The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-02-02
FOR DIRECT VOTE
FOR SENATOR
House Memoriaiizes Congress for
Such a Law.
BILL FOR CITY MARKET HOUSE
Tax Ferret and Bulk Sales Bills Being
Heard Before the Committees
Sen. Clarkson's Bill Puts Value
on Woman Killed at $1,000.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 30.-Special;
The house this morning by vote OF
eighty to none (twenty-four members
were absent) passed joint resoiu'
ton memoralizing congress to provide
means for the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of
the people. ,".
Representative Dabney of Davis
county introduced in the house this
morning a bill permitting the COVER
nor to call a special primary election
within twenty days for the selection
of a United States senator, providing
a majority of present legislators file
with the governor an agreement 10
be bound by the choice Of the people
regardless of their personal prefer
ences. .-. -
Representative Fraley, Of Polk
county introduced bis bill which per-
mits cities to levy a tax for the build
ing and maintaining of market houses.
The bill of Representative Boettger
of Scott county passed the house to-
day. This bill removes the age limit
in the firemen's pension law.
The senate this morning passed
the bill of Senator McManus of Lee
county, which provides for punish
ment for any improper use or desc
Grafton of the U. S. flag.
Tax Ferret Hearing. d.. ~,
t. h. Yhig oFf q
Ways and Means committee is hold
ing. Sentiment seems to be strong
ton of the bill abolishing the tax
ferret law. This measure has passed
the house and is now with The senate.
A number of state ferrets from var.
ious parts of the state asked for the
opportunity to be heard at this meet.
ing. Sentiment seems to be strong
in favor of abolishing the present
law. F ~+ #7 a
The Bulk Sale Bill. 1
The Judiciary committee of the
senate this afternoon took up consid-
Grafton of the bulk sale bill, which
provides that no merchant may sell
in bulk his stock without the con.
sent OF all the creditors from within
he may have purchased such stock.
There is considerable opposition 90
this measure. Dc.
Agricultural Extension. -
Saturday afternoon the house COM
mittee on agriculture held hearing
on the bill providing an appropria-
ton of 100000 to continue and en-
large the agricultural extension work
as being carried on by the state agri-
cultural college. The committee
was addressed by Prof. Holden, OF
the extension department of the col
lege and other professors from Ames.
The bill, however, was referred to
the subcommittee, from which ra
port will later be made.
Value Of a Woamn. '.
The value of woman, be she wife
or mother, will be fixed at 100000
five thousand dollars) if bill in
troduced in the Iowa legislature by
Senator John T. Clarkson OF Abba
becomes a law. 1t will make no diff
ference whether the woman be a
mother of one or of sixteen children
as to her value to her family or
whether she be wife of the most
loving disposition or modern Kan
tippie, she will be worth in the sight
of the law only five thousand dollars,
(S5,000.00) to her estate in case she
is killed through the negligence or
wrongful act of any person or cor
poration. The bill as reported for
passage by the senate judiciary COM
mittee reads as follows:
'In any case where by the negli-
gence or wrongful act of any person,
firm or corporation, including a mu-
nicipal corporation, injury occurs to
the person of married woman or a
widow having a dependent child or
children, causing death, an action
shall survive and may be brought by
an administrator for the benefit OF
the estate of such decedent, and the
elements of damage recoverable may
be the loss of companionship, society
and services as a housewife to the
husband or dependent child or chill
dren, as the case may be, including
loss OF services during disability be-
fore death, in addition to such other
elements of damages as are now re-
coverable by law; but in no event
shall the amount recovered excaed the
sum OF five thousand dollars $4,000,
which shall not be liable for the debts
OF such decedent or the husband, child
or children, and any real estate pur.
chased herewith used or to be used
as home shall likewise be exempt
as above provided"
Its First Laws.
The Thirty-fourth general assembly
made it's first new laws Saturday when
the senate passed three bills from the
house. One requires that county su.
pervisors must decide in January in.
stead of June whether the candidates
for supervisors shall be chosen from
the whole county or from the separate
districts. Another legalizes special
election held In Rettendorf. Scott
county. in 1909, and the third legalizei
the procedure of a school district II
Pleasant township, Monroe county. IN
the payment OF contractor who bull
an addition 10 the school house under
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