Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-25
Sill BEING DRAFTED TO PGRMl'I
TRAVELLERS 70 VOTE AWAY
FROM HOME.
CONGRESS ALSO REQUESTED
TO CHANGE ElEcTIoN DAY
Better Schools Issue Given Start in
Both Houses State Aid Proposed for
Consolidated Rural seheels-o Other
Educational Measures introduced
TsIssraphie News. ~ ~ a.


the suggestion OF President J. w. Hill.
Of the Iowa State Travelling Mems
Association, travelling men Of Iowa.
with the assistance of large number
Of men who are kept away from home
on election day, have started an active
campaign to change elections days to
Monday and to allow men compelled to
remain away from their voting pre-
cints to cast their ballot under certain
guarded provisions at the town where
they may be on election day.
A legislative committee Of the trav-
elers today started representatives to
work on the draft Of bill which will
be presented to the legislature. The
committee is composed of J. s. Irish, OF
the Iowa State Travelling Mems Associ-
alton: c. r. Rhode. Of the United
Commercial Travellers, and E. NJ. Went
worth. of the Hawkeye Commercial
Mems Association. a
The Commercial Travelling Mems
congress is composed Of these three
organizations and the American Com
mercial Mems Association. the Iowa
grand lodge Of commercial travellers,
the state chapter Of the travellers assoc
citation, and the Dubuque association.
These bodies have asNmembershtp In,
excess of 10000.
"Only one state-Kansas-hasa q SIM
liar law In effect" said E. M. Vent
worth. in discussing the proposed law
here today. "But laws are pending be-
fore a half dozen legislatures this
winter giving duly qualified elect.
ors who, thru necessity, are prevented
from voting ct their own polling places
the right Of franchise. under proper
safeguards wherever they nay ste,,. -. ~
1900 Dtsfresssisi TT: Ga66As Yeas.s-sss,.
ut 10 q conservative esttmate that
5p. 900, menswithin theys state OF Iowa
were deprived Of the opportunity; t6
exercise the right Of citizenship at the
last presidential election"
The Commercial Travellers Congress-
will also ask Iowa congressman and
senators to assist in the passage Of the
bill now pending before congress to
change the national election day from
the second TuesdAy in Novemberto to the
first Monday in November. The Dill
was introduced In the house by Com
gressman Pepper and in the senate esby
Senator Kenyon.
state Office Building Proposed.
Senator Robinson introduced bill
today for $3.50, 900 for an office building
for the state. the ground to cost not
more than $4,000. 81.
The cost Of the building is limited
to s250,000, and a commission OF hve
members appointed by the governor
will have charge Of the construction.
The location designated is on the
west half Of the block east of Eleventh
street and south Of Capitol avenue.
Contest DsIsysd.
The Coburn- -Gillett contest commit
tee this morning decided to wait un-
til Tuesday to start the count Of bal
lots, in order to permit proof that the
ballots from Cherokee, county, have
been properly kept. The deputy, audi
tor and county attorney have been
summoned to give testimony. The com
mittee will not take up the, other coun-
ties until Cherokee is disposed Of.
The inaugural expenses Of Governor
Clarke were $3s5.57, according to q bill
providing for the appropriation. whfth
was the first to pass the, senate In the
present session. Eighteen bills were IN
troduced in the senate The, inaugurR-
ton expense bill was introduced by
McColl of Dallas. Sz
Two Bills Reported Back.
Two bills were reported back in the
house and recommended. for passage
by the committee on judiciary. One, by
Whitney, was measure recommending
compensation which boards Of .supat-
visors may provide for board Of prh-
oners in county jails. The Present law
is SO amended by this bill that In the
larger counties boards maxause their
own judgment in fixing the price Of
meals up to 12h cents a meal. Under
the present law the price Is hxedi ar
bitrarily. Ia I@ s .%fsssts.s
The other, also by Whitney. rro-