Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10
May Hold Extra Session.


member of the Legislative committee
on retrenchment and reform, says
there will be move before the end OF
the session to call an extra session for
some time in September or October.
The purpose OF this session, accord
Ing to Mr.. Larrabee, would be to re-
view in very few days the work of
the committee on retrenchment and
reform which will continue during the
entire summer and in fact during the
biennium. ~
The house and senate having
agreed that two members of each
house shall be democrats, by the pass
age of the White bill, have greatly
aided the proposed probe into state af-
fairs.
Mr.. Larrabee stated that the legis-
lative session, II called for the fall,
viii be mo compensation" meet
ing. 1t will be simply for the good
of the state to finally 20. X" the
orders OF the committee on retrench-
ment and reform and pass such enact
ments as are necessary to correct
evils found in the management OF
state government.
An extra session can be called by
the governor in the fall provided he
falls in with the plan. In case 1t can
not be arranged with him the house
and senate leaders would like to have
an adjournment until a given date in
the fall.
The committee on retrenchment
and reform which viii be on the job
at the state house all summer is com
posed OF ten men and four of these
win be democrats
Widows Pension Bill Passed.
The widows pension bill passed the
house in the Iowa legislature by
unanimous vote. This is the commit
tee substitute for the Shankland moth
ers' pension BILL The bill as passed
provides the county board of super
visors may appropriate not to exceed
$500 per week to any one person, a
widow and the mother OF children,
for their support.
Originally the bill provided for $40
per month to be distributed by the
state board OF control. No mother
may receive any of the benefits of the
bill unless she is a widow by the
death of her husband.
A woman who is a widow by d.
vorce, Representative Shankland be-
lieves might come under the proyi-
sions of the act by court construction
of the term widow
This construction has been applied
by courts of California 81 believe the
courts of Iowa will be liberal enough
to grant relief to divorced woman.
mean that ! believe they eyill sus-
tain such actions on the part OF the
county boards"
Must Give Part Of Road.
Did you ever go out in an auto.
mobile or behind team of fast
horses, and come up behind slow-go
ing nag whose selfish driver persisted
in keeping to the middle of the road
SO you couldn't get by?
The house proposes to put an end TO
situations like that. The Milton bill
was passed. II requires the driver OF
the front vehicle to turn to the right
so as to give the use of one-half OF
the beaten path when the driver OF
the vehicle behind wants to pass. The
driver of the second vehicle must not
turn In until he is thirty feet ahead.
The bill provides that failure to
turn out shall be considered mis-
demeanor.
A similar bill was vetoed two years
ago by Governor Carroll.
Protect subcontraetor.
Protection for subcontractors was
provided in two bills that went
through the house.
One by Griffith stipulates that the
owner OF building may be held liable
by the subcontractor for the unpaid
amount due him, certain restrictions
being made to protect the owner.
A bill by Senator Larrabee, which
already has passed the senate, pro
tects subcontractors on drainage
bitches.
Penalty for 5ootiegsing Severe.
Bootlegging will be punished more
severely If the bill enacted by the
house goes through the senate. A bill
by Newcomb makes the penalty for
the second offense fine ranging from
$500 to $500 instead OF from $50 to
$500 as at present. Subsequent Of
lenses are to be punished by from one
to three years in jail Only three
votes were registered against the bill.
Kills Jones School Bill.
The house yesterday afternoon kill
ed the bill Of Senator Jones making
the township the school unit. The
vote was SO to "a. which was two
short of constitutional majority.
The house spent half an hour In de-
bate on the proposition.
To Force State Fair Rates.
The senate passed the Doe bill.
which requires that all railroads in
the state be forced to grant special
rates to the Iowa state fair and to all
other fairs in the state which have a
paid attendance of $4,000 or more.
The vote was 3S to /.
Provides "BIlI Factory"
A bill factory" is provided in the
Sherman bill, which was passed by
the house. The bill establishes a law
and legislative reference and bill
drafting department. Tie office Is TO
collect information concerning legisla-
tion in other states and to assist mem
bers OF the Iowa assembly to draw
up Their bills in an effort to eliminate
technical errors which constantly are
occurring.
The director of the department is to
be the law librarian and he is to re-
ceive salary of $4,000 year.
Many City Bills On File.
There are forty-two bills on file in
the senate which are of ini
the Des Moines city offiHis'
w. Byers in a report to
ell. Many OF the