The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-06
SENATE KILLS
FIVE mile LAW
BY Unanimous Vote Senate Passes
the First Good Roads Bill.
WANTS STATE RE-DISTRlCTED
Bill to Create State ostcopsthy
Board Made a Special Order For
Next OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Must Report.

| Must Report.
Des Moines, Ia, April SPECIAL:
The senate this morning buried the
fivo-mile law aud it will not be res
directed again this season. The bill
came up as a special order of BUSH
ness on the adoption of the motion
to amend. When amended to include
with. Iowa City and Johnson county
all other towns and counties where
in were located educational institu-
lions, in compliance with the report
of the committee upon the suppression
Iof intemperance, it was indefinitely
postponed as to further consideration
by vote of rs to 81 Senator Allen
spoke in favor of the postponement.
Van Law pleaded for the bill Sen
ator Sammis held the bill to light as
an unwise measure. When the vote
on the postponement of the measure
was announced Senator Van Law
changed his vote and then made
motion for reconsideration. This
motion failed in carrying and this
ends the controversy for this legisla-
ture.
bill defining the powers and the
rights of the Des Moines Water Com
pany and of all other power, heat,
light or public utility plants and cor
porations, non-expiratlon of existing
franchises, was introduced In the
house this morning by Representative
, Bowman Tho hill
the rights and privileges of such cor
porations or companies and makes
them amenable to the people through
the power of the ballot in granting
bond issues.
The employers liability measure of
Representative Shankland of Polk
county, bill favored by the trades
unions and labor organizations of the
state. was killed in the house this
morning
First Good Roads Bill.
without a dissenting vote the sen.
ate late yesterday afternoon passed
| the bill of the senate highways com.
| mittee, the first good roads bill to
| pass the senate this session.
) The bill abolisbes the Office of
: county surveyor and permits the sup
: crvisors to hire a county engineer to
, aid in the work of road building.
, II permits the supervisors to levy
a three mill tax to create a good
roads fund.
1t requires the township trustees
to meet in February of each year
! and appoint superintendent of road
dragging. whose duty it is to see that
all the roads of the township are
: properly dragged.
: The measure is the committee bill,
| drafted from the Balkema-W Whitney
bills introduced early in the session.
This measure is the first of several
5 which good roads enthusiasts hope to
, have passed by this legislature.
osteopathy Board.
, The bill to create state osteop-
athy board, separate and distinct
, from the present state board of medi.
, cal examiners, was set down for
special order of business for next
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. by
the senate.
An effort to indefinitely postpone
the bill brought friends of the meas.
ure to the rescue, with the result
, that the action of the senate public
, health committee in recommending
indefinite postponement of the bill.
was not accepted.
Undertskers Must Report.
The senate has passed the bill by
Shane, of Wapello. providing that
all undertakers shall report to the
mayor or township clerk the name
and residence of persons dying from
tuberculosis and providing for a
thorough disinfection of the premises.
Decoration Of Battlefield.
The house has passed the Ripley
bill appropriating $1,000 to be given
the. state of North Dakota to aid in
the decoration of the battlefield of
Whltestone Hill. where several Iowa
men were killed.
Redistricting The State.
, Representative Grout, of Waterloo.
has introduced in the house bill
providing for legislative redistrlct-
Ing of the state. According to his
measure Des Moines and Lee coun.
ties would be reduced to one repre-
sentative and Black Hawk aud Wap.
clio counties would each be given
an additional legislator. He will urge
his bill on the ground that Black
Hawk and Wapello counties have
gained in population until they have
passed ahead OF Lee and Des Moines.
which have lost population.
Without Sitting Committee.
House members will make desper.
! ate effort to get through the present
session OF the legislature without ap.
. pointing shifting committee. When
the house received word OF the &C.
ton OF the senate In appointing d
sitting committee. Speaker Stillman
!. urged the regular committees ~ tba