Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-11
SENATE PUTS END TO MOVE FOR
LEGISLATIVE RECESS UN.
TIL FALL.
EFFICIENCY ENGINEERS
REPORT MUST WAIT TWO YEARS
Splendid Illustration Of How leeisla-
ton is Not Done Furnished by
School Book Lobby-Counties Given
Authority to Establish and Maintain
tuberculosis Hospitals.
Special 10 Times Republics II.

pes Moines. April l1.-Thsre will be
no Legislative rec. ss no adjournment
over TO wait and see hat the efficiency
engineers" have 10 report about the way
the business of the state is being con-
Quoted and return again either in De-
ceIrber or in November Or some other
time. When the Legislature quits next
week or the week after I will be for
good Anything left undone then will
have 10 stand undone for Two years.
This was decided virtually in the
senate yesterday afternoon when the
senate considered the adjournment
matter II was shown plainly that
mem bers will not stand for any recess.
They voted down every suggestion for
even postponement 10 give time TO con-
slider
The senate in its resolution fixed
jou-nrent sine Gle. This may or may
likely the house will Ak some other day
and thus the matter be held up little
while.
The senate voted down motions TO
make the time the 18th or the 18Th or
the 2lst. The early Adjournment men
practically declared that the people Of
the state are anxiolssly awaiting word
for them TO come home and they should
quit as soon as possible.
Senators Allen, Francis and Spaul-
ding pleaded for decision that would
mean. az least. that the legislature ~
willing to stay here and finish the work
in hand and do tina. which the people
of the state have believed ought to De
done. But the early adjourners mad
their way.
Lobby Methods Revealed.
A fine illustration Of how legislation
is not done and 70 what uses sitting
committee may be put has come to the
surface in connection with the almos.
desperate fight OF the corporation lobby
to prevent the enactment of the law
under which county uniformity of text
| books might be made easter and with :
cut asking the consent Of the school
| book nonopoiists This Craig bill which
| passed the house. after a bitter fight
against II on the part OF relentless
! lobby. was held I'D IL committee Of
i the senate for q long time. Finally the
| committee ordered II reported out for
passage The chairman didn't report
! IL. Just then care the igh, for sift-
! ing committee. The first plan was 20
! have the sitting committee take every
| thing into its hands on or OFF the cal
endar but this was not countenanced.
Then the Effort was made TO have the
sitting committee take all bills not vet
reported from committees. IN the
meantime the chairman of the commit
tee having the county text hook uni
tormity bill In hand secured the sigma l.
lures Of g number OF the committee
members 10 recall II and place ii back
in his hands And it Is there nov. to
! be held long enough so that the sitting
/ committee will get 1t. the final intent
being to smother the hill. But for the
manipulation OF the committee business
i. is said the bill would have passed
the senate some time ago. And this i:
Just one way Of not doing business. The
friends of The Craig bill believe thai
they will yet De able to force the Dill
before the senate for consideration.
Counties May Erect tuberculosis CamE
The bill 10 give additional authorit!
10 countiea in he matter Of providing
for the care Of patients afflicted wifi
tuberculosis has now gone TO the gov
ernor. Il provides. FOR the first time
tha, board OF supervisors may ap'
propriate. without submitting il 10 ;
vote sum either 1000 or 5000, de
pending on the size Of the county, FOL
the construction acquiring and equip
ping buildings for care Of patients. Foo
any larger sum vote of the peopl'
must be had This will enable countie:
where there is real interest in thi
matter to aid in the provision for car
Of tuberculosis patients. There is ais
a provision that a county may proVid
sum not in excess of 81 week 10
.ts care % patient placed IN az inst!
tuition elsewhere than in the one pro
vided by the county. The measure
/ regarded as one of the most importan
yet enacted in the matter of arrangin'