Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

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guished O. lcnois, and especially is
this true when the commission is Civ.
en- to repres ent the people of the COM
monwealth of Iowa. He spoke of tho
problems which now confront con-
gress, the greatest ofrwhich is to find
some way TO satisfy the demand for
postal savings banks. To solve this
problem the flexibility of the constitu-
ton must be tested, he declared, as
never before. He also said the most
serious menace in our industrial at.
fairs is the tendency to absorption by
a single corporation of its competitor
in manufacture or in business, with
the result of monopoly. The monop-
oily must be dealt with by the national
congress, he said, and the dealing
must begin with the supervision Of the
organization of the corporation. To
solve the problem, he believed either
the national authority must be extend
ed by a more liberal construction OF
the constitution than ever before, or.
the constitution must be amended. He
declared he would do all within his
power to reach fair solution OF the
problems confronting the nation, with
an eye single to the welfare of his fel.
low men. In the galleries, an inter-
ested listener to the address by Sen.
ator Cummins was Major John F..
Lacey, the defeated candidate.
Rattlesnake Bill Is No Joke.
Senator Quigley of Clayton county
has succeeded in convincing his fellow
members that he was in earnest in
his efforts to rid the state of rattle
snakes, and now his bill providing for
cash bounty for the killing of rattle
snakes lis with the agricultural com
mittee and will be given serious con-
sideration. Senator Quigley says the
snakes are numerous in his section Of
the state, making their homes in
rocky places; that they are multiply
| ing rapidly and becoming a serious
menace to live stock and to the publ
generally. He says there are many
ginseng diggers In Clayton and other
river counties, especially in northeast
| ern Iowa. who will gladly welcome
the earning of bounty by the killing
| of these pests. The bill provides for
the payment by the, county of 80 cents
for each rattler killed. and in order
to collect the bounty the slayer of the
snake must bring to the Office of the
county auditor section of the tail al
least two inches in length and showing
the rattles. The rattles are to be
| s...,,o, 60, ;doptiRoofjop hy tho ofB
cial and then may be kept by the killer
l of the snake as mementoes Of the
chase, II he desires them.
Il To Accept CarnesIe's Aid.
Senator Smith of Des Moines has Sc
cured the adoption of resolution
which has also met favor in the house
authorizing the regents of the uni
/ versity and the trustees of the norma
school and the state college at Amei
i to apply for admission of the. schools
i to the rights and privileges of thu
!, Carnegie foundation for the advance
!, ment of teaching. This Is fund es
t tablished by Andrew Carnegie for tn,
retirement on an allowance of teach
!. ers in universities, colleges and tech
/ meal schools. The schools are entl
!. tied to membership in the organization
/ and it is thought will early avail
. themselves of the provisions of tn
| generous steel master, as proposed Il
8 the resolutions.
e The fits: railroad bill of the session
j. came in a measure proposed by Repre-
$ sentative Eonwell of Audubon county
i It is to compel railroads to Civ
t prompt and adequate service at juno
$ lion points in both the matter @
i. freight and passenger trains. The Nl
; provides that on the petition OF an
n citizen the railroad commissioner
+ shall order the roads to increase thei
J. service to accommodate the public a
requested Adequate service is define
!. in the bill as such as will prevent III
e necessary and unreasonable delay.
a Another bill. by Bonwell, gives tn
Il railroad commissioners authority I
/. order motor car service on any raj
o read which operates only one trai
>. each way on its line daily. The roa
o is to be given hearing and chanc
/. 10 object before the service can be O
i. tered. GEORGE GALLARNO.