Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-24
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MEASURES
PUT BEFORE BOTH HOUSES
OF LEGISLATURE.
100000 APPROPRIATION
FOR STATE NORMAL WORK
Senator Adams Proposes state Aid For
Normal instruction in High Schools
House May Give Agricultural Board
Power to Fix Seerstary's Salary
Fraley Wants q Trade School.
TO rimes-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 24.-The senate to-
day passed a bill to increase the penal
~ for making malicious threats to eX-
tort: also bill re-enacting an old law
in regard to enticing children away
from home.
New bills were introduced as follows
in the senate:
BY Hunter. by request. providing for
a board OF five engineers to inspect
steam boilers and license boiler opera
tors.
BY Smith. OF Mitchell, revising the
law in regard TO oil inspection
BY Allen. of jefferson. providing for
a board OF osteopaths TO examine and
license osteopaths.
BY Adams, appropiating 100000 for
state aid for high schools in normal
work. and providing for state inspec-
tor of normal schools.
BY Mates. appropriating s1S,500 for
deficiency in the support funds at vaTi-
Gus state institutions.
Bills were introduced in the house:
BY Fraiey. appropriat.ng 100000 for
state trade school.
BY Moore. OF Linn. providing for a B
per cent tax on insurance policies, by
unauthorized companies.
BY Whitney. of Woodbury.. revision
OF the road law.
BY Cunningham. authorizing the
board of agriculture 10 Fix the salary
ii the secretary without limit
The White bill introduced yesterday
20 ,,roviue bureau OF puo.ici1y and
development carries with i, an appro-
priation OF $50, 900. Ii places the mat
ire practically III the hands Of the gov
-rnor vita board OF four others Sc
lee.eli by the executive council having
authority 20 employ a publicity agent
20 handle The advertising II Is a meas
ure worked out by the commercial
clubs or some Of them. and il Involves
working largely along the line OF ad-
verrising the matter furnished thru
commercial clubs. 1t is expected that
more favor will be shown bill look
inS 70 enlargement Of the work OF the
state board of agriculture. which al
ready collects vas. amounts of material
but has no way OF getting II distrio-
uted.
An illustration % the fact tina: what
seems to be making haste may be far
from the real thing was shown on Nom
day. On Friday when a proposal was On
sidered for taking a recess over Until
Monday the members anxious TO rake
record for business voted it down and
decided the legislature must stay in
session on Monday when the legis!a-
1ure met there vas nothing 10 do but
wait until noon for the vote on senator.
| II there had been recess taken for Sat
urday then committees probably would
have worked out something for the Two
houses 10 pass upon, but the perfume
tory session on Saturday. Cor which
/ some refo.ners labored. only had the
effect OF preventing any business be-
ing done. BY far the larger part OF the
work actually done in making legi-la-
ton is done outside of the open ses-
sions
j Senator Gillilland IS dead opposed to
abolition Of the tax on moneys ana
| credits and says that certainly the
(! time has not yet arrived for any such
radical change in our system. But TO
meet the complaint OF wealthy people
that they are required to pay higher
taxes on their property than are the
owners of real estate he has introduced
bill "a assess moneys and credits at 40
| per cent OF their face value. which
would give them abou. the same taxa
i ton as other property. He would ex-
emp, the stocks OF foreign corporations
erorn taxation. This seems to be about
the extent of the concession that will
| be made in this direction.
I Il seems almost certain that the five
( mile limit bill will be adopted. which
will have the effect Of closing the Iowa
| City saloons by statutory enactmen,
| 1t is aimed directly a the situation
| which surrounds the university.
| Mrs. Anna Mcpherson Edwortny. who
! has many years done work at the legis-
! lature for the w. G. T. L.. is again ac-
tive in support of four bills. the re-
! submission of prohibition, the woman
suffrage amendment, the woman's re-
/ formatory ard the so-called BLACK
! plague" bill. She is very confident OF
! the adoption Of both of the proposed
amendments to the constitution. SHE
has done no work for the reformatory
the past two sessions. but states tina
now conditions in the state are suci
that there is a demand for the reforma.