Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-11

bank, banking institution. or trust com
pany, doing business In this state.
Senator Weber also has before the
senate bill to make it a felony for
any one to make any false statement
in writing with intent that 1t shall be
relied upon with a view to securing
\ credit. or to procure credit when such
false statement has been made.
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AT the suggestion Of various organ
| izations, Governor Clarke intends to
send to the legislature a memorandum
| in regard to the necessity for some in
| vestigation in Iowa regarding the white
slave traffic. 1t has not been brought
| to the attention Of the legislature that
| anywhere in Iowa there exists any con-
dition like that which Is found in Chi
cago and New York but it is believed
| that little probing into conditions in
cities like Des Moines would do no
| harm.
Representative Lund wants to cut
out the machinery exhibit at the state
fair and a large part of the livestock
exhibit and accordingly has a bill to
forbid any free passes to the fair ex
cept to children and old soldiers. He
also has bill to require that at least
eight of the fifteen directors of the
state board of agriculture shall be
practical farmers. giving their time
and attention to the same, or persons
engaged in the teaching OF some branch
of agriculture as profession"
The bank guaranty bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Downey. II provides an
assessment on banks for big fund to
be used as a guaranty to deposito-s
when one fails.
Mr.. Bruce has bill before the house
to forbid anyone except a lawyer prac
ticing law before any Iowa court.
Mr.. Stipe has proposed an amend
ment to the constitution so that ses
sions of the legislature shall convene
in December instead of January a
month or more before the new COVER
nor comes into Office.
Valuation of property for taxation
at full value and levy of taxes on the
full value is proposed in a bill by Mr..
Stipe. which would cut out the % per
cent clause and generally revolutionize
taxes.
The bill to amend the law as to
smoke nuisance has now passed both
houses. The present law applies to
Des Moines alone, and while it has not
materially lessened the volume Of
smoke emitted from the chimneys Of
this city the amendment provides that
cities down to 10000 shall have the
right to try it out.
Hugh l.. Cooper the engineer of the
keokuk dam. told the legislators about
that wonderful piece OF enterprise last
evening. He gave his illustrated lee
ture which was much appreciated. we
have had a fine winter for the work
of the dam he said to the writer. I'VE
have hardly been delayed a minute at
any time. AS result we are going
to have it finished in June, month
ahead OF time"
There was considerable feeling indi-
Gated in the matter Of the passage OF
the bill to require that funds in the
hands Of school treasurers shall be
placed in local banks and the school
corporation is to get interest on daily
balances. The whole force Of the fight
made by the rural school treasurers
was directed against the bill to abol-
ish their offices. They saved the Of
fees but lost all that it means to them.
Persons on the floor Of the house who
are or have been school treasurers de-
nounced the passage of the bill as an
outrage.