Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-14
Forget Political Differences
In Effort to Pass I'm
pOrtant Bills.
WILL, OT ADJOURN
nyEFORE MIDNIGHT
A. Is Stopped to Prevent leaistatlvs
DAY Expiring at IL O'clock in Case
Time ls Needed--Tempie Of Justice
Finally Defeated--BilI to Requirs
Registration Of Aliens Adopted ~
Both Houses--children May Work.

Des MONIES, April II. F'actional
strife was forgotten and assurances
were given that no partisan opinIons
would be allowed 10 stand in the way
of necessary legislation when legis-
iators today settled down for final
work in the general assembly.
Appropriation measures and war
bills were to be considered today with
probability that sine die adjournment
would be reached by midnight. Whole
sale reductions In appropriations were
looked Tor except that appropriations
designed to put the state on war
basis would be left alone.
The sitting committees were busy
all night preparing bills for considers
alton.
There was a tacIt agreement in force
10 the effect that bills involving fac
tional differences would not be called
Up for passage except In the case of
bills OF first Importance In which case
every effort would be made to elimi-
nate features Objectionable to either
side.
1t was estimated about 500 bills
would be killed In each house.
Clocks Ars stopped.
The senate, II was thought. probAbly
would nnish work by II O'clock to-s
night. II will reMsin IN session. how
ever. until the house has conciudeA.
Work Of grinding out routine meas
ures recommended for passage took
up the time OF both houses until the
luncheon recess. At 1880 the clocks in
both houses were stopped in order that.
the legislative session of this day
might not end by midnight In case
the business was not finished
Justice Temple Defeated.
The bill which would have provided
for the erection Of building for tha
supreme court was voted on by tho
house. Only fifty representatives
voted for the measure Fifty-five
votes were necessary to pass the bill.
a bill introduced in the house By
Representative Weaver and passed by
the lower body directing the DEPART
nent of Justice to investigate the ex-
istence Of an alleged cement trust was
passed by the senate today.
Both house and senate voted favor
ably on a bill which would require the
registration Of aliens in the state both
during the present war and hereafter.
No Military Census.
"War measures'' were being consid-
cred when the senate recessed. the
one providing for the military census
of the state having been rejected by
the sitting committee.
An amendment to the child labor
laws TO permit work Of children dur
Ing war time was passed in the sem
ate. Speaking for the bill Senator
Schrup. OF Dubuque. pointed out tho
annulnent OF the child labor law by
proclamation during war time and that
an act might be desirable that young
people might be employed to MI the
positions OF young men who enlisted
for service during the war.
Bill Aimed at Detective Agencies.
At the instance OF the attorney gem
eral Senator Thompson, OF Des Moines
county. today introduced and secured
the passage Of bill aimed at the ac-
tivities os detective agencies. He said
1t would apply to cases such as tho
Villisca AK murder case, It Is expected
the house will pass the bill before adj
journment. The bill provides that IL
any person attempt to improperly In
iiuence, indmidate. impede or obstruce
any petit Juror, grand juror or other
officer In any civil or criminal action.
or by any public speech improperly
influences the due administration Of
justice. he shall be guilty OF felony
and may be fined $1,000 or imprisoned
in the penitentinry.