The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-23
DISCUSS PENSION
/ BILL FOR TEACHERS.
Situation In the iowa House Of Rep
resentatlves is Reported
by Prof. P. c.
Hayden.
REPORT OF PROGRESS
Pension Bill VIII Probably Pass If il
Comes to Vote During the
Present Legislature
Session.
REPORT OF PROGRESS

The committee of teachers having
In charge the passage of the bill pro-
viding annuities for teachers met Fri
day evening at the high school to
hear a report from Mr.. Hayden, who
was In Des Moines the first part Of
the week at their request.
Mr.. Hayden reported the situation
regarding the bill as follows: An
identical bill had been introduced In
both senate and house. In the senate
by Mr.. Cowles and in the house by
MIR. Hazen. The bill was drawn by
Mr.. ]. G. Grason of Council Bluffs, the
head of the business department in the
high school there. After studying the
annuity systems Mr.. Hazen drew up
this bill. and presented it to the com
mittee of the teachers association,
which had previously been appointed
on this work. After careful study OF
the bill the teachers OF Council
Bluffs decided to. endorse it and to be-
sin campaign Of education in the
state with hope of creating sufficient
interest so that bill could be passed
by the next legislature, which meets
in two years. The bill met with such
favor however, from teachers in diff
ferent parts of the state, and from
members OF the legislature when pre-
sented to them, that late in January
II was decided to attempt to get the
bill through this year. The bill had
made friends SO rapidly wherever it
had been explained and understood
that 1t seemed reasonable to expect 1t
might be passed.
canvasslna Members.
DR.. Fuchs OF the Des Moines schools
and Mr.. Kicker, principal Of the high
school there, took an active part in
interesting the legislature OF the bill,
and Mr.. Grason made number OF
trips there canvassing the members OF
the house and senate. Some Of the
most effective work done for the bill
aside from that done by Mr.. Cowles
who introduced the bill in the senate
was done by Senator e. P. McManus
of this city.
At the request Of the teachers com.
mittee he made the campaign for votes
in the senate as persistent as though
lit had been his own bill, and extended
the most cordial cooperation to the
representative of the Keokuk teach
ers during the final hours of work and
planning in the senate. When the bill
was placed upon its passage Mr.. Nc
Manus made one of the most effective
addresses advocating the passing OF
1.-the bill. The vote in the senate was
SO in favor and II against
Came UP In House.
4 When the bill came up in the house
i Wednesday at 1000 o'clock, as a
special order, a motion was made to
refer the bill to the committee on ap-
preparations on account of the amend
ment made in the senate. Mr.. Hazen
who introduced the bill in the house,
| said that the bill did not carry an ap-
, ipropriation but only authorized the
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/. needed, but Mr.. Larrabee, chairman OF
{ the committee, demanded that the bill
be referred to his committee and
!, Chairman Cunningham stated that the
) rules of the house required this and
, the bill would have to take that
i ed, which required two-thirds vote
2 The friends of the committee had no
foreseen this situation and were un
able to muster the twothirds vote, S,
the bill was referred to the COMMITTEES
on appropriations. A majority of thi
promised a vote for the bill and tn
!, teachers are confident the bill wi
come out OF the committee with
Recommendation that it pass, and tina
a special order will be made of tn
bill for some hour next week.
!. If the bill comes to vote it wi
be passed, as large majority ha
. promised in Its favor. The vote i
the senate showed that every men
: Der that had promised to vote for tn
: bill did 1t. A similar result in tn
: house, would make the passage OF tt
bill inevitable whenever 1t comes
: vote. The bill made friends througl
out the canyassing up to the very la
- Gay and several members of the hous
: were won over to it's support on a
= count OF the unfair actions OF the o
. position in having it referred to IL
appropriations committee.