Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-01
NO PET MEASURE OF iNDlvIpU.
AIS OR PROFESSIONALS 70 be
ADOPTED.
COMPROMISE OF IDEAS
TO MAKE PASSAGE POSSIBLE
Committees Working to Secure Adop-
ton Of Measure That Will Rsesivs
Final Approval Of Govsrnor-Plan to
Borrow $25,ooo,ooo to BE Spent at
Once Apparently Abandoned.
Special to Times Republican.

special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. 1.-The real work
OF getting ready for legislation that
in Iowa IS being done by a committee
of senators and representatives which
has been for some time holding nightly
sessions at the Brown apartments. for
lack of any more convenient place, en-
gagged in framing the bill that is to be
adopted by the legislature.
No one bill before the legislature has
been taken as a model. All bills are
considered. But it will be an entire
new bill, a committee bill. and when
adopted it will not be tackled on to the
name Of any senator or representative.
We are seeking to draft a bill that
viii do the business said one senator
who is a member, and a bill that VIII
get thru to the governor and receive
his signature. 1t will not embody what
1 think ought TO go into the bill. nor
what any other man thinks ought to
to go there, but it will be largely a give
and take affair. II will be bill framed
by the members of the legislature
themselves and not dictated by any
professionals or outsiders anxious ior
the cheap glory of bossing the good
roads legislation. When it is passed MOI
person seeking self advertisement Will
be able to boast I told the legislature
where 70 head in at It will be our
measure, and we feel we are just as
competent as persons not entrusted
with this responsibility TO decide that
can be done at this time for sood
roads"
The embarrassment OF the commit
tee is said to lie in the fact that on the
one hand there are members OF the
legislature who do not want anything
done, and en- the other there is pres
sure for some of the most Impossible
schemes. For instance. 1T has ALREADY
been decided that the scheme OF bor-
| rowing spa, COZ. 600 TO be- spent at once
! by a state commission. VIII not be ao-
yocated. Neither will there be any
state commission with power TO handle
all the read funds
I. is asserted that the very fact that
the committee has decided upon start
ing RICH, at the bottom and building
from, a solid foundation by ignoring the
pc: bills and plans OF individuals IN
and on. oe the legislature, is bringing
on the committee the fire OF the pro-
fessional road legislators. ard they
have started a campaign TO dlscredlt
the legislature in the eyes of the pub
lie. Men who have bills which they
have wanted to be taken as the basis
OF au legislation are angry and are Try
ing to make it appear that improper
influence have been brought on mem
bers against them. And TINS some
what strained situation, which may
get worse unless great care Is taken 10
prevent hostile criticism, is declared
today to be the greatest menace TO
roads legislation.
! But in the meantime the legislators
who are sincerely DESTROYS OF ieslsia
zion that will be a step in the right d.
rection and will be approved oy the
people and be put into operation are
Quietly at work ignoring all criticism.
/ They declare that they intend to BRING
! on, an excellent mea sure. The work Is
being we'll and carefully done and In
a spirit Of real desire to serve the
people.
The senate has before 1t substitute
for the bill in regard to city improve
ments in commission cities. Whlcn pro-
poses to make the section OF the cooe
read as follows:
1.-THE construction or reconstruction
OF such improvements khai not oe
ordered made until three-fourtns OF I'LL
the members of the council snall oy
vote assent thereto. provided that IN
cities under the commission plan OF
! government with but three members IA
! tho council a two-thirds vote SHAH De
sufficient unless the game be petitloneo
for by the owners Of the majority OF
the linear front Of abutt'ng property
but a majority of the council may pro.
vide for remaining said improvements.
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The committee on military has rec
commended to the house the Louns-
berry bill which permits the appoint
ment OF civilians by the board OF con-
troll to the position Of commandment
lad1utant and quartermaster at the
state soldiers home. At present only
soldier. OF the civil war can NIL these
4 nlaces. but it is recognized that IN
few years civilians may he needed.
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The house committee on municipal
corporations has approved the bill to
raise the salaries that may be paid 70
members of the city council in commits
sion cities where the salary 10 now *S0o
to $1,000 and for mayors in the same
cities to $500.
| The plan to have the state OF Iowa
} become Joint owner OF the Atlantic
Northern and Southern railroad ran
afoul Of the state constitution ana ap-
pears to have no more show than Sec
) rotary Shaw would have In trying 70
borrow the money for new railroad IN
wan street. II was discovered. after
; the bill had been drawn and was al
ready for introducsion, that as matter
, Of fact the constitutisa Of Iowa - 30
; framed that thefstats could not en-
gage in business u thaa Kind. could moi
become . partner~ia,a,prtyate business
and could neither borrow the money
necessary to bug livestock nor obligate
itself in any way for the same. Ine
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