Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-21

FOR COLLEGE EXTENSION WORK
Money Asked to be Appropriated for
Agricultural College Branches -
House and Senate to Hold Joint
Session in Memory of Washington
Other News.
to Times-Republican.


Des Moines. Feb. 21.-Sidney. OF
Adair, introduced bill recommended
by Bryan at the recent democratic
luncheon, providing that electors nee
essarily absent or unable to reach the
polls on election day, may make af-
fidavit before notary or clerk of the
district court, stating in writing the
persons for whom he wishes to vote,
which affidavit must be mailed by the
notary or clerk to the election judges,
and when received by them is to be
counted subject to challenge, as tho
the elector were present and voting.
Wolfe introduced bill compelling
contractors on public work TO give
bonds for liability for damages; Lister,
bill appropriating $4,000 for corr
respondence school Of agriculture in
connection with the state college, and
sac, 900 for college extension work;
Branders, a bill allowing towns and
cities to appropriate not to exceed
I $3.50 for the observance of Memorial
| day; Meredith, bill requiring rail-
roads to put in track scales, and weigh
all carload shipments and settle for
freight on the basis of weight, scales
to be put in at division points and
! wherever the railroad commission
orders
The house passed the Brandes bill,
fixing the time for meetings of the
soldiers relief commission, the bill
making compulsory reports of acci-
dents in factories to the state labor
commissioner, and after debating the
Peterson senate bill, allowing the serv-
!! ice of original notice of suit against a
corporation or any agent of the cor
| poration. sent 1t back to the judiciary
I.committee. The house adjourned till
! tomorrow at 10.
The senate adopted the house resolu-
! ton providing for a joint session to-
morrow afternoon In honor Of WASH
ington's birthday, and a committee to
prepare special program of speeches.
The senate passed a bill to reimburse
Superintendent Riggs, for advances IN
educational work; bill for legalizing the
making Of plots for towns; the bill
changing the meetings OF boards of SUI
pervisors at certain times.
The bill for correction Of erroneous
assessments was discussed and referred
for further consideration. A bill to
authorize the secretary of state to des-
ignate a newspaper for the publication
OF emergency laws, was passed. The
Saunders bill to prevent fraud in the
sale Of corporation stock was passed.
Bills were introduced:
BY Gillilland, making the smoke
from Des Moines chimneys nuisance.
BY Elerick, requiring the reduction Of
states.
BY Newberry, labels on binder twine.
BY Stirton, permitting a new con-
tract for convict labor at Anamosa
BY Dowell compelling that electric
wires Nbe raised when they cross rail-
road tracks.
The Iowa library commission has
arranged TO cooperate with the ex-
tension work of the state agricultural
college in the work of getting informa-
tion to the farmers and farmer boys
and girls who are unable to attend coll
lege. The legislature last year ap-
propriated considerable sum for the
work of sending lecturers about the
state to farmers Institutes and county
fairs and everywhere else where an
opportunity is given to address the
farmers. The lecturers give informa-
ton in brief and then inform the aud
ience that books on the subject can
be had from the Iowa library commits
>sion The names of the books most
useful are given and instruction in
how to use the books to get the most
from them. The books are supplied
by the commission for only the express
or freight charges and thus there is
put in the hands Of the people of the
state access to unlimited supplies of
books.