Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-15
LEGISLATURE GETS Definite
WORD or WoRk ACCOMPLISHED
az ATTORNEY.
COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT
OF TASKS ACTUALLY DONE
Justifies an Establishment Of Depart.
mont and Proves That Counsel is Of
Immense Value to Shipping Interests
Of State-Review of Important Rate
Suits.
Special to Timcs-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 15.-The legis-
lature today got a report on the work
Of the department Of the commerce
counsel which surprised the members
and opened the eyes of many to what
has been doing in reference to rate
matters in Iowa in recent years. 1t
was in response to formal inquiry
addressed to the railroad commission
ers last week.
The report included a comprehensive
statement of the work actually done in
rate matters in Iowa, not only by the
commerce counsel but by the commits
sion in matters which under ordinary
circumstances would be exclusively in
the hands of the counsel. 1t was from
Chairman Thorne Of the commission.
In this it was shown that the work OF
the commerce counsel has fully just1-
fed those who aided in the establish
ment of the department, that 1t has
been of immense value to the shipping
and consuming interests OF the state
and that it has saved thousands OF dol
lars already to the people of Iowa.
Much stress was laid on the follow
ing cases:
The fight for revision Of classihca-
ton No. 81, involving changes In over
a thousand items on which freight Is
paid by Iowa people, and the estap-
lishment Of rules under which the sys-
tenn Of classification making promises
to be placed on a higher basis.
The fight against the general ad-
vance in rates all over the country.
The handling Of the interstate case
involving rates on butter and eggs and
poultry. effecting great saving 20
Iowa people.
The big saving to Iowa stock ship
pers in the fight made for better rates
on livestock.
The pending rate cases-the Miss1s-
sissippi river rate cases, the interior
Iowa rate cases, and the western rate
case. 80. 49,
The inrportants part taken in ire
matter of having presented to the su-
prene court of the United states the
appeal in the Sanborn rate decision.
The express rate cases and reference
to rules and practice of the express
companies.
The presentation to the commission
of the matter of car facilities for Iowa
shippers of grain.
North Kossuth county people came
en- masse to demand of the ieslslatuI,e
a division and creation Of the l0oth
county of the state which Is 10 pe
named I,arrabee. Someone sugg esteo
thew take vote of the matter and
sett,e II as 1t seemed that about all
tho voters were present. A strong case
was made out Of the necessity or de-
sire for division Of the county.
The senate has received favoraple
report on the teachers annuity Dill, or
a substitute for the one INTRODUCED d
number of changes having peen maui
in committee. The senate mas a!so
favorable report from the committee
or schools of the bill to forbid dancing
in school houses.
An extensive hearing was given yes
terday by a house committee on the
bills to penaiize transient merchants
and require a new merchant to put up
q bond guaranteeing that he Will re-
main in business. There was no oppi-
sition to the bills before the house COM
mittee. They will put the professional
auction sale" man out OF business and
stop all dumping Of old stocks into a
town 20 ruin local business.
Friends are crediting Senator Clark
son with unusual shrewdness in get
ting John j. Mitchell to appear before
!4} io; 0nhhv q
workmen's compensation act Mr..
Mitchell spoke earnestly for the neces.
sity for this measure, Few Of the lob
byists have such All admirable OPP
portunity to say good word for the
bill in which they are interested. Mr..
Mitchell delivered a very interesting
talk.
Senator Thomas has introduced a
bill to fix the minimum wage in Iowa
for women at s1.25 day.
49,
The highway committee started right
off yesterday in its probe Of the bridge
lobbyist who has been discovered how
ering about the legislature. The res
olution to appropriate for expenses Will
pass the senate.
The Miller bill to forbid marriage Of
white and black in Iowa has been
placed on the senate calendar with a
recommendation for indefinite post
ponement.
Congressman w. r. Green was Wis
itor among the members yesterday.
He is fresh from Washington and sim
ply dropped In to see how the Iowa
| legislature is getting along.
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