Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-03
JAMESON RESIGNS
As STATE SENATOR
Democrat Who Defeated Hep
burn Decides Not to Hold
Two Jobs at Once
IOWA ASSEMBLY REcoNvENEs
Legislature Back at Work After
Weeks Recess-Finds Session Half
Gone and Work Less Than Half
pone-Many Measures of Importance
Yet Before Committees.
Special to Times Republican.


Specia! to Times s-Republican.
Des Moines, March 3.-Senator w.
d. Jameson, on his return from Shen
andoah today announced that he would
during the day tender his resignation
as senator to take effect at once. Upon
being assured that his district would
not be put to the expense of special
election to fill the vacancy. he changed
his mind about remaining a senator az
ter his congressional term has COM
menced. 1t is now learned that prac-
tically all the leaders, both republic
ans and democrats. in the district OPP
pose an election at this time. The SEN
ators arranged an informal farewell
service for Jameson. He will go to
Washington in two weeks.
Van Law. today introduced two bills
by request. one relating to- demurrage
ability of railroads for overcharges on
freight.
The senate passed the Jameson bill
to authorize railroads to make tha
short haul rate at competing points,
also the Hammill bill to require that
~ re shall ha fnr.
nished druggists by the county audi
tor.
The house passed the bill to permit
assignment of insurance policies; the
bill to permit indigent persons to en-
ter the school for the deaf, and the bill
relating to proof of death in insurance
cases. A
The house democrats caucused at
noon and undertook to secure united
action in opposition to prohibition, but
failed because three or four of the
democrats insisted that they would
vote to resubmit the amendment.
On reconyening after the spring re-
cess the general assembly found itself
today with the session half gone and,
in the estimation of veteran students
of legislation. a larger proportion of
the really big business undone than
has been the rule in recent years.
With some thirty bills sent to the gov
ernor for his approval and dozen
more substantially ready, the work of
the two months does not show up
strong. 1t is found that quite a large
number of very important measures
have as yet not been acted on by any
committee of either house, among
them:
All leading appropriation measures,
including institution support, state
fair Improvement and capitol sur
lroundings.
All tax bills, tax commission, exemp-
ton of mortgages and terminal rail-
way taxation.
Law enforcement bills, such as au-
thority to attorney general and plan
for removal Of derelict officials.
Insurance matters, transfer Of de-
partment, repeal of anti-compact law,
state fire marshal, etc.
Educational matters, school bill,
board u education, teaching agricul-
ture in rural schools.
Sabbath observance, Sunday theaters,
etc.
|, Corporation annual reports and fees:
Safety Of hotels and inspection.
Remarriage Of divorced persons.
Make railroad commission elective,
commerce counsel and sthe public util-
tiles commission.
ALI highway and drainage matters.
Wage exemption repeal.
Sales Of stock in bulk.
Revision Of pardon and parole law.
Authorization Of trust companies.
Amendment Of primary law to re-
move inequalities.
Increase in number OF supreme
judges.
Consolidation Of historical depart
ment and society.
Revision of fish and game law.
Resubrnission Of prohibitory amend
ment.
Woman suffrage.
These are all matters which have
not been acted on by either commit
tee;; a great many other important
measures have been acted on by some
committee but have gone to a commit
tee Of the other house and are held up.
The list shows the vastness of the
work ahead of the legislators.
AS illustrating the extent to which
the real work of making the laws IS
shifted to committees and especially
how it is punched in two committees,
ther ecord shows to date that the ju-
dietary committee of the senate has re-
ceived eighty nine senate bills and has
acted on f1fty-six Of them. at the same
time acting on eleven Of the seventeen
house bills sent to It. The house judi
ciary committee has acted on fifty of
the ninety-seven house bills sent to it,
and has acted on twenty-two of the
thirty-three senate bills. It is thus
seen that the senate judiciary commit
tee etiN has in its control about forty
bills and the house committee has