Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

committee and this was opposed by
kulp, Hogan and some others. It was
explained that the bill. while not
revenue measure, contemplated the de-
pleting of the revenues Of the state
by at least 100000 a year and under
a rule of the house any bill affecting
the revenues OF the state must go to
the ways and means committee. Blu, it
was openly said tina. the evident pur-
/ pose OF the reference to the ways and
means committee was to have the bill
! killed. But without division the house
| sent the bill 10 the second committee.
I The senate received and placed on
/ the calendar with favorable reconln,en-
cation bill TO require that telephone
pores along the public highways be
placed near the fence so as not TO be
an obstruction.
The paint makers had another SEES
sion before the joint committees on
commerce and trade or the bill 10
change the LAW as 10 requirements on
! me labels. L, was shown that there
are number of paint factories in Iowa
! mat are crippled by the law rs il now
stands and TWO OF the largest factor
les in the STATE DO nor sell pound
OF PAINT in the state because of this
Jaw The change would he 10 drop
: me requirement. as 20 the formula on
! me label and to require orly a dec
laration like that on foods.
! The house committee on railrca IS
had an extended hearing on the hills
allec'lns sleeping accomIn ia tons for
Slookmen travelling with trains OF
stock. One bill requires that with
trains OF certain nun Der of cars Of
STOCK some sleeping arran genlen, shall
DC provided and another REQUIRES a
caboose on ali stock trains The rail
ROADS appeared 10 protest against
, these bills and stoekmea 10 urge that
! some such reasonable requirement. be
, made.
An extensive hearing was given yes
I terday afternoon on .ha Van Law bill
20 increase the pay by the state for
/ county and district fairs The bill in
creases the maximum an7o1r- which
can De paid from $500 - $500 and
raises the percentage of thu premiums
% 90 per cent. W. N. Clark. o. Mar
shalltoWn. and gentlemen interested in
/ -slrs from Waverly Mason City. and
elsewhere appeared before the appro-
priat-on committee and urged the bill.
The state aid is dependen, entirely on
me premiums paid al the local fair
Ine senate labor Committee reported
-or passage the Jewell bill 10 fix E. pen
( atty for violation of the law which re-
anires that the doors Of public build
lhss shaH open outwsrdlv The fine
and imprisonment applies 20 all who
nave charge of such buildings. II
passed II may result IN sending 10 Jail
me distinguished custodian of -he state
! capitol the governor of the state and
I others who have M 70 t.a present time
refused 70 comply with the law in re-
| gard TO the entrances 20 the state
! mouse Only one entrance has been
nxed properly since the law went into
| eHect Two years ago by placing a re-
volving door.
The recommendation Of State Auditor
| Sieakley in regard 20 having the report
| OF his banking department bound up in
Ia separate volume from the general
! report on state finances will be COM
! piled with if the legislature passes the
Hunter bill which was today recon-
mended favorably. Il provides for a
separate report. The house received a
favorable report today. also. on bill
20 require five reports each year from
Iowa banks, which makes the state law
correspond with the federal law in this
respect. The house also placed on It's
calendar the bill 20 permit savings
banks TO make loans in states that adj
join Iowa.
/
! The senate today killed a little bill
! that looked innocent enough but was
directed at the recent action of the city
! Of Des Moines, is selecting Ex-Attorney
General Byers as a special counse! in
litigation regarding public service cor
porations. The bill provided that all
mayors, councilmen and "al officers
elected by the council" shall be resi-
dents of the city at the time they are
elected
! The state board of health is moving
Tor some legislation looking to having
reported regularly all births as the
deaths are now reported. This has
never been done in Iowa. at least not
! IN d manner satisfactory. Secretary
sumner called attention to the fact
mat for the month of January the
-eataS reported IN Iowa numbered
2,os9 This is the largest number for
any month on record, the number new
CT having reached 1900 before But
there is no record Of births to offset
it and nobody knows whether Iowa is
keeping up. The deaths in. Iowa in
January included 40 from general
pneumonia and seventy-four from
bronchial pneumonia, which is an
average of SO for each county for the
one month.
1t had been supposed there would
not be the slightest opposition to APP
prevail of the joint resolution putting
Iowa on record as favorable to the
amendment of the federal constitution
on the income tax matter but opposi-
ton developed markedly in the past
few days The resolution passed the
house. then went on the senate CAL
anHar with favnra bile report last week.
but action was delayed and a special
order set for today. In the meantime
I George Stewart assistant Tinted