Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-30
IOWA SOLONS MAKE GOOD TIME
Sensational Deadlock Keeps Members
at the Capital
COMMITTEE WORK IN HAND
More Progress HAS Been Made Than
Usual for Tbis Period Of the ses-
sIon-wIu Discass oreEon
Plan.
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tFrOm q starr correspondent
DIES MONIES Jan. 2s-tspeciaL)-Th
close Of the third week Of the Iowa legis-
lature finds the members apparently no
nearer to a solution Of the senatorial
matter than when they commenced. No
person will make any pretense Of predicting
when the end will come.
But in other respects the legislature Is
making an excellent record and the fact
that members are required to remain here
and attend a roll call in joint assembly
every day has made It certain that much
work will be done. In fact a great deal
more Of committee work has now been
done than usual at this time Of the session
and members report that they have their
work in hand better now than usual The
committees are organized on a business
basis and are doing excellent work. The
committees in charge Of bunCombe election
bills have shown a disposition to sldetrack
them for more important work and the
larger committees have not hesitated to
start in brisky to kill off all the fool meas
ures that come along.
VIII Discuss Oregon Plan.
The coming week viii witness some dis
cussion upon the so-called oregon plan
of electing senators, further discussion as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing the tax
ferrets consideration of some OF the school
and roads measures and probably passage
Of amendments to the collateral tax law,
A movement started last week to have
special service for the anniversary of
President McKinley's birthday came to
naught because it seems that the legis-
I'lature got itself mixed up with a quarrel
as between different factions OF the ladies
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic A
resolution was introduced to grant the use
OF the house for this purpose, but it has
been held up.
The bill to grant an appropriation of s.. 900
a county for agricultural extension and
short course work is likely to come out for
passage in the house and It will cause
much discussion. The bill has been strongly
urged in the interest Of the college work
which has become so popular in recent
years.
VIII Adopt the Iowa Plan.
Secretary j. c. Simpson Of the Iowa
Board Of Agriculture while he was in
Minnesota last week learned that the Min
nesota state board has already taken steps
looking to the adoption OF the Iowa law in
regard TO the state management and reg
uiation Of the affairs Of the department.
The Iowa plan has been investigated and
1t is found to be the best in use. The
state regulates the Iowa board very care
fully, fixes the method of election OF the
board and requires a strict accounting of
all funds This has not been done in
Minnesota and other states. While in Iowa
there has been criticism OF the plan in use
here and an effort made to change the
method and to put the board into politics
other states are initiating Iowa in order
to get better results.
As to Cancer Hospitals.
Cancer hospitals, cancer sanitariums and
all other places maintained for the purpose
OF treating cancer patients are prohibited
from being operated within 100 feet of any
residence and within 200 feet of any church,
university or school building, In a bill in
troduced in the house today by Representa-
tive Shankland of Polk county. The bill
does not IN any way effect regularly estab-
lished general hospitals, but is destined to
abolish the establishment Of cancer hos
pitfalls in close proximity to public buildings
and residences.
Iowa Death Record.
With 293 deaths to it's credit pneumonia
claimed the greatest number Of people who
died in the state OF Iowa during the month
OF December tuberculosis is second, with
a record of 1l9.
Other diseases that took heavy toll are
Cancer, ia; hemorrhage, IS; paralysis, So
apoplexy, So; heart disease, 49, disease OF
the stomach, 20; Bright's disease, 81, and
debility, 1853.
A delinquent report shows that there were
2l.47O deaths in the state during the year
The following table shows the deaths per