Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
Senate and House Receive Rate
Measures, Three in Num-
ber
STRONG HAND OF OLD MACHINE
Protest. Presented Members for Their
Support Of Chase and Miller for At
torney.-supporters of Present Slate
Desire EARLY Disposition of the
Matter-Primary Bills in Committee.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. SENATOR Gill
lland introduced new 2 cent fare
bill today 1t provides for cert fare
on all class "a" roads and and cents
on other roads; but it also provides
that on all branch roads 21a cents may
be charged as regular fare, provided
the companies at the same time keep
on sale mileage books for cents a
mie good until used
Hughes introduced the new anti-pass
bill as a substitute for the recent Iowa
law. Whipple introduced a bill to es-
tablish a board of regents for the state
educational institutions; Jackson, to
provide for taxation of mortgages
separately from the property and War
rem bill to forbid carrying powder
into coal mines while the men are at
work.
Jones, in the house, introduced bill
providing cents as the maximum fare
for first class "A" roads, cents on
class "B" and cents on class &C."
Geneva introduced a bill making 2
cents the maximum fare for all but
independent lines of not exceeding
sixty miles in length.
Three Insurance bills allowing frater-
nal accident companies to incorporate
as legal reserves, and requiring vouch-
ers for all expenditures of 500 and
over were passed by the house.
Grier introduced bill requiring that
the supreme court shall not reverse
a criminal, case unless it Is satisfied
new trial will change the results and
making other changes intended to reach
such cases as the Busse case.
Bixby introduced the bill of last
year appropriating $50,0O0 for wom-
ans reformatory at Des Moines; Dow
one appropriating 100000 for a binder
twine factory at the penitentiary;
Weeks bill changing the salaries OF
county attorneys; Merideth, prohibiting
Sunday theaters, operas, prize fights,
boxing matches and wrestling matches.
Des Moines, Feb. IA somewhat
sensational turn has been given the
fight over federal patronage by the
discovery that the railroads have de-
clared open war on the members of
the legislature who have had the cour-
age to resist their program for control
Of the United States courts in Iowa.
Members of the legislature who have
come out in favor Of D. c. Chase in
the northern district and Judge w. E.
Miller in the southern district, are be-
ing made to feel the strong hand of
the old machine. When the members
returned to their homes a week ago,
during the short recess, some of them
found that the we'll organized and
perfectly disciplined machine had be-
gun work at their homes, and they
were confronted by signed protests Sc
cured by railroad attorneys, against
their support of the anti-combine tick
ct for federal positions.
| A prominent senator states that on
his return home he was confronted
with what appeared to be a storm of
protests against what the combine call
ed his disloyalty. But he stood firm
and declared that he was for Chase
for attorney and would continue to be
so no matter how much pressure might
be brought to bear upon him from
outside his own county. AS soon as he
stated his position clearly and gave his
reasons great many of those who had
signed the protest removed their
names therefrom and assured the
senator they had been deceived.
The southern district people are
said to be relying on the fact that Sem
ator Dolliver went to school to M. l..
Temple back in West Virginia and that
| the senator would hardly dare turn
down his old school teacher in this
| fight. They recognize the fact that
the Miller candidacy is formidable
affair, and he has back Of him a very
strong element, in fact an element that
will decide the next election for con-
gresham in the Eighth district. Mil
ler is said to be a man of courage, for
he went up against the railroad ma
chine once and felt its power, when
the railroads put him out OF the ju-
dicial position because he was not to
| their liking.
1t is also learned that the managers
| on the part of the federal comblne are
urging the senators at Washington to
dispose of the patronage matter at
once and not to wait until the matter
has become so conspicuous that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will feel under obliga-
ton to take note of the fight.
The primary bills are in the hands
of Joint subcommittee which is en-
gagged in dissecting the two bills that
have been presented. This committee
consists of Senators Wilson of Fayette.
Turner. Smith of Mitchell, and Stirton;
and Representatives Darrah, Lee, Teter
and Mcdonald.
There are two democrats on the
committee, and all the republicans are
men who are firm and consistent be-
Ilievers in the primary principle.
The two bills were presented to the