Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-08

has been discussed ut three or foul
meetings. The workmen OF the state
have been heard from in favor OF the
law and q strong organization OF in
surance interests have been making 9
hard fight upon 1t. Commissioners
Garst has presented the committee his
views and stoutly defended the plan OF
having the state tax over the admin
istration of the law and to provide for
the distribution of the compensation
Letters from interested persons In
other state house bills have been sent
to the members in large numbers OPP
posing the bill. A finish is expected
very soon. The senate will pass on the
question first.
Senator Hagemann has fathered
bill to put the tipping evil to the bad
in Iowa. 1t will put stop to the con-
slant drain on the travelling public by
reason of having to pay the sleeping
car porters and. the hotel walters In or
der to induce them to do the things
they are employed to do, The bill pro-
poses law that will absolutely forbid
tipping in any form, and forbid solicit
ing tips, and either offense will be
punishable by fine. The travelling men
want a law of that kind and many
others would be relieved o. embarrass-
ment and expense by it's passage.
Senator Cummins will be home this
week from Washington where he has
been constantly for nearly two years.
1t is probable thai, in view OF the
long sessions of congress and the many
important matters transpiring there
which Iowa people are interested In,
he will be asked to speak to joint
assembly or other body and report on
the doings of congress. The matter
has been discussed by members OF the
legislature and many are anxious to
hear him.
A bill to provide jury commission
fol- the drawing of juries in court Is
before the legislature and Judge NC
Henry and others Of the district court
here will go before committee this
week and urge that the plan be
adopted This would take the place
Of having the talismen selected by the
Judges of election. A commission would
make out the lists from which Jurors
are selected and would he able to elm
mate many whose presence on the jury
lists is not helpful.
A few minutes after o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon, Governor Clarke
penned his signature to the constltu-
tional prohibition and the women
suffrage amendments ending there
by the process by which two of the
biggest pieces of legislation of the
present session have been enacted.
Temperance and suffrage workers,
senator's and representatives, and 9TH
er state officers and employees number
ing not less than 100 made up the
group which filed the governors pri-
waite office when he signed the two big
bills.
Mrs. j. B. McHose, wife of the for
mer Boone county representative, act
ed as spokesWoman for the suffrage
leaders present, gave the governor the
pen with which he signed the suffrage
bill. and received it back as souvenir
of the occasion. She made brief ad-
dress in which she thanked the COVER
nor for his ready willingness to aid
the women Of Iowa to get the right OF
suffrage. The question had already
been submitted to former legislature.
she pointed out, but it had never pc
fore come to the governor. She pre-
dicted the enfranchisene nt of women
would mean much toward the progress
of Iowa.
The governor used different pen
in dating the suffrage bill and 1t was
presented to Miss Mabel Elwood, en-
rolling clerk Of the house. Miss Ell
wood had previously been prominently
connected with the passage of the bill
when she was sent to the senate to
read the message in which the house
announced that It had passed the