Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-10

any power granted by this section
shall be exercised. the legislative BODY
of any city or town shall have power
by ordinance TO determine by whom
and in what manner, and subject TO
what conditions said power shall be
exercised"
Another clause proposed is as fol-
lows:
Cities and towns shall have author
ity to enact and enforce, within their
limits. such local police, sanitary and
other similar regulations as are not in
conflict with general laws; and 10
such regulation shall. by rea son OF any
requirement therein, in addition TO
those fNed by any law, be deemed in
conflict with such law unless cities
and towns shall have been specifically
denied the right TO enact regula tons
upon the subject covered by such law"
The joint banking and Agricultural
committees held a session yesterday
and heard Hon. D. p. Hogan. OF Cass
county. on the arguments in favor of
the bill 10 permit of creation of land
mortgage banks in Iowa He presented
-AAS>--~ w A6NNS s1ltA lI-uEtS TS4Gl4l4- 10
the subject gathered, in part from his
sioner 70 study the subject The pre-
Sentat3on made 8 very favorable i'm
preston on the members II the COM
,n.Jtees.
The committee on mines ard mining
Yesterday had a hearing On tie Whit
more bin 70 regulate the ~sho, frers
for the mines, whose business il VIII he
70 seq or all The blasts, and whose
competency shall be certified To. and
iAat all miners must be Ont q the
mines when ira firing 5 done. The
miners want this provision and say
that i : done generally IN the mining
regions. Al present the Iowa miners
Go their own ts-;lg and Dar the shot
1Ter where one Is employed. TIE
operators told The committee it would
cost them $4,000 wear . have special
agents &c 60 his work
The state officials and heads Of de-
par,nen.s 81 administration IN The
state have beer instructed % have
their budgets ana bills in this week. as
ne -etrenchu1eT1, ard reform commit
preparation. bill" ready by tn4 75,l.
This covers the matter y clerical
help, salaries in the various offices
for ine!der-als during the legisla tllre.
etc. !, VIII BE- practically impossible
for some Of The departments 10 make
The repJr,s required a this time be-
cause not pnoI me legislature IS near
-5-S11 l-
@'o-k x required n some Of the de-
Fa-rmer.s. But start VIII be made
soon
The btll 20 change the law as 20
salaries OF treaslre-s and deputy
t-easu-ers Of counties was introduced
today by htInbel L provides to- q
graded scale Of salaries running from
s1,490 Up. for t-easurers. according 70
/ the population OF the county, The chief
feature being tina: :. Is taken out Of
| the power OF supervisors 20 tx the
salaries The otll was prepared and
s being urged by The state association
/ ot county t-easu-ers.
I 4 bill has bee- prepared and IS ready
4 TO regulate the business OF making and
selling livestock remedies. Under the
| present law IS to stock foods and COZ
oimsatai stock foods the makers Of
medicinal preparations escape. Il viii
| be recalled they have been IL cour.
fighting TO prevent the application ot
the law to them. They are willing
however 10 come under the law and
pay for licenses II given inspection
! The bill proposes this inspection. Each
maker has 4 number and his goods
are 20 be labeled with the number
The dairy and food commissioner IS
given wide discretion in the matter 0:
refusing registration.
The bill 20 gran. 70 cities the -igh-
70 employ special enunerato-s FOR -ht
census work and 70 have ire WORK done
later II the year than under the gen
eral law was today reeonm ended <av-
orably 70 the house.
The labor committee Of the nous
had an extended hearing yesterday Of
the bills relating to minimum wage 20
women and children and maximum
hours of labor. Several persons rep
resenting laboring people appeared an
urged the bills.
A delegation from Sioux City va
given a hearing BY the house commit
tee on cities and towns on bill whic-
would permit the paving os the mai
| arteries of trade out OF the city, bu
within the city limits and chargin
the cost thereof up partly 10 the prop
erty owners in certain districts an
partly to the city.
Senator Eversrnyer today offered
bill TO undertake TO solve The p-obler
of how 10 divide Up the judges in III
Seventh district The district has fou
counties and FIVE judges It would r.
qujre that at leas, one be in eac
county. Il is the only district in III
state situated exactly that way.
Congressman Harry Hull made in
quiry yesterday as TO the status OF tn
concurrent resolution advising the fed
eral department 70 change the reguia
tons as 10 foot and mouth quarantin
and establishing 2 3-uliie zone ins.ea
, OF a 5mile zone. He found the hous
and senate had each passed resolu
ton but not identical The house wi
probably now pass the senate resolu
ton and 1t Will be forwarded 10 IN
secretary of agriculture.
The contest committee in the De
Wolf-Grout contest will get togethe