The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30

properly performed the duties of their
Offices or had been guilty of hnbe-
coming conduct. One case of this
kind occurred recently 10 Clinton
county, where removed supervisor
became candidate and was reflect.
ed.
The Teachers Pension Bill will be
introduced today or tomorrow by Rep.
Preventative Hazen in the house and
probably Senator Wilson, of Clinton
lin the senate. This will be referred
In both houses to the Schools com.
Imittees and these committees will ar.
range joint session within ten days
to hear the arguments TO be presented
tby advocates of the bill and any who
may desire to appear against it. 1919
"Flexibility" Is provided In the
Preferential Primary bill introduced
in the house this morning. This is a
Feature hitherto undiscussed which
has as its purpose the safeguarding of
ilowa's representation in the national
conventions. The bill recently intro
iduced for a presidential preferential
primary by Dawson definitely fixes
the number of delegates the state
shall have In the national convention.
Representative Stipe's measure pro-
lyides for elasticity in this matter, so
that In case the basis of representa-
ton is so changed as would give some
iiother state or section of the country
increased representation Iowa could
meet the situation and have it's right.
full proportion OF representatives. His
bill is drafted, he believes, so 1t will
meet all conditions any years, for any
party and on any basis of representa-.
ton. 1t is lengthy in detail. Among
other features, differing from the
Dawson bill, he provides presidential
delegates shall be chosen and bound
by district vote instead of by the
statewide vote, excepting of course
the delegates at large who would be
bound by the statewide vote. Mr..
Stipe has conferred with a number of
both republicans and democrats in
both branches of the legislature and
believes he has measure that will
meet every contingency.
Governor Geo. Clarke, Lieutenant
Governor Hardin and a number of
members of the Public Buildings
committees of both houses held a con.
ference at the Slavery hotel last night
on the proposition of securing addi-
tiOnal ground for the state capitol
and 1t is quite probable that a com.
mittee bin will be reported out of
both committees asking an appropria-
Ition to secure additional ground for
building sites and general beautifica.
ton purposes. 1t Is believed by many
of the legislators that now is the time
to act as land is steadily going up in
price and the time is not far distant
when the state will absolutely have
to secure additional ground.
Other Bills Introduced.
Anti liquor bills we're introduced by
Representative Rrockway of Louisa
county. He offered a bill to increase
the minimum tax which city may
charge for saloon license from six
hundred to two thousand dollars and
provided to equally divide between
the state, city and county.
Representative Brockway also of.
fered another to limit liquor sales
under druggists permits to alcohol
and provides that the applicant shall
buy only under physicians order
and that he must state the quantity
purchased by him during the previous
sixty days. I'm r....E''
| Also in the refrom spirit was the
bin OF Hunt1ey, the old five mile limit
! bill, which has been before several
legislatures. 1t would knock out sa-
looms within five miles of every
state college.
Representative Townsend offered
bill to prohibit absolutely all sports
on Sunday.
bill of interest to the teachers
Twas that by Hagen for one-half mill
tax with which to establish a teach.
ers' pension fund and provide means
of assisting every teacher over a GER
tain period of time.
Senator Head had a bill to levy,a
tax to provide children's Fairgrounds
and another for four district judges
| in his district (Linn Coz.
Senator Sullivan had bill to au.
thorize children of over 16 to take
out life insurance policies.
Senator Weber, a resolution plaC-
| ing private banks under the same
supervision as that of state banks.
Mrs. Grace w. Trout head of the
Illinois equal suffrage association,
addressed a joint session of the leg
islature at 1880 today and with the
!use of sarcasm and flattery tried to
convince the legislature that the
equal suffrage resolution to submit
the question of votes for women to
the people should be adopted.