Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-23

one more spasm on graft" az II
enough had not already been said TO
pretty we'll advertise the whole mat
ter At last the leaders of the senate
have awakened to the fact that the
whole scheme OF having the graft con-
troversy aired as much as possible IN
the newspapers has worked against
the good standing of the legislature IT.
self. But few were able the other
day to force delay in passing on a
resolution which provides four Janl-
tors who will do work in state build
ings outside the state house proper
and will take the place of three now
doing the work. The particular scheme
last thought of was to refer to the COM
mittee with instructions to find out
why the state executive council. or the
governor, does not employ these )anl-
tors and pay them out of contingent
fund. AS matter of fact the legisia-
ture has the absolute control of the
number of ianitors. fixes the number
to be employed and the salaries 10 be
paid, leaving nothing to either the gov
ernor of the executive council beyond
auditing the bills to see If they cor
respond with the law. The council has
not cent in any fund out of which to
pay for extra help However, the pro
posed employment of the men affords
opportunity for the raofd ones to again
exploit their feelings.
The senate highway committee had
short considera ton of bill by Fos-er
to provide Way for issue of bonds by
counties and by districts ~ provide
q f.f
country roads. The proposal meets
with much favor. but action Was de-
ferred until the printing of a bill by
Heald to cover he same ground which
Vas introduced yesterday This is in
response to general demand that in
communities where they are ready to
begin paving the roads q way can be
found for getting at it.
The house has received a favora BILE
report on bill by McFarlane to
change the law as to wage exemptions,
and his will be signal for a lively fight
similar to the controversies which
have marked almost every session for
many years affecting the wage exefnp-
ton laws. This bill provides that where
a wage exceeds $12 week 20 per cent
ment.
The bill to authorize payment Of The
travelling expenses of the judges and
reporters as they go about the state,
has been reported for killing TO the
house. 1t would have taken big sum
Of money to have paid the bills.
No.
difficulty in getting over the bill which
the senate passed yesterday TO require
payment of poll tax in rural districts
in cash. II provides for 50 tax. but
if not paid when due it is $3.50 and If
suit IS brought it is s.. The bill had
Just enough 70 scrape thru the senate
1t is in line with a measure recon-
mended by the convention of county
supervisors tho some of the supervis-
ors who have been here are in favor of
abolishing all poll tax.
A change in sentiment Is said TO be
taking place in the house over the bill
to give somebody authority to hire de-
tectives for the state wide enforce
ment of laws. A large number OF the
members who failed to give II support
the other day have been receiving let
tiers from home. Since the repeal of the
mule, law II IS doubly important that
the bill be passed. A partial agree
nent was reached yesterday that 1T
Will be changed so that the authority
for the appointment will be with the
governor rather han the attorney
general. and this will give excuse for
a number to change their minds It
! @ -.
tically everyone who had been listed
as wet in the previous maneuver-
ing voted against the bill.
q was very glad, indeed TO see so
many we'll regulated saloons in Des
Moines this morning" said Mrs. VIII
liam Larrabee, as she greeted friends
in the legislature yesterday. II counted
regulated And I thought. Oh. If only
Governor Larrabee had lived a little
longer to have seen this day, how
greatly pleased he would have been,
for he gave very much of mis- life TO the
cause OF temperance"
; Senators Hagemann, Wilson Thomp
son and Eversymer met at a picture
office yesterday and had a nhotogra ph
taken of the group. They were of the
law class Of 1916 at the state univer-
sity and group picture was wanted
for use at the university.
The child welfare committee circu-
/ lated among house members q slip
making an interesting comparison. II
showed that there has been asked for
the experiment station at .ames 1888,
! 900, for veterinary investigation 49,
900, and the federal government al
lows 800 900: while there is asked fol
child welfare only $4,000. This is
asked by the motherhood of Iowa for
a work" said the statement, that will
reduce the number Of detectives and
dellnquents, help the children on the
farm, in the country town, the home
the school and the community to q
better physical, mental and moral de-
velopment. Consider that it is time tc
of