Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27
NO SEARCH WARRANTS
UNLESS COUNTY APPROVES
Bill n Passed by House Means There
VIII Be Nothing Doing in Search
Warrant Line Where Wet County
Atto-nsys Are Eleeted-Munieipal
Court Bill Applies to Cities of 10000.
to Times -Repu blican.

beSted them at least on one point III
the senate in the list Of bills that were
labeled dry. This was on the Wilson
bill. s. IS. to cork UP the business of
searching for contraban nd liquors. The
bill Is very simple. 1t provides that
search warrants issued by justice OF
the peace do not bind the county for
county attorney has previously ap-
proved the same. That means that
where the county attorney is dry the
search warrants will be issued right
along as wanted and seizure of liquors
be made; but where the county attor-
ney is wet the entire business of Sc
curing evidence Of illegal sales by
seizure of liquors will be stopped 1t
will all be with the county attorney.
There is no way to get around 1t I'M
less some organization somewhere
guarantees the costs and pay the bills
That will not be possible in many
places.
Yesterday Clarkson tried to take a
short cut to back up on the bill and
get it amended SO that where three
property owners apply for the warrant
it viii be legal, but he RAJ against
parliamentary prec edents end stopped.
Now. some Of the senators who voted
for the biH are over on the house side
seeing if they can not get it defeated
The senate gave Farr, Of Sioux City.
a hard jolt Cor his opposition to bill
to permit Of establishment OF munich
pal courts 10 take the place Of jus
tice OF the peace courts. FAIR was
given the honor Of alone voting against
the bill, not one Of his colleagues
agreeing with him IN his eulogy Of the
petty courts. The bill will be taken
advantage Of In Des Moines, where
there has long been desire to get rid
OF the justice SotiTsS and establish
something Of higher grade. These
municipal courts will be not greatly
different from the present superior
courts but with jurisdiction not SO ex-
tensive.
The bill passed the house several
weeks ago. It will be sent to the
governor in q few days for his sigma
ture. The measure provides that cities
over 10000 population may. by a vote
OF the people. do away with the justice
and police courts and substitute the
municipal court.
senate yesterday Wilson of APP
panoose county offered an amendment
that the measure apply to all cities Of
5000 or over. He withdrew the amend
ment. Friends Of the bill feared that
the amendment would kill the propo-
sition.
The Crst bill for dealing with pub
lie utilities has been recommended to
the senate for passage with some
amendments. It provides for efficient
and modern service" and FOR sufficient
modern facilities" for such service and
for '.reaSonobie and compensatory
rates for such service on the part Of
any person or corporation furnishing
any public utility. Then there is pro-
vision for going direct to the courts in
an equity action to enforce these mat
tiers relating to service and facilities.
The matter Of rates is left primarily
for adjustment by the city councils
and secondarily on appeal to the courts
for review. In this form the bill is
one which 1t is declared would solve
many of the hard problems of the
utilities without disturbing the local
control.
On the house calendar at the pres
ent time there are a number Of irnpor
tant bills ready for action, including
the Klinker bill to repeal as to the ir-
regular method Of electing judges, the
Grason bill to change the wage ex-
emption law, a committee bill to make
- easier to organize county agricnl-
tural improvement associations. the
Horchem bill relating to esta blishment
CT summer homes and schools for chill
dren, the Jamison bill to repeal the law
as to indeterminate sentences, the
Ball bill raising the age of consent, the
Peterson bill TO FORBID acceptance of
tips, the Coast bill TO reorganize the
military OF the state, the Allen new
''red light BILL the Jones bill for
semi monthly pay day on railroads.
the Anderson bill 20 reorganize the
county board Of education and au-
thorize uniform text books, and the
committee bill to reorganize the state
government. The senate also has
many big bills on its calendar and
ready for action, including the Doran
bill on bank deposit guaranty, the
Hagemann bill for .ocal option, the
Aaiiie2:: bill relating to mad 'cines NTH
alcohol, the Foster ball for removal of
township officers by summary process,
the KimbaH bill for a jury commission,
the Perkins bill to recognize chiro-
practors, the committee bill to amend
the law as to the state highway COM
mission.
The Arney Kimberly bill providing
home rule for cities which was re-
Gently killed in the house, may yet
be revived After considerable discus
sion, the senate cities and towns COM
mittee yesterday amended the measure
30 - to eliminate certain so-called
objectionable features and reported it
out to the senate for passage.
The measure is designed to give
cities and towns authority to exercise
+ Ill powers of local self government sub
5ect to specific restrictions as to par
ticulAr powers as now are or may
hereafter be established. In other
Z words cities would be privileged to do
{ m things not restricted by statute.
One amendment tackled on by the
cities and towns committee provides
inst nothing In the s>z
strue1 to give any Municipality power