Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-23
sTilLMAN TELLS MEMBERS OF
LOWER HOUSE TO GET BUSY
ON BILLS.
LEGISLATURE OPENS WEEK
WITH LITTLE BUSINESS
Van Law Springs Measure Fixing Five
Mile Limit on Saloons Near State
1nstitutions-Rijlf for State Bureau Of
Publicity Introdueed-Tax Question
In Senate.


Des Moines. Jan. 23-Speaker Still
man took a hand in urging the legisla-
ture to get busy this morning and do
some business. Owing to the failure
OF the legislature to recess ana give
the committees a chance. Saturday,
there was nothing before either house
OF any Importance.
The house passed a legalizing act and
heard q few reports. Speaker Stillman
called attention to the fact that there
Is rule Of the house requiring bills
to be reported back in ten days unless
permission is given for further time:
that as yet nothing has been done by
the committee and 1t Is incumbent on
them to hold sessions every day while
the legislature is holding only half day
sessions.
Senator Gillilland introduced bill to
reduce the assessment on moneys and
credits to 40 per cent and also to ex-
empt all stocks ana bonds Of foreign
corporations from taxation.
The contest committee having charge
OF spencer-Penn contest from Fremont
county. where there was only differ
encc OF three votes. will begin taking
testimony on Wednesday,. Lawyers in
the Lyon contest presented their ar
guments to the com mmittee today.
Senator White introduced . bill for
a state bureau Of publicity and devel-
opment, Of nve members, with an ap-
preparation Of $4,000. tho governor to
be a member with four others appointed
by the executive council.
Van Law introduced a bill fixing a
five-mile limit for saloons at state in
stitutions. Hammill introduced q bill
for revising the law as to state dairy
and food commissioner.
It has been suggested that the pro-
posed plan to tax automobiles in Iowa
to provide a good roads fund may be
expanded into q plan to establish q
general wheelage tax affecting all We
hicles, for the purpose OF swelling the
good roads fund to q substantial size
II IS now thought likely that state aid
will be offered the builders Of good
roads as that eeelns to be the only ef-
fect!ve way Of encouragir: communt-
tbs to undertake tho construction Of
good roads. The dragged road csn not
be permanent road and ...e idea of
limiting the expen nditure has been
abandoned. With state aid there Is be-
lieved to be Il chance for good roads
in Iowa. The suggestion that the auto
tax be put into the good roads fund
has met with popular approval! and bills
already have been offered providing for
1t, taxing the machines according to
horse power The new suggestion is
that the wheelage tax be extended to all
vehicles.
The contest committee on the Lyon
county tie vote between Olson and
will receive arguments
today from the attorneys and it may
be some time before the committee
acts. A good many Of the lawyers have
been asked to decide what would be
the procedure Of the legislature. It Is
certain, however. that the house may
do whatever it pleaSes. and while 1t is
easy enough to see how 1t can decide
that Olson was not entitled to his seat
1t is more difficult to understand how
1t can be declared that Boolngarden
was really elected. The puzzle is an
one.
Commissioner Barney's new law to
stop the selling of bad eggs is ready
for presenta ton and 1t will be faith
cred by Senator Balkema. The bill
is one framed up at a meeting held
some time ago in Kansas City with
view to securing concerted action in
several western states. It will, in eff
feet, require every dealer to candle the
eggs he buys and reject the spot or bad
ones. BY making this compulsory the
dealer Is relieved Of the embarrassment
involved when he insists on critically
the eggs brought in from
the country.
A bill to give the state food and
dairy commissioner authority over the
conditions surrounding the
handling and sale of all
food products, 10 in charge of Senator
Balkema and Representative Fraley.
At present the department is much
by reason Of their being
no reference whatever in the law to
conditions. In fact that was
left out because Of the fact that IL was
feared when the law was first enacted
that tho people would not stand 90
much regulation.
The Ballun bill to hx salaries Of
heads Of Institutions provides a. fol-
lows: Superintendent at Davenport,
$1,000: at Glenwood. 5000: at Eldora,
el.soo: at vinton. $500: at l1itchell-
ville $l.S0o: at Council Bluds, $1,000.
Il u also provided that for the deaf
Bchool ct Council Bluffs the superin-
ksudeot shall be "Deoncient In the use
0f the sign language" This 10 evi-
aaseiy . Fsoswal of the old fight on the
part OF . few former students a& tho
aea3 school against the present super
lntendent.