Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-20

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb 2o-The senate to-
day put crimp In the county bridge
graft by passing n bill 10y Wilson which
requires that In the case OF every
bridge built by county costing 1906
or over. contracts must he let to the
lowest bidder.
The senate also passed bin to give
Judges of courts the right to parole {,
prisoner convicted OF petty crimes be-
fore commitment. so that they may be
placed in the care of relatives for cor
rection
board of control to- revise laws as to
commitments to industrial schools and
orphans homes, and authorizing the
placing of children from these instltu-
tons out in families
New bills were presented in the SEN
ate as follows:
By Van Law. raising the pay OF the
con1mandant at the soldiers home TO
$1,000 per year.
BY Bauman. TO create u board OF an
imal health
BY Hull. requiring payment OF at
torney fees by a common carrier In
suits brought for delay in freight.
House Defeats Pharmacy Bill.
The house defeated the Shane bill to
create the office Of pharmacy commits
sioner and name three inspectors. all
to be on salary. and to take the place
Of the present commission.
HTyS. LII
authorize the correction OF erro.s In
policies Of insurance Of fraternal COM
panies.
In the house resolution was intro
duced for a recess from next Friday
for ono week.
Highway Question Up.
There viii be Al important hearing
before tho highway committees this
afternoon. But very little has been
done In the way OF consideration Of
road legislation and there are a number
Of bills that are important. 1t is not
expected that any Of the bills which
contemplate a revision Of the road laws
will be adopted or como to the floor
for action, but all will be discussed he-
fore the committees The chief mat
ters for discussion now are those relat-
ing to centralizing the road work in
each county with a county engineer or
other officer and tho matter OF bridges
and culverts.
Suffrage Amendment 20 Be Reported.
The woman surrase amendment TO
the constitution has been reported fav-
orably 70 the house and will be 10 re-
ported 70 the senate, IN all probability:
and despite that there has heen prac-
tically no work done in its behalf the
chances seem good for its adoption by
both branches. The prohibition amend
ment has less chance OF getting thru.
apparently. for while the temperance
sentiment IL strong the belief prevails
that 1t is wiser 70 leave things as they
are.
Weeks Recess Probable.
1t IS probable that next Saturday an
adjournment eor one week Will be taken
by the legislature. 1t is customary to
take a recess so that members may go
home on March to attend TO court
work. taxes and other business which
always accumulates at that time. As
the first OF the month comes In tho
middle OF the week It may be that re-
cess for a whole week will be arranged
as most satisfactory.
shankIand Saloon Bill.
The Shankland scheme for changing
the method Of testing the sentiment OF
the people as to saloons by vote at
an election Is being urged by the civic
federation here and Endorsed by tenn
perancc organizations as in every way
the fairest scheme for this fight. The
saloon petition and the remonstrance
system has been found to be very OBJ
jectionable way OF getting the line UP
on the question. Mr. Shankland has
great hopes that he will get the bill
thru.
VALUABLE cHImPANzEE DEAD.