Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-26
WORKINGS Compensation.

WORKINGS Compensation.
Clarkson's for a workmen's
compensation a &. d public hear
ing this week. %.er of Wapello
has introduced in 81 senate the
workmen's compensate A'l now up
before the state legislat> Ne n Mis-
souri,.
State Reforms.
Representative Larrabee has in
troduced bill appropriating funds
for investigation of state affairs by
the executive council
Railroads.
The house committee on railroads
recommends the passage of the bill
in Iowa. This will mean the end o.
the only narrow gauge line east OF
the Rocky Mountains, between Belle
vue and cascade.
Elections.
tee bill for primary on the choice
of candidates for president and vice
president.
The senate committee on elections
recommends the passage of bill to-
change the date of the primaries from
the first Monday in June to the Sec
ond in September.
Senator Nye has introduced a bill
to repeal the five mill tax on moneys
and credits law, and provide for their
taxation on twenty per cent valuation
the same as bank stock.
That the Craig bill in the House
and the Chase bill in the Senate to
provide compulsory uniformity OF
text books is a creation of book COM
panies was made plain at the hear
ing on the measures when represen-
tatives of book companies appeared
and openly championed them. Under
the present law counties may have
uniformity If the people vote it. For
ty-five counties have voted it down
and failure to get it through the peo-
pie has prompted the book compan-
les to try to force it through legis-
lative enactment.
A bill has been introduced III both
houses giving supervisors the right
to condemn land for gravel pits and
for roads leading to it for the pur-
pose of road improvement.
The Webber Workingmen's Com
pensaton bill introduced in the SEN
ate would include farmers with man
ufacturers as responsible for injur-
les and deaths to their employees.
Senator Mates has introduced a.
bill providing a fifty cents per humid
red dollars filing fee for mortgages
held by non-residents of the state.
This would have tendency to drive
out of Iowa the millions of dollars
now loaned at low rate by insur-
ance companies.
Statistics gathered by the Iowa
Legislative Reference department il
lustrate that the primary is as ex-
pensive as elections and In some
counties the cost of holding it ex-
ceeds that of the general election.
An eight hour day is provided for
stationary engineers and firemen in
bill introduced by Senator Bake
ma. This might have its objections
in threshing time.
The house committee on agricult-
ure has reported favorably on a bill
permitting supervisors to give $1,000
aid to county fairs.
Senator Kimball has introduc-
ed the railway terminal tax bill fav-
ored by cities desiring to get more of
the railways taxes and defeated sew
eral sessions by the rural commun-
tiles.
Representative Kingland has in
troduced the direct inheritance tax
bill
The house committee on agricult-
ure has voted favorably for passage
of the bill requiring stock remedy"
companies to pay a license OF 500 a
year the same as stock food" COM
panies.
Senator White has bill to amend
the law so that If A wants a drain
age ditch to cross BIS land, B will
have to pay for the digging through
his farm.
Representative Klay had to recall
from the senate his bill increasing
the size of the supreme court, after
it had passed the house, because it
was discovered it is unconstitutional.
This is the second time the house has
recalled a bill they voted contrary
to the constitution of the state. The
bill provided for three new supreme
court judges, and the Iowa constitu-
tion provides that only one can be
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