Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-09
DABNEY's NEW BILL
Provides Immediate Application of
Oregon Plan to Senatorship
HOUSE FAvoRS DIRECT VOTE
Measure Provides Governor Shall
Gall Special Election When Ma
Iority Of Assembly Agree to
Vote for Candidate Re-
eeivins Highest Vote.

Des Moines, Iowa. - Outside the
voting for senator, Monday, there
was one other development having
hearing on the senatorial contest.
Representative Dabney introduced
bill in the house which provides in
substance for the immediate applica-
ton OF the Oregon plan. 1t is the
means by which the democrats intend
to get in on primary If one is held.
They will urge their plan over the
special primary bill of Representa-
tive Harding for the reason that un-
der the Harding measure they must
help pay for the election but cannot
participate in it. Under the Dabney
measure the democrats can enter
candidate.
Although the bill is not the same
as the Oregon plan of electing sena-
tors, 1t involves almost the same prin-
ciple. 1t Is destined to have direct
bearing on the existing situation in
regard to the election of a successor
to Senator Dolliver.
According to the provisions of Dab
ney's bill, the governor shall call a
special election when a majority OF
the members of the general assem-
bly, have signed and filed with the
governor a statement wherein they
promise to vote for the candidate
who receives the highest number of
votes in the special election by pro-
nj noft 0r
time. giving at least twenty days no
tice. 1t also is provided that the pro-
visions of the act shall apply to the
selection of the senator in congress
to be selected by the Thirty-fourth
general assembly.
Nearly all members of the house
went on record as favoring the cleo
ton of United States senator's by
direct vote of the people, when the
house passed Joint resolution max
Ing application to the congress of the
United States to call a convention for
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution which will authorize such
direct elections.
The resolution, as presented by
Dabney Of Davis county, asks for
constitutional convention to be call
ed by congress upon application of
the legislatures of two-thirds of the
states. Provisions for delivering the
resolution to the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house with
the request that it be laid before the
house and the senate are included.
Although many believe that the
resolution will have no effect in the
existing senatorial situation, it at
least forced the members OF the
house to go on record as favoring d.
rect primary election of United
States senators.
Higher Pay Tor Iowa SoIons.
Des Moines, Iowa.-Higher pay
for the members of the general as
sembly of Iowa was voted by the
senate when 1t passed the Sammis
bill. This bill originally provided for
an increase in salary of from $3.50
to $1,000, but the adoption of an
amendment by Proudfoot of Warren
changed the increase from $3.50 to
$1,000. Senators Saunders and Chill
land spoke in support of the bill
Smith of Shelby offered an amend
ment providing that the bill should
not affect members of the present
assembly. Mates of Sac offered an
amendment that the law should not
go into effect until 1914. Both amend
ments were lost. Those who voted
against the bill as it was finally pass
ed were Adams, Chase, Clarkson,
Kirkpatrick, Hammill, Larrabee,
Smith of Shelby, Spaulding and Van
Law. The vote was: Yeas, So; Nays,
13.
Physicians Must Report tuberculosis
The fight to compel physicians to
report to the state board of health
all cases OF tuberculosis has been
won so far as the house OF represen-
tatives are concerned.
The body by vote Of n to "a, |
passed the Shane bill which provides |
that all physicians of the state must, |
after proper diagnosis. report to the
secretary Of the state board of health |
all cases of tuberculosis.
The adoption of the bill was not
accomplished without q fight, in |
which Odendahl, of Carroll. demo
crat. took the leadership. He declar.
ed that It was too paternalistic and |
that further it was compelling physi |
clans TO give up medical secrets and
was unwise and un-American.
pat oil M linz
Shane, father of the bill, led the fight |
for Its adoption and wen easily.
Story County Wants Five Mile Limit. |
Three hundred citizens of Story |
county petitioned the general assem- |
bly, to take favorable action ON the |
bill before the house establishing a |
five mile limit for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors around all state edu-
cational institutions.
Terminal Tax Bill in Senate.
Senator Saunders introduced the
railroad bill. known as the terminal
tax" measure, in the senate. The
bill is similar to the one introduced
In the last session.
Firemen's Pensions.
The committee on municipal cor
porations went on record as favoring
pensions to firemen injured or killed
in any manner while on duty. The
measure, introduced by Boettger OF
Scott county. was recommended to
the house for passage.
Trade School Bill.
A state trade school to be estab-
llshed by an appropriation of $780,
900 is provided for in bill introduce