Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-24
Both Houses Agree to Adjourn
Thursday Until Wednesday
OF Week Following
NoRMAL's NAME TO BE CHANGED
Senate Reconsiders Its Previous Action
and Passes Bill Changing Name to
Normal coIIese-House Spends Fore
noon Trying to Define Hog Tight
Fence.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. Ex-Governor car
roll has appointed w. Fl. Berry. of IN
diaaola. to succeed himself on the state
parole board. and today sent the APP
pointment to the senate. where it was
confirmed
The senate this morning recons idered
the vote on the change of name of The
Iowa State Normal School and then
amended the bill so that the name will
be the Iowa State Normal School, ana
in this form the bill was passed. The
senate also passed the Allen bill. which
is virtually d demurrage bill in that 1t
amends the law as to railroads fur
nishing cars, leaving no options or eX-
cuses on the part of the railroad COM
panv for failure to furnish cars. In this
form the bill was passed unanimously.
Both houses agreed to adjournment
tomorrow until the Wednesday follow
ing The senate spent most of the lay
on the optometry bill. The doctors
sought to have the bill sent back to
their committee. but the senate refused
by vote of 13 to "a. after which the
bill was made a special order for to-
morrow.
The house took the entire morning
on the bill to define hog-tight fence,
and finally passed the bill with an
amendment which makes it apply only
to partition fences.
What is regarded as the beginning
of the fight for the adoption of the
prohibitopy amendment in Iowa was
formally launched in the lower house
of the legislature today by the pre-
sentation of a favorable report upon
the resolution calling for re- e-submis-
sion. The resolution. If adopted. must
be submitted to a vote of the people.
There can now be no doubt of the
earnestness and activity of those who
are demanding that the liquor ques-
ton shall be placed in the state con-
stitution. Mrs. Edworthy. personally in
charge of the work at the legislature.
turned over to the members yesterday
a trunk full of petitions, which COM
pleted about $1,000 names. The work
of gathering names is still going On.
There will not be a district in the
state without show of support for the
measure. The amendment proposal WIS
started in the senate and the fight will
first come there.
A great many petitions are coming
to members on matter which is not
a live issue. These petitions relate to
a bill to require the fraternal insur-
ance associations to adopt the fra
ternal congress rates. This matter WIS
thrashed out two years ago and it was
decided that while new companies
must establish these rates it can not
be done with the old associations.
There is no bill of the kind pending in
the senate and the one which was in
the house is dead.
The Peterson liability bill which the
senate passed on Tuesday with only
eight votes in opposition relates alone
to persons engaged in operation nf
trains and it covers three points: that
the doctrine of contributory negligence
shall not be pleaded as a bar to recov-
cry. that in cases where the railroad
company is violating a law contribu-
tory negligence shall not be considered
at all. and that the doctrine of as
sumption of risk of the hazard Of the
employment shall not be considered at
ALL The effort was made by the rail-
mt 70 rrnf Of
the latter part of the same or to change
it so that it would ne without force.
The bill to regulate optometry as re-
ported to the senate by the judiciary
committee provides for examination
and licensing Of persons to examine
eyes and fit glasses in scientific MAN.
nor by board consisting of five per-
sons, three being opticians and two
members of the state board of health,
one being the secretary Of the board.
Persons who are residents of iowa and
have practiced optometry for three
years shall be granted certificates
without examination. The examination
required for others is rigid but relates
to the profession The section does not
apply to dealers or merchants who do
not profess to fit glasses. The optome-
trists shall not advertise themselves as
doctors. A fee is required for exam
ination and issuing licenses and these
fees go to pay the expenses of the
board. while all unused funds go into
the state treasury. In former sessions
the doctors have fought this measure.
but now ii is placed largely within the
control of the state board of health ana
this may change the situation.
The removal bill offered by Senator
Cosson, rewritten in such form that
the removal of officials for malfeas-
ance in office is to be accomplished
thru the district courts instead of the
governor. was voted out of the judi
ciary committee of the senate yester-
day afternoon. This has been the sub
ject of much discussion since Its in