The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-11
EXEMPTION BILL
KILLED IN HOUSE
DEATA or MEASURE IN WHICH
eRocERs WE'RE INTERESTED.
no SCHOOL LEGISLATION NOW
The Proposition. 10 Consolidate Rural
Schools is Assinated by the corn-
mlttee--Good Roads Meas
ures Considered.

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Sstate House, Des Moines. Mar, ST.
The House after considerable discus
sion on the grocers' exemption bill,
re-referred 1t to the judiciary commit
tee today, which means the death OF
the measure. The senate passed the
bill requiring the teaching Of agricul-
ture in all graded schools. Also a
bin permitting train officials to ar
rest persons for drunkenness and
using profane language in depots and
on trains.
| School Legislation Killed.
Efforts by the special state eduea-
tional commission and State Superin-
Itendent Riggs to improve the rural
schools of Iowa by legislation at this
session OF the legislature have result
ed in unqualified and absolute failure.
BY defeating compromise plan for
rural school Improvement agreed up
on by their subcommittee of eight,
lplan which was far less radical and
Revolutionary, than the commission
the schools committee of the house of
yesterday afternoon
sounded the death knell OF any and
lall school legislation at this session.
Chairman Stillman of the house
Icommittee. who disapproyed of the
Original committee bill but accom-
Iplished more than any other member
OF either house to save at least a por-
ltion of the measure, gave out state
Iment following the COMMITTEES meeting
| in which he admitted that all POSSIBLE
lily of any legislation along this line
| is now ended. r.
To Conserve Resources.
Iowa's movement TO follow in the
footsteps of the Roosevelt administra-
ton and a substantial boost Saturday
lafternoon conserve her natural re-
sources received when the new stand
ling house committee on conservation
OF resources and water power in
dorsed a committee bill creating
state conservation commission OF
seven men. s.sf... ..s- s. ....
The commission to survey at least
lone Iowa river. for the purpose OF To-
eating power dam sites al investigate
drainage conditions, to study the best
means OF preserving the forests and
lakes, to investigate the states min
eral resources. and to cooperate vita
1.-The United States survey authorized
at the recent session of congress.
A full report shall be submitted to
the governor before the converting OF
the Thirty-fourth general assembly,
and the commission is to begin work
| by July 1. 1903.
| A secretary at a salary of $1,000
and 81 900 a year for his expenses
and all other costs are to be paid from
an annual appropriation OF $4,000.
New Road Bill Passed.
Compulsory use of the King road
drag is the object of two bills which
were prepared Saturday by the high
ways committees OF the Iowa house
and senate. The house bill is not as
definite in its provisions as is the SEN
late bill, and the latter is regarded as
having the better chance for passage.
The senate bill is a combination of
the best points in the bills introduced
by Senators Chapman, Bruce and
Nichols. 1t provides that township
trustees must compel the use of the
king Drag on the country roads and
tshall have the authority to contract
with farmers for the work, paying fifty
cents per mile for, dragging. All OF
1.-THE roads on which travel is general
must be dragged, according to the
Ibil, and city councils are compelled
Ito drag the roads leading into the
cities.
Another Road Measure.
| Representative Dodds bill to permit
1.-THE creation OF road Improvement dis
lItricts for the building OF permanent
lcrushed rock or gravel highways, was
Endorsed yesterday afternoon by the
house committee on roads, aud viii be
reported for passage on Monday.
} II provides for a commission to ap
IDTdiSc Dtuciib5 anu aSSSSo - ~ ~
Iof the cost OF permanent roads to prop
lerty owners within the district. The
remaining twenty-five per cent is t.
be paid from the county road fund
(which may be recruited from a 2 mil
lIeyy.
The creation OF an Improvement dis
trict shall be on petition OF major
'Iity OF property owners within the dis
Itrict, so that the plan is OF voluntar!
Operation. II probably would not b
adopted except in counties where Their
lis an abundance OF rock. The entir'
| board of supervisors OF Des Nome
tcounty, in which Burlington 10 located
! appeared before the committee Of
Thursday to urge the bill
/ Steps have been taken looking tf
ward tho balildin9 of sanitary EeWe