The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-14

the hall serves as a sun parlor. Til.
of the weather, while the Frahin Ant
the floor steady enough for dancing,
Tertiary BY his order to ascertain the
truth of sensational reports of mis-
| management. The governor says the
penitentiery is properly manageo;
that the new cell house is being con-
structed and that when done the old
cell house will be improved.
More and better facilities for the
training of teachers for the public
schools are needed and more state
normal schools are urged.
Revision of the tax laws Is given
much consideration and many quota
lions are made from the state tax
commissioners report which pro-
poses to assess property at its actual
value instead of 25 per cent. The gov
ernor endorses the creation Of per-
manent tax commission to perform
the work now carried out by the
Executive council The governor
thinks the enactment by the last leg
islature OF the law fixing fiat rate
LOT five mills upon the dollar upon
monies and credits and the repeal of
The tax ferret law at the same time
was of questionable propriety; be-
cause OF this law the tax levy had to
be increased this year one-tenth OF a
mill
The governor recommends direct
4 inheritance tax and says that half the
i states in the union have such law.
The operation of land and personal
credit associations backed by the gov
/ eminent to enable farmers to borrow
money at lower rates of interests are
endorsed and the governor tells OF
his conference with the president last
month upon the subject.
Some form of workmen's compen-
sation in cass of injury should be
enacted into law. 1t should affect all
employers who have more than five
employees and all employees of the
state, counties, cities and school dis
4 tricts. The governor goes into detalr
as to the organization of this plan
and suggests the payment Of $10o.vo
for funeral expenses in case of death
and maximum of $1,000 and min-
mum of $500 payable to his depend
ants for three hundred weeks.
The governor says the boarr OF
q parole has been much more liberal In
d the exercise of clemency during the
4 past two years han formerly. 1t has
paroled three hundred and forty per-
sons in that period.
4 Taking up the question Of prisons
and prison labor the governor says he
Z is in favor of prison farms but
I heartily endorses working prisoners
upon highways. Still more important
is the making of Anamosa a real re
forma.o ry. The governor says the
contracts for labor now in force at Fl.
! Madison should not be abolished UNI
til other employment is provided for
the convicts, either upon a convict
!. farm or upon a highway.
state Work Houses.
State work houses where men sem
fenced to county 1ails would be en-
ployed are endorsed. The governor
would abandon the county jail as a
q place of confinement for convicts.
Men at the work houses could quarry
stone for the construction of high
ways and others could work upon
the public roads.
Z Women prisoners should be remov-
ed from Anamosa. making commune
cation with the men prisoners ther
| impossible. The action of congress
in referring to the states the proposed
!, amendment to the constitution for
i the election Of United states senators
by direct vote OF the people is men
| toned and copy of the Joint resolu-
ton of congress is attached.
The governor endorses the idea or
, electing the president for six years
; and making him Ineligible for re-elec-
ton and goes further and says that
the state law should be amended So
] as to provide for a four year <prm for
the governor and render him inelig-
lible to succeed himself.
The governor endorses modiflca-
tions of the primary law but says hs
does not favor what is known as the
short ballot
The governor calls attention to the
fact that ten states have given wo.
men the ballot in some form and
says he is confident it will eventually
be adopted in most states; he can
see no good reason why steps looking
10 that end should not be taken a,
once. 81 recommend that you take
such action as is necessary to BRING