Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-21
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house members fixed April s q the
hrst possible date OF adjournment, witn
April ~ as the latest possible date eos
the final session.
The legislature has ended it, work
on date between those two dates for
several seasons past. House leaders
have been attempting to push work
the present week with view OF I'D.
1ourning as soon a. possible.
The Perkins bill. providing for the
appointment Of a commission to tnves-
tisate vAce conditions In Iowa and theip
relation to the wage question. WA
passed by the Iowa senate today. a
bill appropriatins $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses OF The Investigation also passe !.
Both bills will now go to the house
where. II is predicted. they will pass
Governor Clarke u vested with aus
thority to appoint the commissioners.
who will serve without compensation.
The investigation IN to be fiate wide,
and the commission In empowered 70
subphoena witnesses and require their
presence whenever desired.
Senate passss several 0ills.
the Moon law to charter cities; the
Sullivan bill to Sive immunity to wit
nesses in trust cases: the 6chrup bill
permitting insurance officials sigma
lures and above or below contract OF
insurance.: Halgrims "black plague"
bill to quarantine private diseases:
the Quigley bill to forbid shooting
quail. the Robinson bill making city
solicitors appOintiye,
The house passed tho bill to reor.
ganize the state board Of health and
make It consist of five members.
Board Of Health Bill Radical.
Cerritt Klay. republican whip" cast
the only negative ballot. providing ~
reorganization OF the state board oe
health. Miller OF Bremen. and Atkinson
OF Butler, both attacked the present
method OF appointment and tenure Of
the board In long speeches.
The Cole measure provides for -
board Of Ave members instead OF nine.
One OF them must be a sanitary enGi-
neer, and all of whom are to serve fivo
years at n salary OF $1,000 a year each
instead OF per diem, now provided.
Times OF appointment must be so ar
ranged that the term OF one member
OF the board shall expire every year.
The measure provides for the appoints
ment OF a secretary at q salary Of $2,-
500 n year. who shall be the executive
officer of the board between sessions.
The board Will hold two meetings a
year.
Senate Extends Moon Law.
The bill by Thomas. OF Union. apply-
ing the Moon law to all special char
ter cities. was passed by the senate this
bill licenses in special charter cities
shall expire at the rate of one third OF
the total each year for three years,
starting July 1. 1913.
For the first time this session no bills
We're introduced In the senate today.
Twelve bills were passed however. and
the senators only took an hour for
lunch. The calendar Is unusually
heavy.
Allen to Continue Fight.
Senators who yesterday fought los
ing fight for amendments to the senate
committee roads bill to curb bridge
contract powers Of county boards. will
make a desperate effort to secure the
passage of these amendments by tho
house when the measure comes up for
consideration there. Senator Allen. OF
Pocahontas. interviewed Speaker Cum
ningham this morning. and the speaker
Is understood to have promised co.
operation.
Ii Is understood that those senator's
who stood for tho curb on supervis-
crs yesterday will DC opposed to any
road tax measure providing funds for
the state highway commission which
does not give the commission more
than contemplated power regarding
the moneys expenditure.
Initiative and Referendum.
The constitutional amendment, pros
viding the initiative and referendum.
was passed by the house this afternoon.
There was little opposition. 1t pro-
vides. Us recently amended. that q
petition signed by 12 TO 90 per cent OF
the voters of every congressional dis
trict in Iowa shall be sufficient to in
itiate vote on proposed laws. The
same petition would cause referen-
dun vote on any legislation II the PEE
titioners filed within thirty days after
the adjournment of the legislature
which passed the law.
CHASING bob White" a. Song.
The bob white" call. by which the
farmer Is greeted from his fields in the
early mornings of spring and summer.
may become song by Legislative en-
actment The Iowa senate officially
declared n quail to be n song bird this
morning. IS to Z. at the earnest solicita-
ton OF Senator Quigley. who intro.
duced bill to that effect.
Placing OF quail in the song bird class
in Iowa will protect them from hunters
the year around. whereas now there Is
a restricted open season. Senator Quig-
ley spoke in defense Of his bill. telling
how quail helped tho farmers to rid
their fields OF insects. The measure
had been reported for indefinite pcst-
ponement, but the senate overrode the
onnnrniffna ClarkSnn Of Monroe. OH