Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-03
GENERAL BILLS READY FOR CON.
FEDERATION AND PLACED ON
CALENDAR.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS Z,
I -.-''
MAY be REQUIRED SOON
Negro Marriage Bill First on Program
and May Bring Out Acrimonious De-
hate-Two Board Of Control Meas
ures-Educational Board Opponents
Clam Majority Of House
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Des Noines. Feb. 3.-The house Of
representatives has started cut early
with printed calendar, or program Of
bills ready for consideration On met
ing today the following were among
the bills on the calendar ready for
some action:
The negro marriage bill, on the cal
endar with unfavorable recommends
ton rejected.
The daylight" bill regarding sa-
looms. providing for closing at {
O'Clock.
The Oregon plan" bill for election of
United States senators.
The pension bill tor an annuity for
widows who are mothers of dependent
children.
Restriction on the supreme court in
the matter of declaring laws TO be
unconstitutional.
The divorce bill to require record Of
divorce testimony and providing for
appointment of attorney in uncontested
cases.
1t soldiers home.
Authorization Of giving state teach
ers' certificates to all graduates Of state
educational institutions.
Bill to make it Illegal to promise Of
nee TO secure votes.
Placing pharmacy commissioners on
salary and restricting the sale Of pat
ent medicines.
Providing that unplatred land within
cities may be taxed for library pur-
poses.
Bill specifying what shall be quail
dcation for judge of the supreme court
Provision for substitute jurors.
There il enough business here to
keep the house busy passing and work.
ing in the open for well nigh a week.
even should there be no more bills re-
ported out from the committees. In
view Of this it is probable that some
afternoon sessions will be held during
the week.
Two bills introduced m the house by
Mr.. Grout are board Of control meas
ures, and while Of not great importance
would be valuable in reformatory Work.
One forbides the marriage under severe
penalties of any person out on parole
from either Industrial school. without
the written permission under seal or
the board Of control. This would shut
off one source Of much annoyance ana
trouble. The other authorizes the
board to remove from Mttchellvilie or
Eldora and send to Anamosa re1or1na :
tory persons whose presence IS 0etrl-
mental" to the two institutions named
in other words, permits the transfer
of the unregenerate ones whenever II
is found that they can not be o1oushe
under subsection. This is for the pur-
pose Of preventing more harm thai'
good to the young people VINO are SEM
to the state industrial SCHOOLS 1oS poS
and girls.
The contest committee n the jasper
county house contest as between Mt
Sellman and Mr.. Meredith mas taken
an unusual course of procedure which
Chairman HUFF believes Will get per
fectly fair decision in the matter. II
was ordered that the ballots of jasper
county be granted under guidance OF
the Jasper county auditor. by the at
torneys Of the two men. assisted o!
two clerks Of the house; that the!
should agree as far as possible upon al
the ballots and make a record Of them
then that the ballots about which there
was doubt should alone be referred &c
the committee. The committee Is moi
m he informed as to r,sul- Of the count
or the effect if the disputed ballots are
counted or rejected and the committee
is 70 60 ahead and decide as 10 the
disputed ballots without knowing VIVA
would be the effect Of their decision
That is removing the matter just as fal
as possible from any political influence
that might creep in. The contestan
and the incumbent have agreed TO the
plan. The count thercuPon commenced
-
The pharmacists have secured favor
able report to the house Of a Dill "nlcf
puts the pharmacy commissioners OF
salaries of $1,000 year, which peat:
the $1,000 a year which was virtually
agreed upon by the state executive
council some years ago as the limit O.
COMPENSATION on the per diem oasis
But the bill is still more important II
that if put into the code 1t Wouit
practically put out of business the De
partment store vendors of patent medl
cines, in that sale Of medicines con
tanning poisons shall be restricted t
pharmacists. The sale OF insecticide
remains, however, with the genera
dealers.
The black white bill will probabl!
rest on the house calendar few day;
before it is called up for passage. Tn
vote to turn down the judiciary com
ulfttee, which unanimously reported tn
bill for indefinite postponement, was
mixture Of politics. but the vote
forty-seven with so many absentee
indicates the bill will be passed D!
the house over to the senate to b.
dealt with as may seem best. If ther
il much oratory on either side over tn
bill there is sure to be some sharl
talk. It Is declared by house member
that there is not anywhere any sue
drastic law on the subject. SO far a
penalties are concerned, and only abou
dozen states have laws making mar
riageS between persons of dtHeren
eaccs null
= local newspaper has given grea