Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28

/ the most Important Of them are IN
tended to carry out the program Of
i legislation Endorsed by the state teach
ers' association and leading educators.
They generally look to a simplification
of the school system and more CEN
tralization Of authority
1t is not every aspiring statesman
who comes to the Iowa legislature who
is willing to reverse himself or hand,
| but Senator Smith of Shelby showed
how it could be done handily in the
judiciary committee Of the senate. He
| had introduced a bill which had been
prepared for him by another, and a
similar bill had been introduced by
someone else When he compared them
he decided the other bill was best. In
| committee he moved to Indefinitely
postpone his own bill and consider the
| other one Then as soon as the bill
was fully explained and torn apart and
chewed up by the other senators. he
moved to kill both bills and now says
he is against the whole thing.
Representative Whitney. of Wood
bury county. whose long experience as
county attorney and in other capacities
has given him insight into the ques-
ton, introduced a bill which Will go
! far toward loosening UP the courts in
the mat ter of prosecuting for law vio-
lations. 1t would make new law
in regard 10 immunity from prosecution
and add to the number and character Of
offenses in which the witness may not
be excused from answering questions.
The new list of offenses would include
not only gaming. betting. lotteries and
Illegal sale of liquors. as under the
present law, but also prostitution and
keeping a house of i'll fame, arson or
attempted arson. Offering. giving. solic-
lung or accepting brides. offenses
against the right of suffrage unlawful
combinations in the sale and handling
of grain. unlawful pools trusts. COM
binations and monopolies. He provides.
OF course. that one may not be perse-
cuted FOR any crime connected with or
growing ont OF the matters revealed.
but the witness Is not sh eldel from
perjury, ana nothing IN this section
IS Intended to give. or shall be con-
strued as in ANY manner giving i'm
nuritv of any kind to any corporation
Mr. Whitney has found in practical ex-
perience that there is in the code a lot
of dead wood Which remains there be-
cause Of the impossibility of securing
evidence. This is especially true with
regard 20 some of the more recent en-
actme,lts regarding trusts and COM
bines. BY providing immunity. after
the same manner as the government.
this situation may he relieved
TIE house committee on railroads.
William Lara bee. chairman. Will give
a hearing on Tuesday next al o'clock
on the Cunnin CHAM commerce counsel
bill Mr.. Cunnin CHAM. Clifford Thorne
and Harry Wallace will appear for the
shippers and urge the aoption of the
bill: and il is supposed that the rail-
roads Will appear and oppose the meas
IRE. The senate committee on rail-
roads was TO have heard persons inter
ested on this same bill. by Senator
Allen. Yesterday afternoon but other
committee meetings interfered.
An interesting little side quarrel de-
veloped over the apparently commend
able resolution of Senator Allen Of JEFF
ferson- authorizing the use Of the hall
OF the house next MONDAY for a special
service IN honor of President Mckinley |
The resolution merely recitsd that the |
services should be by "Oid Glory |
- - ->cN, iObpON seemed 10 Know |
what odd Glory Circle" is whether it |
IS a circle Of the G. A. R. or the Ea giles
or the Maccahees or what not so they
al voted for it. But it developed az
forwards that this purports TO be
part Of the Ladies Of the G. A. r. and
II was also declared that Mrs. Mckay.
VINO IS head OF the circle and who has
manned the program is not member
OF mat order al all ard her circle"
is rot recognized as Official. Where
upon there was a great hubbub. The
legislature hesitated about taking a
hand in a quarrel among the ladies b,,.
the opposition to having this perticu-
lar circle have a Mex inley program is
very strong.