The Glenwood post., 1912-08-31
PECULIAR EFFECT
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bills that We're passed by the legisla-
ture which the people did not want
and which We're referred will now be
the law. Among them are the Carpen-
ter reservoir bill; the eight hour bill
for mines and smelters, the bill t.
transfer the brand department from
the office of the secretary of state to
the live stock inspection board; the
bill requiring state officials to make
daily remittances to the state treasur-
er; the bill providing for the establish
ment of a summer school for teachers,
and the bill changing qualifications
and grades of certificates for teachers.
These measures were enacted at the
last legislature and were referred by
the people in order that they could be
voted upon at the coming election.
In connection with the above seven,
the situation of the bank guaranty bill
is perhaps the most peculiar. The leg
isature after enacting the bill referred
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constitutional amendment, the guaran-
tee features of the law The people re-
ferred the rest of it, The wording Of
the bill as it was enacted will perhaps
leave the guarantee feature imperative.
Thus we will have a bank guaranty law
with the guarantee feature imperative
but with those features prescribing
penalties for depositors, if they make
mistakes, operative.
The bill requiring state officials to
make daily remittances to the state
treasurer is the pet measure of Roady
kenehan, and provides not only for the
various departments of the state but
for the state institutions as well to
make daily remittanees to the treas
urer's office.
The legislature submitted a number
of constitutional amendments direct,
not using the referendum section of the
direct legislation amendment. There
are five of these and they will be
voted upon irrespective of the courts
opinion on the initiative and referen-
dunn amendment. They are: The amend
ment providing for ten million dollar
bond issue for good roads. The amend
ment which will permit the counties to
bond themselves to the extent of five
mills on the dollar for additional ex-
penses on good roads. The amend
ment relating to the fees of public
officials who are not on salary. The
amendment regulating mines and smelt-
ers. And last, the proposed amendment
abolishing the state board of equaiza.
tion transferring its powers to state
tax commission.
The Motfat road tunnel bill was re-
ferred to the people under the referen.
dun section of the initiative and ref
erendum. Just what position the de-
clslon will leave that bill in is hard
to determine. Some claim that if the
law is declared void by the supreme
court the Motfat tunnel bill will then
be law, while others claim that it
would be void. Probably later court
decisions will be had to determine the
matter.
Of the bills that have been initiated
and that will lie dormant in the secre-
tary of states office if the judges opin.
ion is upheld, there are twenty. They
embrace almost everything imaginable.
The first is the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for statewide
prohibition. Then comes the two re.
call bills, one recalling all elected off
clals, and the other recalling opinions
OF the courts. There are two public
utility commission bills, one drafted by
the labor organizations and one by the
direct legislation league. Judge Lind
sey' S famous mothers compensation
act IS among the number that will .ic
dormant as is also the civil service bill
to apply to all employees in the state
and counties and cities. George Creel's
bill turning the school houses over %
election. He directs the secretary OF
state to re-submit it at the coming
election. His decision, if sustained by
the supreme court, means that all OF
the initiated and referred bills that
are now in the secretary of states
office awaiting advertising and sub
mission to the people cannot be sub.
mitted at this election and for that
matter cannot be submitted at later
election unless petitions submitting
them are re-circulated. The Judge
holds that the provisions of the con-
stltution in relation to the publishing
OF proposed amendments in the session
laws were not followed. The supreme
court is in vacation and it is very
doubtful if decision can be reached