Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-15
PROBABLY WILL ADJOURN IN TEN
DAYS FOR USUAL SPRING
VACATION,
MEMBERS TO CONFER WITH
HOME FOLKS REGARDING WORK
Full Authority Of Law for Payment Of
Hold Over Senators-Joint Session
Planned to Hear Employers Liability
Measure Discussed-Supreme Court
to Be Reserved.
S,ecis, N Professionalism

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mo!nes, Feb. l5.-Legislature will
Iroba bly, adjourn in about ten days for
the regular spring recess. The 2oth is
for getting back to see the home folks
and ask them what they think about 1t
as far az the legislature has gone. Ihat
would mean, adjournment over until
after March 8, SO that the taxpayins
and other odd Jobs could be done at
! home.
The legislature is further along with
| its work than usual, and a larger num-
Der Of bills have been presented ana
| considered in committees than usual at
this time OF the year. BY the time
| of the recess adjournment there will
have been
| COMPLETION Of the consideration OF
the main bills regarding schools
! Preparation of the chief blil re!a'hs
! 10 highway administration.
| Some consideration to the piiis on
elections, insurance, banks, and the
!
i interests. -,
Most Of the appropriation bills will
! have been given some consideration.
The taxation bills and those on pup
lie utilities will not be very far along.
The decks will be cleared fairly wen
for ,he larger business of the session
and there will be chance Tor consul
tation with the home folks on many
tSlo
desire 1t is hoped that the college
controversy will have been disposed o.
in some satisfactory way BY the time
Of the recess. =
Senator Allen, chairman OF the corn
r1aittee on retrenchment and reform 70,
dav received from Attorney General
Ccsson a written opinion Oh the aueS'
ton Of the right OF hold-over members
of the senate and reelected melnoeEs
of either branch to receive the Ia
creased pay provided by the thirty
fourth general assembly when II falseo
the pay Of legislation by s4oo per SEES
sion. The committee asked Tor th'>
written opinion, not particularly DC.
cause there was any question aoout u
in the minds Of a single person, oa'
because an effort had been maze -
create a newspaper sensation over ti'e
matter some time ago. The Whoie mat
ter was fully considered two years age
and decided, and the warrants were
drawn this week without any question
being raised anywhere as to the rlsn'
Of the old members to the same pay
as the new ones.
Attorney General Cosson points ou'
that there is a difference IN TINS
language used elsewhere in declarins
that no person shall have his salary
raised during the term for which ne
| is elected and that used in regard Il
legislators wherein it is said that NJ
assembly shall increase the compensa
ton Of its members" If this should Dc
construed to mean that no hold oVe1
. senator can get the higher pay it coul<
also be construed to mean that no per
: son reelected could ever get the higher
pay. But in fact it refers solely to the
session which makes the change.
Thus It is made matter Of record. a
least that the legislators did not &c
their pay without full authority of law
and having exhausted their means O.
finding out all about it.
Employers and others of the state
who are opposed to the workmen'
compensation bill, or opposed to adop'
ton Of any bill at this session, or have
alternative propositions to present will
appear in force before the Legislature
next Thursday and a joint session o.
the two judiciary committees will b:
held in one of the houses to hear these
: reDresen tatives of the larger bushes:
affairs of the state. The coal mine
operators will appear, President Smith
, of their organization agreeing to come
The representatives Of the manufac.
rurers' association will appear and give
their views 1t IS probable that a grea
many organizations will be represented
and the whole matter of the advisa bill
ty Of any legislation undertaking t.
change the rule as to employers liabil-
ity and the compensation for workrer
injured will be gone over in a public
!. way and fully.
There are four Bills before the legis
lature-the commission, or Clarksol
l. bill. representing the work Of the com
mission appointed two years ago; th'
Wrightman bill, supported by th'
manufa cturers' association; the Lege
l. | bill, representing practically the Ger
man system of insurance.; and the VIII
l. son bill, providing for the establish
ment of a scale Of compensation bu
/. going no further.
!. The railroad committees are In
I formed that the bill which the raiiroa,
l. representatives care just now to figh
the hardest is the Doran bill to de
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