Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
LAW MAKERS STICK
10 Precedent
Flood Of Petitions to Legisla;-
ture Go to Pigeon Holes In
stead Of Printer
GRAIN DEALERS PRESENT DEMA
Memorial to Assembly Goes the Way
Of All others-Lawyers Want High
or Fees for Defending Criminals =
Eekles Bill eenefitins Soldiers
Home Members Finds Favor.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. S.-Doran OF Boone
made an ineffectual effort to break
down the custom Of the legislature and
get petitions printed in the journa!
where the members OF the legislature
could read them and see what the mind
of the public is. Van Houten, OF Tay-
Tor county, led the forces in favor OF
the ancient and honorable method OF
putting all petitions into pigeon holes,
where they will repose I'LL the end Of
the session when the janltors clean up.
He led the fight in behalf Of the econ
omy program started at the opening OF
the session in the hope Of saving the
state expense, and he won. The house
refused to break down the precedent.
The resolutions in question came
from the Farmers Grain Dealers asso-
! citation, which recently met in Fort
! Dodge The petition from the associ-
alton came in the form of resolutions
asking that the 'owa railroad commits
sion's powers be enlarged and that 1t
be given authority to enforce its or
ders. They asked for reciprocal de-
murrage bill, national and state, and a
2-cent fare law. Among other things
the resolutions assert:
s.r& e. I,oh t1n . oy1A
abuses that permeate our industrial
and commercial life must be corrected
by the tillers of the SOIL and that the
farmers must carry the flag of reform
wherever reform is needed and that It
is daily becoming more evident that
the management of American rail-
roads, thru over-ca pftalization, favor
| itism and unjust rates. has been and is
now menace to free institutions, ala
our national laws governing railroa ds
are still inadequate to protect the ship
per, producer and consumer and assure
them a square deal"
Mr.. Doran called attention to the fact
that the custom of pigeon holing petit
tions resulted so that the membership
of the house knew nothing of what the
resolutions contained and that the
printing Of the resolutions in the jour-
nal would be but a small expense and
would then insure every member a
knowledge Of the resolutions. The
house voted the resolutions into pig
con hole in the chief clerks desk, in
fact, tho in reality it referred them to
the committee on railroads and COM
merce.
Des Moines, Feb. s.-McAllister, OF
Linn, introduced bill in the house,
providing for the assessment of rural
and farmers telephone lines that do
not charge toll, by the county assess
! or.
The house passed the bill requiring
fraternal insurance companies to de-
posit securities with the state auditor,
as do other insurance companies, and
an insurance commission bill.
1 $50
The senate indulged in brief dis
cussion of the needs of the Soldiers
Home, over the bill by Eckles raising
the per capita allowance from $14 to
SIG month Objection was made to
the passage of the bill because it is in
effect an appropriation and had not
OccI COISl0GICu Oy lIS
committee. The senate refused to re-
fer the bill again. The discussion was
/, INDUCED in by Eckles, Smith, Young,
Mates, Turner and Bleakley. The bill
was then passed unanimously.
Ritter, of Des Moines, introduced a
bill today appropriating $4,000 for a
building and $500 for the maintenance
of the school of crematics at Ames, for
experimentation in building material
other than wood.
The house today passed the following
bills:
BY McElrath, a bill providing pun
ishment for lascivious acts.
By Brandes, bill fixing the time
of regular meetings Of boards Of sup
ervisors.
BY Brandes, a bill permitting sup
ervisors to fix bounty of 10 cents on
pocket gophers
BY Weeks, a bill making actions in
mandamus equatis and the judiciary
bill relative to time Of qualifying
for office.
| uc Ulll W lc6dlIZS JIlc SldI0 pOulti y
association was reported from the
/ house committee for indefinite post
! ponement. The house judiciary COM
mittee reports the senate bill on code
editor, amending it to fix the salary at
/ $1,000 instead of $500. The same
committee reported to kill the bill pro-
hibiting banks and corporations from
! offsetting their capital stock with debts
when assessed. A minority of five re-
ported on it and recommended it for
passage. Marsten's resolution to con-
gress asking the passage Of national
bill limiting the hours of employment
Of railroad men passed.
Sparks of Wapello has introduced a
bill that provides that lawyers appoint
ed by the district court to defend GRIM
i inals in minor cases shall draw so a
day instead of $40 in full for the case.