Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-12
KENYON IS SENATOR
Iowa les islatnre Elects Him This
Noon ON Second
Ballot.
LEGisLaTURE ADJoURNs TODAY
Many Eiiis Passed, Many Measures
Killed, Session Closes With
Record for Business and
Conservatism.

A telegram received from Repre-
sentative L. Nj. Enger just as we ar,
about to go to press brings the news
that the Iowa legislature, on the
second ballot today, at. noon elected
Judge w. s. Kenyon of Fort Dodge
United States Senator to fill the va.
cancy caused by the death of Sen
ator j. p. Dolliver. A ballot has
been taken every day during the ses-
sion. and during this week two OF
three ballots per day. Our readers
have been kept informed of the
progress in these columns.
The general assembly of Iowa
which has been in session in Des
Moines since the first of the year
will end today, both the senate and
house having agreed upon adjourn
ment.
The session will be known as a
conservative business session, mark
ed by the large number of measures
introduced, the few if any freak bills
passed and the large number of
measures killed in the committees
and ON the floor.
\ sOn Thursday evening the, senate
and house in joint session elected
Robert Henderson of Council Bluffs
state printer, and John Jameson OF
Casey state binder.
During the week the two houses
have held two sessions per day in
the effort TO close up all the busi-
ness remaining and get ready, for
adjournment today. Many meas
ures have been considered, and
among those passed which are of
hstRte-wide interest are the follow
ifg: Tuesday. by the senate-pro-
viding for monthly inspection of all
hospitals by state board of control,
and segregation of insane persons; |;
permitting wholesale druggists to
sell Intoxicating liquors to register
ed physicians and pharmacists; re-
yising fraternal insurance laws and
providing for gradual elevation of
standards; providing that executive
council may take in account promo
\ ton, commissions, etc. in determin-
ing amornt of carital stock to be is
sued for real estate; providing that
retailer, before selling stock OF
goods, must give three days notice
by registered mail to all creditors;
adding one year to term of each
member of board of control; making
dragging of public roads of state
compulsory and the duty of town
ship trustees to arrange for drag
sing of roads; providing for levy OF
one mill to create dragging fund.
BY the house-monies and credits
bills;' public utilities bill; bill max
ing it unlawful to obstruct public
highways and defining such obstruc-
tions; Wednesday, by the house
killed county weed commissioner
bill; passed bill providing for life
certificates for teachers. BY the
senate - passed bill prohibiting
changing course of meandering
stream so as to injure or destroy
water power: exempting societies
composed of members of one relig-
ious denomination, from necessity oi
having lodge organizations; prohib-
iting possession of gambling outfits
and providing for seizure and des-
truction; providing for licensing OF
autos according to horse power. and
diverting of ,S5 per cent OF this fund
to counties to be used in develop.
ing road; permitting placing OF fe'
males, convicted for first time OF al
offense against the law, in private
Industrial institutions; candidates
for county offices, to be declared
nominated, must have ten per CEN
of the vote cast for the head OF the
ticket, and candidates for township
Offices five per cent; providing. thai
stock holders of corporations vot
ing for renewal of corporation shall
purchase at real value stock OF those
voting no. Thursday, by the house
passed bill by road and highways
Committee authorizing boards OF SUI
pervisors to employ competent en-
gineers to make general specifica
tions for read work, establishing
county road building fund and reg
ulating township trustees; killed oil
providing that delegates to county
conventions be nominated In same
manner as other officials and tina
their names be placed on oticia
ballet passed ball providing pun