Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-14

or the other but have not gone to the
other there was the bill to appropriate
out of the automobile fund for support
Of the highway commission bill to de-
fine the duties of commerce counsel;
authority to the council to lease
drained lake beds: change In law as to
compensation of county auditors; the
short line haul bill for competition.
There can be very little doubt that
before Monday is over another very
large batch Of bills will have been
added to the list of those completed.
The work of Saturday shows what
can be done when the members divest
themselves of the mania for, oratory
and controversy. -.
1t will depend somewhat on how
things start off this week whether the
actual date of adjournment of the leg
islature will be fixed carly. The senate
passed a resolution for Thursday ad-
journment. 1t is being held UP, as Is
the custom, on a motion to reconsider
The house may any time adopt reso-
luton for adjournment but probably
would not fix the identical hour as the
senate. More likely the senate resolu-
then so to the house where it will be
amended and back again TO the senate.
so that possibly not before Wednesday.
or Thursday. will the date of adjourn
ment be readily fixed.
Unless there is taken out of the bill
defining unprofessional conduct on the
part OF a physician that which in
cludes charges manifestly eSorbitant'
the bill will never bt come Il law. Gov
ernor Clarke made it known to MEM
bers that he could not approve the bill
with that clause in it, an the bill has
been recalled to the senate for amend
ment After consideration of the sub
ject il is found that such a clause would
open to endless litigation and the de-
lays Of the courts the question as to
what is proper charge for medical
services
An effort made SATURDAY. to call up q
bill by Senator Thomas reorganiZing
the county text book board brought
from Senator Chase some sharp re-
MARKS about the companion bill to
simplify the method OF adoption OF
school text books by counties. He in
sisted the Thomas bill should not be
passed on until it was known whether
the Craig bill was ever going to see
the light of day. 1t was reported fav-
orally once from the schools commit
tee but failed to get on the calendar
and is in hiding with the sitting COM
mittee. Action on the Thomas bill was
deferred until today TO see # there was
not some way of getting the Craig text
book bill before the senate.
I.
The senate, before passing it, amend
ed the Smith bill defining the duties Of
the commerce counsel by a clause to
the effect that "the duty here enjoined
upon the commerce counsel shall not
be construed TO in any manner, limit
or abridge the authority or jurisdiction
of the attorney general The Dill
greatly enlarges the jurisdiction of the
commerce council 1t gives him definite
authority to initiate proceedings before
the interstate commission. 1t makes
the commerce counsel the attorney for
The railroad commissioners in all courts
where the validity of any order OF the
board is in issue He is also required
to appear in all cases before the board
to appear for the compliments, and
1T shall also be his duty to institute
and prosecute in any of the courts any
and all suits necessary to the proper
enforcement of any rule or order OF
said railroad commissioners or to make
defense therein whenever said rule or
order may be called in question.
The notion that the Kane loan shark
bill was accidentally or surreptitiously
killed in the senate is without force.
When the report for indefinite post
ponemenr was adopted the number or
the bill and its nature was plainly
stated and was understood by mem bers
and in the press gallery. The statement
was made that as a matter of fact the
which reported on this
to the senate judiciary contmittee made
practically three reports-one favortng
the bill, another that it was not strong
enough and the other that it was too
drastic and dangerous. The latter view
prevailed almost unanimously In the
committee where 1t was freely dis
cussed Members Of the senate say
they would like to have a hill to regu-
late loan sharks but they want one that
will be perfectly safe. There is no
way the Kane bill can be revived at
this late day in the session.
The last gasp of the srasmodic at
tempt to injure the state fair and throw
diecredit on the state board Of agricul-
ture was made Saturday when the
senate turned down emphatically bill
to limit the state agricultural conven-
ton In the selection of the board to
persons actually engaged in farming or
teaching agriculture. 1t was pointed
that this was n covert attack on the
board and was entirely useless. The
senate quickly disposed OF 1t and there
will probably be no further attacks on
the board at this session.
Hog Thieves at Woodbine.
Special TO Times Republican.
Woodbine. April 14.-Ex- Sheriff A. j..
Shinn, whose stock yard has been Wis