Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-23
TRUNK FULL FROM PoTrAWAT.
TAmlErAkEh 70 STATE HOUSE
70 Be COUNTED.
COMMITTEE INvEsrIoATIoN
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Clinton County Representative Seeks
to LssaIixs Prize Fiohtino-Homs.
opathie Fight to 1s Aired in Lssis.
laturs-1iIl to Regulate Supreme
Court Dseisiens-crow Bounty Pro.
posed.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, Jan. ga trunk full
Of ballots was carted into the state
house this morning, representing what
the voters Of Pottawattamie county
did at the recent election, and the con-
test committee met to get busy on the
count. It was found that the matter
was not ready for a start, and ad-
journment was taken until afternoon.
when Kimball appeared before the
committee with his attorney. Senator
Saunders, and the committee proceeded
to Investigate the election.
An attack was made today on the
courts by q bill to forbid them declar-
ing law unconstitutional unless the
entire court agrees and puts 1t In writ
ing.
Newcomb made an attack on the
crows today by q bill offering 10 cents
bounty on every crow killed.
An Economy Move.
Another reform and economy move
was made in the legislature today
when Senator Schrup offered resolu-
ton, which was laid over, for Joint
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investigate and report on economies
which might be made in the printing Of
state documents and material for the
legislature.
Greene. Of Grundy, today introduced
ton to establish three additional chairs
in the homeopathic college at the state
university.
Representative Greene, Of Clinton, is
preparing bill to permit Of six-round
boxing matches in Iowa, thus legaliz-
ing boxing in Iowa.
Fire Fiahtors vfant Short Hours.
A congurrent resolution introduced
in the senate by Smith, of Shelby, pro-
viding for a4committee on new normal
schools. was laid on the table by the
senate on motion of Francis. Of Dick
inson. It was held that this question
should be considered by one Of the
committees already named.
Eleven bills were presented. One
provides for abolishing school treas
urers. Another requires all cities main
tanning paid fire departments to di-
vide the work Of firemen into shifts Of
twelve hours each. Des Moines fire
men are now asking the city council to
make the Des Moines department a
double platoon systelz. Sioux City
firemen also are agitating such a
change.
Many Bills In House.
The state of Iowa will be compelled
to equip the capitol building with doors
that open outward in keeping with the
state fire regulations under a resolu-
ton introduced In theh ouse this morn
ing. The resolution requires the at
torney general to see that the laws of
the state are obeyed.
The record for the day showed a
total of thirty one bills and one joint
resolution.
Following are the more important
measures:
Giving state board Of health added
powers.
Changing compensation of county
treasurers.
Changinf date Of primary elections.
Changing law Of testimony In civil
cases.
Creating platoon, system for fire de-
partments.
Creating hog cholera serum labora-
tory.
Ua:sorc. system Of text hooks.
Official equal suffrage amendment.
Representative John w. Jacobs in
troddced q board of health measure
which gives the state board added
funds for investigation Of epidemics
and means and power to stamp out
causes. It provides that the board
shall work in conjunction with city or
town health officers in measures which