Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-04-14
70 MAKE ALL rRAMps WORK
LEGISLATION To Make Miserable the
Lives Of Hoboes Who Invade
the hawkeys State.

Tramps are to be domesticated.
tanned, broken to civilized habits, and
compelled to work, BY the provisions
Of bill which Senator spaulding OF
Poweshiek is planning to introduce
1t this session of the general assem-.
bly,.
At the suggestion of citiseas OF
Grinnell, Senator Spaulding plans to
champion legislation to make niser-
able the lives Of hoboes who invade
tho Hawkeys state. He contemplates
law to require that oil persons tSav-
cling about the country shall carry
proper credentials and means Of iden-
u1ostion.
All tramps captured, the bill will
provide. will be compelled to work
1t road building. Travellers skulking
sbout without credentials will be
considered % tsamps and they will
be paid for the work which they
Will be forced to Do while being dom
osticated.
Gives Executive Council Power.
A. bill authorizing the executive
council to cause surveys and exam
nations to be made of any Of the
waters or land of the state for the
purpose of determining the title to
any Of the waters or land OF me-
andered streams was introduced in
the house by Grout Of Black Hawk
county.
II is the intent Of the bill to Pro
vide . method for settling disputes
as to The title to land along the banks
Of streams and land that is left BY
the drying Of lakes or the changing
Of river channels.
II disputes arise, the executive
council may cause surveys to be made
10 determine the title, and nay u
rect the attorney general to institute
proceedings in the name of Iowa -
determine IL the state has the svnsr
ship. Jurisdiction or control Of tho
disputed property.
Time o. Train Msvemsnss.
The senate railway committee 10
IN favor Of making it incumbent up
on railway companies to display on
bulletin boards in all railway stations
whore there 10 . dispatcher, correct
information concerning the movement
Of trains.
The White bill making this require
mont was acted upon favorably by
the committee and win be reported
out to the senate with the recon-
meHdation that 1t be passed.
Under the provisions Of the meas
ure the railway company must show
accurately how many minutes . train
10 late, In case 1t 10 net on time.
Want Regular Tax Doard.
The bill by spaulding Of lowe-
shiek providing for the creation Of
. permanent tax commission. which
succeeds to the state executive coun-
ell in oil assessment matters, and
has direct supervision over the as
sessment Of taxes in aN parts Of the
state, 10 up for consideration before
the senate. The opening statement
for the bill was made this morning.
The commission 10 composed Of three
men, 10 be appointed BY the governor
and to have salary Of $500 annual
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Dlils Killed.
Standards bill increasing the pay
| q county attorneys was killed by
house committee.
Also killed by committees were
bin BY jacobson allowing increased
pay to auditors because Of drainage
TAI collections was killed; and . bill
BY Lounsberry allowing members Of
board Of insanity travelling e.
pslses.
A bill BY Hazen, regulating the
| selection Of official papers in county
seat towns was passed by the house.
etate Fair Improvement Dill.
By Brown Of Wright-To appropri-
ate $s5,ooo for state fair improve
ments and for the purchase Of add
tional land for the fair grounds. It
IL identical with the Brown bill,
which had already passed tho senate,
except for IN amendment providing
that Iowa manufacturers shall have
the preference in the new machinery
hall.
TO Give Notice Of Bond Sales.
The municipal corporations com.
nittee recommended for passage the
Shane bill prohibiting the sale or ex.
change of town. city, county or school
bonds without first giving public no
tice of such sale or exchange.
Motor Vehicle Licenses.
The ways and means committee re-
ported that it had killed the Skinner
bill providing that 20 per cent of
the fees from motor vehicle licenses
60 to state general fund and 80 per
cent to special fund.
| CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease. Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure it you must take in
! ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca.
| tarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best physi.
clans in this country for years and is a
! regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
| the best tones known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
| mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
| of the two ingredients is what produces