Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
MORE WORK ACCOMPLISHED
PAST WEEK THAN IN ANY
PREVIOUS SIX DAYS.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS
REMAIN TO BE DISPOSED OF
Public Utilities Measure Will Never
Reach Governor-Nothins Done to
Reform Tax Laws and Little Pro-
sress Made in improving Prison
Methods.
Special to Times Republican.

Special 10 Times epublican.
Des Moines. April l2.-Adjournment
sine die within six days, possibly; Ger
tainly within ten days. A great deal
of work done; a great deal yet TO finish
up. That is the report to date on leg
.slative matters.
Not move has been made toward
the allinportant matter of tax reform
and equalization OF tax burdens.
The bill for the regulation OF pub
lie utilities will never get to the gov
ernor in any form.
Very little progress has been made
in regard 10 prison reform.
Court reform. county business re
danger have only been partly accom-
phshed
The big appropriation bills have as
Vet to be acted on.
But il Is fact that during the past
week a larger and better grst of real
" important bills came from the hop
per than in any other week of the ses-
sion. and the record of the finished
product for the past seven days is
really quite credirable.
First in Importance, beyond any
question, was the decision of the legis-
lature TO give the state of Iowa a prop
er setting for the state capitol. auth
Orizing a millage tax for the gradual
purchase of sufficient land around the
state house for all state purposes. The
Thirty fifth general assembly will
have a place in history for this great
step which will be better appreciated
fifty years from now than at this time
Next in general Importance was the
finishing of the work planned for bet
ter schools by adoption of the bill to
reorganize the county educational sys-
tenn and TO increase the aid for high
school normal training. These are com
panion measures to the bill reorganiZ-
ing the state department of education
and giving aid TO consolidated rural
schools.
In due time II will be appreciated.
also. that the bill for non partisan
election Of judges will be regarded as
OF Importance, as part Of the move
nenr for the shorter ballot. which in
cluded taking off the ballots the names
Of candidates for county superintend-
ent and state superintendent OF
schools.
Sanitation in Bakeries.
Sanitation Of bakeries is another
important matter finished UP and that
viii give Mr. Barney's department q
new line of useful activity
The bill 10 authorize arbitration of
labor disputes is regarded by MANY as
one Of the most important placed on
the statute book II may mean the be-
ginning Of a new era in regard to IN
dustrial troubles in Iowa.
\ very important bill was that which
gives to the state executive council
almost unlimited power in expendiH2
money to secure information on mat
tery coming officially before that body.
for il means q thorough Investigation
into corporation n7s.tters and gives the
council a power to do almost all that
was ever proposed for state tax
comm; ssion. There will be some dry
bones shaking when the full force OF
this bill becomes known TO tax dodgers
and derelict assessors
The bill to change the method OF
calling out the militia and require that
in all cases the governor shall direct
affairs Is regarded especially in ma
tional guard circles as a big thing.
The legislature also the past week
provided definitely for election OF
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people, the same as other Of
ficials. and for a presidential prefer
ence primary and election OF delegates
20 national conventions
The bill to give banks the right to