Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-04-03
LONGING FOR HOME
LAWMAKERS BEGIN TO EviNcE
DESIRE FOR ADJOURNMENT
AS SEASON ADVANCES.
MAY CONCLUDE SESSION APRIL 10
Few Of Most Important Measures
Have Been Finally disposed Of and
Introduction of New Bills Is Barred
Except Through Committees.

Des Moines.-The first symptoms
of uneasiness and a desire to adjourn
appeared when resolution to ad-
journ April 10 was introduced by Hill
singer of Jackson.
Immediately following this resolu-
ton came one from Savage of Adair
authorizing the appointment of a
sitting committee by President Hard
ing. The resolution provides that
after April no bills shall be report
ed to the senate for passage unless
approved by the committee of seven.
Appropriation bills are not included
in the list
When some of the senators got to
checking over the important ques-
tons yet to be settled they declared
April 10 was too early to adjourn.
One senator declared that May 10
would be nearer the right date,
Introduction of bills, except by COM
mittees has ended in the senate,
the grand total being 5S5. This num-
Der added to the house bills makes a
total before the legislature of APP
proximately 1000 bills Many of the,
bills relate to the same subjects
Cowles OF Des Moines introduced
bill creating an insurance department
to be provided with offices in the
state capitol The commissioner to
be appointed by the governor and to
serve four years, is to get $4,000 a
year and deputy $2,400 a year The
salaries of other assistants and ex-
penses provided will run the appro-
priation close to $4,000. The work
of the department would supplant
that now dong by the auditor as re-
CARDS insurance..
Thomas OF Union presented three
bills. One prohibits the delivery of
intoxicating liquor by common car
riers until the consignee has signed
statement in which he makes aft
davit he is a pharmacist with a
liquor permit or saloon keeper with
consent. The bill prohibits the
shipment of liquor to persons for
private use, unless that person holds
a license.
Another of the Thomas bills pro-
vides for the creation of an indus
trial welfare commission. The labor
commissioner is to be member and
four to be appointed by the governor
make up the commission. They are
to serve without pay Their duty
will be to study conditions relating
to the wage and welfare Of women
and minors.
The third bill provides for the Sc
lection of text books by county boards
of education. A commission COM
posed Of the county superintendent.
rural and urban teacher and a rural
and urban director would be empow-
cred to select the books for the eoun-
ty. In order to avoid graft every
thing would be done in the open If
the Thomas bill became law.
Perkins of Delaware introduced
bill prohibiting the sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquors to persons VINO have been
patients or inmates Of institutions
for the cure OF the drink habit.
States Prisoners to Work.
Not dissenting vote was register.
ed in the Senate against the Jones
! bill providing for the working OF pris-
oners on the highways of Iowa.
The bill as passed provides that
when the warden of an institution,
the board of control, and the prison
er himself, consent to the prisoner
working on the highways or public
works he may be so employed. The
board of county supervisors must
make an agreement with the warden
and board of control before a prison
er is worked on the roads.
While working ON the roads the
prisoner is to be under the direction
of the county board, but, in the Gus
tody of the warden of the institution.
Guards from the institution are to ac-
company group Of prisoners sent to
work on the highways The super
visors must provide for the maihten-
ance of the prisoners.
Although the bill is a part of the
programme 1t did not come up to
attorney general, who was instru-
mental in securing its introduction.
He wanted law enacted that would
provide for work being done under
state supervision instead of county
supervision.
Free Ride Bill Falls.
A bill giving street car companies
the right to carry without charge
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and con-
stables failed of passage in the house
through lack OF constitutional ma
jority. The vote was 81 to 80, lack
ing four votes.
Senate Passes Three Measures.
The house bill by Ptckford to APP
proprlate $450.000 for the consolida-
ton of rural schools, passed the SEN
ate and will become law with the
signature of Governor Clarke.
Two other bills that already have
passed the house were passed by the
senate. They are the bill by Stipe
to prohibit combinations to control
the price of foodstuffs and the bill by
Ring to provide that school boards
may grant the use of school buildings
and schoolgrounds for recreation pur-
poses.
AntLTreatins Bill Passed.
The Helming anti-treating bill was
passed by the house 1t barely at
tai,hd the constitutional majority.