Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-19
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OF Ave OF the state institutions the vis-
ting committees actually recommended
more than had been asked Tor byNthe
board or control. In a number OF them
there have been some large reductions
recommended. but In others very little
change. The net reduction of $4SO,OO0
represents but small part Of the
cut that will have to be made In the
end. Not more than 100000 or $780,
900 can go to this purpose as whole.
The appropriations committees are
now,at work figuring out what can be
done to make the necessary reduction.
The bills to repeal the wage exemp-
ton laws will probably be taken up
by the judiciary committees this week
or next These bills are numerous thlsi
session, there being one measure Of
fered by the retail grocers who for the
last several years have been asking Tor
the repeal Of the law. This measure
exempts but 80 per cent Of the wages
Of the head OF the family, and the earn
ings of any other member OF the fam
lily. These bills recall that when the
measure was first suggested and in
troduced some years ago, Attorney
General Byers, then a member of the
house, at once on the introduction OF
the bill moved that it be indefinitely.
postponed. and the house SO voted.
Since then every session bills have
been introduced but never passed eth
err house. The argument of the mer-
chants that they should have some
show to collect their accounts seems
reasonable, but the argument Of the
opposition is that the present law
saves the grocers money, for they
must know who they can trust before
giving credit, and further prevents I'M
scrupulous merchants from giving in
discriminate credit and then taking all
a workman has to pay for the bill.
The long expected joint freight rate
/ bill was introduced in both houses yes
terday. Senator Jameson, of Page,
in the senate and Representative White
of Story, in the house, were authors.
The bill provides that any shipper
may require shipments be made over
two or more connecting lines without
change of cars If shipped in carload lots,
and with change Of cars If in less than
carload lots at reasonable joint rate pro-
vided the distance from point of origin
to destination is less on the connecting
lines than on any single line, and pro-
vided that the initial line does not run
to the destination. The board of rail-
road commissioners is required to give
notice of the establishing OF joint rates
applicable to the entire state and such
rates to be established after proper
hearings and when established are to
be taken in any court as prima facie
reasonable rates.
The chairman of the house and sem
ate committees on railroads set Tues
day, February 28, for joint hearing on
this bill.
Senator w. p. Whipple, Of Benton
county, chairman Of the senate insur-
ance committee, whorhas been confined
to his room at the Elliott by severe
illness for several days, suffered a re-
lapse yesterday, and it is said he will
taken to his home at Vinton today IL
able to go He has been under nurses
care during his illness, and it was
thought Sunday he would be able very
soon to be out and at his desk in the
senate, but yesterday morning he suf-
fered q nervous chill, which, coupled
with his already nervous condition,
insured his confinement for at least ten
days more.
A meeting of the senate insurance
committee is called for this morning at
10 o'clock and, it is probable Senator
Dan Turner will be chosen to assume
the duties of chairman in Senator
whipple's absence. Nine very i1npor
tant bills are pending before the COM
mittee at this time.