Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-04
Fail Session Of Assembly Planned

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1t is regarded az doubtful whether the
house will be able to pass the bill In
this form and 1t Is certain the senate
will not accept 1t in the form it passed
the house the other time.
House and senate have now adopted
the joint resolution proposing q change
IN the constitution Of Iowa to conform
| 10 a probable change in the United
States law as to the tine Of holding
elections. 1t contemplates that in due
time the day of the week for the hold
| ing of presidential elections will be
! changed from Tuesday to Monday, and
with this amendment adopted the Iowa
election dates will also go to Monday.
This amendment will therefore prob
ably so to the people of the state at
the same time as the woman suffrage
amendment
Discussion of the bill in the senate to
establish a new state board to examine
and certificate for mechanical thera-
peutics" showed that it is a move on
the part of at least some of the oste
opaths to get entirely away from the
state board of health. 1t was stated in
the senate that the bill as prepared
would virtually give control of the pro-
posed new board to the osteopaths. 1t
is known that all the members received
very urgent request for support of
the bill from the president of Still Col
lege in this city. But the bill would
also include in the new classification
all others who engage In healing by
any mechanical process and without
the use of medicines or mental sug-
gestion. 1t would if adopted dispose
Of the certificates to practice osteopathy
as now granted by the board Of medical
examiners. The bill drew a spirited
debate in the senate and had narrow
escape from defeat. 1t has yet to run
the gauntlet Of the house.
The senate will hold an evening ses-
sion next Wednesday for the purpose
of reading and adopting memorial reso-
buttons offered by different members.
The senate has as yet held no evening
session.
Under a bin which has passed both
houses now il Will be possible to have
nominations made for township officers
in the same manner as for county off,
GERS, by petition with ten names to
each petition 1t is claimed that this
reform will secure better candidates
for township office in many cases.
The conferees settled the differences
on Senate File Is, which had relation
to the manner Of investment Of trust
funds held by administrators, executors.
guardians and others. AS the bill was
finally passed it provides that where
investment of such funds is made in
city. town, county, school or drainage
bonds, it shall be only on an order of
the court. At present these trust funds
may not be invested at all in those de-
sirable securities.
A bill which passed the house yester-
day puts another twist in the laws re-
garding sale of liquors. 1t provides that
for third conviction for violation of
law in regard to the sale of liquor the
court has no option but instead of in
hicting a fine must send the victim to
Jail for from one to three years.
The passage by the house Of the
senate bill for reorganization of the
state department of public instruction
put the stamp Of approval from tho
Legislature on the most important OF
the bills recommended by the better
schools commission. The bill makes
the office of state superintendent ap-
pointive. provides three inspectors and
generally strengthens the adminiStra-
ton Of school affairs in the state by
a partial rewriting of the law as to
that office and its work The better
schools commission has Jared well at
the hands Of the legislature. The bill
for aid to consolidated schools has
passed both houses and probably the
one TO increase aid for normal work
Will do SO.
The senate yesterday afternoon
passed little bill that would change
the 81, 'Iation in regard to the ROAD
funds available for use on the roads
of d county. 1t takes one mill from
the township road levy and adds 1t
to the county levy. This makes the
county levy two mills and the town
ship four mills instead OF one and four
respectively. This is TO meet the
changed situation under which the
county must stand responsible now for
the complete handling of all the
county roads and the townships will no
longer have anything to do with them.
The senate has passed the bill to
make some changes in the fish and
game department of the state. provid-
ing for four district deputy game
Wardens with offices in four different
parts of the state, also giving greater
feMbility to the law as to the handling
OF the game business.
The house passed a bill YESTERDAY
requiring that candidates for county
attorney must be lawyers.
The chicken thief law was changed
by the house yesterday so as to make
it just as great an offense to rob
hen roost in the day time as after
dark.