Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
IGNORANT ALIENS SOURCE
OF DANGER TO SKILLED MEN
Senate Still Discussing Garrison Mine
Sill, Which Has Been Vigorously
Assaulted as a Dangerous Measure =
Little Interest in Printer and Binder
Questions-Status Of Limit sill.
m eS- Republican.

son for legislation in Iowa. In both
houses the discussion was wholly on
mining bills.
The Hickelooper bill, which passed
the house, IS not OF great Importance,
| tho it was opposed strenuously by the
repres tiveS Of the operators. 1t pro-
vides merely that there shall be in each
mine district a board OF three to make
| eXamina tlOn OF coal miners and certify
| as TO their competency to engage In
mining The objection to this was tina,
| it would virtually place tie entire Work
| CT mining III the hands OF union nen.
| and this undoubtedly will be the effect,
Tor one who can secure a certificate Will
| also have the qualification to become
| member OF the miners union. But the
| bill was passed because of the fact that
! there is being dumped into Iowa at this
| time a va.A number of ignorant foreig-
| uers who have learned that one may
| become a miner without having had
any previous experience. and the pres
ence of these unsailled and ignorant
worknen in the mines is q menace TO
the lives of the $4,000 skilled miners.
The discussion in the senate which
| W 1S 11IISLSC, lilO Gay
| Monday, was on the Clarkson bill for
complete revision Of the mine laws
| Cowles denounced it as bill to close
T! the mines Of Iowa and Adams said it
was a bill to put control of large in
dustry in the hands of men who have
not a dollar invested in the industry
| Clarkson spoke from the standpoint OF
( one who had been reared in the mines
= 1y-oo ? No n ;r,t,
| the coal miners are subjected. 1t was
admitted that the bill in the form in
| troduced would go far toward placing
| restrictions upon the mine manage
| ment. The operators have large lobby
here to fight the bill, and they placed
upon the desks Of senators a printed
| statement in which they claim that the
bill would have the effect Of increasing
! by from 25 to 40 cents a ton the cost
! Of coal mining in Iowa. They say that
the bill would require the rebuilding
| Of all escape shafts in the 315 mines at
cost Of $4,000 a mine, would re-
quire the reconstruction Of all travelling
ways thru mines, and would place upon
/ the mine foreman impossible duties
The greatest complaint against the bill
| however, was the fact that it makes
| the mine inspectors autocrats who may
close mines instantly under some cir
cmustances.
| The bill was amended 50 that The
terms OF the mine inspectors will be
three years instead six years as
planned originally
| Attic by a resolution introduced in
the senate yesterday noon by Senator
Smith the date for the printer and
binder caucus is to be set for April
8. this date is likely to be changed to
one little earlier. The printer and
/ binder business is becoming interest
ing and the candida ties who are willing
to submit the matter to a republican
caucus are anxious that caucus be
| called this week. There are UNDER
stood to be some candidates for these
offices who prefer to have it settled in
joint convention, which would be
equivalent to caucus with the dem
| ocrats attending. Nobody has really
taken much interest in the matter be-
yond the candidates themselves
1t is almost certain that when the
committee on suppression Of ir1temper-
ance reports to the senate the five
mile limit bill it will be with recon-
poned That is the way the committee
| would vote unless pressure is brought
to do otherwise. But that will place
it on the calendar for consideration
and a vote and the only disadya ntaEe
| Of such a report would be that 1t
would influence some to vote to GUS
tain the committee. Senator Van Law
( in urging the motion to ask for a re-
/ port called attention to the peculiar
I situation which prevails. that of the
: two committees each waiting for the
other to act
/ Allen of Jefferson has introduced
hill to require that mutual insurance
companies shall each year make a full
financial statement and mail same to
every policy holder at ICE Ct sixty DAYS
before the annual meeting.
Representative Penn is father of a
! BIZ, to make an additional cause for
| divorce, that of being addicted to the
use of narcotic drugs.
| The weight Of bushel Of potatoes or
Of onions will not be reduced. at least
not this spring. the house having in
definitely postponed the Fletcher bill to
| reduce the WelBnlS.
The senate railroad committee today
reported for passage the White bill to
require that at every telegraph station
the railroads shall maintain a bulletin
| on which must be shown a statement
| of the lateness OF every late train. -.
The judiciary committee Of the sem
ate reported back today the Cunning
ham bill from the house which limits
the pay Of the secretary Of the state
board Of agriculture $4,000 a year. The
bill had gone to the judiciary commit
tee solely to see II the legal features
were perfect.
The parole board asked to be placed
on q straight salary os 81 nsA -ea-.
but. the committee having charge Of the
bill retained the per Diem plan and
merely removed the $1,000 year limit
which II now on the law.
The senate COMMITTEES on railroads
today reported unfavorably the Weber