The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-13
j. /. HENDERSON
IS APPOINTED
City Council and County Boards May
Exempt From Taxation.
NO INCREASE OF SALARIES
Library Boards Must Attend to Bust
ness or be Removed - Railway
Companies Must Furnish
Safe Cabooses.


Judge J. II. Henderson of Indianola,
who was manager of the campaign
that secured the nomination and re-
election of Governor B. +. Carroll of
Iowa, has been selected as the Com
merce Commission counsel and the
appointment has been approved by
the senate. Judge Henderson was
on the bench in Polk county when
Polk and Warren counties were in
one district. He has later had large
practice in Indianola. He has been
in close touch with railway legisla.
ton and litigation and is conversant
with rate cases and the laws that ap-
ply. Following the passage of the
bill the signature of the governor was
affixed and the bill published and
made law that the appointment
might be made Immediately, as 1t was
necessary to have the appointment
confirmed by the senate before ad-
journment.
The appropriation bill for state in
situations other than educational
carries total amount of 1851, $500 90.
With the appropriations out of the
way the senate this morning got
ters. 1t passed the bill on weights
and measures and the complaints Of
the sale of merchandise on short
weight and measure will be thor
oughly Investigated.
The smoke bill desired by Des
Moines people became a law. The
operation of a bad chimney is made
misdemeanor and the owner may
be given a Jail sentence.
The senate passed the house bill
placing the ownership of fish and
game in the state for the purpose of
transferring.
Set the Clock Back.
The house this morning. adopted a
concurrent resolution 10 adjourn at
two this afternoon. The clock will
be set back. Both places will be in
session all night. There are 1000
bills to be disposed Of
Label Flour Correctly.
Every barrel or package of -four
sold in the state of Iowa must be
correctly labeled as to the number of
pounds of -four contained, according
to the provisions of bill by Miller
of Bremen which passed the house
last night The measure provides for
penalty of from SO to 800 for
violations of the proposed law.
Harding Bill Passes.
A bill by Representative Harding
of Woodbury. giving city councils and
county supervisors the right to eX
empt from taxation for periods not tC
exceed ten years the property OF
manufacturing concerns was passed
in the house last evening. The bill
is intended to encourage the estab
lishment of manufacturing industries
in the state.
Must Have Cabooses.
Railway companies will hereafter
be required to furnish cabooses OF
erly equipped.
The senate passed the house bill
by Jacobs of Calhoun, intended t
make this certain.
The bill requires all cabooses to b,
double trucked, to have sufficiently
wide platforms, rails and the like, Il
make it more safe for employees.
Must Attend to Business.
Members of library boards of trus
tees must stay on the job, else the!
will be fired This is specificall!
provided for in a bill by Dixon o
Sac, which has now passed boil
houses. 1t passed the senate yester
day afternoon.
Under the terms of the measur,
which is soon TO become a law, an.
, library trustee who skips six meet
, ings may be removed by the cit
: council and a successor appointed
He may be removed, too, II he re
= moves temporarily from a town.
No increase Of Salary.
No increase in salaries for stat
officers.
After short debate the senat
}. made this certain by gently. but firm
q ly. laying on the table the house bi
. by Moore of Linn establishing sui
I stantial increase.
n Senator Adams of Fayette starte
!. the movement which caused the d.
s feat of the measure. He made tn
J, motion to lay II on the table afte
l. Senators Van Law, Francis and Gi
n Inland had attempted to amend
/. for the benefit of the clerk OF the s.
e preme court, attorney general. an
t railway commissioners respectively
= who had not been included in the a
vance.