Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-29
BILL TO EXTEND MOON LAW TO
CHARTER CITIES BRINGS FIRST
LIQUOR LINEUP.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
OPPOSED TO CHANGE
Annoy Bill Aims at Regulation Of Fer-
eisn observation-disclosures Of State
Said to Be Backing Proposal to Pay
Bounty For Killing crows-other
Legislative Proceedings.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 2s.-The first skir-
mish on temperance question in the
senate resulted today in worsting the
dry forces. Thomas offered bill tc
bring the special charter cities under
the operation Of the Moon law. and
moved that the bill go to the judiciary
committees. Balluff moved that 1t sc
to the committee on suppression OF In
temperance and on a vote without diVl-
sion the latter motion prevailed. The
committee Is unfavorable to legisla-
ton Of that kind.
Arney offered bill to require that
all foreign corporations operating pub
lie service plants in Iowa be required
to comply with the law SO that they
will be on exactly the same footing as
home corporations.
Hunters Back Crow Bounty Bill.
That hunters of the state are sup
porting a bill for paying bounty for
the killing of crows developed here to-
day The bill has been regarded as a
"joke" bill. Several men from the ter
ritory where prairie chickens have
been plentiful produced proof thai
crows destroyed the eggs of the game
birds.
The bill will be changed so the pay
ment Of the bounties will be made
from the hunters license fund. and
may be passed. The bill was referred
to the committee upon agriculture ou'
will be referred to the committee on
fish and game.
House For Direct Elections.
The house passed unanimously the
Joint resolution approving or inc
amendment to the United States con
stitution permitting election OF sena-
tors by direct vote of the people. Thert
were 1O4 votes for the same.
College Fight Delayed.
Klay, of Sioux county, prevented
fight in the lower house OF the iegis
lature this morning when, as repnp'
lican leader. he refused to permit de-
bate on the state board OF education
concurrent resolution.
Dixon, Of Sac, insisted that the res
olution be brought up and that many
members wanted to speak on 1t. rms
is the resolution Of Atkinson. OF But
ler instructing the state board OF edu'
cation to rescind its action with rel
erence to changed courses OF study Al
the state educational institutions
Speaker Cunningham said that the
time for calling up resolutions mad
passed and that the resolution must
20 over until tomorrow.
II ask for unanimous consent" said
Mr.. Dixon.
rs there any objection" asked the
speaker.
II object" shouted Klay, Of Sioux
and thus the big fight on the school
question was delayed. Mr.. Dixon says
he will insist on it's being brought Vi
tomorrow.
County Prison Board Graft.
Representative Whitney this morning
declared the compensation received nS
sheriffs in the most populous counties
of the state for the board of prisoners
"the biggest graft in Iowa The state
ment was made In the course of g
speech in support Of his bill which per
mits county boards to regulate the
board of prisoners.
Whitney said that when the measure
was introduced two years ago 1t haC
been estimated that 1t was worth Slo.-
900 to the Polk county sheriff to have
it defeated He showed that 1t hat
cost Polk county $4,000 for the boarc
of prisoners in nine years and that II
was now costing $1,000 per month on ar
average.
He gave figures for a similar periot
for the other five counties affected tt
show the cost there as large in proper
ton. In Linn county, me said. sht
sheriff after being defeated boasted ht
had made $2.65 a week off the boart
of every prisoner in his charge.
Can't Hold Two Jobs.
Employees Of the legislature who are
holding other positions in the state
house will be compelled to give up ont
of their positions. The sentae com
mittee on rules met this morning tt
discuss the situation. They have M
power to act but they have been as
sured that the governor will require
all department heads having emp!oye:
working in the senate to make change:
at once.
/ All senate employees will be required
I'd report to the secretary at In the
morning and at 1 in the afternoon. ac'
cording to an announcement of Chair
ma Perkins, Of the rules committee, ar
ter the meeting.
--. Senate Passes Two Bills.
The senate passed two bills thi:
morning, the most important providing
that. school boards in independent dis
tricts be given authority to levy ta'
not to exceed mills to establish
sinking fund with which to pay bond
ed indebtedness. The other empower:
councils in special charter cities to nj
vacancies In their membership by vote
of the remaining members.
Clarkson, Of Monroe. introduced the
original bill regarding the special levy
Minor changes we're made by the com
mittee on schools. An amendment Of
fered by Balkema. of Sioux, was ac-
cepted this morning. 1t provided tha
the tax he levied against the actua
valuation and not the assessed valua'
tion. !. !. q: 80
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