Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-25
EFFORT IN IOWA SENATE TO |
slDETRAcK AMENDMENT
QUESTION FAILS.
SUBMISSION QUESTION
TOB VOTED ON MARCH s
Joint Session on March II TO Aear
James WiIson--Senate Passes Arney
Bill to Increase Support Fund Of
Soldiers Home-Other Measures in
House and Senats.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Moines, FEB. 25.--Woman suf-
frage won another victory in the SEN
ate today. and its friends showed they
are in full control Of the situation.
luton for a constitutional amendment
sent to the committee, and Allen. who
favorS the amendment. moved TO have
the resolution remain on the calendar
and be made Il special order for March
.. which was done by vote of - to
20.
Joint Session March ID.
A joint session OF the legislature
Will be held March II for the purpose
of hearing james Wilson in a review of
his sixteen years as secretary OF agri-
culture.
Senate Passes Many Bills.
The senate passed the Arney bill to
increase the minimum allowance for
sarror; g: the soldiers home. also the
bill to increase the allowance at the
two industrial schools; also bills rails
ing the limit of compulsory school age
to 16: requiring payment in full OF
claims for injuries to domestic ami
mails; requiring teaching of agricul-
ture. domestic science. and animal
training in all schools; providing for
tax levy to pay off school indebted
ness. and the interest bill to change
the law as to the state pharmacy COM
mission, increasing the pay OF the
commission.
When the senate adjourned at noon
today ten bills. a record number had
been passed. OF the bills relating to
state institutions. one by Jones pro-
vices an additional appropriation OF
$a0O a month each for the boys and
girls industrial homes. minimum
s12,75o month for the upkeep OF tre
! soldiers home is provided In the meas
ure by Arney, Of Marshall
The measure by Cowles. OF Des
Moines. providing that the taking OF
an automobile for Joy riding" shall
he classed as a misdemeanor, was
passed.
Bills in House.
The house passed the bill to require
that county superintendent shall nave
at least a five-year certificate.
New bills were offered:
By Ballsema, a state highway COM
mission bill.
By Rohwer, to forbid advertising
fire" and bankrupt" sales.
By Jacobs, for four custodial farms
for the state.
BY Huff, to forbid enticing away any
child ward of the state.
BY Stipe. to require at least two
passenger trains daily each way on
every railroad.
\ house bill by Klay which was en-
acted takes executive powers from the
hands of the secretary of state phar-
macy commission and puts such POW
erg exclusiv ely with the commission
crs.
Freak Bill in Senate.
school directors who hired teachers
for Iowa public schools at starvation
wares' will be subject to criminal
prosecution and may be fined so TO
s1Oo if a bill introduced in the senate
today by Thomas, of Union county. IS
enacted. Senator Thomas has worked
ont whole minimum wake system
for teachers of Iowa, which he has
included in his bill. II is along dl1er-
ent lines from anything ever appear
ir. in Iowa on Il similar subject.
The measure would provide Tor
,n,rimum wage based On the percent
.,gc of grades on their certificates. II
nassad ,he lowest amount That can
l,,, fulS be paid a teacher with a thtrG
Grade certificate at Sa-.o" a SSSi'-a
..ra,e certificate will bc worth min
inun of s4,.25 and 4 tist grade cei
tifcate VIII he worth at least S"i.