Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-26

year to six months, and believes 1t can
be got thru. There is much complaint
because it takes too long to get Grim
reform step.
Some of the Legislators are amused
at a Cedar Falls newspaper which has
invited comparison of the approprla-
tions for the state educational institu-
tions with those of the Institutions un-
der the board of control. The intima-
tion is that 1t has been very easy to get
money for the latter and hard to get for
the former. AS a matter of fact that
the three educational institutions are
using about as much money now as
the fifteen other state institutions. ana
while the askings for the other institu-
tions are decreasing those for the edu-
cational institutions are increasing all
the time.
Senator Burgess would,by law make
it impossible for a publisher OF n per-
iodica to recover for a newspaper or
magazine taken out of the poStofice,
unless the publisher had written
order for the same, and would change
the contract rights of the parties with
regard to the receiving and paying for
periodical where payment Is not
made in advance. Under the present
law newspaper publishers have the
same right as others in regard to the
enforcement of their contract rights
in court.
The first debate Of the session oc-
Cured over a highway proposition.
Senator Gillilland wants the law fixed
so that traction engine owners must
lay planks over brick and cement cul-
verts and bridges before they can
cross. Senator Maytag objected to this.
The debate turned upon the advisable
ity of giving encouragement and per-
mission to the authorities to build poor
culverts and bridges. In opposition to
the bill it was urged that where these
are built right traction engines do not
harm them, and that with highway
Improvement uppermost in the public
mind it would be even better to have
a requirement that all such culverts
be made so that traction engines could
cross in safety. The debate ended when
the bill got tied up on an amendment.
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Senator Hunter introduced an i'm
portant bill to give cities right to levy
a 2-mill tax for health purposes. He
also introduced the bills to give cities
a right to use the highway funds raised
within the cities and the bill to permit
assessing to property owners the cost
of sewer repairs.
An insurance bill that will be fought
by the insurance combine was intro
duced by Schultz, which provides thai
an insurance note must bear on the
face the fact that it is given for in
surance and such a note is not collect
able in court, unless the company
shows it has complied with the Iowa
laws.
The miners of the state are goins
to move Tor appointment OF one more
mine inspector. At present with three
inspectors it is impossible to get into
all the mines Of the state each year
With four districts the inspection
would be better done. The miners will
ask for very little legislation this year
The Dabney bank guaranty bill re-
quires a bank to pay to the state aud
itor tax of / per cent on average
daily balances of the previous year as
a guaranty fund. Under certain con-
ditions national banks can take advan-
tage Of the guaranty. DabneN is the
member from the democratic county Of
Davis, but it is stated there are severa
good republicans in the house who
want to vote for some kind Of a banl
guaranty bill.
Representative Meredith has it ir
mind to go after all slot machines ana
to provide for punishment Of people
who set up gum machines that do MOI
deliver the chewing gum as advertised
Opposition is developing from hunt
ers to the bill to make a closed season
for a number of years for quails. The
farmers want the closed season fol-
they regard the quail as one of their
best feathered friends. The sportsmen
regard "Bob White" as theirs.