Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-26
{ LEGISLATIVE HAPPENINGS.

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/ Des Moines, Iowa, March 26..-Apr
. IL is the date now being talked TO
adjournment of the Thirty-fifth Ger
eral Assembly.
In view OF the numerous demand
] for revenue beyond available funds
for proposed purchases Of priso,
! farms, additional capitol grounds, ep:
i leptic colonies, etc., the Appropria
I ton Committee are suggesting tina
1 special millage taxes be provided il
these measures, so they will not b
a drain on the. general revenue fund.
The Five mile limit bill, which
would abolish saloons in Iowa City
home of the State University, pass
ed the House and is now in the Sen
ate. There is a strong sentiment II
/, favor of making the university city
clean. ~ &
The Teachers pension bill passed
the Senate, but was sidetracked II
the House by being sent to the Ap
preparations Committee. This pro
posed to pension school teachers from
a fund created by a general millage
tax In the Senate Schrup Of Du
l-buque warned members that il they
started old age pensions from a taa
On the thrifty property owners of tbs
state it would be but a few years un
| til all the labor organizations would
ask old age pensions on similar
basis and the general tax would be
greatly increased. 3-}s3 IL.
Members Of the Legislature with
farmer constituents are highly in
dignant at the Wallace Farmer gedi
torial, which intimates that the farm.
ers Of Iowa are incomp of judg-
ing their own needs and to be given
little consideration when they send
petitions to their representatives con
corning proposed laws. The census
Of opinion among legislators is that
there is no more intelligent class In
Iowa than the farmers.
Persistent supporters of the pro
posed expensive Permanent Tax
Commission, Z baffled on every side
by unanswerable arguments have the
past few days been attempting to
contend the Executive Council, the
pres ent taxation board has not time
for.the work. This has been denied
BY Auditor Of State Bleakley, Secre-
Iary OF State Allen and others. They
are members Of the Board.
The House has passed the Stipe
bill to prohibit discrimination on the
sale price of commodities as be-
tween communities and towns.
The resolution introduced by Lund
for an investigation Of the opposi-
ton to the Craig Compulsory uni
formity Of text books bill has never
been called up. Development Of the
fact that book companies were re-
sponsible for the introduction of the
bill, is said to be the cause Of the
sudden loss of interest in an investi-
cation by supporters of the measure.
The Senate has passed the Thomas
bill fixing the minimum wage for
school teachers as follows: Third
class certificates, $3.50 to $3.50;
second grade certificates, $41.2 to
$4S.4O and those holding first grade,
from $51 to $50.
The Senate has passed the Good
Roads Bill practically as reported
by the committee. An amendment by
Senator Allen to require county en-
gineers to be approved by the state
board before appointed was defeated.
Several other amendments were also
voted down.
There will be no senatorial re-dis-
trictlng. Representative Hutchins
withdrew his bill in the House.
The House passed the joint resolu-
ton to amend the CONSTITUTIONS pro-
vide for the Initiative and Referen-
dunn. The resolution provides the
constitution may be amended on in
itiative of the people and passage of
NV two oil va.
CARELESS Of legislative action. The
present method is that an amendment
must pass two legislatures and be
passed at a general election. The
proposed Initiative and Referendum
resolution will have to run this course
before it becomes effective.
The Senate passed the Quigley bill
absolutely closing the hunting season
on quail.
The House has passed bill to
create a state detective to prosecute
crimes. He may, by terms of the
bill, call on all sheriffs and peace Of
ficers for assistance.
The Terminal Tax bill is being
urged by legislative members for the
city. This is the measure that has
come up for several sessions, design
ed to give the cities a greater share
of the railroad valuations for tax
alton. 1t will probably be voted upon
by the legislature some time this
week.
The Senate passed the Jones bill,
which provides that mayors in small
er towns, who have accepted the po-
sition to give merely their executive
ability to the town, may appoint a
Justice of the Peace to try violations
OF the town or city ordinances.
If the House passed the measure
adopted by the Senate, cities of the
second class will hereafter have their
city attorney appointed by the coun-
ell instead Of elected by the people.
The Blackford bill, designed to per-
NIT districts to elect their own men,
bers to the State Agricultural Board,
was defeated by the House.
With but one dissenting vote the
House passed a bill which puts the