Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-15
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
Iowa SOlons Are Busy i'm the Consid-
Grafton of Measures.
UNABLE TO ELECT A SENATOR.
Although Special Primary Bill Was
Defeated, Yet There Seems No
Prospect of Breaking the
Deadlock.

Deadlock.
The Iowa legislature is at last
getting down to business although
the deadlock over the election of
United States Senator is still the
most important subject before it.
There has been but little change in
the balloting during the past week.
with the exception of the progress
sives swinging back and forth be-
tween Funk. Kenyon and Garst from
day to day. Henry Wallace, editor
of Wallace's Farmer, has been re-
ceiving one vote also. The prospect
of breaking the deadlock is as re-
mote as ever, and it now seems that
| it will continue throughout the ses-
sion. The special senatorial primary
bill was defeated last week, and un-
less this comes up in some other
form, which is quite probable, the
legislature may adjourn without
electing or providing for the cleo
tion of senator, which now seems
to be the game, so that Senator
Cummins may be the only senator
from Iowa. During the week SEN
ator Lafayette Young announced
that he will be candidate for the
long term, and will be candidate be-
fore the primaries in 1912, making
canvass of the entire state in the
meantime.
Much of the time during the week
has been devoted to discussion of
various measures in committee and
before the houses. The public util-
tiles commission bill. regarded as
one of the most important before
the legislature, has met with much
opposition, and may fail of passage.
The house passed the Jacobson bill
on Wednesday. providing that sa-
looms shall open at 700 a. m, and
close at 500 p. M The bin prohfb-
iting treating in saloons has passed
the committee The house passed
the bill providing limit of in
debtedness for school corporations
of 4 per cent of taxable property.
The house passed the bill placing
pardoning and parole power in the
hands of the board of parole. AS
yet, it may scarcely be said that the
legislature is ready to take up the
avalanche of measures before 1t,
either for passage or for defeat.
Much of the work is done in COM
mittee and the wedding out process
has just begun.
New bills of Importance to the
general public introduced since our
last issue are: Regulating sale of
nursery stock; providing for the
construction of six miles of macad-
amized road in Fremont county for
experimental purposes; making ap-
preparations of 100000 and ap-
pointing commission of five to pro-
cure additional grounds adjacent to
the capitol and the erection of new
Office building; providing tax Of
four mills on moneys, credits, stocks,
bonds and contracts; appropriating
| $728,950 for Iowa educational in
stitutions at Iowa City, Ames and
Cedar Falls, aiding county and dis
trict fairs, by paying one-half of
premiums; giving women right to
vote as do men; giving cities the
power to regulate telephone COM
panies and rates; providing for
registration of names of farms with
county recorders and giving sole
county right to use thereof; tax of
one-fifth of one mill for five years
for fund for erection of new build
ings for state Institutions; prohibit
ing shooting of prairie chickens in
Iowa for FIVE years; raising bounty
on wolves from s5 to $40; providing
4 thdt SiCuiSo, SSS', ohoAi 0S
taxed where owner lives; authoriz-
ing county to pay expenses of in
digent drunkards in state institu-
tions and for care and treatment; (;
providing for state highway COM
mission; bill by Senator Jewell of
this county providing penalty for
failure to comply with the law re-
quiring that doors open outward;
providing that lodge buildings shall
be exempt from taxation: requiring
contracts for county bridges. build
ings and other Improvements be let
to lowest responsible bidder; defin-
ing reasonable passenger service
and requiring railroads to give that
service.