Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-24

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tai diseases.
County ssat Dili Passed.
The senate passed the county seat
s1astaofialx- b1llss which provides that
whsn a.county seat has been located
forty years or more It can not be
changed except by q two-thirds Pc
tition and vote. The bill was hxed 20
Il will not now affect any county ex.
cept Mills.
A bill was introduced by Allen rails
ing the salary Of the secretary Of the
board Of health to $1,000.
Other bills passed were:
BY Allen. for an appropriation for
the state library.
BY Proudfoot. to raise salaries Of the
parole board to $1,000 each.
BY Moore. to revise tho military code
Of Iowa to make It correspond with
the United States army regulations.
Bills In the House.
Bills passed by the house were:
A bill to increase the penalty for
"bootlegging."
A bill to appropriate for deficits for
certain state institutions.
forest trees.
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tax for river front improvements.
Tho senate bill to recognize the fed
eral census the same as the state CEN
Church Rejsetsrs Protest.
Two Election Boards Proposed.
Senator Ream today introduced q
bill In the senate providing for addi-
tional election boards in precincts
polling moro than 500 votes. whose
duties shall be to canvass the returns
after the polls have closed.
The house Of representatives educa-
tional committee today reported
against the passage Of the Pickford
bill, providing for county educational
boards.
Edmunds. Of Page county. introduce
ed bill apropriating $4,000 for the
manufacture by the state Of hos chol-
era serum.
Church Registers Protest.
Tho Reformed Presbyterian church
Of C1arlnda sent In q vigorous protest
against the bill proposing q fine upon
any man who refuses to vote at the
general eelctions. The members Of the
CONGREGATIONS state that II IL con.
I if.ry 10 tie .eaenss c1 their church for
the members to vote AMI the passage
Of the bill would put them in direct
violation Of tho law.
otato'o Fish and Game.
"A bill by Smith. Of Shelby, proposes
IN appropriation Of $1,000 or so much
- may be needed for the investigation
into the fish, birds and wild animals Of
Iowa and TO publish information re-
Garding the same. the work to be done
under direction Of tho curator Of the
state Historical department. The state
has now . hne museum In connection
with this department and IL making Q
splendid collection Of birds and animals
ana Fossils. but the department IL not
at present prepared to carry on the
wofk % Il should be done. In fact It
should be that this department or some
other engage now IN making a thoro
study Of not only the birds, fish and
I animals but Of the plants and flowers OF
I the state.
20 Scatter State Funds.
1he house has on It's calendar .
0iu 90 provide for making any bank
/ ID the state q state dspository under
pS0p0r Sestr3ctions ana upon furnish-
stne security. At present tie state de-
Z sDosatof1ess are ill IN Des Noines and
gO0g0E O0nk isas = sss.sty ssSs5 &c ce.as'
60 NAt1to asnount on deposit. Passage
Ge;lS0s lGoego bin win not likely divort
lnrQe Seoportion o4 the state funds
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< n ~ ri 80 eGnaeo0 q state @.