Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-04
RECORDS OF WORK TO DATE BE-
FORE MEMBERS WHEN ASSEM-
BLY, REcoNvENEs.
BILLS KILLED, PASSED
AND STILL PENDING
New System Put in Operation by Ref
erence Bureau Proves, Value From
start-some Hustiins Necessary in
Order to Dispose Of Business in Five
Weeks Of Remaining Session.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 4.-When the
two houses of the Thirty sixth general
assembly met this morning the mem
bers We're served with a very COM
plete record in printed form of the
proceedings had thus far with fer
erence to bills and resolutions. This
record, prepared by the legislative
reference bureau of the state library
will be exceedingly helpful to the
members in deciding on final disposal
Of the 500 bills in their bill books.
An adjournment Of the legislature
April s, for instance, which is about
the average time of adjournment,
would mean just five weeks more of
work. Some tall hustling will have to
be done if the assembly is ready by
that time.
While the total of bills, counting
duplicates, is SIS, of which 3s5 We're
senate files and 433 house files, a hun
dred or more are duplicates, many
others are similar or cover identical
topics. and many are legalizing or
special acts. OF the legalizing bills not
not all.
The governor has signed five house
bills and eight senate bills. Only two
of these are of any Importance, namely,
the repeal bill on mulct law and the
child disqualification bill.
Some Killed in Committee.
OF the SIS bills introduced prior to
the recess there has been final dis
of
have gone to the governor. Then there
are twenty-one withdrawn-four SEN
ate bills and seventeen house bills.
Three house bills failed of passage
when put to vote Then there are
! twenty-five senate bills and forty
eight house bills that have been in
definitely postponed" or politely killed.
This list Of bills killed does not how
ever fairly represent the list Of things
decided upon adversely, for in the list
are several bills that were killed by
one house or the other because Of the
final passage of the companion bill
from the other house.
The compilation and publication Of
the official list of bills with DISPOSE
ton Of each one is sure to prove Of
great value from this time on to the
legislature. The list shows for in
stance, just what action has been
taken by committees or otherwise on
every BILL and it shows what bills are
in the possession of each and every
committee and how long it has been
there IN view Of the great necessity
for making haste from this time on
the legislative reference index is likely
to cut large figure in the work.
Some Of the Dead Ones.
Running thru the list OF senate bills
indefinitely postponed a few are found
Of general interest. Among them:
S. 277-Doran; providing for way
to place completed drainage bitches in
hands Of private company.
S. 155-Foster: for revoking insur-
ance license if the company takes
refuge in the federal courts to escape
payment.
S. 1s5-Whitmore; requiring publ
cation Of financial statement of city,
county and school affairs.
s. 263-Helmer; repeal Of law re-
lating to prosecution on county at
torney informations.
s. 55-Caswell; reducing bounty on
wolves.
S. 65-Crist: forbidding loaning by
bank to any officer of same.
S. 69-White of Benton: exemption
Of certain livestock from taxation.
S. S4-Wilson; providing that a court
| may limit time of argument.
S. S7-Whitmore; requiring written
| contracts for commissions on real
estate sales.
| s. 1O2-Kimball: exemption of fire.
proof hotels from taxation.
s. 24-Francis; relating to objections
| to indictments.
S. 19-Francis; relating to reversals
on technicalities.
! S. 15-Perkins; relating to appraisal
of estates.
S. 129-Whitnore: relating to de-
cisons within six months.
S. 142-Whitmore: relating to bonds
| of executors and releases.
| S. 171-Foster; providing for election
of county surveyor.
| S. 192-Evermeyer; relating to pay
| of county treasurers.
| S. 195-Greene; to compel auto driv-
ers to slow up at crossings.
House Bills Killed.
| In like manner, running thru the
| larger list Of house bills killed by COM
mittee report and adverse action the
! following are noted
| H. 223-Steelsmith: requiring county
to pay part cost Of building culverts for
private roadways.
H. 227-Gray; to provide for county
supervisor districts.
! H. 230-Horcham; to appropriate for
! Topographic survey of Iowa.
/ H. 231-Klinker: making marriage
giving minor a majority.
H. 255-Steelsmith; requiring town
ships to make all bridge approaches.
i II. 256-Steeisuitn; increasing the
tax levy for roads and drains.
J H. 260-Swain; relating to delinquent
tax collectors.
H. 2Ss-Rees; defining the jurisdic-
ton of a mayor.