Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-21

law as to election Of boards OF super.
visors disclosed wide variation IN
view in the senate. The committees
substitute for the Wilson bill provided
| for three supervisors in each county.
| all elected at large, under bonds, no
two from any one city or township.
Senator kimball had an amendment 10
provide a way by which county mig nj
| have five members, nominated oy ois-
tricts and elected from districts, out
elected at large. This brought out the
| fact that In the larger counties OF the
state there is desire for more than
three members and also there is obJec-
| ton to the district plan. A start was
made to patch up the bill, after the
kimball substitute had been re)eceo'
but it was sent back to the elections
( committee.
Representative Hutchins has given
{ up the plan to have the state redistrict-
| ed as to senators and the bill has been
withdrawn 1t seems there was not
very great sentiment in favor OF TINS
change Other districting bills viii also
be forgotten.
A statement 1ipliL tiiS SNhSNN 49,,
mittee on appropriations as to the ag-
gregate OF appropriations asked ana
the funds available and in sight, as
basis for the work of the legislature IN
determining how to pare the budgets
properly. is promised for next Monday.
An effort is being made 20 dispose OF
most or the small appropriation mat
tiers this Week.
While some persons are complaining
because legislation is not more hastily
done, others have discovered that IN
some cases. perhaps, Il little more lels-
ure and time would have been better.
For instance the bill which called forth
more or less of comment about the
lobby, which amends the law asst VINO
may make examination of stations and
lacks under the horse registration law,
has become law in form which is
said TO call for repeal and the re-enact-
rnent OF parts of the old Jaw. The bill
rcpeals some parts of the cid law which
il was not intended should be repealed
and its amending hits at the wrong
section Of the code, SO that not only
does II not accomplish what was IN
tended but it does damage where none
was intended. II had publication
clause added in order to suit the IL
censed veterinarians. and as 1t has
been pu blished it is now law. The only
way TO effect a remedy of IFS defects,
so it is said. is TO pass another bill
repeating il in parts and also re-enact-
ing those parts of the code which 1t
has unintentially repealed.
Yesterday a bill was introduced TO
amend I. bill previously passed. This is
the headlight bill. The bill is all right
but an amendment is now suggested
which would make the provisions OF the
bill less burdensone on the railroads
The amendment is TO except railroad
lines under twenty miles in length OPP
Grated wholly within the state. The
amending bill is fsthezed by McCou
who put the original bill thru.
Sullivan has fathered a bill in the
senate to provide a way by which any
city of the first class or commission
city may sever parts of itsSterritory
! which contains unplatted land. 1t pro-
vides for vote by the people and sub
sequent adoption OF an ordinance to
accomplish this ensmallment
Senator Farr is author Of a bill to
appropriate $1,000 to pay the expenses
of two delegates TO be appointed by the
governor 10 accompany the delegation
chaperoned by the Southern Commercial
congress to Europe to study systems OF
rural credits and cooperative agri-
cultural societies Ii is recited in the
bill that congress has approved the
project of sending this commission to
Europe.
There was merriment in the senate
when the report of the committee on
educa tional institutions was made. II
went to the Gale ndar without a contest,
because quite a number were absent
and neither side dared TO ask for
roll call which would disclose the line
up. In the committee the only persons
who voted in favor of recommending
the substitute for the klay bill for
passage were Boo Arnes and Ralkema.
One Of these was willing TO have the
bill materially changed So the senti-
ment in the committed was great deal
stronger than any one had supposed
vas the case. The report Us on the SEN
ate calendar and can be called up any
time any one wants TO bring the mat
ter TO finish.