Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06
WORK OF GETTING DOWN TO FIN.
isH ON LEGISLATION THIS
SESSION STARTED.
DEATH OF SENATOR GATES
HAS DELAYED cONSIpERATioN
Hearing Before Committee Of Senate
on Daylight Closing Measure Passed
by House-House Committee Gives
Friends and Opponents of Shs.h!e.d
Bill Hearing.
pecial TO Tines Republican.

| Special TO Times Republican
Des Moines, March at last some
thing has been started in the way Of
getting down 10 finish on the leeisla-
ton affecting the liquor traffic The
senate committee on suppression Of
intemperance has been out Of COM
mission for some time. Senator Gates
was the chairman and at the time OF
his death he was getting ready to take
UP the bills before the committee. His
death left Senator Mates, one of the
veteran members, who represents d
dry community. the ranking member.
When Senator Fa gernan Was elected
he was assigned to that committee.
Yesterday the committee had meet
ing and heard arguments for the day
from the house This bill requires sa-
fatherei BY John E. Taft. of Cedar
ization, and introduced in the house
by Mr.. Powers, the member from JET
terson county.
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the bill al length. He placed his sup
port squarely upon the business fea-
rure, declaring it to be d business
necessity to close the saloons at :
O'Clock to shut off the loss to employees
in dissipation OF money and energy IF
ter that time. He cited instances in
his own experience as al employer
where men who are good workmen and
+aI ne;
in saloons late at night until it finally
sent TO their families. He insisted that
it was after : p. m. that most of the
damage by saloons was done.
John Hammond. a professional in
former and agitator. spoke also for
the bill: also Rev J. w. Graves. Of
Des Moines, and a AR. Black from Wa
ierloo. The committee did rot act.
Last night the committee OF the
house having charge of the Shankland
bill held session at the state house
and gave open hearing to the advocates
and opponents of the Shankland bill
They threshed over the familiar ground
OF the good and bad points of this
measure TO permit OF deciding saloon
rights By vote of the people a great
deal Of feeling has apparently been ;
aroused over this bill and The mem
bers have been subject to bonn bard !
ment thru the mails with all sorts of
circulars and letters on the subject. |
The military committee Of the SEN
ate has approved the bill TO appropri- !!
ate $4,000. or so much as may be
needed, TO help detray the expenses TO
the battlefield Of Gettysburg of the
soldiers residing in Iowa who desire to
attend the seni-centernia anniversary !
Of the battle. The appropriation would /!
be for union soldiers and confederatoI
alike-if they live in Iowa. AS matter
Of fact. SO far as known. there are but
TWO living in Iowa who fought al that
notable battle On the confederate side.
The same committee has also approved
the bill for $4,000 TO aid in the enter
tainment of the encampment Of the
Iowa c. A. R. this year. which is 10 be
made 2 great event and home coming
for Iowa soldiers all over the country.
The legislature will Undoubtedly pass !,
a bill TO provide for q manner Of elect
ing a United States senator next time
in case of the adoption of the federal
constitutional amendment for popular
election Of senators. The Oregon plan
bill row goes 70 the governor. 1t went
down two years ago and got a veto.
But whether i is law or not the
members generally believe that before
time for another election of a senator
in Iowa the state will have the right TO
direct election of a senator, and there
is desire to have the law so fixed up
that 1t will be possible 10 have such an
election without any oregon plan sub
terfuge.
bill TO appropriate $1,000 a year
for Two wars 10 aid the state hortI-
cultural society in the experimental
work being done at the Charles City
station was presented by Mr.. Legei.