Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-08
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Iowa Solons Adjourn From Friday
Until Tuesday.
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
of Primary Getting
Stronger Daily. New Measures
Introduced During
the Week.

The deadlock over the election of
United States Senator in the Iowa
legislature still continues, with as
little prospect as we write (Tuesday
afternoon) for settlement as at any
time since the first ballot. The legis-
lature adjourned on Friday until
yesterday, when it began it's fourth
week of balloting. During the past
week an attempt was made by the
insurgents first to stampede to Ken
yon by eliminating Funk from the
vote on one day, and then to stam-
pede to Funk the next day, by agree
ment, but on both occasions it fail
| ed, although Judge Kenyon came to
EDes Moines and was on the floor of
the joint assembly during the vot-
ing. On the contrary the result was
a gain of seven votes for Young on
the second day.
The necessity of a state primary,
to allow the people to express their
preference for Senator, and the in
ability of the legislature to come to
an agreement, is more apparent
daily. 1t is believed that before the
week is over steps will be taken to-
ward that end, as the primary bill
has been reported favorably from
the committee and will come up for
passage during the week.
The legislature is just getting
down to business in the considera-
tion of the measures before it. Ja-
cobson's bill for the opening of sa-
looms at a. M, and closing at 8
p. M, was reported fayorably by the
committee and is now before the
house for passage, also the bill pro-
hibiting saloons within FIVE miles of
the state university. and the resolu-
tion favoring the income tax amend
ment. The special senatorial pri-
mary bill has also been favorably re-
ported by the committee. The Sam
mis- bill raising the salary of legis-
lators from $3.50 to 81 900 has pass
ed the senate. The bill prohibiting
the employment of tax ferrets has
been reported for passage, as has
also the bill providing that appro-
priations be made for the erection of
monuments for old soldiers and sail
ors in all cemeteries where more
than fifty are buried. A state boun-
ty bill for killing of crows did not
pass the committee. The bill by
Senator Jewell of this county, relat-
ing to names and initials on old
titles and conveyances failed to pass
the committee.
The committee indefinitely post
poned the bill providing for state
guaranty of bank deposits, also bill
providing that board of supervisors
be elected from the county at large.
The House passed the bill providing
for reciprocity between Iowa and
other states in druggists certificates.
New bills introduced of general
interest are, creating permanent tax
commission; prohibiting circulation
of obscene literature; empowering
boards of supervisors to provide for
erection, maintainence and repair of
all bridges, and making counties lia-
BILE for damages caused by neglect of
supervisors; giving school board
right to furnish clothing. shoes. etc.
to INDECENT school children; bill by
Senator Jewell of this county to es-
tablish state colony for epileptics
and making appropriations for pur-
chase of land; abolishment of Offices
of deputy county auditor, recorder,
clerk and treasurer and employ
ment of clerks to do necessary work;
providing for appointment of jury
commission. These, and many other
measures of local or minor import
ance, will, together with the bills al
ready before the assembly, give the
members all they will want to do in
the way of legislation before adj
journing.
The memorial services for the late
Senator Dolliver will be held March
9th. Ex-congressman Robert G.
Cousins will be the orator.
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