Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-04
sEAr IN HOUSE TRADED FOR
SUPPORT OF AARplNe's sPE.
clAL PRIMARY BILL.
OLSON, DEMOCRAT, GIVEN
SEAT IN LOWER HOUSE
Standpats Vote With Minority Party
In Return For Favor S,andpat Pri.
mary Bill on Senator Will be Put
Thru Next Tuesday When Lesisla.
turs Rseonvenss.
special TO Times-Republican

special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 4.-Tha demo-
standpat alliance showed its hand LATE
yesterday afternoon. There IS now no
longer even attempt at conceaimear OF
the character OF the deal.
Representative Olson. democrat. re-
sains his seat in the house from Lyon
county.
The Harding special primary bill viii
be passed on Tuesday as the iirec; re-
suit o. the deal.
The deal was made prior 70 the meet
ing o. the house elections committee
the las. week and me hrs; sep in
carrying il out was when he demo-
Gratis joined with the Staadpats IL or
dering q Favorable report on the bill. TO
have special republican primary n
Iowa 10 direct the republican majority
who shall pc their candidate before the
legislature Yesterday the stanIpa:s
shove, they intend % return the "a
vor and they united with he democrats
in doing that when they wish 20 be
done.
There vas q great deal o. discussion
Friday Afternoon, on the Boom garden
Oiso1. COMES, :ro.1l Lyon county The
house was not in position - go into
the merits % the case. because il has
before i, only the majority and minor
lily reports The question was one o:
fact as 20 various ballots. The demo-
cratic minority insisted upon the mi
nority report which declares thai Olson
Is emitted 20 the seat even tho the
county showed a lie as between him
and the contestant. TIE G-sr test was
on A motion 70 shut o.: debate by az
order Cor the previous question ard -he
democrat Won II ~ 10 49. After that
Il was easy.
When the vote finally came 20 SUBJ
stitute the minority Cor the majority
report, the roll cal! soon disclosed that
Bowman. Daniels. Harding, Hicken
looper. McCIeery. Moore. Smith OF De-
catur. and others had joined with the
democrats making it certain Olson
would would retain his seat. Then quite
a number OF the prog-assives hedgei
and afterwards or ID changed their
votes. 80 that IN the end The vote was
SIS 70 IS.
The return favor viii Re given early
next week when the bill which the
stand paeters desire 20 get before the
house comes up for a special primary.
The democrats. al-ho they had previ-
ously decided that under no circur.-
stances they would NEEDLE in repuhl
can factional qua7els viii vote for -he
Harding bill. .
The hearing before the join. commit
tee on suppression Of intemperance OF
the fve- mile limit law was not ver-
well attended because OF the adjourn
~po --;fI no ,y:x-
en- next Friday afternoon. especially for
the opponents OF the bill The reasons
for the bill were presented by Prof
Stevenson, DR.. Royal and Mr.. Albright.
student at the university. Mr.. All
bright graduated IN 1905 but IS back
again for additional work. He made
strong plea for the law which would
have the effect Of arbitrarily closing
the saloons Of Iowa City He de-
clared Iowa City was a model city in
every respect. has clean streets and q
clean eovernn ent and only in the respect
OF having saloons is not what it should
be for university town. He Insisted
that one Of the best reasons for the
failure Of the university to grow. like
those OF other states was the presence
OF the saloons and the fact that parents
OF children do not want to send their
children to a city with saloons Iowa
now has over goo students in univers.-
ties in other states and only few
from other states. He believed II
would be Of great benefit to the uni
versity to forbid saloons IN its prox-
Unity
Representative Moore viii next week
introduce a bill TO authorize the de-
posit of state money in banks other
than in Des Moines. It provides that
where bank puts up a surety bond
or deposits good securities with the
state tree surer il may he designated as
a state depository under substantially
the same conditions as for the banks
OF Des Moines at the present time
A number Of the LAWYERS o. pes
Moines appeared before the senate iu-
dietary conn ittee Yesterday and sio-
ported the bill to give Polk county an
additional Judge. A petition was pre-
sented by substantially all the n, en- le-s
OF the bar asking this. and undoubted-
" II will be granted, tho there IS
disposition to have II considered along
with some other bills affecting districts
elsewhere. It was shown that even
with four Judges the business can ,o4
be kept I'd in Des Notnes. The extra
position win go il the bill passes. TO
M II. Cohen. who was one Of Gov. Car
rolls managers.
The judiciary committee OF the soma re-
yesterday heard extended arguments
against the two bills intended to affect
the question Of damage. for Injuries
sustained One IS TIE chase h.M %
place upon the defense the burden Of
proof Of contrfbutory negligence In
damage cases. Senator Chase. before
the committee. pointed out that this ts
now the rule in the federal courts and
IN the courts Of England and In at least
twenty-five states; while in Iowa the
rule Is adhered to OF making the plain
tin in a damage case not only provo
ne negligence Of the employer or
4 master but then TO 90 and prove the
/. 1bsence o. contrfbutory negligence. The
Aeher bill was the clarkson bfll TO IS.
Abfssh system Of compensation for
! INJURIES for workmen, after the Euro.
7 vsan method. and fixing the measure o.
aADaOes definitely and that they are
1ue and payable without resort TO the
4 courts. The injured person may elect
i % take under this law or rely upon the