Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19

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delegation Of wholesale grocers VINO
seek a modification of the bill when
would prevent sale of any lemon ex-
tract and similar stuff made out OK
alcohol. A popularity of this SITUATION
is that the food and dairy department.
has been trying several years 10 edu-
cate the housewives to the point OF
rejecting all these extracts unless they
contain at least 20 per cent OF aicohoi,
or some other large quantity, and now
the state proposes to forbid using them
if they contain enough alcohol SO that
the acids may be cut and properly as
simulated. So the alcohol problem has
many sides.
The extreme, resolute and unyielding
dryness of the present senate was
again demonstrated yesterday AFTER
noon when Senator Whitm,re obtained
an order to have made special order
for today fifteen of the temperance
bills on the calendar, some with IA
vora Bile and some with unfavorable
recommendation. They were mace
snecial order Cor - o'clock hnt with
the Clarkson worknen's compensation
bill unfinished AMI another subject or
dered in ahead. II was the understaho-
ing the temperance bills would not ne
passed today, or at least not all OF them.
There is likely to be some debate. But
they have the right of way.
The house passed the till for farm
mortgage banks. The senate will prob
ably pass il tho there VIII be some
stiff opposition because of the fact that
as the bill is framed it is for the
bankers or lenders of money rather
than for the borrowers OF money.
Warden McCla9gnry, Of Anamosa re-
formatory, STAYED over TO talk TO
committee of The legislature on the
BIZ. TO establish finger print bureau
somewhere in the state to begin now
making collection of the finger PRINT
records of persons convicted OF otenses
in Iowa and exchange with other
states. This is something in which Mt.
McClaughry is greatly interested.
There has been introduced in the
house bill TO appropriate $1,000
more for the foot and mouth epidemic
and its determination. This with the
$4,000 already appropriated ano the
SOS. 900 proposed for the payment Oh
hogs lost by cholera in the quaran-
tined zone. indicates that it is Well
that the state was prompt in putting
stop to the spread OF the disease. Inc
1856. 600 on this subject alone is more
than third of all the money the leg
isIature has for its extraordinary ap-
preparations.
Senator Larrabee proposes sitting
committee in the senate that will tahe
charge seven days before the time hXed
for final adjournment. That is all the
time sitting committee ought TO pc
in charge of affairs in any legislative
body. But thus EAR all the sitting COM
mittee and adjournment proposals have
been tentative in nature.
Senator Chase has bill TO make d.
rect appropriation for former mem
bers of the state board Of health for
unpaid expenses amounting TO ss64.s2
as follows: A. DeBey, s14S.05; G. r.
Hun,oon, s17s19: E. E. Richardson.
s13o.Is: G. A. Sewers, 1857; t. Y.
NcManus, s199.3S: @. A. Smith, 1858 20.
The bills affecting salaries Of county
officers and deputies are special or
der in the senate for next Tuesday.
There are a goodiy numcer<oi these
bills and they propose number OF DIFF
ferent plans COR fixing up salaries.
The chiropractor bill which passed
the house is TO receive consideration IN
the senate committee on public health
at a hearing this evening.
Debate has proceeded on the work
mems compensation bill the past two
DAYS. It has been the only real legis-
iative debate of the session. but 1t Is SO
technical that the debates car not very
well be reported IN way TO DO the
subject justice and the whole matter
has been very well gone over before.
Senator Clarkson has made the fight
alone and single handed. The matter
will be closed today.
Senate judiciary committee NO :
Yesterday reported out for indefinite
postpon ement the Cosson special
agent bill The measure is known
( as II. F. IS and recently was passed
I by the house by vote Of So to %.
The drys of the senate will attempt
! 10 save the bill from defeat when the
committee report Is received today. A
request will be made TO have the bill
go on the calendar for consideration
of its merits There is no certainty
| that the measure will be passed by the
! senate. for the drys are divided on this
subject. The bill was filed by Ander-
son Of Montgomery. The house
changed it so that the special agents
who would be similar to state police
should be appointed by the governor
instead of by the attorney general. Tht
law enforcement crowd OF the senate
had been planning to change the oil
to give the authority to the attorney
general.
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