Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-04
Coo Ordination Opponents Caa't Agree

TONS The board Of central has taken
| the position that If contract labor 10 to
be abolished there should be something
as q substitute. This will be done.
Illness among the legislative MEM
bers is all too common. Senator Jewell
was back in his seat yesterday for the
first time in over q week, but he Is
really very sick man. Senator Fran
els was absent on account Of illness.
A lecture or stereoptican show on
the Panama canal was given in the
house chamber last evening in the in
terest of the bill to appropriate $780,
600 or more for an Iowa building at
San Francisco. There appears as yet
to be very little sentiment for the ap-
preparation.
One way to get better results from
the district courts Of the state is for the
state to pay the travelling expenses OF
the judges. A district judge has made
such a suggestion to Senator T. j. Is.
Robinson, of Franklin county, chairman
of the committee on congressional and
judicial districts.
The senator sent letters to all OF the
district judges in the state asking them
about conditions in their districts. He
suggested that changes are being adVo-
Gated and that he preferred to have the
opinions of the judges before making
recommendation to the senate.
\ letter from one Of the judges sug-
allowed by the state. The state would
gain by this, he said as it would tend
to keep the judges away from their
homes more of the time.
1T may. be true that the judges are
underpaid." Senator Robinson said
commenting on the letter. But it
seems to me the reason set up for
travelling expenses only casts reflec-
ton on the district judges of Iowa
When they seek an Office they know
what work lays before them. Ihey
should not object to spending all the
time that is necessary to transact the
business in other than their home cities
in the districts"
District Judges get $500 a year
Some are required to travel a great
deal while others do not have to do
this Senator Robinson said he would
not object to a change in this II an
equitable arrangement can be made
without mourning much additional eX-
pense.
The task Of rearranging the judicial
districts of the state will be a large
one, Senator Robinson said. He be-;
lieves that commission should be APP
pointed by this legislature to map out
a plan and report at the next session
Iowa husbands and wives will be CIV
en- a good long chance to think on the
question before they can be granted
divorce, If a law introduced in the
Iowa senate yesterday meets with the
approval Of the legislature:
The proposed law was fathered by
Wilson, of Appanoose. 1t provides that
petitions for divorce must remain on
file in the office Of the clerk of the
district court for one year before trial
/ can be had.
The most important Of the seventeen
bills enrolled in the house Monday u
designed to drive the loan shark" out
of Iowa. 1t was introduced by. Repre-
sentative Kane, Of Dubuque county.
Under its provisions any firm in the
business of loaning money which re-
quires more than the legal per cent
must be licensed and the names of the
corporation must be filed with the
auditor of the state. If the auditor
believes the law has been violated ne
may revoke the license. A maximum
interest rate on chattel mortgage loans
of per cent month is allowed. A
bond Of $1,000 must be filed with the
auditor under the provisions OF the
law, which the auditor may declare
| forfeited should the firm be found
guilty Of violating any OF It's terms.
Records of all business transactions
! and open at all times to the inspection
Of the auditor or his representative
must be kept
| The measure rs the result Of recent
activity Of Dubuque Industrial corpora
ton, which became active after per
sistent reports had been received by il
that as much as $50 per cent Interest
had been demanded by Dubuque 1oar
SharkS in soma CASES.