The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-06
STATE CAPITAL
LEGISLATIVE TALK
Saloon Men Won Their FIRST Vic
tory In the House Ways
and Means Com
mattee.
AFTER THE LOBBYISTS
Woman Suffrage and Other Matters
Of General Interest TO the
Legislative Con-
stltuents.
Especial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate City.1
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 6.-The |
saloon men won their first minor VIC,
tory in the house ways and meanA
committee when an unfayorable re- |
port was voted on the Brockway bin
to increase the mulct saloon license |
to 100000 year to be divided
equally between the state, county and
city.
subcommittee composed OF Daw>
son. Crozier and Whitney considered
the measure. the first two reporting
ii favorably and Whitney bringing In |
minority report against it Whitney
said that all the cities In the state
assessed mulct tax to increase their
general revenue and that the Brock
way bill would iniure the cities. Whit
ney's minority report was adopted by
! the committee
4 The animal husbandry committee Oh
i the house took up the question OF fur
nishing hog cholera serum for the
farmers and listened to arguments III
| fits favor from Prof Kennedy Of the
state college at Ames and DR. Gibson.
state vetinary surgeon. Two bills
are before the committee. one desig
mated Ames as the place for the serum
plant, the other Des Moines Prof.
i Kennedy said 1t was not for him to
d recommend site for the plant a
DR.. Gibson favored Des Moines which
will probable get It.
Take a Shot at Lobbylsts.
The lobbyists for and against differ
ent bills particularly the corporation
lawyers opposing reform measure.
have become SO thick upon the floor
OF the house OF late that the rules
committee has decided to report q
resolution directing the sergeant at
arms 10 enforce the rule prohibiting
any one rom being on the floor when
II the house Is in session except mem
: bers and those authorized for the
t privilege by the rules.
i Railroad attorneys flock to the
> meeting OF the railroad and transpor
t tation committee Of the house Tues
day afternoon and opposed the bill
: under consideration to force railroad
/ companies to settle claims for lost o.
! damaged shipments within sixty days
Friends of the bill say the claim!
departments of the railroads hay,
tried to wear out the shippers b,
postponing and deferring action.
There was clash In the hous,
7 committee on constitutional amend
ments when the woman's suffrage bill
was considered The Holgrim BIZ
: has the omcial endorsement. OF tn
woman's suffragists who are oppose
TO a similar bill by Representatiy
!. Bruce. There were charges of ba
= faith on both sides and the member
OF the committee divided into fat
I t:cng. BIZ. enough OF them espresso
! their views to show that some sol
= of a bill submitting the suffragis
: question to a vote of the people wi
= be favorably reported.
Clash on School Treasurer.
There was a clash between tn
hackers of the bills introduced b
:. Scholz and Brady in regard to tn
!. school treasurers but cut OF the
u wants school treasures abolished az
the money turned over to the count
treasurers Brady would retain II
q school treasuTers but cult off the
= salaries. Both bills demand p'
cent. interest TO be secured for mons
s, on deposit for the benefit OF Il
school fund. II the school treasure
saanos save their salaries by defes
= Ing 10th biIls-and they hare give
: ND hope OF this they favor the Brat
bin which allows them to keep the
4 onces and control The deposit
4 erecting FIremen.
There are indications that an etfo
win be made TO revise the douh
4 platoon system for paid fire depa'
norts IN the house committee