over EXPIRE IS
companies and power to fix their rates
The commission, as soon as reorgan-
\ lied the first of the year, took up this
question and 1t was decided that under
| the existing law 1t has the right to fix
rates. Accordingly the express COM
panies were directed to Immediately
make reports to the commission as re-
quired by law, and when these reports
are received the commission will fix q
| date for hearing on the rate question
| When the bill was passed nineteen
years ago it was the intent that ex-
press companies and all common car
riers should come under the commits
| sion. The commission was too busy
| then to take it all up, and later the
commission was not disposed to dc
more than seemed necessary to keeI
up appearances. But the commission
is now ready to force the matter to an
| issue.
| A bill to place telegraph and tele-
phone companies to some extent under
the direction of the commission is also
before the legislature. A bill to fix
sleeping car rates is also considered
This last will have strong support, and
| it is the belief of members and of the
present commission that the authority
to fix sleeping car rates should be
lodged with the commission. Inasmuch
as the Pullman company has been ac-
lively pernicious in state politics in
Iowa recently, the bill will have good
backing.
| Another bill contemplates a require
ment as to the crossing of telegraph
and telephone lines, and of trolley
wires, over railroad tracks. This is
something that has been much ne
| elected.