Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-16
Senate Ha. Hard Problem.

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Senate Has Hard Problem.
The senate came up squarely against
a hard proposition yesterday. The bill
to give $4,000 for prosecuting the in
terstate rate cases by the railroad
commission came to the bat. and Allen
proposed an amendment to add anoth-
er $4,000 for making a start on the
physical valuation Of the railroads III
Iowa. That brought on the storm.
There was some spirited lambasting
or Tnorne and equally earnest de-
Tense. But it developed that the mem
bers did not know enough about 1t to
really decide. It was therefore laid
over until today
A bill affecting state revenues to
large extent got to a snish late yes
terday. 1t was the bill to revise as to
oil inspection and meet situation due
to judicial rulings in other states. The
bill undertakes to place the inspection
on a strictly cost basis, so 1t will Just
pay for itself 1t leaves out any con-
sideration of gasolene and is directed
wholly at Illuminating oils.
Some of the other bills that have
just been finished up, by passing both
houses, are as follows:
Appropriating $1,000 a year for a
free employment bureau in connection
with the state labor department.
Authority to receive in Iowa cattle
from fever infected countries when in
tended for immediate slaughter.
Fixing salaries of county treasurers
on a scale ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000 year.
sForbidding making false charges
against a railroad employe.
The newspaper libel law.
Forbidding anonymous handbills and
circulars for campaign use.
Giving authority for condemnation
of land for sewer outlets.
Giving authority for cities to license
electricians.
Requiring that before receiver shall
be appointed for fraternal insurance
association the attorney general shall
approve.
Authority for organization of CO.
operative associations.
Fixing pay of judges and clerks of
election at 80 cents an hour.
Increased support for boys indus
trial school and for the orphans home
Increasing annual allowance for the
state library commission to $4,000
year.
Giving boards Of supervisors au-
thority to condemn for additional
roads.
Authority for regulation of jitneys
under restrictions.
Reducing the quarantine area to
radius of three miles.
Authority for the board of control to
transfer insane from Fort Madison to
Anamosa.
Reduction of number Of library
trustees to six.
Requiring that the insurance COM
missioner shall approve the insurance
securities.
Authority for the governor to ap-
point state agents to engage in prose-
cution OF crime.
Giving 100000 year for state aid
to consolidated schools.
Forbidding giving or receiving tips.
The revision of the state highway
commission law and strengthening it
at many places.
Merry Fight Over Quarantine.
A merry fight is on over the bill re-
ducing the quarantine area in live
stock troubles. The bill as it has gone
to the governor provides for an area of
absolute quarantine of three miles,
with two more for ten days, or under
certain conditions for longer period.
The veterinary departments-state and
national-have gone hard after the
bill and are making a showing to the
governor this would be serious
matter. Harry Hull and others arrived
from eastern Iowa yesterday and are
making a fight for the bill. There is
good deal of feeling between the
opposing elements.
The child labor bill, which passed the
senate, has just been reported by the
sitting committee to the house and
probably will pass.
A bill just introduced in the senate
would transfer the S., 900 a year fund
made available two years ago for the
"epidemilogical laboratory" to the
meteorological laboratory at the state
university. This was the occasion for
an ugly controversy between the state
board of health and the university
people. The bill also provides that the
laboratory there shall make analyses
of water and other substances at cost
for anybody and not to exceed 81 for
each analysis.
The house ditched the senate bill for
county uniformity Of textbooks and
substituted something entirely differ
ent. The senate has refused to back
up. 1t is book company fight and