Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-02
COMMITTEE REPORTS NO ELEc,
TloN AND VACANCY MUST BE
FILLED IN HOUSE.. Y.
APPROPRIATION OF 100000 -
ASKED FOR EPILEPTIc HOME
State Fair Also Wants Large Sum For
Erection Of New Buildings and Pur-
chase Of More Land-Senate Heeds
Protest Of Railroads and Delays Ae-
ton on Bill Fixing Damages.
Special to Times-Republican

Des Moines. Feb. q The contest
on the Lyon county contest
between Boomgarten and Olsen today
formally that the recount OF
the vote in Lyon county showed a tie
as between the opponents, and there
The committee therefore reported that
a vacancy exists in the seat from that
county and recommended that it be
filled according to law. The report will
lie over until tomorrow. and II adopted
1t will have the effect Of depriving both
OF the men Of the right to sit, The
on the Fremont county con-
test reported In favor Of permitting
Penn. democrat. to retain his seat.
Senator Jewell presented a bill for
100000 appropriation for the estab-
fishing OF colony OF epileptics. in ac-
cord with the recommendation Of the
board Of control.
Senator Brown offered a bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the state fair. to
purchase additional land. erect an I'M
plement building and new horse and
cattle barns: Senator McManus a bill
to define what ice cream is. and to es-
tablish standard for guidance Of food
and dairy commissioners: Van Law a
bill authorizing the sale Of poisons for
killing insects by persons other than
druggists: Francis a bill to require uni
formity in printing state reports.
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The senate discussed at great length
the Clarkson bill to authorize the re-
covery Of damages for the death OF a
wife the same as for the death OF othe.
relatives. A motion was made to re-
commit the bill to the judiciary COM
mittee, and 1t was explained that the
railroads object to some OF the provis-
ions Of the bill In its present form and
desire to be heard. Tho bill was re-
committed by q vote OF p to 10.
The Boettlnger bill was introduced
in the house requiring that all fire and
policy commission hearings be public
The temperance people have not
been very conspicuous about the les
islature as yet. 1t is stated that per-
haps they will not ask the introduction
of the prohibitory amendment at this
session. A number Of leading temper
ance advocates are in favor OF leaving
matters as they are, for the present
and contend that the state is doing
pretty we'll in lessening the evils of In
temperance. One of the leading mem
bers of the state anti-saloon league
stated the other day that with only
thirty-five counties in which liquor Is
legally sold they felt very good about
1t. and they hoped the number would
be decreased by half this year. A re-
suit OF this kind, he stated. was re-
garded as more important than to have
an amendment in the constitution.
hearing is to be held this after
noon before the committees of the two
houses on the -milelimit bill. OF
bill to prevent the placing of any sa-
loon within five miles of the state uni
versity There has been but little dis
cussion of the bill but number OF
petitions have come to members from
all over the state urging its passage
Neither factional nor partisan lines
can be drawn in regard to this or any
other temperance measure, and 1t /:
regarded as uncertain what will be Its
ftae.
Senator D. c. Chase stirred the SEN
ate yesterday in a short and pointed
talk on the bill to raise the pay of leg
islators. He supported tho bill and
urged the amendment that he in
crease not apply to holdovers In the
next session. merely to show that they
have not voted to affect their own
compensation. 1t was his first talk tc
the senate and they realized that ne Is
a man Of wonderful force.
z. E. Faville Of Storm Lake. is re-
snonsible for the bill to amend the law
In regard to unmailable postal cards
making it cover any postal cards sold
or exposed for sale that are indecent
He has found in experience that he Is
called upon to prosecute many young
persons for sending thru the mails
postal cards that may be legally sold
but not legally sent thru the mails. He
would have the Iowa law forbid the
sale Of any unmailable cards.