Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
Iowa Legislature Busy Shaping Laws
for Government OF People.
PROGRESS BEING MADE
IN IMPORTANT MATTERS
A Resume of What Has Been Accom-
plished During the Week With
Many Difficult Problems Be-
fore the Present Session.

ture has been making rapid progress.
II is the opinion that the session is
two or three weeks ahead Of the av-
erage session, in spite of the great
many unusually intricate propositions
and important subjects under consid-
possible can be done before the vaca-
tion that will be taken in March, and
during the coming week it is expect
ed that a nup.Her of the most import
ant measure will have been disposed
OF. ~
The progress during the past week
Is briefly given in the following:
Good Roads.
subcommittee of the senate and
house committees on highways have
reported a good roads bill to the joint
committee. This will be reported to
the tr-- -,uses after consideration by
the JOINT committee for about ten
days. The bill provides state high
way commission, county supervision
and other features. Another bill will
be reported to provide one mill levy
for permanent road building.
Liquor Traffic.
Favorable report has been made by
the house committee on the suppress
sion of intemperance on the five-mile
limit law.
Representative Bliss of Ringgold
has introduced bill to provide that
supervisors may canvass petitions of
consent but once in five years.
State School Fight.
= The senate committee on state edu-
9ational institutions held its first
meeting today since the public debate
of the controversy held Friday before
joint session.
Representative Klay of Sioux coun-
~ has introduced bill to provide
that the courses of study in all three
of the state colleges shall remain as
at present. If passed this bill will
knock out the changes ordered by the
state board OF education
State Normal Schools.
Representative Peterson of Cass
county has introduced a bill for a
new state normal at Atlantic.
Race Intermarriage.
The senate has killed the Crow bill
10 prohibit the intermarriage of ne
groes and whites. The vote was close
however, and there is a motion to re-
consider.
Votes for Women.
Favorable report is promised by
the senate elections committee on the
bill by Senator Chase for a primary
vote on the suffrage question at the
next general election. The bill pro-
Vldes that, women may participate.
WOrkmen's Compensation.
Senator Wilson of Appanoose has
introduced bill for workmen s
compensation act practically the same
as the Clarxson bill without the COM
pulsory state mutual Insurance feat
ure. A
Better Public Schools.
The senate has passed the Boe bill
10 increase the amount of state aid
Tor normal training high schools from
$500 to $3.50 annually
Favorable report has been made by
the house schools committee on the
Pickford bill to give state aid to con-
solidated rural schools.
Educators of Iowa before a Joint
session of senate and house commit
ices on schools urged the passage of a
statewide teachers pension bill, in
order to encourage teachers to devote
their time to rural schools.
State Reforms.
Probe OF the state fair management
rnd OF state offices is now in progress
as ordered by the legislature.
Senator Chase has offered a reso-
tuition providing that free tickets to
the state fair shall not be issued to
members of the legislature.
County Reforms.
Both houses have passed the Whit
ney bill providing that boards of su-
peryisors shall provide method and
price paid for the feeding and lodg-
ing of prisoners.
Whitney has introduced a bill the
purpose of which is to make it a
crime for any county official to accent
any gift or consideration from per-