Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
Laws Which Will Rebound
to Its Glory in Years
to Come.
ASSEMBLY NOT ExTRAvAcANT
Appropriations Are Within the
Funds In Treasury for
That Purpose.
Laws and Some That Failed
ito Go Through-Sum-
mary OF Laws.

Lieutenant Governor Herriott has
declared that the Thirty First general
assembly Of Iowa. which has just
closed its labors, has in many in
stances performed work more i'm
portant than has been allotted to few,
IL any, of its predecessors. Despite
the fact that the assembly has been
torn with partisan strife, and that
politics has crept into questions from
which 1t ordinarily Is free, the assem-
bly, has placed on the statute books
large number Of laws which will re-
dound to its glory IN years to come.
Among the important enactments are:
The protection Of the song birds Of the
state and their nests; the beginning of
the work of establishing a great san
atorium for the treatment of tuber-
culOsis; the creation of commission
to investigate life insurance conditions
In the state; provisions for preserva-
ton of the states archives; the remov-
al of the circle from the Australian
ballot; the prohibition Of railroad
passes to public officials; establish
ment Of uniform system of municipal
accounting; uniform examinations for
teachers certificates; pure food law;
child labor law, and a number Of acts
relative to the furtherance of the gen.
eral public good.
Failed of Passage.
The important bills which failed of
passage included the much discussed
state wide primary election law; the
proposed single board of regents for
state educational Institutions the 2
cent fare bill on railroads; the family
mileage book to be sold for $40 per
1000 miles fat rate; the indeterminate
sentence bill: the establishment Of a
binding Irvine plant for work by pris-
oners at penitentiary; the state mar.
shall bill; the woman suffrage amend
ment to the constitution, and others.
Appropriation bills were passed by the
score, but those for state institutions
were all hewn closely and the appro-
priations were only made for one year
and are within the funds in the treas
ury to be used for that purpose.
Most Important Enactments.
Following is synopsis Of the most
important resolutions and laws adopt
ed by the session of the Thirty first
general assembly of Iowa:
Senate Joint Resolution No. lin
relation to the employment and COM
pensation of extra employees of the as
sembly.
III. r. No. S3.-Providing that certi-
fed copies Of the United States and
state land patents may be received in
court from recorders Office as compe
tent evidence.
II. f. No. 47.-Providing for regis
tration Of voters in cities for elections
of 1906. Made necessary by biennial
election law.
s. f. No. 99.-Making appropriation
to defray expenses of reception tender
ed former Governor Larrabee by the
general assembly.
s. F. No. 2S.-Providing that short
hand evidence Is competent in trials
Of cases when properly certified to by
the Judge and reporter Of the lower
court.
n. f. No. 96.-An act appropriating
$3.50 to defray expenses Of reception to
the governor.
Sub. for II. f. No. 15.-An act to
provide for the improvement Of public
highways by use of split log drag.
s. f. No. 15.-An act authorizing
and empowering governor and his sue
cessors to execute conveyance to pre-
sent owners of certain lands.
III. f. No. 117.-Amending code.
making correction Section 3.06Oa-132 OF
supplement, changing word drawer to
drawee.
s. f. No. 29.-Empowering the gov
ernor and secretary of state to execute
quit-claim deed to certain lands in
Louisa county to grantees of s. Dun
ham.
Payment of Assembly Employees.
s. #. No. 102.-An act appropriating
S5,270.01 to cover deficiency for en-
ployes Thirtieth general assembly
and for payment employees Thirty-first
assembly.
s. II. No. 62.-Providing for severance
from cities or towns of unsubdivided
property on petition of majority Of
owners and court order. Amendment
In Section 662 of code.
8. +. No. 52.-An act appropriating
$500 for improvements at the school
for boys at Eldora.
H. F. No. 12S.-Providing for pay
msnt of preliminary expenses for es-
Enlistment Of drainage district from
general funds Of counties In said dis
trict.
II. F. No. 59.-An act providing fer