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were so full of laughter that they
crowded the cloak rooms and slapped
each other on the back to keep from
choking.
That speech was one that Gilliland
had been saving since his salad days,
since the time when he was studying
law in the university at Iowa City,
more than twenty years ago He was
told to write thesis against wom-
ans suffrage then, and when the pro-
fessor handed it back he slipped IN
into homeward bound trunk. When
the suffrage resolution came UP before
the 1907 assembly he brushed the dust
Off the manuscript made few
changes to bring 1t up to date, and de-
livered its practically in toto as he had
written it quarter of century be-
fore.
New Measures Before Assembly.
Senator McManus today introduced
in the Iowa legislature q bill providing
that any Iowa city may levy tax to
provide for a publicity bureau. Senator
Ames introduced bill putting the col
lege for the blind at Vinton in charge
OF the educational board of control.
The senate passed the Cowles bill per-
hitting smaller Iowa cities to adopt
the Des Moines commission plan OF
government. Also the Cowles bill pro-
vides for the election Of monuments
to deceased soldiers and sailors In
cemeteries in which fifty or more are
buried.
Protests for and against the pro-
posed five mile law flooded the house
this morning. Representative Koontz
presented a petition signed by l,20O
citizens of Iowa City opposing the
laws passage. Petitions for the law
were presented by Bowman of Linn,
Brockway of Louis, Dewey of Guthrie,
Shankland of Polk and Fletcher OF Ida.
Among the bills introduced In the
senate were:
BY bee-Preventing offensive
garnishment.
The discussion OF the tax ferret bill
was made special order Of business
for next Tuesday.
The Mates bill appropriating addl-
tional funds for Vinton, Mitchellville.
Fort Madison and other institutions
was adopted In the senate by 81 to 0.
Work Of the Legislatures.
Topeka, Kas., Feb. 10.-The initiative
and referendum was defeated in the
Kansas senate by vote Of 18 to FL.
The republican and democratic state
platforms both declared for the meas
ure.
Austin, Tex, Feb. 10.-The daylight
closing saloon bill was passed by the
senate and now goes to Governor Col
quit, who already has announced that
he will veto it. The bill provides that
saloons must not open before O'Clock
a. m, and that they must close by
p. m.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 10.-Governor Yes.
sey signed the daylight saloon bill,
which fixes the closing hour at 8 p. m.
The bill goes into effect at once.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 10.-The
state senate defeated resolution urg-
ing President Taft to call a special
session Of congress to take up the
tariff question.
Sacramento, CAL, Feb. 10.-The state
senate voted for constitutional
amendment providing for the initiative
and referendum. The vote was 35 to
/. The house passed bill limiting the
employment Of women to eight hours
a day.
Montgomery. Ala, Feb. 1O.-Local
option with the county as unit for
this state Is assured by the passage IN
the house of the Parks bill. The senate
Is known to be strongly in favor Of the
measure.