Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-31
SENATE BILL PROPOSES TO
PLACE COUNTY PEACE Of
FIcERs ON SALARY.
WOULD MATERIALLY CUT
REVENUES OF JOBS
Made For Extra Compen-
sation For Boarding Prisoners-Sal-
aries Based on Population OF Coun-
ties-Ranse From $500 to $500
Legislative News.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March S1.-The new bill
fixing salaries of sheriffs and defining
the manner of selecting deputies is
now ready for action by the senate.
The bill was considered at one time
but owing TO some changes desired was
sent TO a committee which has re-
written it. The salaries provided for
in the substitute bill are as follows:
In counties up to 10000 popula-
ton -S1,oVo
In counties up to 10000 popula-
ton -,.'..-. 1'1SS
In counties up to $4,000 popula-
ton --..... A'"NS
In counties up to 10000 popula-
ton i'0oe
In counties up TO $1,000 popula-
ton ....-----. INV
In counties up TO 10000 popula-
ton .........- low
In counties up to $4,000 popula-
ton :. 1000
In counties up to $4,000 popula-
ton 1900
In counties up to 10000 popula-
ton $500
In counties over 10000 or over. $500
1t is provided in the bill that the
salaries named shall be in full COM
pensation for all services performed
under color Of the office except as to
boarding prisoners and mileage. All
fees Of every kind must be turned in.
The board OF supervisors shall fix the
number of deputies and fix their saiar-
les and they shall be paid out OF the
county funds.
The Kimhass bill just introduced
to provide for fire escapes on all
buildings three or more stories high
and on every opera house or theater
OF more than one story, bases the fire
escape requirements on the average
maximum number Of persons on the
story having the largest number and
the character Of the materials used IN
construction. There is abundant de-
scription Of the fire escapes and how
they shall be placed and constructed.
II is claimed that as TO the present
law it is imperative and for many
kinds of buildings is ridiculous.
A bill which the game warden de-
!
yides that person may engage in
raising game birds and be relieved OF
the penalties for killing such birds by
payment Of a 50 annual license fee.
1t ts desired that persons shall en-
gage in raising game birds in the state.
Thus far the game department has had
| to buy all game birds from outside the
STATE.
Senator Darrah is going right after
the bad eggs Of the state He has In
| troduced a bill which forbids anyone
| engaged in buying and selling eggs OF
exchanging merchandise for eggs to
buy any eggs unless he shall candle
all such eggs bought between May
and Oct. ]. The bill then continues:
mo person or firm or corporation
shall by himself or as the agent OF an
other sell. offer or expose for sale OF
| having in possession with intent TO sell
any eggs without hrst removing there
from all eggs unfit for food purposes
Any eggs so removed as unfit Tor 4ooc
shall be Immediately destroyed or de-
| narured with sufficient quantity o.
kerosene or other suitable substance
to render the same unfit for use IN tn:
preparation Of food or food products OF
account Of the offensive flavor and
odor Of the denatured substances. TIL
| having in possession OF any eggs unf1
for food purposes that have not beef
denatured as provided in this act shall
be prtna facie evidence that suci
eggs are held for the purpose of sal
as a food or to be used in the prepa
iration Of food"
The Jones bill to require examination
Of private banks got sixteen votes i
\ the senate and the Doran bill to pro
vide a bank guaranty got seventee
!. votes. There are nominally thrice
. bankers in the senate, but 1t has bee
declared there are in fact forty-nin
of them. or about that number tina
are interested in one way or another i
. banks. But the assertion was made o
the floor Of the senate that the Jone
bill was one intended to force the pri
vate bankers out Of business and ulti
mateIy to compel them to Incorporate
However that may be there were stron
arguments put forth on each side an
; the discussion which lasted large pal
: Of the day was an earnest and interest
ing one In the course OF the discus
sion a colloquy ensued between Foste
and F'osKett, porn bankers. III wnic
the latter read a letter indica ting the
the association Of private bankers Ia
solicited funds to carry on the fig,
against the bill.
Don't you know" asked Foste
, that we as members OF the nation