Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-21
DISAGREE As TO RECESS.
House and Senate Have Different Plan,
Large Anti-Prohib Petition.

House and Senate Have Different pIans
Largo Anti-Prohib Petition.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 21-The house to-
day adopted the resolution for a recess
Of one week from next Friday. The
ena:e amended it to make the recess
continue until the following Tuesday
and adopted It.
A big petition was presented In the
house from residents Of Manning
against the prohibitory amendment or
other similar legislation for the encour-
agement Of bootlegxing and blind pigs,
as the petition says.
The senate passed the bill providing
for an additional Judge In the Seventh
judicial district. also the house bill on
the sale OF cocaine. the Cowles bill au-
thorixinE printing Of city notices In
papers Of foreign languages. and the
house bill requiring quarterly settle
ments with county officers.
The house passed the Jacobs bill pro.
vtding for a uniform method Of assess
Ing the shares Of stock in banks.
The house reconsidered and passed
the bin authorizing druggists to nll in
blanks In liquor applications.
Senator Brown, OF Decatur, !ntrodMc-
ed In the senate . bill providing that
$4,000 be set aside for the removal Of
the soldiers and sailors monument
from the state house grounds to the
Des Moines river front.
Representative Boettger introduced a
bill In the house providing for board
OF flre and police commissioners in
commission governed cities.
Senator Van Law introduced a bill
- NvHt
sessment. and also bill to reduce the
contract rate OF interest to 8 per cent.
The house today passed the Jacobs
bill to assess shares Of stock In state
and savings banks to the stockholders
in tho place where the institution is
located.
Whitney Bill Beaten.
The house this afternoon took up
the Whitney bill to increase to $12 for
each case the jury costs. which may
be taxed up In civil cases. The bill
comes to the house on a minority re-
port signed by six lawyers Of the ju-
dietary committee. The house refused
to accept the minority report. 2S to a..
and the bill was indefinitely post
poEed.
Good Roads Discussed.
Good roads was the talk before the
two highway committees yesterday at
ternoon. There was a large attend
ance for consideration OF road legisla-
ton in general. Harry Polk. president
Of the interurban OF this city. was
principal speakefafrom the. outside and
he urged legislation for betterment Of
the Iowa roads.
do anything. or at least do some
thing" was what he said. "Any legis-
lation that will help will be accept
able"
The discussion covered wide range.
There was general approval OF some
plan Of state aid for permanent high
ways. Nobody objected seriously to
the plan Of a highway commission and
TO engineers. 1t was thought best not
to undertake a revision Of the entire
road law. The plan Of having road
districts was recognized as having
some faults. But everybody favored
some legislation.
The road bills were sent to a Joint
subcommittee to be worked over, and
this subcommittee will ask road ex-
perts to appear and explain various
matters. Out Of It will probably come
a bill or two with merit and they will
De adopted
Take Up Appropriation Bills.
This afternoon the appropriations
committee OF the senate commenced q
series Of hearings on appropriation
bills. Tho first taken up was ono In re-
gard to additional aid for county and
district fairs. Tomorrow the committee
will hear the state board Of education
in the matter Of the needs Of the state
colleges. The askinss Of the board ag-
gregate over million dollars In spec
ial appropriations and about 3330.o0o
in tho building fund annually for hve
yeafs.
May Rsoensidsr ptarrnaey Bill.
RepresentativeEahane. OF wapeiio,
expects 60 secure reconsideration Of hii
bill to reorganise the pharmacy depart
ment and has appointed commits
sicnsf oe DhaTnsaay WITH thsso inspsc.
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