Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-17
ANTICIPATE ANTHOLOGY LAW
Sullivan Will Present
Gill Designed on Lines of the Wis
consin Law-lntroduction Of Meas
ure. to Begin Friday-senatorial Sit
uation Apparently Unchanged.
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roads will this session adopt a new
method as to lobbyists. A number OF
the leading railroads have given 1t out
that their lobbying will be Limited
strictly to their legal representatives
and that each road will have but one
attorney and that attorney will con-
fine his attention strictly to appearing
before committees and advancing ar
guments from the railroads side of
the question and will strictly elimin-
ate the method of getting LEGISLATORS
into a back room and poking big rolls
Of bills at Them.
Sullivan's bill is designed on the lines
Of the Wisconsin bill. 1t limits lobby
lists to appearing before committees
and guarantees every person who
wishes to appear for or against bill
that privilege every time the, commit
tee has a hearing on the proposition.
1t then defines the lobbyist to be a
person acting for a corporation or
special interest.
According to the information receive
ed here the railroads propose to act
in keeping with the bill this session
voluntarily. The Rock Island is to be
represented by Carroll Wright, the
Northwestern by James G. Davis, the
Burlington by w. d. Eaton, the c.,
NJ. & st. p by Judge George Fl. Carr,
the Iowa Central and NJ. & ST. Il. by
George w. Sewers. No one else will
appear for any of these railroads this
session.
Sullivan's bill will be one of the very
first bills introduced in the house. Ii
he can get the attention of the speaker
OF the house first after the committees
are appointed his bill will be house
file No. 1. Mr.. Sullivan believes in
drastic legislation. He believes II
there is to be an antilobby law 1t
ought to be one that will be strong
enough to accomplish the purpose.
Unless the legislature adjourns after
the inaugural till the following Tues
day. both houses will be organized for
receiving bills Friday. Bills have been
slow ir14appearing this session. Sena-
tor Saunders has given his draft OF the
indeterminate sentence law to his
stenographer to be copied and then
went home to remain till next Tues
day. Senator Taylor of Appanoose
county, has a bill nearly completed
which will provide that the entering OF
a decree OF divorce cannot be made till
one year after it is granted. This will
prevent divorced persons rennarrylng
within year, either in their own state
or any other.
Sullivan, of Polk, and Jones of Mont
gomery, will each introduce bills in the
house providing for two cents a mile
as the maximum passenger transporta-
ton rate on first class railroads and
Senator Turner will introduce sim
liar bill in the senate.
At the request of County Attorney
Whitney OF Woodbury. county, the jul
dietary committee will investigate the
matter of introducing bill giving ap-
peals from the order of justice courts
for the destruction of property found
in gambling joints, no appeal now be-
ing allowed by the law.
There is movement on the part Of
physicians of the state to secure the
passage of bill which the spectacle
adjusters Of 4he state say would put
them out of business. The movement
they charge ID furthered by the Eye
Ear-Nose- Throat specialists and
would require every person who at
tempts to adjust glasses to be ply
sician. They claim there is a legiti-
mate place in the world for opticians
and the Iowa State Association of OPP
ticians will ask that a biz be passed
on the pattern of the dental law which.
will legalize the business Of the OPP
tician with certain limitations.
Clifford B. Paul will have ready an
amendment to be introduced in the
house to the bill providing for juries
in Polk county Since the district
court threw out the juries of this
county the judges and attorneys have
been busy preparing a measure which
they would apply to counties having
population Of $4,000 or over which
would limit 1t to Polk county. This
measure is an emergency measure de-
signed to allow the drawing of jury
now so that Polk county will not be
without jury for two years. Repre-
sentative Paul says he has information
to the effect that some other counties
of the state are liable to have their
juries thrown out just as Polk has and
he would apply it to all counties.
Matters relating to the federal pat
ronage and the United States senator
have been laid aside for a day while
the inauguration of governor and lieu
tenant governor take place. With the
senatorial caucus called for next Mon
day evening, 1t is certain that great
many of the members of the legislature
will remain right on the ground even
If adjournment is taken today until
Monday or Tuesday.
d. C. Chase, of Hamilton county, re-
turned to the city again yesterday. He
is hot after the attorneyship, and Bert
Keltz, who had been handling matters
in his interest, is loaded with the pc
tition ready, to be fired at Senator Dol
liver when he reaches the city.
Il certainly feel that have fine
Endorsement" said Mr.. Chase last
night. 1.-The memorial addressed to
Senator Dolliver In my behalf contains
the names of the governor and most