Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-26
House Fails To Settle College Scrap

standing for the passage OF the resolu-
ton and another and smaller group
making a fight to the finish to effect
| it's defeat. Probably as soon as the
recess is ended the final contest will be
made and the vote be taken.
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The Bartle bill to require certificate
of soundneSs before marriage has been
recommended to the house with an
amendment so that it will apply only to
men.
DR.. c. B. Knowles. of Sioux City, is
the first of the lobbyists to be barred
from the floor of the house His name
was posted as one not to be admitted
TO the floor. He is veterinarian and
has been at work TO take the serum
la boratory away from Des Moines.
Des Moines commercial interests
asked for hearing in opposition to
the proposal in a military bill to make
it impossible for the sheriff to call out
and direct the militia, where a company
is stationed in the county. They pre-
scented their arguments last night at a
special meeting. On behalf of the Iowa
national guard it was urged that no.
body but the governor should in fact
direct the militia operations and COM
panies should not be regarded as mere
y an extra police force.
4 bill affecting the state pharna cy
commission passed the senate yester-
day with some amendments which will
go back to the house. It restores the
Sro Of no rho n
what il was prior to the act of the
legislature two years ago which in
creased the power and responsibility of
the secretary and it makes the COM
,nissioners more respon sihle fer the en-
forcencnt of the law. incidentally it
also increases the per diem of the COM
missioners.
The senate committee on public
health recommer ded today to the sem
ate the passage Of the bill! relating to
the false advertisements of medicines
and cures, amended so as to limit its
action TO the advertisement of cures
for tuberculosis and cancer. AS orig
inaliy drafted il referred to any cure.
The bill to fix minimum wage for
teachers based on the credits of the
teacher as shown on her certificate.
provides that for teachers holding z
frst-clas certificate the lowest wage
is a wage per day secured by multi
plying cenrs by the average percent
age Of the teacher as shown Oh he-
certificate. Thus. If she should have a
certificate with an average Of 90 on
the studies. she would get not less than
$40 day. For second grade Ger
tifcates the price is cents and for
third grade 21s cents. There is also
provision that the holder of a second
or third grade certificate shall have
additional credits for normal work OF
specified kind.
The senate has placed upon its cal
endar the so-called "black plague bill
providing for quarantining certain
contagious diseases that are said to
have been on the increase TO an alarm
| ing extent in recent years.
| Several bills to reorganize the state
department of health and to remodel
the state board, perhaps with small
er membership and better pay, have
| gone to joint subcommittee OF the
! two houses to be remodeled and put
! into form.
! An informal conference was held last
night by members Of both houses IN
| terested in the bills relating to prison
reform, called by the governor, al
which the various bills were discussed
| freely and consideration was given to
| all the various measures which affect
| the criminal procedure in courts and
! the penal system.
| Members of the house appear to have
! successfully corralled the school booR
| trust or combine or monopoly. or what
| ever it is, and TO have spotted Its acil'e
T! lobby which has been engaged In Sc
curing petitions OF basis OF lhs
| grossest misrepresentation OF the act
ual situation in the legislature 1t mas
| been brought out that an active lopps
is maintained here and that the peti'
toms which have been coming 10 reg
| isIators were all prepared here. Inc!
| protest against the passage OF the On
for county uniformity in text BOOKS al!e
reyresent that the bill is solely 1or ths
purpose Of increasing the number OF
| changes in text books. OF course 1t Is
easy enough to get tax payers TO s1sr
a protest against anything that the pc
,ition circulators say woud! mean IN
! creased expense. AS matter OF 1ac'
# is a big fight of school book compa'
MES. who do not want any change II
the law since they are pretty well aoIs
to control the situation entirely under
existing laws.