Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-10

REPLIES TO BULLETIN ATTACK
House to Consider Appointment of
Committee to Probe the Quarrel
Vote Barring Memorial Day Games
May Be Reconsidered-Road Fund
Measure Adopted.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Feb 10.---In the house
Charles Miller. of Bremen, ex-demo-
cratic chairman, rose to question OF
personal privilege, and reading from
the bulletin of the state board of
health, in which he is attacked for
meddllng. Miller delivered scathing
denunciation of the state board and
ridiculed its work and its officers. He
read from the bulletin to show h ow
the money of the state is wasted IN
publishing matter which he said was
of no value whatever.
The senate reconsidered the ad-
journment resolution and made it APP
ply only to the senate. deciding that
the senate would adjourn from Friday
until Tuesday without asking the con-
sent of the house. 4 bill TO CONSOLE
date the First and Second iudicialsdis-
tricts was introduced by Allen, of Van
Buren,. 1t would attach Lee county TO
the district west
The house passed the bill by Ritter
to permit the expenditure OF the coun-
ty road fund on agricultural land with
In the city limits: also the bill ny
Brandes. to raise the age for admis-
sion at industrial schools from l6 to
is.
The house made a special order for
tomorrow of the bill relative to change
In quarantine laws lnman introduced
la resolution to provide "a joint conf
mittee to investigate the quarrel be-
tween Representative Miller and the
state board of health.
Dabney, Brandes and Kendall filed a
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill forbidding all sports on Me-
mortal day was passed.
The senate passed the entire fore
noon on the Clarkson bill regarding
assumption of risk on the part of en-
ployes at work with dangerous ma
chinery. and sent the bill back to the
committee.
A greatly needed reform in regard to
extradition of accused persons is pro-
posed in a bill by Representative
Harding. 1t provides that no bail shall
be granted to any person while seek
dng to prevent extradition by habeas
corpus proceedings or otherwise. that
the determination of the governor that
the accused is fugitive from justice
shall be final in case a hearing has
been given. and in case of there haN-
ing been no hearing the court releas-
i,,or ha oriv, no1 nd II
sive that he is not a fugitive.
A great deal of trouble has been ex-
perienced by reason of the action Of
some courts in the state in making it
a rule to hold up all extradition mat
ters. Recently two notable eases came
from Nebraska, and judges at Sioux
City refused to permit the honoring
of PAL ers issued by the governor. tho
the evidence was conclusive that the
men wanted We're criminals of the
worst sort.In one of the cases. at least.
the acquisitions we're set aside because
of mere technical matters which had
in fact been passed upon by the CIV
ernor and found to be of no conse-
quence. 1t was even suggested that
Sioux City be set aside as city of
refuge" because of the fact of ev-
cry accused person having such easy
resort to the courts to prevent extra
dition.
The Harding bill contemplates only
that where hearing has actually been
given by the governor his findings are
conclusive Usually, however hearings
are given only when asked for by The
accused persons and if they do not
IL. I,o
governor there is no hearing of the
matter There is general recognition
that the requisition and extradition laws
are very incomplete. wide discretion
being given the governor and the way
being left for the courts to really pass
on all requisition and extradition
matters.
A bill pre.ented to The legislature
this week By Des Moines man shows
one weak phase of the laws. He claims
s251 refund of his expenses in going
to Arkansas upon requisition in 1894
under Governor Jackson. 1t was a case
in which payment was refused becaues
there was no conviction. But as mat
ter of fact it is Impossible to draw the
line sharply and the state pays many
bills for going after criminals whsre
there is no conviction.
The largest and most interesting
hearing yet given on any measure
was that upon the proposed tax revi
sion measures, and especially upon the
proposal for exemption sof mortgages
from taxation and requiring an addi
tional filing fee. The joint committee
heard those who are interested and
the bill explained by Senator Hunter
and Representative Ward. There were
delega tions present from Sioux City,
Davenport, Dubuque and elsewhere to
discuss the proposal Ex-senator
Mccoy. who is engaged as tax fet-
ret, was the principal opponent of the
measure. The discussion included the
whole range Of tax dodging, double
taxation, interest on money, etc. i.
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