The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
.SOLONS OF IOWA
ADJOURN Sine DIE.
HOW "A PRIMARY Law WAS
BLOCKED BY POLITICS.
Fight Between the Factions Of the Re-
publican Party Felt All Thru the
session-Pure Food, Anti-Pass and
Child Labor Laws Among the Most
Important Enactments.
special TO The journal.

Special to Tho Journal
Des Moines, Iowa. April e.-The Iowa legis-
lature adjourned sine die today. Attic 1t did
not accomplish all that it set out to do, it en-
legislative budget was not large, there is every
reason to believe that 1t contains nothing per-
nicious. ..ss ~ .,.ls AZ, 6 q
Chief among the performances of the thirty
first session was the passage of pure food law,
an antl-psss> law. an act regulating child labor,
and resolution inviting an interstate confer
ence regarding the election Of United States
senators by direct vote and Of statute Great
ing a commission to investigate insurance COM
panies doing business in the state, and recon-
mend needed changes in the insurance laws.
= = Primary and Politics. 7@
Viewed in the light of the amount Of discus
sion given the subject, the failure to enact
notable shortcomings Of the legislative session
just closed. The session was hurt by politics
to greater extent thany anything in the his
tory Of the state. D., = Fl
patters and the progressives,' in which the DEM
ocrats held the balance Of power, was respon-
sible for the failure to put primary law on
the statute books. The "standpatters'' voted
| for county primary, the ''progressives" for a
primary election for the nomination Of all Off
cials, including state officers and United States
! senator's, and the democrats were in the main
opposed to primary legislation Of any kind.
New Law Passed.
Following is summary Of the more impor-
! 80 Ant1-pass law, applying to all public office.
holders, candidates and political delegates.
| Pure food legislation.
i Statute limiting life Of petitions to sell In
toxicating liquors to, a period Of five years from
! date Of issue. s.. ~. 81 So. A.
Law authorizing remission Of portion OF road
j taxes to users Of wide tires. ~
I Act creating insurance investigating commits
sion. -. ,a ~
| Providing for state teachers certificates, goot
in all counties, and placing teachers examina
lions under direction Of state board. 80,
! Authorizing governor to call conference. o.
states on popular election Of senators. -,
Prohibiting price: discrimination in OIL, dom
with view to driving" out competitors. r.-
Regulating employment Of child labor. I'm
tional institutions. - - .f@E,t ri 80
Establishment Of state hospital for consump
tives. =. -" .*''@ ,!74aa
Appropriating $4,000 for bronze statue o
| Iowa's war governor. Samuel ]. KirkwoOd,
| national statuary hail. - r. g".fs.
| Redistrctng representation In house, but leay
ing senatorial districts unchanged - ~ !:
Among the measures which were defeated wer
the following: ,.,- .,.. -, -. .-.. ~ =,
All primary bills. = = -! 1,
| Two-cent fare bills.r. ~ - a. !,
Bill for indeterminate sentence and reform.
, tory system. :, ~ 50 49, :: r.: -
: | EstaDusnmenr or single DoafdSor regents 4
state edHeat ionnl institutions. s4T,, t.
Reciprocal demurrase. 80 - r-E-z
3 Modification of exemption from judicial co
I lection for debt. y = tEs~
y Bill to put private banks under state supe
: vision. s,,,'l-:, r. = -
d Bill to authorize Galveston plan OF city go
I eminent. 49,! 80 : Il
q Prohibition Of Sunday theatrical performance
and Sunday baseball. - - T.
Woman suffrage.
| a bill to legalize putting to death incurabl
who suffer great pain was introduced but W.
promptly withdrawn by its author. -