Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-17
IOWA BILL TO BE SlDETRAckE0
IF NATIONAL CONDITIONS
CHANGE.
REQUIRED NUMBER OF STATES
TO ADOPT DIRECT ELECTIONS
II Constitutional Amendment is APP
proved BY Two.Thirds Of Common
Weaths Within Next Week Iowa
Movement viii So Abandoned -
shrewd Move BY Anti.Collese Crowd
special to r;mes.Republican

DeS MONIES, AarCn Ii.-Ne ely ''HS'S
that tho the Oregon plan Of electins
senators has passed both houses Of the
Iowa legislature ii may never so into
the session laws. or the suppl ment to
the code.
Conditions might come about before
the week is over that would make an
Oregon plan" law IN the statute BOOKS
a waste of space, and if this happens
the bill will either suffer veto or De
quietly recalled and buried
Already, up TO Saturday, thirty one
states had ratified the amendment 10
the United States constitution for d!-
rect election OF the senators by the
people and 1t is said that Ave or elk
other states had got resolutions OF ap-
prevail half way thru their legislatures.
Only thirty-six are needed when the
constitution is anne nded without further
ceremony.
AS soon as the thlrty-s!xth state has
given its approval Of the amendment
then all the state provisions fer elect
ing senators by vote Of the legislature
will be automatically nuiliHe d, and
Oregon plans" will go into the scrap
heap along with the Anticipated pro-
visions for ballotting twice. 1t rs fairly
anticipated that within few days the
states will be falling over each other
TO get into approval Of the popular
election of senator's.
A peculiar situation was called TO at
tention by ". o. Payne. who was here
the other day. and that is that in ILL.,
nois unless the legislature makes Very
great haate in electing a senator it Will
lose its jurisdiction over the matter
before it gets to the finish. This would
come about because of the fact that as
soon as the thirty sixth state has APP
proved the time for electing senator's
by legislative vote will have ended for
ever.
The Oregon plan bill has been held
back and has, not yet gone to Governor
Clarke for the reason that 1t Is desired
10 wait and see about the adoption OF
the amendment.
Governor Clarke has received a copy
of the Massachusetts, Law which on the
10th of this month was signed by
Eugene Foss TO regulate hat pins In
Boston and outlying districts. II for
Of which protrudes more than half an
inch from the hat without the point is
covered in a manner to render it harm :
less. He is urged 10 have the Iowa
legislature get busy on this reform
measure.
The subcommittee having in charge
the bill to reouke the state board OF
education is expected to make report
today to the senate committee, and the
substitute for the klay bill will finally
get before the senate. The opponents
Of the board claim they have played a
trump card by having the five mile
limit bill injected into the game. This
was done for the purpose Of affordins
way TO line up the democrats solidly
against the college board. The demo.
Gratis Of the senate have been made &c
see plainly that unless they vote
against the college board they will rur
the risk of having the five-mile bill
passed. and in this way. so 1t is being
said in and around the Hobbies. the
solid democratic vote Of the senate has
oeen secured for the fight on the board
of education. AS matter of fact there
has not been the slightest intent or
the part Of anyone to pass the five-mile
limit bill. and this program * but car
ry!ng CIT the ruTc. as 20 plans wi1ic:
was current when the bill was intro.
duced.
Governor Clarke made it very piair
to the women and those who were IL
terested in the woman suffrage amend.
,,-t,p in n "a t,Ir
day afternoon that he signed the join
resolution with real pleasure and tina
he believes that it ough. to be adopted
by the next general ASS mblv and e,
direct to the people. Governor Clarke
has been consistent advocate OF th'
principle of going direct to the people
with practically everything.
The resolution which Senator Kim.
| ball introduced some time ago by re-
| quest. in conjunction with Senator Sui.
; Ivan, came direct to the governor o
| Iowa from the governor OF Nebraska
1t provides for commission to meet ;
similar commission from Nebras!:s
and make report on the condition o
| the Missouri river wanderings which
/ has thrown some Iowa land INTO Ne
traska and scme Nebraska land int
Iowa
| Senator Kimball states that he in
PRODUCED the resolution as courtes!
and because to do otherwise "oult
have shown disrespect to netghbor
ing state, but he has no fntension
/ advocating any measure that will con
| template letting Omaha have that par
of Council Bluffs which II on the ives
side OF the river. This Is valuabl
tract of land. Council Bluffs people d.
rot want any trade that will deprtv
their city Of this population.
1t Is probable that the legtsAtuf
| vii. appoint Q commission restricts
in its powers, and Of course any com
/ missior will merely make a repor
which tie governor and the legtslatur
iaust approve before anything ID done
j Atho the COMMITTEES on fatzsSeA
ment and reform which WAS given Per
! emptory instructions. without desirin
to have such Instructions. to procee
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