Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-01
Inside LIaht Of Late Session.

inside Light Of Late Session.
Democrats permitted the repu5li.
cans to get off in the lead at the |
opening of the session. AS the last
republican governor vetoed an Oregon |
plan bill, the democrats intended TO
rush into print as favoring such leg
islation this session. But Kingland |
OF Winnebago was too fast for them
and had recorded his Oregon plan bill
as house file No. /. When the ma
jority party had an Oregon plan bin
on the files there was no show of the
minority bill getting out of any COM
mittee.
There was much jealousy OF Repre-
sentative Klay of Sioux City In the
committee rooms, as well as of King
land Both these northern Iowa re-
publicans were suspected of having
bull moose leanings and though they
had more bills than any other mem.
bers, and touched more important
subjects, they were not very success
full with their proposed laws. The
senate seemed to take particular joy
in annihilating any bills fathered by
Klay or Kingland.
Miller's bill providing for the en-
forcement of the antitrust laws pass
ed the house, but met death in the
senate, undoubtedly for the reason
that it was introduced by Miller. The
principle of the bill was admitted
good, but the author was leader OF
the democratic side OF the house and |
1t was thought inexpedient to allow
him any credit.
Important Legislation.
One of the most important acts OF !
the Thirty-fifth general assembly was>
the appropriation of $4,000 for two !
years for Industrial extension work !
at the Iowa State college, according |
to the opinion of G. A. Wrightman,
secretary of the Iowa State Manufac-
turers' association. Mr.. Wrightman
declares that the bill will pave the
way for wide system of Industrial |
education in Iowa and will accom-.
plish much for industrial develop.
ment In the state.
"The bill was passed at the last
moment, and not much was heard OF /
It, but | consider it one of the most
important measures adopted during |
the entire session." Mr. Wrightman |
said. "The measure provides $25, 900 |
for two years Industrial work. II |
will allow experts from the Iowa /
State college to go out among the |
factory employees and educate them,
and will establish a correspondence |
course in various industrial branches |
for those who wish to take advantage
of the opportunity.
Under present conditions. there is
many man in factories who Is down |
because he can not learn industrial |
science. This bill will give such a |
person an opportunity to help him |
self. He may get the benefit OF the |
lectures by the experts from Ames, |
and he may take the correspondence |
courses that will be offered"
Father of Bills Loses Out.
One feature Of legislative session
overlooked by the outsider is the
fight on the part Of members to be.
come father" OF bills. This war
fare among the members themselves
often is responsible for bills meeting |
defeat Notable instances of the last
session were the contract labor bill |
and the hog cholera serum law. The |
former was killed and the latter final |
ly emerged from committee with no |
name attached.
Brady of Dallas was the real faith
er of the hog cholera serum bill, but |
when that bill finally was passed he |
did not appear to have any connection |
with 1t. Brady Is stock raiser in |
Dallas county and as a farmer,
started In for the hog cholera legis-
lation the minute the session opened. |
His bill was referred to the commit.
tee on agriculture, Of which Hunt OF |
Harrison was chairman. Hunt had |
ideas too on the serum plant and in.
troduced a bill of his own. Instead |
of fight to get bill out of the com
mittee there was fight to see wheth-
er the Brady bill or the Hunt bill |
would come out.
Adjustment OF Contract Labor.
Contract labor was to be abolished |
by the late legislature and both |
houses intended that 1t should be. |
Goth houses passed a bill abolishing |
contract labor Jacobsen Of Audubon |
county got his bill through the house
first. But the senate had man.
! Senator Jones OF Montgomery, who |
wanted his name to head such bill, |
so the senate TUNED out the Jones |
bill. The senate committee Indefinite
ly postponed the Jacobsen bill aud the |
house committee indefinitely postpon-
ed the Jones BILL so while each house |
passed a bill abolishing contract lab
or. neither passed the same bill and |
the system is not abolished.
convicts Failed to Get Relief.
Prisoners serving life terms at An
amosa and Fort Madison are not !
happy over the failure OF the Head !
bill to pass the Iowa legislature. This
bill provided any life termer who had
served thirty years, less good time.
would be eligible to pardon provid-
ed the board of parole saw ut to give
1t to him. Thirty years less the larg- /
est possible amount of good time Is
sixteen years and three months.
Appointed to Study In Europe.
Governor George w. Clarke has |
commissioned the following Iowans
to 70 to Europe this summer and
study agricnlture:
Former Secretary OF Agriculture |
James Wilson.
James NJ. Pierce, publisher Iowa
Homestead.
Henry Wallace, publisher Wallace's |