Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-25
CLARKE SIGNS
REPEAL BILL
Governor ) ixes Signature
to N ! ,ure Without
question.
HA, Eng POINTS
70 MINOR ERRORS
Author Of Bill Tells Senate President
He Is Satisfied and Bill 10 Sent 70
Governor, Who Signs Il Without %.
lay-constitutional Amendment Bill
to Go to Governor Within Few Days
Proceedings of the Legislature.
Special to Times Repu blican.

CpeCtal 10 IlIneS-RepuDllCd
Des Moines, Feb. 25.-The mulct law
repeal made progress today and passed
the last hazard. 1t was reported cor
rectly enrolled. Lieutenant Governor
Harding called the attention OF the
senate to eleven distinct errors in tho
bill as 1t came to him, being the use
of unnecessary words and figures and
capitals. He asked If the senate de-
sired to correct the errors. He deemed
it his duty to call attention to these
errors, as they are of the kind which
cause expense and bring discredit on
the Legislature for its slovenly work.
Harding then signed the bill and ic
went to the governor, who at once
signed 1t.
The bill is effective Jan. 1 next, and
returns the state to statutory pros
hibition.
Witnesses at Signing.
The signing was watched by scoro
of officials, temperance workers and
citizens who happened into the Office
at the time.
At 10:30 Miss Ruby WEIGH, clerk
of the senate committee, accompanied
by Senator F'oskett chairman OF tho
committee, brought the bill down stairs
and turned it over to A. c. Gustafs0n.
the governors secretary, who receipted
for it and carried 1t into the governors
private chamber
A group of persons who had been
working for the passage OF the act
lined up behind the governor ms cam
era men trained their machines to
| catch the signing. In the group were
former Secretary Of State George Dob
son, Attorney General George Cosaon,
Senator Grout, Senator Foskett. Reps
resentative McFariane, former Repro<
| sentative Dawson, Mrs. Edworthy, and
Miss Welch. y
Dobson Gets Pen.
! The governor used q fountain pert-
| which had been given him for the pur~
pose by DIR. Dobson. Immediately after
he signed he presented the pen to Mr..
| Dodson to keep as souvenir Of the
history making act.
| 1t was only by the narrowest margin
| that the bill reached the governor In
time for him to sign It, He had planned
to leave at 1850 for Cedar Rapids and
| announced the bill must wait until his
| return unless it reached him before he
| left for the train. AS soon as he had
signed the governor entered aw aitins
| automobile for the train.
| The bin for the submission to the
voters of the state of constitutional
amendment. providing for constitutions
| al prohibition, which was passed by the
assembly last week. is expected to go to
| the governor for his signature within
| few days.
Resolution For Referendum.
Representative Shaeffer, of 'Appa-
moose introduced in the house this
| morning joint resolution to have the
| initiative and referendum made a part
f, of the Iowa constitution. The bill has
| passed the Thirty fifth general assem-
/ bly, and is now up for approval by the
! present body. 1t would make possible
for the electors to propose legislation
| and to vote passage of laws.
Both Houses Recess.
| Introduction of important bills
marked the closing Of the first period
! of the Thirty sixth general assembly
today. Both branches adjourned until
| March 4.
i In the house a joint bill providing
for joint immigration commission in
troduced by Ellwood. of Howard coun-
, ty, in the senate, and Mackey. of Ben
/ ton county, In the house the commis-
sion to be under the board OF agricul-
| ture.
| In the senate bills reducing the num-
| Der of employees of the legislature and
n resolution to reduce the number Of
senator's and representatives were in-
| troduced by Crist and Farr. respective
/ ly Farr's resolution would fix not
! less than twenty-five nor more than
thirty-three senatorial districts, with
one senator each. It is provided that
there be not more than siXty-ninc
members of the house.
The senate committee to investigate
the governors charges OF graft was
discharged after its report had been
/ adopted.