Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-17
HOUSE FINALLY plSPosES OF -.
LOON MEASURE ~ COMMIT G
TING TO COMMITTEE. &
DEMOS WANTED " KILLED
FORE SETTLING sENATol .Is
Consideration Of Moneys Tax Bill
Unit, Hearing 10 Had-Rspresenta-
tive Moore Slated For Lieutenant
Govsrnorship.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 1.-THE house ttok
another turn at tho prohibition CUES
ton today and gave the Ave mile-Hmit
bill q full hour Of time. The bill was
finally sent to the graveyard OF the
Judiciary committee. and as soon ns
this was done 1t was declared openly
that this meant the election OF a United
States senator and tho ending OF tho
deadlock.
psmeerats Make Demands.
Last night the plan was projected
for having the house take action which
would look to the flnal defeat OF the
five mils-lirnit bill and In return the
democrats and those strongly opposed
to the measure would md a way for
ending the deadlock All forenoon work
was done along this line. When tho
bill came up q motion WAS made to
send 1t to tho Judiciary committee be-
cause Of the evident in,perfaction OF the
BILL Tho author Of the bill offered to
substitute the Hun bill and have It
passed. at once. but on the motion to
refer tho vote was 81 to 4s. and the
ably will not pdmit It TO como out at
all
Bankers Block Tax Bill.
Bankers Of the state succeeded In
compelling postponement until next
Wednesday OF consideration Of the bill
to tax ell moneys and credits At q nat
rate Of mills. Scores OF telegrams
came TO the senator's this morning from
bankers. Who protested against the
clause relating to taxation Of shares
OF hank stock the same a. other forms
Of money.
One senator supported tho postpone
ment because, a. he said. ne believed
there were still q few persons IN his
district who have been escaping tara
ton on. bank stock who had not vet
bad chanroeto burn the wires with
protests ana ne wanteds to- givS them
NIL a show. An enArt WAS made 90 M
duce the friends OF the baii 10 put tAsir
side today. then wait q week for the
defense. but they would not aErec 20 II
ana tho bill was made a special order
for March ~ at 10 O'clock.
Gasoline Must Be Labeled.
Tho house today paseed the Shane
bill compelling tho labelling of Easo-
line, benzine and napar,.ha TO show that
II has beer properly tested.
Representative Fulton. OF Jefferson,
introduced q revolution to mako Major
8. Fl. NJ Byens' song. iowa." tho Of
ficial state song.
Harding. Of Woodbury. county. intrp-
tluced a bill to exempt the Rig Sioux
river from that part OF tho fish and
game laws relating to the use OF seines
and nets.
The house passed the bill providing
that school teachers who violate con-
tracts to ACCEPT other position shall
have their certificates -evoked.
Damage Case eili Killed.
Senator Chase spoke at length today
IN support OF his bill TO place tho bmr-
den Of proof Of a contributor Of nesli-
gcnce In damage cases cf the defend
ant. The bill was reported for in-
definite pos.ponemcIrt b,rt placei on tho
calendar. In committee the bill was
fought hard BY tho railroads and BY
some OF the manufacturers. Chase de-
clared that inasmucf as the principle
involved has been adopted by all the
federal courts and in twenty-ef&1rt OF
the states. and as II has become the
rule of most OF the courts Of Europe.
Iowa ought not to DO behind In the
refoy1n. The senate supported the COM
mittee and killed tho bill. - 20 l6.
AZ 10 Telephone Poles.
The senate passed the bin IN regard
70 telephone poles In highways. after
amending - as to satisfy the owners
OF telephone companies requiring
that the poles be a. close as possible 10
the fence
The house passed the hill 10 require
putting planks on culvects and bridges
crossed by traction engines until 1915
Patent Medicine Msn Score.
The eenate this afternoon passed
hill to anend the law a. to lubels on
medicines ~ that drugs put up on
prescriptions do not have to be labeled
to show khe proI~,I "a :!cnf'"i:
also the house bill providing for the
amendment OF the law a. TO oonsolida-
tion Of school districts 30 that this
FUNDS Of the DISTRICT may b bettes
handled for the good Of the schools.
etiliman Grows Sarcastic.
Speaker 6tilt1aan took occasion DUR
ing house proceedings to declare IN IA
VOC Of the election by each general as
sembly Of q commissioner on bills to
assist the members OF tho house In
Of. their bills. His rnnarles
were called out by request OF O'Connor.
OF Chtckesaw. TO withdraw from the
governor q bin In which there was .
e.Toe In the title.
Short Course Advseatse Appear
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Des Iolnos. March 17.-Lcadin4
famnsFs and experts In short course
work appeared here today before the
legislative cosnmltteeo In favor Of an
aDpropriation OF 100000 for shoz<
course work. Prot. r. q. Holden. Of
Amss college. headed the delegation.
Representative Mesrs lli.
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IIes aaois,@. ESS11:. 4:-Renresne1a.
tive Ao0~ g Lima county. came - -