Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
SESSION TO Be BUSY
MUCH WORK FOR THE IOWA
LEGISLATURE.
FLOOD OF MEASURES SEEN
Politicians from Every Corner of the
State Will Bring. Pet Ideas Up
for Consideration of the
Hawkeye Solons.

(Russell Woodland. Staff Correspondent)
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. with the
converting of Iowa's legislature hardly
more than a month away. interest in
the projects which are daily coming
to the fore in this city, and which will
doubtless be placed before the solons
for their consideration, is increasing
day by day. The outlook for the 1866
session is that of one busy grind from
the time the legislators slide into their
seats January s, until they leave them
when their work is finished and adj
journment is taken. Besides the legis-
lative plans of the different state de-
partments. there is hardly an ambi-
tious politician in Des Moines or any
where in Iowa who has not already
concocted several bills, which he will
lay before the representative or sena-
tor from his district for Introduction
into either branch of the body. All
manner of ideas are embodied in the
proposed statutes, in fact everything
from new municipality government to
anti-cigarette laws
Plan Commission Government.
Representative business men of Des
Moines have framed the ideas for a bill
which will give this city government
by commission instead of by mayor, if
passed. The provisions of the bill are:.
Establishment of commission of five
members to supersede the present may
or and city council. ALI members of
the commission to be elected by vote
of the entire city, but two to be chosen
from the east side, and three from the
west side. The abolition of the present
board of public works and of the police
and fire commission. The subordina-
ton of the park and library boards to
positions of honorary boards under the
general commission.
Thrift Wants 100000 for Guard.
Adjt. Gen. Thrift in his biennial re-
port recommends that the Iowa nation
al guard be given for it's annual ex-
penses 100000, which is an increase of
$4,000 year, over that granted by the
1904 solons. He proposes other matt
ter for legislation. Gen. Thrift sees
benefit in commission composed of
four members of the legislature and
four officers of the guard to pass upon
the question of permanent improve
ments for the camp grounds near the
army post. This commission would
report to the legislature of 1907. He
proposes that the guard be made more
efficient in rifle practice. He would
abolish the state appointed guard in
spectors and save the fund $1,000 a
year and would take the marks made
on inspection by the regular army Off
Ger assigned to the Iowa guard. Gen.
Thrift proposes that the guard be the
majority of the colonies on the staff
of the governor. He would exclude the
civilian from the staff.
Child Labor Law Is Planned.
The Iowa child labor committee an
nounces that on December Is it. will
decide just what it wants in state leg
islation, for on that date meeting is
to be held in the Y. M. G. A. here.
The bill, which will be decided upon
will be directed, not at the farm, but
against factories and mines. 1t is de
sired that the law define what labor g
child may not engage in, specifically
that the enforcement of the law may
be easy. A cash girl who works in ;
hot and dusty atmosphere Is hours {
day, certainly is entitled to considera
ton; but the boy who works in tn
field for few hours day is no
harmed by that sort OF thing, This i
the distinction which the committe
has IN mind.
Municipality League Wants Aid.
The legislative committee of the low
League Of Municipalities will ask tn
solons for aid in establishing system
atic interchange between Iowa mayor
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