Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES, BY j.. $
n. WoophoUsE OF DIES MONIES.

Iowa's legislature is In mid-sesslo1
adjournment and will re-convent
March 5. One of the first PROPOSE
tons for consideration when the
members return will be the proposed
good roads law in the House, The
bill as reported is the county board
tsystem. A state highway commission
large advisory in its scope, is placed
at Ames.
Additional state normal schools
have been dispensed with by the &C.
ton of the Senate in killing all bills
There yet remains, however, the
proposition to give increased aid to
| High schools teaching normal courses
The policy Of the three state edu-
cational institutions will be definite
| ~ determined by this Legislature. In
the house there are bills to sustain
the action of the State Board of Edu-
cation and also to condemn it.
Senator Nye has introduced a bill
to repeal the five mill tax on moneys
and credits law, and provide for their
taxation on twenty per cent. valuation
the same as bank stock.
That the Craig bill in the House
an the Chase bill in the Senate to
provide Compulsory" uniformity of
text books is the creation of book
companies was made plain at the
hearing on the measure when repre-
sentatves of book companies appear
ed and openly championed them.
Under the present law counties may
have uniformity if the people vote
it. Forty-five counties have voted
it down and failure to get it through
the people has prompted the book
companies to try to force it through
Legislative enactment.
A bill has been introduced in both
houses giving supervisors the right
to condemn land for gravel pits and
for roads leading to it for the pu-
pose Of road improvement.
The Weber Workingmen's Compen.
sation bill introduced in the Senate
would include farmers with manufac-
turers as responsible for injuries and
deaths to their employees.
Statistics gathered by the Iowa
Legislative Reference department
show that the primary is as expens
i've as elections and in some coun-
ties the cost of holding it exceeds
that of the general election.
Senator Mates has introduced a |
bill providing a fifty cents per hun
dred dollars filing fee for mortgages
held by non-residents Of the state.
This would have tendancy to drive
out Of Iowa the millions of dollars
now loaned at low rate by insur~
ance companies.
An eight hour day is provided for
stationary engineers and firemen in
bill introduced by Senator Balkema
This might have its objections in
,hreshing time.
? The House committee on agricul-
,ure has reported favorably on bill
permitting supervisors to give $1,000
Lid to county fairs
Senator Kmball has introduced the
'ailway terminal tax bill favored by
titles desiring to get more of the
always taxes and defeated sew
raj sessions by the rural communi-
les.
Representative Kingland- has intro
luced the direct Inheritance tax bill.
In his address before the meeting ,
f the Corn Belt Meat Producers as
ociation here President A. Sykes,
vho has been prominently mentioned
S candidate for the Secretary of Ag-l.
icu!ture post in President Wilson'S
abinet, made it plain that farmers
houla oppose the proposed legis,a-
i've creation of permanent tax COM
Mission. He said:
There is the question of revising
UT present laws affecting taxation.
here is a movement on foot at this
me to increase the taxes on farm