Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-19
Iowa viii Go Dry.

next January. 1t may be for only q
short term, or it may be forever that
Iowa will remain a saloonless state
The state senate by vote of q to %.
one member absent and not voting,
adopted the Clarkson bill to repeal the
present mulct law. The house will
pass the bill without difficulty. and
that alone will mean dry spell until
q "wet" legislature is chosen. But
that is not all. The senate has also
adopted the constitutional prohibition
resolution. The house will follow
suit. and then another dry" assembly
and a favorable vote of the people,
and Iowa will be on the water wagon
for good and all.
Woman Suffrage, Too.
The senate has passed the woman
suffrage resolution. as it was passed
by the 35th general assembly. There
is no chance of its failing in the house.
City Manager Plan Favored.
The senate committee on cities and
towns has endorsed the city manager
plan bill filed by Senator Foskett, Of
Shenandoah. but will not report the
bill back for passage for few days,
as certain citizens of Waterloo have
a bill along the same lines which they
desire shall be considered before final
action is taken. There is little doubt
but that city manager plan will be
provided for by the assembly. leaving
1t optional with the cities as to whether
they will adopt it or not.
Miller Wins in House.
Representative Charles w. Miller, of
Bremen county. by making strong
and adroit fight in the house sue
ceeded in getting his pill putting can
didates for county superintendent back
on the official ballot for general cleo
tions. adopted by an even constitu-
tional majority. The vote on the bill.
after debate lasting about two hours.
resulted in IS for and 4S against. The
Miller bill. which has gone into the
hands of committee in the senate for
consideration. repeats a law adopted
by the 35th general assembly making
the office of county superintendent ap-
pointive in each county by board
consisting of the presidents of the var
ious school district boards of direc-
tors.
To Revise Fire Insurance Laws.
A bill which has for its object the
ultimate overhauling and revision of
the laws of Iowa governing fire insur-
ance in Iowa. has been introduced IN
the house by Representative Brammer.
of Polk. The bill provides for the ap-
pointment Of . commission Of three
members Of the present assembly 40
members Of . commission to serve
without pay. and report to the 37th
general assembly the results of thor
ough investigation of the Iowa fire
code, with recommendations for
changes. additions or an entire revis-
ion of the laws now on the books.
The report Of the commission Is to be
completed not later than October !.
1917. s
County Officer Salary Bills.
The bills heretofore spoken Of In
these letters intending to do away
with the fee system in the Offices Of
county sheriff. treasurer and clerk
have been introduced in both houses.
The bill fixing the salaries Of county
treasurers was introduced in the sen
ate by Kimball. of Pottawattamie.
grades the pay BY population OF the
various counties at a range from 81 400
to $4,000. For chief deputies the range
is from $500 to $1,000 year. Sen
ator Thompson. of Burlington. put in
the bill fixing the salaries for sheriffs.
It provides that salaries shall range
from $500 to $4,000 year. The pay
for chief deputy sheriffs is to be pro-
vided for by the supervisors in each
county. Sheriffs are to receive mile
age at 10 cents mile on serving civil
processes. and fees from criminal and
foreign processes are to 60 direct into
the county treasury.
Hearing on Compensation Bill.
Opponents of the Clarkson work
mems compensation bill. amending
the present law SO as to provide q
state insurance fund and practically
shutting out of the state all insurance
doing . casualty busl-
ness. appeared before the insurance
Of the senate Friday and
stated their objections to the measure.
The bill is drawn along the line OF
state insurance as advocated
by Industrial Commissioner Garst. In
surance companies are united in OPP
posing it, declaring it will create q
state monopoly in that class Of insur-
ance. They also argue that the pres
ent law has not been given a fair trial.
Still After Printer and Binder.
An echo to the fight being waged
against the Iowa system of having the
states printing and binding done by
officials chosen for that work by the
legislature. is found in resolution in
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive Rogers Of Carroll. 1t provides
for the appointment of a commission
Of three members of the house and
two of the senate, to investigate the