Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-21
ASS[NuYS WORK
At The FINISH
ONE SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT
DEVELOPS AT CLOSING
SESSION.
ABSENCE OF eoss,sM
DURING ENTIRE WINTER
Several Bills Resurreeted and Passed
at Last Moment. Including "Blue
Sky Weed Cutting and Hotel ir.
spection Observation-Disclosures Of Leo.
islature Lists Ten Laws Adopted.
peciai 10 Times-Republican.

| Special 10 Times-R Republican.
| Des Molnes. April PA feature Of
| the legislative session which impressed
Itself on many visitors. which became
! more conspicuous as the close was
reached, was the genuinely democratic
| spirit and procedure. In some circles
! there was frequent complaint of no
/ leadership no cohesion. no solid group
| in control; but viewed from another
standpoint this Simply meapt that in
! the Thirty fifth general assembly there
| was, utter absence OF rule by any pro-
! cess Of bossism or caucus or gavel or
! gag. and each and every member. III
| both houses. stood on an equality with
| every. other. 1t was because Of this
! fac; that in The closing hours there
/ came near 10 being a ruction Of most
! serious kind over the appropriations.
| Members ali out refused 10 pass the
! appropriation and tax bills, but he
! couse they did not want the institu-
! lions Of tue STATE cared for. but they
objected seriously 10 a system which
/ forced members to vote on bills with
| out any consideration al all. This was
| not due TO the desire of any member
! or members 70 be dictatorial, but it
was the result Of a system long toler-
ted. from which the legislature seems
/ unable to free itself.
! One Serious Disagreement
| \ serious disagreement arose over
! no proposal for milIage TAX in sup
! port ot the college a; Anles. and but for
I he fact that 10 have rejected this biI
! would have meant going back 10 revise
! the whole budget Of expenditures from
! the general fund the proposal would
! have been rejected.
! on this bill for the Ames mi!lage
! TAX Senator Larrabee voted no. ana
! iled an explanation, as follows: J am
/ opposed u passing measure OF great
! Importance without being able TO give
| the same sufficient consideration to be
/ satisfied as TO the terms Of the same
| and the necessity for such law. on
| the same bill Senator Alien fled
! statement as follows: Il vote no be-
! cause I am opposed to the principe OF
q ni!Iage tax FOR the educauona! inst
! tuaons and not because l am oPposeu
| to the support wanted
The really strong objection 10 the
n1illage tax for support was eVea.eo
in the effort in both houses 10 nave the
rrlillage tax apply TO moneys and creo-
It's The tax on money is a nj Fate
and the mi.lase taxes can not app! =.
Therefore, it is argued, the support OF
th. college VIII be by direct taxation
of the property that does pay taxes ana
as the farmers pay 10 per cent ol 'he
! taxes the nillase proposal is one !"
/ make The farmers bear more tnan theii
share o. the tax burdens. But the most
serious feature of the mil!ase tax lor
support Of the college work is that II
lacks the tiefxtbility Of direct appro-
priations and will not be so easily
changed from time to time TO suit the
needs Of the college.
\ feature Of the closing hours was
the passage Of the omnibus approprla-
ton bill, in which is included al the
little items and the expenditure TOT
carrying on the business Of the state.
An item was inserted there winch
might have caused some debate II pre-
sented separately and that was an
item Of $4,000 for the use OF the re-
| ,rerchment and reform committee
which would indicate this committee Is
going TO make a thorough JOB OF IN
yestigating everything.
The executive council was directed
10 make a tax levy that vii! yield ap-
prcxirnatelv s2.S00.QOo annually for
genera. revenue purposes. whether
this viii involve any increase II the
state tax levy remains TO be disclosed
after the assess nents are finished.
Little Resurrecting.
Oni,. q few bills of general import
lance got thru the legislature the last
itvo days, but the list includes some
that had previously been marked OH
as dead. They had not Deen buried
however, and resurrection came IN the
last hours Most notable OF these was
mo bill for state insurance depart
nlent. which sill in due time effect a
great change in that work 1t does not
taka effect Until in two years Wheh
tho present state auditor Will be avail
able for the place. Next III lnpoT tafice
vas The Thomas blue sky bill which
came in a, the finish winner after
much buffeting It is Dill ABOUT
which opinions differed very much ana
her. is still great fear that II Will
have the effect OF hampering some
legitimate business.
The Anes bin in regard TO weed
cutting vas pulled thru at the finish.
II provides for having the weeds along
the highways cut by the officials and
the cost charged up TO the property
This was severely denounced as an
other blow at the farmers.
The hotel sanitation and inspection
bill was revived at the last and put
thru. The whole trouble with the bill!
vas that the Legislature had previously
provided that Mr. Barney's department
should require sanitary kitchens and
the members did not want to send two