Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-23
BANK GUARANTEE
BOBS UP IN IOWA
Measure introduced in Senate
to Establish Tax on Banks
for Fund
CENTENARY PROGRAM
Joint Committee of Three Named to
Arrange for Proper Observance
House Wants Visiting Committees
Selected and Adjournment for One
Week-New Bills introduced.
Special to mes-Republlcan.

Special to Times s-Republlcan.
Des Mones, Jan 2s.-fhe legislature
appointed joint committee of three
today to arrange for proper observance
of the Lincoln centenary and secure
speakers, and the house made arrange
merits for services Monday afternoon
in honor of the birthday of Robert
Burns, at which time Father Nugent
will speak.
The senate passed two bills, one to
repeal a special act relating to Des
Moines river land in Ottumwa. and
the other exempting dentists from jury
duty
A communication was read in The
senate from the legislature of Nebras-
ka asking for the appointment of a
committee to represent Iowa at a con-
ference of western states to be held
next week in Lincoln, to agree upon d
plan for demurrage laws. No action
was taken.
The senate adopted rules which pro-
vide for ,convening each day at $3.50
and at o'clock.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
Smith, of Des Moines, authorizing tn :
organization Of trust companies ana
regulating the same.
Dabney, assessing a tax against all
banks to create a guarantee fund and
providing how national banks may take
the benefit of the same.
Alfred, to forbid ball games and
racing on Memorial day.
Lee, changing the rule in regard 10
Icontributory negligence.
Bennett, restoring the circle to the
sballot.
: Seeley. for teaching agriculture at
colleges for teachers.
Francis, requiring lights on steam
boats in.
Hamil, to revise the law as to blanks
for liquor sales at drug stores.
Beery, to define a lawful fence.
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The house adopted resolution for
the appointment of visiting committees
for all state institutions, and provid-
ing for an adjournment next Wednes-
day for one week in order to give the
committees time to go to the institu-
tions. The senate has not acted on the
question.
Senator DeArmand states that he
was not opposed to making Lincoln's
birthday holiday but he does think
there are already too many holidays
and that the tendency to increase the
number detracts from the significance
of all of them. He thought New Years
day might be cut out since 1T comes
near to Christmas. The bill which
passed was written by Representative
Moore, of Linn. 1t will undoubtedly be
the first bill signed by Governor Car
roll.
The bill by Senator Francis to lop
off some of the palpable weaknesses
of a judicial system which permits
criminals to escape on technicalities,
provides in regard to reversal Of Grim
inal cases that "the supreme court
shall not enter any judgment of re-
versal or for new trial, upon the
ground Of instruction of the jury by
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mission or rejection of evidence upon
the trial below, or Of any other errone-
GUS ruling by the trial court, unless in
the opinion of the supreme court some
substantial wrong or miscarriage Of
justice has thereby occurred"
The Bonwell bill for state aid for
highways places the matter largely in
the hands of the college at Ames and
lappropriates 100000 to be used as a
bonus for good roads to be given out
upon reports from county road super
visors appointed by the college. A
graded scale for the payment of the
bonuses is provided from $50 to $1,000
a mile.
The Jury commission bill introduced
II by Sullivan in the house is the measure
prepared by Judge McHenry of the To-
cal district court providing for a jury
commission to be named by the district
court. It would work a complete change
in the method of selecting jurors.
bill in the senate by Smith looks
to providing a way by which the state
may dispose Of some Of the suits which
are frequently brought for large sums
against corporations for failure to
comply with the laws. At present the
attorney general has no alternative but
to go into court and either win a big
sum or lose all, and frequently the
magnitude of the sums sought defeats
the ends of justice. The bill would open
the way for compromise and settle
ment out of court thru the office of the
attorney general and by authority of
the executive council.
The general assembly discovered
that it had made ridiculous
blunder in the manner of electing
Carl II. Kuehnle to the state univer-
sity board Of regents. to succeed the
late Thomas D. Healy. 1t elected
kuehnle to an unexpired term end
inp next Nav and also for a term Of