Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-29
IOWA. SENATE CoMPLErgo ANN
PTS PLAN FOR CONTROL
s ,F SERVICE coMPANiEs.
SiATE REFUSES TO TAKE NEW
VOTE ON TEAcHERs' PENsIoNo
Bill Now Goes Direct to House calsn4
dar-Actien Taken in Both Houses
Looking 20 Final Adjournment %
Session - House Appoints sitting
Committee.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 29.--The public
utilities bill was completed and passed
the senate at noon, SO to ..
The measure as passed creates .
public utilities commission with pow<
ers over private and municipal public
utility corporations. City owned plants
are placed under tis control insofar aa
they are required to adopt a unifornI
system OF accounting and to make an
annual report to the commission. Tho
people OF a city may vote the utility
out from under control OF the CONS
mission. however. An amendment
which was adopted provides that phyn-
ical valuation of utilities may be made
by the commission. these figures to- b0
used by the executive council as q
basis of taxation. An amendment BY
sullivan, of Polk. virtually allowing y
city to mortgage public service con-
Germ. to the extent Of two-thirds OF tto
value. was passed.
The senate recalled from the house
today the teachers pension bill and
then refused to reconsider its vote by
which the bill passed. The bill now
goes direct to the calendar or the
house. -
Looking For Adjournment.
The senate got the first warning tos
day In regard to the need for haNes
Hilsinger Offering resolution for ad-
journment April 10. and Savage Offers
ing a resolution for sitting commits
tee. Hun also introduced In the house
a resolution for q sitting committees
and 1t was passed. The senate reSo~
luton was not acted on.
Five-Mile Limit Bill Doomed.
"A compromise Is said to have been
reached this morning in regard TO tens
perance legislation The senate com.
mittee win recommend the passage ot
the daylight bill. amended so that sA-
looms will be open from to s. but
will report against the five-mile limit
bin as applied to Iowa City. Seven
members of the committee have
agreed to report against the five-mile
bill.
House Amends Moon Law.
bill applying the Moon bill pros
hibiting more than one saloon for ev>
cry 1000 inhabitants for special char
ter cities was passed by the house to-
day. 1t has already passed the senate.
Under this bill one-third OF the excess
licenses would expire in 1913. one third
in 1914. and third In 1915 An un-
successful attempt was made to cut
out the publication clause thus post
poning the placing in effect the meas
ure until July 4.
Industrial Welfare Commission.
The appointment OF an industrial
welfare commission to look after con-
ditions of employment OF all women
and miners in the state would be pro-
vided by a bill introduced in the senate
today by Thomas. of Union. Under tho
bill the commission would be composed
of the state labor commissioner and
four others, to be appointed by the
governor and to serve without pay.
For Insurance Department.
The creation of Il state insurance de-
partment Is provided in n bill intro
duced in the senate today by Cowles.
of Des Moines. The commission would
be composed of n commissioner at u
salary of $4,000 n year and deputy
would receive S2400 a year. The COM
mission would take over the insurance
business not handled by tho state aud-
itorS office.
Mott Reappointed.
The governor sent to the senate to.
day the renppontcnt of d. c. Mott, "n
the board Of parole.
House Votes Flood Relief.
The house passed the Hazen bill very
quickly when 1t was reached to have
Iowa give $4,000 toward flood relief
under direction OF the governor. It
may be sent in part to Ohio and 1ndi-
ana and part to Omaha and western
Iowa. The senate probably will pass
the bill
When the Craig uniform text book
bill! was brought hack to second trial
for passage on reconsideration tho
house gave 1t just enough votes to be
counted as carried. The opposition to
the bill has been so fierce that II has
aroused suspicion that very large H.
nancial interests are deeply involved
in the principle. 1t makes possible tha
adoption of uniform text books for a
county without fighting 1t out at an
election with the book companies put
ting up the campaign funds.
"e,ue sky" Bill Tuesday.
The Thomas blue sky" bill Is now
scheduled for next Tuesday as a spe-
cia order. 1t is known there VIII DO
some opposition to the bill and dispo-
sition to show how unworkable 1t VIII
be.
The sub committee on the enlarge-
mcnt of the capitol grounds has decid-
ed that II will recommend the middle
or medium area of enlargement report.
ed on by the enlargement which Will
add about eight or nine blocks to tho
area owned by the state around the
state house. Members say they would
like to have the state own the larger
area hut realize that 1t Will be Quite
impossible to get all the legislators to
understand need for any cnlarsement
OF the grounds. The bill has the ad-
min istration actively back Of 1t and lS