Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-14
Legislature Takes Half a Day
Off to Entertain Members
OF EARLY Days
RED,sTRIcriNe BILL IN HOUSE
Proposed Change in Congressional Dis
tricts Would Place Cousins, Bird
sail, Conner and Dawson in Other
Observation-Disclosures to Patent
Medicine RillAsenate Proceedings.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 14.-The legisla-
ture took a half day off and in both
houses the pioneer law makers were
guests. Complimentary addresses
were made. The Ia -Ga-Zig temple of
Shriners were also visitors and on in
vitation had the floor of the senate.
The pioneer law makers elected w.
j. Moir. of Eldora, president. and in
dorsed the movement to have the re-
mains of Governor Briggs removed to
Iowa: also the movement to have pub
lished a roster of the soldiers.
The senate considered at some length
the Ericsson, bill to require all corpor-
ations to make annual reports and pay
a small fee but complications arising
the bill was sent to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
The senate passed a bill by Stookey
to define az bona-fide subscriber to
a newspaper in a contest for county
printing to be one who has paid for
one wear or not less than two-thirds
of the yearly price. The senate also
passed the bill to regulate the county
road fund.
The senate considered the house bill
to make immediate provision for Sc
curing legal juries in every county Of
Iowa. but postponed consideration un-
til tomorrow.
Mercer in the house introduced a
bill to redistrict the state as to con-
gressmen, in accordance with the plan
outlined about a month ago: The bill
puts Cousins, Birdsall, Conner and
Dawson out of their districts.
The bill putting restrictions upon
the patent medicine business and re-
quiring that the labels on the bottles
tell the ingredients, was amended III
the house so that medicine put up un-
der doctors prescription must have
on the label written in red ink the in
gradients in plain English. Other bills
were taken up on special order before
a vote was reached. 1t will come up
the first thing tomorrow.
So
Three amendments to the primary
bill were indorsed in a caucus of senate
democrats yesterday afternoon, and a
committee was appointed to present
them next Monday.
Adoption of the Wisconsin scheme of
party. affiliation at the primary cleo
ton, the elimination of the judges from
tine operation of the law, and its appli-
cation to municipal elections in cities
of the first class, are understood to be
the chief changes demanded by the
democrats.
Senators Lambert, Jameson and
Moon were appointed committee to
represent the democratic minority.
Senator Frudden was not present,
but thirteen senator's were there. Their
meeting was held in the judiciary COM
n1ittee room of the senate ats o'clock.
Developments of yesterday, capped
by the democratic caucus, effectively
dispelled the suspicion of a deal be-
tween the standpatters and the dem
ocrats in postponing consideration of
the bill until next Monday when it
came up as a special order Tuesday of
this week.
That Senator Dunham offered his
amendment to make the measure
majority instead of plurality primary
bill in perfect good faith and without
understanding with the democrats, was
conceded, and the feeling which had
developed on account of the unexpected
postponement of consideration had died
out altogether last night. Senator
Durham, Senator Gilliland, Senator
Saunders and other standpatters in the
legislature have consistently opposed
the plurality idea in primary legislation
and do not feel that they repudiate the
pledges of their party platform in do
ing it.
In spite of snow and inclement
weather, there was a notable gathering
yesterday and today at the state his
torical building. when the Pioneer
Lawmakers Association of Iowa held
it's annual convention
An address by Governor Cummins, a
response by Judge c. G. Cole and an
entertaining address by Lafe Young,
ST., on his recent trip abroad, made up
the program of the afternoon. The
morning session was occupied Dy the
naming of committees and other rou-
tine business.
When Governor Cummins was intro
duced by Hon. T. B. Perry. the prssi-
dent of the association, he expressed
his deep sense of privilege of making
yearly, in his capacity of governor, this
welcoming address to the men who
have been so active in the development
of the state in former years.
..In moments like this" he said, zone
inevitably lifts the veil and we are led
to review the victories of former
years"
The governors address was bril-.
liant tribute to the pioneers of Iowa.
The country that has no pride in its
past" he said, loses one of the chief
inspirations of its future. Such~pride Is
the surest and safest guide and guard