The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31

resolution today asking congress- to
cab convention to propose amead-
ments to the constitution of the
United States.
Speaker Kendall of the house Is still
confined to his home with the grip,
and Mr.. Hambletou still presides. Mr..
Kendall is reported better today.
/ Few bills of interest were proposed
In either house today, and regular rou-
tine business took up the time of the
session,
i The House Committee on Railroads
and Commerce met yesterday and
gave audience to representatives of
the railroads who stated that the com.
pantes asked the favor of being heard
In regard to different proposed meas
ures which are now or may come be-
lore the committee. 1t was also
stated that the railroads doing bust.
ness IN Iowa would be represented
Dy the gentlemen at the head of the
legal departments of the roads in the
state. 1t was further stated that 1t
might be possible that on technical
questions they might ask to have ex-
perts heards~ but that the recognized
representatives Of the roads would be
the gentlemen referred to. The gen.
tiemen in question were named as
| follows:
Northwestern c. Davis, Des
Moines.
Milwaukee Judge G. Fl. Carr. Des
Illinois central-Capt J. F. Merry,
Manchester.
NJ. & st. L.AGeorge Sewers, Min
neapolis.
G, B. & CIV, D. Eaton, Burling.
ton.
Rock Islard-carroll Wright, Dea
Moines.
This naming of "Gentlemep's
Lobby" seemed to be. agreeable all
round, and it was arranged to hold 4
nearing on the Doran bill, recurring
stock to be forwarded to its destfna-
ton at an average speed of IS miles
an hour at the rooms of the House
committee on railroads, on Tuesday
February 5, and on the following Fri.
day the hearings on the 2-cent fare
bills will be begun.
INC muse Yesterday DlllS were
introduced limiting amount of salary
OF DEBTOR exempt from execution.
The Greenwood bill, which is said to
De backed by the State Retail Deal
ers Association, amends Section 4011
OF the Code by adding the following:
Except as to debts contracted after
the 4th of July. 1907, for the family
expenses of the debtor, there shall be
exempt from liability of the personal
earnings of such debtor so per cent
OF the amount earned in each month
or part thereof, for the three months
next preceding the levy (but all the
earnings of the members of his fam.
lily to whose earnings he may be en-
titled, shall be exempt for the period
OF ~ days after the same become
due)" I'll
1t is expected that there will be
much opposition to the bin. 1t is un.
derstood that the labor unions will
hight 1t and some or the railway
brotherhoods will send delegations
here against it. On the other hand
there win be strong contingent of
the retailers working. for its passage.
Senator Jameson, OF Page county,
introduced two bills which he hopes
VIII do much towards removing the
Z. .. d. whiskey business in dry
counties. One bill provides that each
express company and other common
carrier shall be required to- keep
record OF the c. o. d. business at
each station. The record shall show
name and address of firm sending the
. package, name and address. of the
person receiving it and hour it was
received. The second bill provides
that the title of all C. o. D. liquor
packages shall be vested in the per-
; son receiving them and such person
: shall not be permitted to move the
packages more than 100 feet from the
point where they were delivered to
him, nor shall he be allowed to give
away any Of the contents of such
packages.
Senator Jameson says that the C.
o. d. liquor business In the dry coun-
ties In Southwestern Iowa has be-
come a fearful nuisance. 1t is no
uncommon thing, he says, to see 200
or 800 of these boxes containing four
quarts of whiskey a piece. piled up
In the express Offices in the smaller
towns. These packages are address
ed to persons who occasionally i'm.
T bibe and when they get extra dry
:. they will form a pool and raising the
$3.50 necessary, "lift a box" and take
1t to some place handy, proceed to get
uproariously drunk, to the disturbing
! of the peace and quiet of the com
r munity. He believes that If his bills
I are passed they win put an end to
!, this business.
AL Representative Moore introduced q
] bill providing that If burglar enters
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