Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-05
PREL|A|NhR|[S ONLY
N LEGISLATIVE MEEK
NO BIG QUESTION FINALLY DIS.
POSED OF BY ASSEMBLY
RECENTLY.
ACTION IN EITHER HOUSE
NOT FINISHED PRODUCT
Temperance, Utilities, and College
Questions Remain Undisposed Or
Valuable Committee Work on Road
sislation-Record Of the Week.
'ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. April o.-The important
and interesting things of the legis-
latlve week have not been on the mat
tiers that were finished but rather on
preliminaries, for neither the temper
ance legislation nor the utilities bill
nor the college controversy, as acted
on, represent any finished product OF
the legislature.
| The utilities bill stands some show Of
reaching completion. The bills that
! passed the two houses are so widely
apart that it will be a great strain If
there is any reaching OF concluision;
but an effort is 20 be made TO do this.
Even the men who have tried most
earnestly to secure some kind OF leg
J slation on the subject admit there is
I little chance for the same now.
! AS for the workmen's compensation
act, ii has made practically no progress.
! Senator Ciarkscn made a very able
argument for il yesterday and in view
I of the fact that a large number OF
amendments were to be offered consid-
Grafton was postponed until Tuesday
morning.
Absolutely no move in the open has
| as yet been made regarding the tax re-
forms.
| Road Legislation.
Some valuable committee work is
being done in regard to legislation for
/ financing the road proposition in Iowa.
The committees in charge have under
consideration tho big highway bill
which undertakes TO provide way by
which a start can be made and will be
made in communities where public
sentiment has so ripened as to warrant
action. by plan of raising the money
| hv taxation and assessment against the
benefited property: and 1t is promised
that this bill will be reported as soon
as il is perfected and the members vii!
be given opportunity to vote on it.
| A small bill but valuable was fin
isheG during the week under which II
will be possible for the railroad COM
mission to make an effective order in
regard 10 railroad improvements.
The bill! for increasing the allowance
at the prison and reformatory mas
passed the conference.
| The bill for creating board to ex-
amines for mechanical therapeutics
which passed the senate was recaHeo
and defeated.
The bill which passed the house 10
appropriate money to send NJ. o. Glenn
ons to be treated for tuberculosis pE
DR.. Friedman in New York was killed
by the senate. -,
| The house passed the Lounsberry bill
providing for display of the flag on
school houses and all public buildings
J.; nv ,nl1nGborrE fOTDlO-
ding escapes from prison.
The following is a list of the oiils
which during the week ended FRIDAY
April 4 at s D. m. had passed both
houses and were made practically
ready for the governor:
House Bills.
Ring, authorizing purchase OF schooi
Fairgrounds
Boettger; increasing pay Of assessors
in the cities
! Anderson, providing for nomination
of township candidates by petition.
Newcomb. authorizing bounty of 10
cents on crows.
Shankland, nomination OF Judges IN
Polk county at primary.
Pickford authorizing voting OF ST.
600 aid to county agricultural society
for fair grounds.
Doze, action to set aside will must
be in one year.
i White, appointment Of super;n;cnd-
ent Of college for blind is by the board
of education.
] Jones. malicious mischief in taking
an automobile without authority.
Whitney, to eliminate graft in con-
tracts.
/ Downey, giving authority in regard
TO railway crossings to the railroad
commission.
Boettger. authorizing cities to enact
! a building code.
Boettger, providing levee improve
ment commission.
/ Peterson, forbidding importation OF
diseased bees.
! Committee, on care of deer.
! Whitney, providing for election day
on Monday.
| Senate Bills.
! Schrup, to widen narrow guage rail-
roads.
Clarkson, extending term Of state
mine inspectors.
sheean, increased support for pris-
and reformatory.
Nye, legalzing at Sharpsburg.
Francis, legal procedure for revoh-
ing doctors certificate.
/ Savage. reorga nizing department OF
public instruction.
Sullivan, providing for new code
supplement.
Thomas. making Moon law apply to
charter cities.
Robinson making engineers and city
solicitors appointive.
Crist. requiring boards Of supervis-
ors to pay full amount Of claims for In
jury to animals.
Perkins, fixing time for counting
! vote on governor.
Head, no assessment building and
loan stock.
Balluff, increased support orphans
home.
Dunnegan. ten days in which to pre-
pare plat for assessment OF property.
Kimbali. raising age for admission
to school for deaf.
Jones, petition for railroad aid to
have 1000 names
Francis, legalize +conveyances by for