Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-03
MAY CUT OUT MANY EMPLOYEES.
Senator Weber Says the Iowa Gener.
al Assembly Hands Out Alto
cether Too Many Plums.

Senator Weber of Ottumwa start.
ed q movement in the senate which
may result in lot of employees about
the legislature losing their jobs.
Just before recess In the morning
Senator Weber sent down resolu-
ton calling upon the committee Of
the senate on retrenchment and re-
form to send In report to the sen.
ate showing how many additional
employees the senate used during the
four preceding sessions. w.
II have investigated this matter
somewhat and I find that the senate
is now paying out $40 in salaries
for employees where 1t was paying but
$500 two sessions ago. I don't be-
lieve the senate is doing so much
work now that it Is necessary to hire
more help at an increase Of $500 to
keep the work up"
Some New Legislative Bills.
Senate file No. 145-By Dunnegan-'
Asking for appropriation for $13S to
reimburse s. J. McCord for efforts to
extradite J. F. Milligan. ..
House file No. 174--By Cousins Of
Butler-Compelling owners and ten
ants of land to cut weeds and brush
in adjoining highways. Referred to
the committee on roads and high
ways.
House file No. 175-By Greene OF
Clinton-Prohibiting camping on pub
lie highways or adjacent lands for
more than twenty-four hours unless
with the consent Of the owner. Re-
ferred to the committee on roads and
highways.
House file No. 176-By Skinner OF
Jasper-Providing that roads should
be forty feet wide and in no cases
more than sixty feet or less than
thirty-five feet. Referred to the COM
mittee on roads and highways.
House file No. 179-By Hazen OF
Observation-Disclosures for the pay
ment of damages caused by deer and
elk out of the state fish and game
fund and providing for the assess
ment of such damages against town.
ship trustees. Referred to the fish
and game committee. E@lt
| House file No.. 1S0-By Mccullough
of Misunderstanding that women
liable to be committed to the state in.
dustrial school may be committed to
accredited institutions. Referred to
the committee on. judiciary.
| House file No. 1s1-By Taylor OF
Union-Relating to the admission OF
soldiers wives to the Iowa soldiers
home at Marshalltown. Referred to
the committee on military.
| House file No. 1S2-By Brady OF
Dallas-Requiring that county and
school treasurers deposit funds at a
rate of per cent per annum on 80 per
cent of the daily balance and provid-
ing that banks receiving such funds
must give bonds. Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
House file No. 1S4-By Dewey OF
Guthrie Providing a bounty of 10
cents for crows. Referred to tne
committee on agriculture.
House file No. 185-By Goodykoontz
of DEMONSTRATING q state board OF
publicity and providing for the sup.
port of the Institution.
House file No. 1S6-By Goodykoontz
of Boone-Providing for free passes
for peace officers, health officers and
mail carriers while on duty within
the city limits. Referred to the com
mittee on railroads and transporta'
ton.
r House file No. 1S7-By Bruce OF
Floyd-Providing that the tax paid
by itinerant vendors of drugs be
turned into the road fund. Referred
to the committee on public health.
House file No. 190-By Shankland
of Polk-Prohibiting of cancer hospi'
tails within 200 feet of public build
ings and within 100 feet of private
residences. Referred to the commit.
tee on public health.
| S. F. No. lat, by McColl Of Dallas
Providing a penalty for mislabeling
Of paints. linseed oil and turpentine.
s. F. No. 14S, by Savage Of Adair-
To prevent adulteration and decep.
ton in the sale OF turpentine.
Legislative Notes.
Secretary Wilson Of the senate re-
ported the resolution fayoring print
ing of historical society's reports to
the house. ....-
A resolution of commemoration for
Abraham jacobson of Winneshiek
county, member of the thirtieth and
thirty-frst general assembly, who died
on June Is, 1910, was adopted by the
house. r.s5
Miller of Dubuque presented a Pc
tition signed by 300 citizens Of Winn.
:eshiek county, asking for the pardon
of John c. Cater. who was sentenced
in 1894 for murder In the first degree.
Petition referred to committee on par.
dons. m
| Members Of the house refused to
desert New Orleans as their recon-
mendation for the location of the Pan