Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22
Iowa
FREAK MEASURE IN IOWA
Would Inquire Into Rea-
SON for Change in Spelling.
RESOLUTION FOR SHORT COURSE
League of Commercial CIubs Adopts
Resolutions for Repeal of Taxes
on Credits and Tax Fer
ret Law.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 2l-(Special Tele-
gram)-A freak" resolution was intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Zeller for ap-
pointment OF committee to inquire into
the authority of the state Teachers college
in changing the style Of spelling in use
there and directing that II this is legal that
they also change the alphabet and the
multiplication table and print the catalogue
in Volapuk or Esperanto.
President Refers bills.
The senators unanimously decided today
that they would leave to the president
of the senate the matter of designating
what committees shall receive the bills for
consideration. In the past the senator's
have been able to designate what commit
tees shall receive the bills. BY the adop.
ton Of an amendment to the rules today
the president will attend to that duty,
unless the senate itself shall designate
where a bill may be referred. 1t will put
stop to railroading bills through by refer
ence TO favorable committees
The first bill to get through either branch
of the legislature was Senator Quigley's
bill authorizing sheriffs and county at
toIneys to employ detectives In ferretine
out crime. This was passed, with the
publication clause dropped. by a vote Of
Il to l.
The president appointed Senators LARA
bee and Francis q committee on arranging
the Dolliver memorial. He also named
committees to prepare memorial resolutions
in honor Of Senator Ericsson and Senator
Crawford
The senate adopted the concurrent resou-
ton for a visiting committee to go to the
state educational institutions
When the bill to grant Polk county an
additional Judge, making five in all, came
up in the senate objection was made to
the wording of the bill or the punctuation,
and when it was proposed that this be
fixed objection was made because 1t ought
to be considered along with a bill for a
general revision of the law as to judges
The bill was postponed until next Tuesday
Limitation on Indictments.
Senator Spauldlng introduced a bill to
limit the time in which an indictment may
| be found, to seven years.
Senator Smith OF Shelby introduced bill
to give IS per cent of collateral inheritance
taxes to the counties and to relieve broth
ers and sisters and their families from
paying.
| Senator Cowles introduced a bill to fix
the county as the unit of school organiza-
! ton; also bill relating to the method Of
! issuing teachers certificates.
| Senator Kirkpatrick introduced a bill
| legalizing all real estate instruments where
the corporate seal has been left off, in case
! the papers were signed by a corporation.
| Senator Balluff put I'm bill to appropri-
ate SA,sOO for the soldiers orphans home.
| On the question of adjournment over Sat
urday a hot discussion arose in the senate
Sammis moved resolution providing for
adjournment until Monday, but this was
opposed by Clarkson and Allen of Poca-
hontas. The senate passed the resolution.
New bills in the house:
! BY Whitney-That witnesses in criminal
| cases be required to furnish bonds
! By Misunderstanding II compulsory for
every voter under ~ years to vote or be
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the time of the
! primary election to September.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING school treas
BY notwithstanding a board Of osteo-
! Health.
BY Misunderstanding the pay of court
| clerks.
BY Misunderstanding employment agen-
| cies under the state labor bureau
Favor Publicity bureau.
A publicity bureau for the state with an
expenditure Of 100000 was urged upon the
| legislature by the newspaper men and the
! Association of Commercial clubs today
! This is a matter that has been considered
! for a number of years and the state de-
! partment of agriculture has been engaged
| in the work TO small extent The asso-
citation OF newspaper men and the com
mercial clubs vas attended by only a
| few.