Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-21


fatal or that is such as may require
absence from work Of four days or
more. It gives the state factory in
spectors the absolute power to enter
places Of employment and they do not
have to wait for some complaint or
evidence Of neglect made in writing.
1t gives two additional inspectors, one
Of them to be woman, and increases
this travel allowance. Another bill pro-
vides that where dangerous gases es-
cape from any work In a factory that
pipes be provided for the escape OF the
| gas.
It is getting to be quite a Joke among
the members about the frantic appeals
and petitions OF the school treasurers
to defeat NO. 13O.' Every day a
great heap Of these petitions or remon-
strances are dumped into the hopper
where they viii never be seen aga IN.
But they stand as q threat against
any legislation affecting these petty
offices. The bill, however, that is re-
ceiving considera ton among the mem
bers is the McColl bill which does not
take away the trea surers but requires
that interest be paid on funds in their
hands as in the case Of other Officials
and the money must be left in banks
nearest to where the school district IS
. located.
The normal school question out OF
the way some members Of the iegisla-
| ture will now find themselves free 10
get action on many matters Ihere
were so many of them who had pet
bills regarding normal schools on their
hands that they all feared to say or do
anything that would incur hostility OF
other members Now with these pilIs
out Of the way the members who nave
been turned down will show a DISPOSE
ton to get back" at the members
who killed off all hope OF any new
state normal schools and some hard
knocks in retaliation may be expected.
! Votes for women took a high fly
yesterday in one end Of the legislature
and came down with a dull thud at
the other end
The house went peH nell for equal
suffrage. and gave notice to the state
that the so-called popular branch OF
/ the government" is ready for letting
the women vote; then the senate COM
rn;:taa on constitutional amendments
got busy at once and announced ta:.
it was all a mistake and that after all
! the women are not to be permitted to
/ vote.
/ The senate committee met at 1
o'clock and Immediately decided on
course of action. A substitute was
| agreed to for the Allen joint resolu-
ton which was substantially the one
which passed the house. The amend
ment was a different form OF the same
thing Then the amendment was or
dered reported for indefinite postpone
nent. That settles it. The senate will
hardly overturn even that committee
in order to get a chance to vote on the
amendment.
The Dixon resolution in the house
came as another surprise in regard TO
the college controversy. 1t would APP
prove Of all the changes suggested at
The colleges save and except sthat II
would require that domestic science be
taught at each one of the institutions.
AS matter of fact, tho that is not yet
public property. it is certain that
domestic science will be continued in
some form at -Ames and Yoroba bly, be
lnaugrrated at both the otlle. institu-
tons.
rebate o i the bill to reqt re Eat the
supreme court must be unanimous
when it passes on whether or not law
passed violates some provision Of the
state or federal constitution, disclosed
that among the lawyers there is good
deaf Of feeling that at times the cour S
are too free with their decisions which
oYerturn the judgment Of the legislat-
i've body Senator Clarkscn took the
lead In the fight for the bill and he
urged it as progressive measure, as
one in line with modern thought and
as placing the will Of the legislators
above all else. Senator DeWolf made
G. strong speech against 1t and called
attention to the fact Of possible in
justice to q litigant THAI in certain
cases he would have to secure the en-
tire court with him In order to get JUS
tice, whereas in other cases only a
majority OF the court would be needed
The committee was sustained by twen-
ty-seven of the members, and the house
bill went to the scrap heap. The
courts will go on deciding matters by
majority vote.
| i lie uCLSe mas Oh luS CClS-lUdI lOl
consideration very important bill in
regard to the sale of intoxicants by
druggists. 1t requires prescription Of
physician before any Intoxicating
liquors can be used in q prescription or
be sold The doctor would have to
make out his prescription in duplicate
and one copy would have to be at
tached to the application of the Gus
toner for the liquor and be fled The
bill. it is declared. would certainly have
some effect in putting the so-called
whisky drug stores" out Of business.
The fish and game department is to
DE partially reorganized according to q
bill intrcdu ced in the senate by Francis
1t provides for an increase in the
salary of the warden to $4,000 year
land four assistants at $1,000 each. The
intent is to establish four branch Offices
in the different sections Of the state
SO that an inspector can be quickly
reached at any time The fish ant
game warden would then also open ar
Office in the state capitol where he
would be accessible. It is represented
that under the present system 1t Is
very hard to reach q game warden un-
less there is a deputy in the immediate
vicinity. The arrangement suggested