The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-03-18
OREGON METHOD
IS VOTED DOWN
IOWA SENATORS WILL BE ELECT
ED IN THE USUAL WAY.
MUST WAIT WHOLE YEAR
Divorced Persons in Iowa WIN Be
Subject To Prosecution " They
Marry Too soon--other
Legislation.


17.--In the senate this morning the
democratic bills by Senator Moon pro-
yiding for the adoption OF the Oregon
plan for nomination and election OF
United States senators, was consider
ed as special order. Senators Moon
and DeWolf spoke in favor of the
bills, but they were DEBATED by party
vote. The senate passed the house
bin appropriating $1,000 to remove the
remains OF Ansel Briggs Iowa's first
governor from Omaha, to Andrew
jackson county. and to erect q suit
able monument.
The senate passed the Doweil bill
requiring all double track street cars
80 feet or more in length to be equip
ped with air or electric brakes, equip
ment to be completed by June |, 1912.
Divorced People Must Wait
The senate passed bill providing
that divorced persons who within a
year after granting a decree marry
again and attempt to live in Iowa,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor
The senate passed the Gilliland bill
providing that when real estate agents
arrange sale, of any homestead and
the sale is not eonsummated, they can
not collect commission unless they
nave written contract signed by hus-
band and wife.
Senator DeWolf secured the passage
of the house bill granting cities and
towns the risht TO make extensions to
water works, ETC., and Senator Sam
mis- introduced bill providing for a
public service commission to have SUI
peryision over all public service cor
porations.
To Abolish School Treasurers.
In the house. committee ON schools
reparted for. passage a bill abolishing
school treasurers. The bill amend
ing the traction engine law was pass
ed and consideration given the commit.
tee substitute for the ward bill for
taxation OF mortgages. The bill pro-
vides for an annual tax of one-tenth
OF one per cent on all mortgages.
Labor Interests Win.
Labor interests of Iowa carried
their point when the house committee
on judiciary put to sleep Representa-
tive Perkins bill permitting creditors
to attach 10 per cent of a mans wag.
es or salary for the preceding ninety
days. The same bill was introduced
by Senator Balkema in the senate and
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commerce and trade. It's chance OF
becoming law is now considered nil.
optometry Bill Beaten.
During nearly the entire day yes.
terday the lower house of the Iowa
legislature debated two bills-one to
establish a board of optometry fol
the examination and certification OF
men who fit eye glasses, and the other
bill by Representative Davidson
giving county attorneys the power tc
amend indictments. Mr.. O'Connor's
bill was defeated by tie vote after
it had been opposed ny the doctors
and warmly defended by it's author
and Representative Miller of Bre
mer. DR.. Jewell, DIR. Marsten and
Representative Meredith, of Cass, al
opposed statutory recognition Oh men
who fit glasses without thorough
medical training.
Iowa at Seattle.
Five thousand dollars for an Iowa
headquarters at the Alaska Yukon
exposition which opens this spring in
Seattle, is asked In a bill introduced
In the lower house of the Iowa legis
lature this morning by Representative
Dawson, of Cherokee county.
"Unless the legislature acts the
thousands of Iowans who will visit
Seattle this summer will feel asham
ed at the lack of representation there
said Mr. Dawson. Almost every ives
tern state has appropriated money
for a building or headquarters and
many will have expensive exhibits.
Pensions For Firemen.
Pensions VIII be given to disabled
and retired members of fire depart
.nents In Iowa cities. and relief will
be granted to the widows and de
pendent children of firemen VINO die
in the service, If the lower house Of
the legislature passes the Saunders
bill, which has received the approval
of the senate The bill provides that
cities may levy tax to provide a
pension fund
Road Districts provided.
The establishing of road districts
TO drainage districts, with the pur
pose OF promoting the building Of
permanent public highways in the
state of Iowa, is the object Of bill
by Senator Smith, of Des Moines
which passed the senate without OPP
position. The measure is far.reach
ing one and mas been the subject Of
considerable discussion in the commit
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