Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-17
SENATE INDEFINITELY POST
PONIES BILLS FOR DIRECT
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
LINES DRAWN
IN KILLING MEASURE
sammis Offers Public Utilities Bill
Favored by Governor Carroll, But
Modified = House Spends Day Dis
cussins Exemption Of Mortgages
From Taxation.
Special to Times-Repubncan.,

opeclaI TO meS-RepuDnCan.s
Des Moines, March 17.-The senate
considered for one hour the bills to
provide for direct election OF senators
on the Oregon plan." then indefinitely
postponed them by vote Of 81 to 13,
a strict party vote. Moon and De-
Wolfe spoke for the bill.
Senator Sammis introduced public
utilities bill much likened to what
was recommended by Governor Carroll
and introduced by White, but with
the important change that all control
and regulation of utilities in cities and
towns shall be left for the local au-
thorities, except that an appeal may
be taken by either party to the state
board.
The senate passed the bill requiring
air brakes and other safety appliances
on street cars; also bill to require a
contract in writing signed by both
husband and wife for the sale OF
homestead, and the bill to make the
living together as man and wife
crime for one year after either party
has been divorced.
The house passed the bill to permit
townships to reinforce bridges by
planhing them to prevent injury from
the passing of traction engines.
The house discussed at length the
Ward bill for exempting mortgages
from taxation and providing a filing
fee, but had not finished at noon.
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This afternoon a Subcommittee ap-
pointed for that purpose will present
to the house appropriations commit
tee resolution which has been pre-
pared setting forth In very plain
language the view that the regents of
the state university and the trustees
Of the state normal college have been
guilty of the violation of law in build
ing at Iowa CITY and at Cedar Falls
residences for the presidents ofastfc
state institutions locate, Alere. These
resolutions may be changed In COM
mittee, but they Will be passed by the
house and senate substantially as pre-
pared They will not be abusive ror
there can be no question about the leg
iSldtuES SOliIS5 OIl OPpOSSo "
the unauthorized use of state money in
this way.
The state university has been asked
to appear before the senate appropria-s
tions committee today and discuss the
contemplated appropriations, or rather
Joe r. Lane, of the board of regents,
has been invited to appear and present
the needs of the university Members
of the visiting committee complain
that they were not given very much
assistance while at Iowa City in de-
termining just what is most needed at
the university and SO they have asked
Mr. Lane to appear.
The senate has passed the quaran-
tine bill, but the house will not recog-
nize it when it comes back. The house
Joined in the general acclaim against
things as they are and hit the state
board Of health hard jolt by taking
away from the state all connection
with the care of the health Of the peo-.
pie. The senate has rewritten the hill
and has merely given additional pow
ers to local boards to guard against
fraud or extravaganza in quarantine
matters, leaving the state board with
final authority.
The firemen pension bill passed the
house. 1t will enable city having a
paid fire department to levy a fund
to provide for pensions for disabled
and decrepit firemen or to provide for
the families of firemen.
The house bill to authorize the trial
of man for murder while he is serv-
ing time for lesser crime. has passed
both houses. The senate tackled on
also, which will prob
a h11x ha. acnantad hv the house