Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06
FIND CoNSTiTU-
ENTs NOT AGREED As TO
ROAD LAWS.
APPROVAL AND DIsAPPRovAL
OF PENDING MEASURES
Some Lawmakers Find Committees
Where Proposed Laws Are Not I'm.
derstood or Are Misunderstood
Effort Made to Convince Public That
Bills Agreed to Are Only Foundation.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, March 6.-The folks al
! home have about as many different
and diverse ideas about what should
go into the first Of the highway bills
as do the members of the Legislature
| and the members of the lobby. In some
sections of the state the opinion pre-
walls tina, the legislators are near
criminals, because they haven't put in
10 the first highway bill everything
that every one has advecated:] in 9th
er places the mem bcrs are congratu
lated on having done so we'll in max
ing start toward an effective admin
stra ton of the road laws by and thru
the state highway commission.
This seems to be the situation as the
members found it at their respective
homes on the short vacation.
The people are watching the legis-
lature very closely said Senator Lar
rabee, and are especially well in
formed on the votes we give on vari-
Gus measures. But they have almost
as many different views as to the ma
terial which should go in the tirst road
bill as there are persons who talk
about it,
Il attended big sale where there
were many farmers said Senator
Smith. They asked about the tenta-
tive bill brought GU, as the frame work
of our first legislation. l had a copy
features scanned. why, they said,
III
what was in il and had an entirely
wrong notion / found that whenever
the people got the right information
on the bill they approved it. but they
have been filled up with statements
which have no foundation at all about
the bill and about what we are going
10 do here. They had some suggestions
to make. good ones, too, for changes,
and they'll be made all right
Down my way said Senator Oar
rah, the peaDle are-yerx-Mell content.
They are not asking for any great
amount of legislation. Som ebody has
got them scared for FEAR they are going
to be called upon to pay right off for
roads that cost $4,000 a mile and they
don't want anything of that sort But
they are not at all excited about the
matter"
The people in my county are gen
orally opposed to all commissions said
Representative Hazcn. They do not
want any more taxes, or any more eX-
pense. The: are Very well satisfied.
People Not Excited.
Senator Boo says the, people in his
part Of the state are not at all agitated
or excited overhead legislation. They
seem to be of the opinion that the leg :
islature is capable of getting the very
best legislation possible on the sub
jcct," he said Il am of the opinion
that the members of the legislature are
not paying very much attention TO the
hammering they have been getting
from some interested newspapers here
at the capital, but are going right
along making some laws that will get
results"
Not a person tackled me on the
road bill proposition when / was at
home" said Senator Hilsinger. They
appear TO have full confidence in the.
legislature and that 1t will get the best
possible bill"
Some of the people cut in the state
have apparently failed to grasp the
idea" said Representative Rrockway,
that from the very first it has been
the plan to have tax aid voted and