Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-05
WANT A MILITARY
BUILDING FOR IOWA
Movement to Secure an Appro-
priation From Legislature
For Arsenal
SEVERAL BILLS ARE PASSED
Senate Adopts Amendment to Pure
Food Law-Two Insurance Bills Thru
Upper House = House Adopts Meas
ure Permitting Towns to Levy As
sessments for Improvements.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 5.--The bill appro-
priating money for the purpose OF
erecting an office building and arsenal
on the ground owned by the state just
east of the capitol building Will pro-
baby be introduced some time this
week. The bill was nearly ready yes
terday When 1t is taken up by the
committees the represen-
tation will be made to the state that 1t
will be cheaper to erect the building
than to rent room that would be suit
able for storing the expensive equip
ment which the federal government Is
preparing to distribute among the
states. Under the present national laws
1t is provided that more attention and
Importance shall be attached to the ma
tional guard. The United States be-
ing against the policy OF large stand
ing army it is determined to drill
greater efficiency into the national
guard. Under the present arrange
ments the Iowa national guard like
that OF many other states, is recruit
ed on basis to be ready for service
on short notice in the regular army.
The medical examination is the same
as for the regular army and IL called
a
under their present regimental organ
izations. 1t Is the intention to supply
each state with full government equip
ment including ambulance wagons.
suits, blankets, guns and In fact every
thing This equipment Is not for use
by the national guard for Its regular
drill, and encampment work, but is to
be stored and held in readiness for use
in case of war. The government win
hold each state responsible for the
equipment placed in it's possession and
if it burns up or is destroyed the state
must replace it. 1t is therefore argued
that the state can better afford to
erect suitable building than to pay
rent on one and run the risk Of loss Of
fire from storage in warehouses down
IoWA. 0AllCl hIOIS IL lS OIL 6QOu tlldt
the crowded condition of the state
house offices is such that It is neces-
sary to find room for the board of con-
troll and some of the commissions else
where.
The senate this morning passed
without opposition the Newberry bill
making the pure food law more string
ent in regard to correct weights and
measures and requiring statement as
to the proportion as we'll as the con-
stituents of mixed foods. The senate
also passed the bill to effect consolida-
ton of school districts in Des Moines.
Senator Jameson introduced bill
to increase salaries of deputies in state
offices to $4,000 year.
The senate also passed two insurance
bills, one authorizing fraternal acci-
dent companies to do business in the
state, the other requiring all fraternals
to deposit their bonds with the auditor
of state as other companies.
The house today passed the bill Civ
ing to towns the same authorities cities
now have to levy special assessments
for street improvements.
Jones, of Montgomery introduced a
maximum passenger fare bill. which
was introduced in the senate for him
last week by Gillilland; Mahen a bill
the salaries of the govern
or's secretary and the deputy secretary
Of state, deputy treasurer and deputy
auditor, to $4,000 per year; Dye of Pot
bill giving county fairs
the right to condemn land for use for
the fair; Harding, bill regulating
the employment of officers; Hamilton,
a resolution submitting the equal suf-
frage question to the people, and Miller
of DUBUQUE. three bills affecting the
water works trustees of Dubuque.
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REPRESENTATIVE White of Story is
nearly ready to introduce bill for re-
ciprocal demurrage. He has been Civ
ing the matter careful thought and
study and has it nearly prepared. One
difficult feature of the measure to
draw is a feature providing means
for collecting small claims from rail-
roads. Small claims against railroads
are frequently uncollected because the
claim is too small for the claimant to
go to the expense and the railroads
some times pay little attention unless
pressed by the courts.
The movement to abolish the state
printer and state binder offices is not
being taken very seriously as yet. The
has been up for several
sessions 1t was probably nearer ac-
complishment some seven years ago
when Murphy and Tedford were about
to be elected than at any time since
then. At that time the state printer
and state binder were making big
profits in the business. 1t is being
maintained now by the advocates Of
the measure that the state would save
from $4,000 to $4,000 by letting the
work out by contract. At the same
time it is admitted by Senator Lam
bert the author Of the measure that
the work is being done better at this
time than for many years and that SO
TAR as the work Ii concerned there is