Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04
CARROLL PROBABLY WILL RE.
APPOINT BOARD OF CON-
troll MEMBER.
WILL BE HELD UNTIL
LAST FEW DAYS OF SESSION
Senate Defeats Innocent Looking Bill
Desired by Raiiroads-Teachers' Pen
sion Bill As Passed Only Slight
Beeinnine-Conferenc On Commerce
Counsel Bill.

Appointment to be made TO the board OF
reappointm of Judge G. S. Robinson,
or appoin tment of his successor There
has been some anticipation among the
senators that in view of the statement
made by the governor when CoWnie
was superseded two years ago that
Cownie was too old and had been on
the board long enough. Judge ROBIN
son might also fall by reason OF the
same objeetion; but now the impress
sion is that he will not be appointed
until almost the last day, so that the
senate will either have to confirm or
permit him to hold over as was done
in the Cownie case.
The senate defeated bill yes
terday afternoon, apparently an limo
cent little bill, but Which the senators
believed would open the way for a
monopoly not to be desired. 1t was a
bill to give railroads the right to con-
denim ground for gravel pits. Senator
Francis, who had intro duced it by re-
quest, pointed out the need of giving
the railroads some way Of securing the
ballast necessary to make the best
road beds. But it was said in the de-
bate, that the bill would virtually give
the railroads the monopoly Of the raw
materials for the brick, tile and cement
industry of the state, and anyway it
seemed like going too far in giving
rights to the railroads to acquire the
property Of individuals, and the bill
went on the rocks.
A bill passed in the senate gives the
right to domestic building and loan as
sociations to file their articles Of In
corporation without fees, also the same
right TO companies organized to manu-
facture beet sugar from beets grown in
Iowa 1t was Senator Crows bill and
it passed unanimo usly.
The house defeated Senator Ames
bill to amend the law as to partition
fences where swine or sheep are pas
tured. but later reconsidered it and sent
the bill to the judiciary committee. 1t
Is bill! to make clear a law as to parti-
ton fences passed two years ago over
which some litigation has followed.
The bill to create a fund for pen
| sioning teachers and to organize a COM
mission to distribute the annuities
passed the senate and is yet to go to
the house. 1t makes a very slight
start in the direction of teachers pen
sion.
The conference com nittee on COM
nerce counsel held a session this morn
Ing. There is wide disagreement be-
tween the houses and some disposition
to stand firm on both sides. The
frneds of the measure are going to
stand out to have the commerce coun-
sci named by the railroad commission
or not at ALL and this will probably be
acceded to after respectful resistance
on the part Of the senate. The senate
yesterday passed the bill appropriating
s25, 900 for carrying on the work the
com m cree counsel is expected to look
after especially with relation to the in
terstate rates.
In line with the other bills affecting
| taxation the senate passed two bills
by DeWolf the purpose Of which is to
prevent any misunderstanding as to
| the staus Of debts and to land con-
| tracts. and to make it especially clear
| that land contracts for the sale of land
where the possession does not pass are
| not to be treated as credits.
Senator Hunter has secured the pas
sage of q, bill to change the law 50 that
switching charges may be made with
out running afoul Of the law as to the
! long and short haul charges. The bill
provides that a railroad may make a
special switching charge, which may
extend not farther than ten miles from
the corporation limits of the city or
town, subject to the approval Of the
railroad commission. This will solve
the problem presented in the Boone
controversy of last year and that OF
the Sergeant Bluff issue at Sioux City
A bill was introduced yesterday to
put into the code the provisions for
appointment of a secretary Of the state
executive council and to authorize q
salary not to exceed $4,000, also tt
give the council funds for necessary
investigation of various matters com
ing before that body
| $50
! Among bills passed by the house late
yesterday were bills to relieve mutua
| insurance companies from taxation or
jiDusiness outside the state. to provfd.
for an official ballot at school election!
with form for nominations, to pro.
vide for paroling female insane pa
tents. the Chase bill to provide wa,
for disposing Of the property of ex.
tinct religious associations. and bill
to give town narshals the compensa
ton of a constable in appearing in SUI
perior courts.
The house defeated the Halgrims bill
Ito require that at least two trains eacl
lway on every railroad shall be subjec
Ito tagging orders at any station.
! There is a conference committee a
work on the bill to increase the pun
ishment for making malicious threat
to extort money. The disagreement
over the form Of the bill rather tina
the substance.
The house has passed bill to au
thor1ze a county attorney to appear 70
township tFustees IN sefs-:.-
"A Ninth District Primary.
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