Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
FAVORABLE REPORT ON PRIMARY
MEASURE ~ SENATE
COMMITTEE.
CURE OF ADOPTION sv
BOTH HOUSES OF LEGISLATURE
Some Of the Features Of Proposed Law
-Msasurs is Ono Fathered by Son.
ator Smith, Of osass-Game Warden
Lincoln in Conference With LesisIa-
tors-Smith, Of Shelby, Good Flop per.
Special to Times. Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 2S-The Greg on
plan for selection of United States
senators is headed for place III the
statute books. It came to the floor o.
the senate today with the approval OF
the elections committee, headed by
Senator Braucis. This is the bill which
was first TO go upon the senate list
by introduction of Senator James y.
Smith. of Usage. Il is sure go that
the Oregon plan is going 10 be
adopted, and those nervous people who
teel that il is going to make iowa
democratic in the United States senate
might as we'll get ready for the worst.
The committee thrashed the m aJier
out at length anu decided that the bill
embodies the right principle. SOM
few verbal changes were regarded as
necessary TO make il fit in with the
present Iowa law. II is perhaps a bet
ter bill than the Oregon law. in fact
e:nbodies some features in advance OF
the western measure.
1t is provided that at the time OF the
regular primary election the nominal
lions for senator shall be made as at
present, the republicans nominating
and the democrats nominating, no
change being made from the p-eSen,
method in Iowa.
The candidates for members Of the
assembly who are nominated al the
same time are then given oppor tunity
TO sign a stat ernent as 70 whether or
not they regard the election Of a sem
ator binding upon them and they viii
pledge themselves TO vote for the one
receiving the highest vote II NoTena-
Der.
If they do no, desire 10 sign that
statement or pledge they may sign one
which states that the candidate III erely
regards the election as a nom in alton
and without any binding force; or he
may refuse TO sign either.
The feature Of the Smith bill. which
is an advance of the democratic meas
ure pending in the house, is that there
must be printed on the Official ballot
a, the tine Of the November elecrios,
directly with che name OF the candi-
date for the legislature, a briee state
snenr as to which Of these pledges was
signed or his refusal to sign. This is
to serve notice on the voter, at the very
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the various candidates.
Then, also. at the November election.
the voters elect q senator by choosing
between the two nominated candidates.
and the legislators who are pledged
to abide by the choice thus made will
carry out the will Of the people.
The brief discussion in the house
over the passage Of the bill to repea,
the law authorizing employment, of tax
ferrets. disclosed a belief that ic is the
tax ferrets who are causing the loss
OF population in Iowa, and that il is
the money that is leaving the state and
taking with 1t the people Apparentlv
there is to be no resistance to the
movement for repeal but the bills are
to be put thru easily. In case this is
done the bills for repeating the law as
to taxation OF moneys and credits Will
not be pressed to a finish
The two houses have started a back
ing up process In regard to a resolu-
ton authorizing the extra help about
the legislature 1t was found after this
resolution had reached the hands of
the enrolling clerk Of the house that an
error had been made Of trivial nature
but such az to invalidate the whole
thing. It is therefore necessary 70
back up and do it all over again. So
much for an effort on the part Of q
few to make haste without sufficien-
care.
Representative Hazen Of Po,tawat-
TAME county today introduc ed bill
to provide a way for the state to pay
for injury to crops done by deer in
Iowa This is to meet the situation in
regard to the large herd of deer roam
ing in eastern Pottawattau1ie and
Shelby counties. The state has fixed i,
so that the deer can not be killed and
some damage has been done to the
growing crops, The payment is TO
come thru the township trustees and a
bill audited by the state executive
council. TO be paid out of the fund
raised from license of hunters.
George Lincoln, state game warden
is here to explain to members all about
the fund raised from the licensing of
hunters in the state. He desires that
all Of the fund be used by the state for
purposes connected with the preserva-
ton OF fish and game, and will oppose
any plan to have the fund in part made
use Of for road work. The house COM
mittee on ways and means considered
yesterday a bill to divert a part of the
fund for county road work but could
not agree, and sent the bill to the COM
mittee on fish and game.
There are thirteen bills before the
senate committee on schools, and the
committee has sent each one to a sub
committee to be carefully considered
These school bills relate to almost
every phase Of the school problem, and
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