Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-16
rnaEsRrruB11cAN, MARSH IOWA: MARCH IL 1915

tax ferret system in little different
form. A county treasurer would UNI
doubtedly name some clerk or person
connected with his office and the delin-
quent personal property taxes would be
handled as a side line. But 1t was
pointed out that unless something Is
done there will oe many dollars re-
naming unsolicited for want Of atten-
ton.
The house failed to pass bill by
Miller to require. in effect, that where
a patient is sent to A hospital the doc
tor must make out an estimate OF
how much it is going 10 cost the patient
and inform him as 10 the pay of the
nurse and all that sort Of thing, ana
then not exceed the estimate.
Francis has introduced 4 bill to pro-
vide that where a single district. not
consolidated, maintains a rural school
of same quality as the consolidated
district schools it shall receive state
aid the same as if 1t was console
dated district.
The house passed the bill to require
that on freight trains for livestock
there shall be a car or caboose with
hunks for the stockmen travelling
Arney introduced in the senate Dill
to requirt that freight trains must
carry passengers who have secured
permits and permits must be granted
on ten days notice
The Ring budget bill passed the
house. This provides that the various
officers and departments of state shall
file with the governor prior to the
meeting of the legislature their esti-
mates of the needs of the respective
departments and that .he governor
shall make up budget or consolidated
sta tement of the estimates and submit
same to the legislature.
Both houses did very good Mon
days work clearing the calendars OF
the legislature and promise to have
good week. There is evident to hasten
to a finish with the work that is pos
sible and this week will be one of the
busiest Of the entire session.
The suppression Of intemperance
committee reported to the senate today
on the list of dry bills which was
dumped upon that committee last
week, reserving only TWO OF them for
future action, recommending favoraoly
some of them and unfavorably others.
These bills will at once become
storm center for the senate. 1t is
hoped they will be rushed thru in time
to escape the proposed house drasnet
OF a sitting committee.
The Whitmore bill providing for
the repeal of the capitol extension tax
was recommended out for indefinite
postposenent yesterday by the senate
ways and means committee.
If is reported that the author of the
bill will ask that it be placed on the
calendar for consideration on the floor
of the senate. If this is done. the ad-
vocates for a greater Iowa declare they
will refuse consent and will kill the
bill Immediately.
At the meeting Of the committee
yesterday there were only two votes
for the bill. Whitmore. the author,
voted for it, The other was Senator
Doran Of Boone. Doran is preparing
to stir up a little excitement when
the report of the committee comes in
today.
The Iowa senate yesterday defeated
the Allen blue law" measure by a
vote of % to II. In refusing to pass
the bill the legislators declined to make
more stringent the laws with regard
to the observance Of Sunday.
The fine for violation OF the Sun
day observance laws now is 81. Sen
ator Allen wanted the rate raised to
not less than IS nor more than $50.
He said that as it is now breach
of the Sabbath is too cheap. Some
people prefer to pay the fine rather
than be good ne said.