Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
legislature MAY
BEAT HIGH COURT
READY TO APPLY MOON LIQUOR
LAW TO CHARTER CITIES If
NECESSARY.
UNLESS SUPREME JUDGES
so RULE BILL WILL BE PASSED
Proposed Law Makes Moon Statute
Apply Gradually - Anti-ColIese
Crowd Makes Another Effort to Re-
vivs School Fisht-Nsws Of the Leg
islature.
Speciait to Times Republican.

Specialize Times Republican.
Des Moiaes, March lS.--If the SUI
preme court doesn't make haste in de-
Gliding whether or not the Moon la~
really applies to special charter cities
of Iowa the legislature Will beat them
TO it and pass bill to definitely make
it apply. There is a house bill before
the senate committee on suppression
which makes the Moon law apply TO the
special charter cities. II provides, now
ever, that Il doesn't apply all at once
, but gradually, 80 that the shock OF
reduction of the number Of saloons VIII
not be greater than the communities
can stand This will. SO II is said, be
reported back 10 the senate very soon.
The court has before II case which.
If It is reversed and It is held that the
Moon law Is good in special charter
cities, Will immediately cut down the
number OF saloons in the special charter
cities 10 the Noon law proportion.
Rather than take the risk OF such
sudden change the legislature is asked
70 make the law apply gradually.
The senate committee on suppression
of intemperance now also has the
famous daylight bill. 1t Is in the hands
Of a sub committee for close inspection.
consisting OF Messrs. Balkema, Baliuh
and Crow. Those who are good at
f3guring OUT the probabilities OF sup
preston are trying to make an estl-
mate as 20 how soon the bill viii take
in getting thru the committee.
DR.. Knowles. of Sioux City. has the
n
XIII him and his bill off by having him
posted as a lobbyist and barred from
the house The DILL he especially want
ed is now ready for the signature of the
governor. He represented those veter-
tnarians who were licensed under the
law without examination. known as
licensed veterinarians as distinguished
from the registered men, and the bill
he secured gives these licensed vets the
raxht to examine stations and Jacks as
: 10 soundness. There are some 300 OF
them. Despite that in the fight TO
I .preve14s sn1spkssAge of the bill. or the
amendment TO Ii. resort was had TO
branding DR.. Knowles as an objec-
iona Bile lobbyist. he has had his way.
q Terminal taxation matters drew
large crowd yesterday TO the senate
committee on ways and means. Inc
Representatives of the cities argued for
the bill and the largest number OF rep
resentatives of the railroads that have
appeared against any bill came 70 hgn'
this one.
There vas ulessased 10 the senate
Yesterday a resolution Of .he house TO
which the attention Of the senate was
respectfully called" requesting the sec
retary of the senate to INN ediarely de-
T liver TO the chairman OF a committee
any bill aged from the house. Very
: few know what it meant. but II was
: disclosed when the chair referred 1t to
II the chairman Of the committee on state
= educational institutions For severa
I days the anti college lobby has been
diligently at work among members &c
get the senate 70 revive interest in the
Z fight on the state educational instltu !
;, tions. and was unable TO locate the bill
! which the house passed. II was finally
found in the desk Of the secretary
4 awaiting further orders NOBODY
seemed to care what had become OF the
bill and nobody wanted il: so II was
s permitted 10 lie idle for few days. II