The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-31
WOULD AMEND THE
]. S. CONSTITUTION
MEASURE INTRODUCED IN IOWA
LEGISLATURE TODAY.
RAILROADS GIVEN A HEARING
Witnesses Are Named Who May Ap-
pear Before the comnsittee-
Bill Aimed At C. o. D.
Liquor Business.

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Liquor Business.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 3O.LSenator
Smith, of Mitchell, introduced Joint
resolution today asking congress to
cah a convention to propose amend
ments to the constitution of the
United States.
Speaker Kendall of the house Is still
confined to his home with the grip.
and Mr.. Hambleton 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,
The House Committee on Railroads
and Commerce met yesterday and
gave audience to representatives of
| the railroads who stated that the com
panies asked the favor of being heard
In regard to different proposed meas.
ures which are now or may come be-
fore the committee. 1t was also
stated that the railroads doing bust.
ness In Iowa would be represented
| by 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-
| tperts heard. but that the recognized
representatives CT the roads would be
the gentlemen referred to- The gem
tlemen in question were named as
follows:
Moines.
Moines.
Illinois central-capt. J. F. Merry,
Manchester
M. & st. L.-HGeorge Sewers. Min
neapolis.
G.. B. & o.-w. D. Eaton. Burling-
ton
Rock Islard7-carroll Wright, Des
Moines.
This naming Of "Gentlemen's
Lobby seemed to be agreeable all
round, and it was arranged to hold a
nearing on the Doran bill, recurring
stock to be forwarded to its destina-
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-eent fare
bills will be begun.
In the House yesterday bills were
introduced limiting amount of salary
of debtor exempt from execution
The Greenwood bill, which is said TO
hn hnHlxnd hxr
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 tbut all the
earnings of the members of his fam.
ny to whose earnings he may be en-
Titled, shall be exempt for the period
OF 30 days after the same become
duel" X
1t is expected that there will be
much opposition to the bill. It is un.
derstood that the labor unions will
night 1T and some or the railway
brotherhoods will send delegations
here against it. On the other hand
there win be a strong contingent of
the retailers working for it's passage.
Senator Jameson, OF Page county,
introduced two bills which he hopes
VIII do much towards removing the
Q. 0. 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 G. 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 fearful nuisance. 1t is no
uncommon thing. he says. to see 200
or 300 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
bibe and when they get extra dry
they will form pool and raising the
$3.50 necessary, 'lift box" and take
1t to some place handy, proceed to get
uproariously drunk, to the disturbing
! of the peace and quiet OF the com
! munity. He believes that IL his bills
| are passed they will put an end tc
this business.
II Representative Moore introduced q
, bill providing that II burglar enters
i a huildina. xEharnir la any human he