Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-18
MEASURE AIMED TO PREVENT
pEFRAuDINe CREDITORS
PASSED BY CLOSE VOTE.
EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE
REcEDEs FROM ACTION.
Recommends, in Supplemental Report,
Increase in Three Special Funds
House Kills Bill Designed to Require
Filing Fee on Mortgages in Lieu Of
Taxes.

Special to Times s-Republican.
Des Moines. March 1S.-The house
passed by q close vote the bulk sales
bill, under which a merchant can not
dispose Of an entire stock of goods
without having had bill of sale on
file for FIVE days.
The visiting committee to the state
colleges, filed supplemental report,
changing the recommendations as TO
three items. The committee recon-
mends a special appropriation of $5,-
600 for the fixtures of the engin-
eering laboratory at Ames, also an
increase of the special amount for the
support at Iowa City. to say $4,000
year for two years, and or the library
fund $4,000 year o years.
The house reached a vote at noon
on the bill to require the filing of
fee on mortgages in lieu of all taxes,
and defeated the bill by 43 to So.
The house resolution for a commit
tee of five to investigate the judicial
districts of Iowa and to bring in bill
for complete redistricting of the state
has passed the senate and the COM
mittee will get at the task immediate
ly, since it has only a week in which
to do the work. That it will be able
to ascertain all about the work Of the
districts courtssis a little too much TO
l. {pta of Tho
olution was to head off the bill for 'e-
vision Of the salaries of the short
hand reporters and this may be &C
complished.
George H. Van Houten, sergeant-at-
arms of the house, formerly secretary
Of the state board of agriculture, world
traveller and lecturer, is a candidate for
custodian of the state capitol and
grounds.
The senate has adopted the adverse
reports of the pardons committee on all
applications for clemency save the two
not yet completed. 1t is very likely
that some Of these men will appeal
at once to the parole board ard the
governor.
There are signs of a railroad lobby
gathering some strength incidentally
a bill to require locomotives to carry
headlights that can be seen at least
1900 feet has gone before the senate.
1t was written by Hon. Edward D.
Brigham, state labor commissioners
himself an experienced engineer. 1t is
stated that the headlights on the big
trains running thru Iowa are grossly
inefficient and seldom of the best kind
The railroad men assert, however, that
the new acetyline lights are a positive
detrment and ought not to be on the
engines at all. A bill to require foot
boards, grip rails, etc, on yard en-
gines, will probably not be opposed by
the railroads.
The mortgage taxation bill was pre-
sented in the house by Representative
Ward in very able and clear manner.
The bill has been as strongly urged
by the business interests as any meas
ure that has ever come before the leg
islature, but it is also opposed with
vigor. The house discussed the meas
ure, both forenoon and afternoon, but
did not reach conclusion. The bill, in
it's present form, provides for filing
fee of 10 cents hundred for each
wear of the life of the mortgage.
Senator Cosson, having cleared his
personal calander of bills for the bet
ter enforcement of law, is writing
bill to apply the injunction process to
bawdy houses. 1t is now seen that
having thrown so many restrictions
around the saloon business perhaps it
will be necessary to make it q little
more difficult to evade the liquor laws
under the guise of something else.
t**
The senate Wednesday afternoon
passed the house bill to permit cities
of 1000 or over to adopt the commits
sion plan of government. 1t was called
up by Senator Larrabee who briefly
explained it's purposes and stated that
in cities like Fort Dodge there was
desire that they should have a chance
to try out the plan. An unimportant
amendment was adopted and the bill
was passed without a word OF criti-
cism.
The senate passed the bill increas-
ing the annual allowance for the state
board of health by $310O a year, MAX
ing it $4,000 a year, which indicates
that at least on the senate side the
doctors are not regarded as Williams.
The senate passed the bill to give one
Mr. Rattenbury $3.50 because of in
juries he received while he was work
ing for the state at Oakdale by falling
info harrel of hot water The senate
refused to pass a house bill which
would appropriate for having the state
nav for publication of lists of automo-
bile owners in the state for the benefit
of dealers in auto supplies.
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