Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11

is hard to see how the Iowa anti-corn-
pact law would have any force or eject
thereafter. The bill Is strongly backed
by the insurance lobby and insurance
interests here in Des Moines. The local
newspapers have agreed to say nothing
about the effect of the bill.
The Jones bill in the senate abolishes
all rural Independent school districts.
1t provides for Independent districts IN
towns and cities as now. also for con-
solidated districts as at present; but
all other school organization goes into
the township organization with q board
Of five members elected to have full
charge Of the schools Of an entire town
ship.
Allan w. Hamaker, the guard at the
Anamosa reformatory who was badly
! shot to pieces q year and a half ago, 10
to have reward or compensation Tor
his injuries. The claims committee OF
the senate has agreed to recommend a
lump sum Of $4,000 to him. Hamaker
was the vicim of the famous Mecum
brothers when one Of them helped the
other to escape. They afterwards went
to Winnipeg where they pulled off dar-
ing escape from supposedly impreg-
nable prison, but We're afterwards shot
and killed. The same claims commit
tee has also recommended $1,000 to be
given in installments of $40 month to
Miss Clara Bahs an employe at the
deaf school who lost hand BY acct
dent.
Senator Savages bill on the teaching
Of agriculture and similar things in the
public schools of the state, provides:
THE teaching of elementary agricul-
ture. domestic science and manual
training, shall, after the first day OF
July, 1915, be required in the public
schools Of the state; and the state sup
erintendent OF public instruction shall
prescribe the extent Of such instruction
in the public schools. And after the
date aforesaid. elementary agriculture,
and domestic science, shall be included
among the subjects required in the ex-
animation Of those applicants for
teachers certificates who are required
by the provisions Of this act to teach
agriculture and domestic science
The opening guns Of the fight Cor
new system in Iowa for employers liza
bility and workmen's compensation in
case Of injuries We're fired today before
the judiciary committee. The bill under
consideration wes the commission bill
recommended by the commission pro-
vided by the last general assembly.
Senator John T. Clarkson. OF Monroe,
chairman Of the commission, took the
lead in advocacy Of the bill. and ex-
planned in detail the purpose OF the
measure. He pointed out the value to
industry in general in having a new
system SO that the cost to the industry
Of these accidents would be evenly dis
tributed, that the persons deserving
shall in fact receive the compensation.
and to get rid Of the endless line Of
court costs and attorney fees. The
commission bill provides for abolition
of the old common law defenses in
damage suits, presuming the RESPONSE
bility of the employer for injuries due
&c accidents, fixes a scale of compen-
sation and provides the necessary ma
chinery for securing the funds and dis
tribution of the same. Its main feature
is that the whole matter is left in the
+, formed and controlled by those who
have to pay the damages, subject only
to reasona Bile limitations It contenl-
plates practically that all employers OF
labor shall unite in one organization,
except farmers and those enga ged in
employing only casually. and the
! burden of the losses shall be evenly
distributed.
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pearance The Wrightman bill pro-
vides only for accidental! injuries and
would reduce the liability. The Lege,
bill IS one prepared by Mr. Hart Of the
Hart Parr Company of Charles City.
The Wilson bill is part Of the COM
mission bill. -.
| Alcho the bill to limit the supreme
court in its right Of deciding whether
a law contravenes the constitution and
: to make il possible fod one judge to pre-
! vent a declaration of unconstitutional
character. passed the house by a vote
Of S. to it is likely to come up
against some hard bumps in the SEN
ate. where they are not SO easily moved
by frothy talk from a lawyer with
a grievance against the court. The bill
was submitted to a subcommittee OF
/ the senate judiciary .ccmnaittee. Today
that committee reported divided. SEN
ators Chase and .Farr reported for the
! bill, when it is dressed up. in good Ian
] guage. Senator Hilsinger aled a minor
! fly report against II. The committee
| will decide: but whether 1t is reported
| to the senate or not there Will be
fight against it by those who believe
that the courts are fairly competent to
| determine questions, of this kind in the
same manner that they decide less i'm
! portant matters. If "
| The house and senate public. health
) committees viii have hearing We'd
nesday on the BLACK plague" bill and
Dr.. G. Hardy Clark, of Waterloo and
DR.. Guilford H. Sumner, Of the state
board OF health, will appear and advo-
! cate the adoption of some measure OF
! this kind to quarantine certain con-
| tagious diseases. $500
| Representative Brady has an amend
inert he desires to tack on the inter
marriage bill. It will make II possible
for a person OF one-eight negro blooe
to marry one Of one-quarter% blood
which the bill as it failed to pass the
house would not have permitted. II
the vote on the bill is reconsfoered ther