The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-02-23
NO. EMPLOYERS
LIABILITY Law
House Committee Reported Favor
able on Three Banking Bills.
REPORTER TO Be APPOINTED
Sen. Van Law Has Bill For Exempting
Moneys and Credits, Also Ono Re-
ducing Legal Rate of Interest
Stuckslager's Bill is Killed.

acted this session of the legislature,
but commission of several members
will be appointed to make careful
study of the proposed legislation and
to report to the next legislature. This
course of action has been suggested by
the manufacturers of the state and the
plan is not objected to by Represent
alive Shanklend of Polk county, who
represents the organized labor inter-
ests in the case. "
No Special Elections.
The House today killed Faffneys
bill for a special election to elect a
United States senator. The standpat-
tiers refused to vote at all. The vote
was 80 for, So against, and 20 not vot.
Ing.
Review Postponed.
Friends of the Oregon plan have
brought about postponement of the
review of the bill and 1t will not be
taken up again until March 8.
Retired Policemen.
The bill to place retired policemen
on the pension list on equal terms with
retired fremen was recommended for
passage this morning.
Relief For r. r. Commissioners.
The senate recommended number
of bills for passage this morning to
bring relief to the state railway COM
missioners, where no provision was
previously made for the payment of
bills necessary in the preparation and
prosecution of cases before the board.
There will be an appropriation of $685.
100000 biennially for the preparation
of cases. Another similar bill pro-
vides for like amount in cases be-
fore the interstate commission where
the increase of rates are concerned.
The payment of the expense of bill
for brief costing $1,227.S7.
Another bill appropriates $1,000.00
for the contingent fund of the com.
mission which has been exhausted and
bills outstanding remain unpaid.
Juvenile Court Matters.
Senator Van Law wants juvenile
court matters placed in the hands OF
a special commissioner to be appoint
ed by the governor for term of two
years with salary of $1,000, and
deputy at salary of 200. The COM
missioner will also nave authority
over all probation cases.
State Board of Health.
Senator Brown of Leon offered a
new bill this morning to have the laws
controlling the state board of health.
He wants a commission appointed at
cost of five dollars per man while
at work. The commissioners are in
structed to make report to the next
Legislature.
Special Income Tax.
The senate today ratified the six
teenth amendment bill of the national
congress providing for a special in.
come tax.
To Encourage Women.
To encourage bad women to lead
virtuOus lives, Representative Perkins
of Delaware county, introduced a bill
today for the creating of woman's
reformatory institution, to which girls
between l6 and 30, inmates of or con-
Quoting an illegal nuisance, may be
sent to learn virtue and industry. An
appropriation of $4,000 is asked for.
This means the abolishing of the ad-
junct reformatory for women at Ana
mosa.
No Caucus Today.
The four o'clock republican caucus
today failed to get enough names to
the petition and will not be held. This
means the settlement of the deadlock
will probably be permanently aban-
doned
Soldiers Monuments.
Bills recommended for passage by
the house committee today provided
| for monuments for all soldiers by Rep
resentatiye Ritter's bin fixing fines
for violation of the mulct law.
Cowies School Bill.
Ex-senator DeArmond of Davenport
is at the legislature encouraging sup
port for the school bill which was in.
troduced by Senator Cowles OF Bur
! lington providing that after five years
of service school teacher shall be
entitled to life certificate exempting
her from the further necessity of tax
| ing examinations. attending institutes,
etc. He reports that Davenport teach
ers are enthusiastic over the bill and
the local teachers association of that
city has passed resolutions endorsing
IL.
This measure is now in the hands OF
the subcommittee, which 1t is expect
ed will report favorable upon the bill
this afternoon in the meeting of the
committee on schools and text books
Banking Bills.
The house committee on banks ant
banking this morning reported favor
able foppassage three important bank
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