Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-02


sembly. Senator Chase declares such
power is useless and has not accowp-
lished any good for the state.
Stringent Prohibitory Measures
The prohibition members Of the
legislature in the senate have put
through program in aid of the state
wide prohibitory law which goes into
effect next January. that will make
Iowa as dry as the desert Of Sahara.
They have left no loop-hole for the
user of intoxicating beverages to have
his appetite gratified. excepting that
of interstate traffic. Even the latter
will be under strict espionage and no
liquor will be shipped into the state
Exception the personal use Of the pur-
chaser. There was stubborn bit of
opposition in the senate to some of
the proposed Strengthening acts but
after it became evident that the drys
were in absolute control of a safe ma
jority this opposition dwindled away
and let them put through their bills
without objection. The new laws
adopted by the senate, and now in the
hands of the sitting committee In the
house, with good chances of being re-
ported out and passed, arc summar-
tied as follows:
Requiring railroads to keep daily
record of liquor shipments.
Making any person who solicits or
takes orders for liquor. bootlegger.
To prohibit the collection of a bill
for liquor sold in the state.
To prohibit travelling statesmen to
solicit orders from persons authorized
to sell, after January 1, next.
To provide for the seizure and con-
fscation of vehicles carrying liquor
for illegal purposes.
Providing prison sentence for per-
sistent bootleggers.
Providing a prison sentence for a
third violation of liquor Injunction.
Making a liquor injunction state
wide in its application, instead OF con-
fined to a judicial district.
Fixing method Of serving notice Of
mulct tax.
Forbidding passengers on trains.
street cars or inter-urbans to carry
liquor for illegal purposes.
Capitol Extension Fees Last Stand
The last stand of the foes of capitol
extension was made in the house when
Representative Ball. Of Jefferson
county, after hard work saved his bill
providing for resale Of portion Of
the grounds. from falling into the
hands Of the sitting committee. The
bill had originally been given to the
committee on ways and means, and Ball
declared that Chairman Barry Of that
committee had deliberately held 1t back
with the intention having it lost in
the rush of the closing days of the as
sembly. Representative Barry denied
the charge and said the committee had
at one time voted the measure out for
adoption, but before such action was
taken q motion to reconsider was
filed. That motion had not been acted
on when the sitting committee was
named. The Ball bill finally went on
the calendar. but there Is not much
chance Of it passing the house.
Fire Rating Board Bill Passes House
The bill, fathered BY State Insurance
Commissioner Emory H. English, to do
away with discrimination In the selling
Of fire insurance and providing for
fire rating board, passed the house
with q vote of 81 for to "a against.
There seems to be good chance for
the bill to pass the senate Since the
defeat of the Clarkson bill creating
state insurance for the workmen's
compensation act. this rating bill 70
the most important insurance measure
to be considered by the legislature.
County Officer Salary Bills
The bills creating uniform salaries
for county officials. graduated as to
population Of counties have found
rather easy sailing in both houses.
The salaries of the auditors. clerks
and treasurers are made uniform in
each county. and range from 81 400 to
$1,000 q year.
Against POlygany
Afesolution. by Taylor Of Buchanan.
memorializing congress to amend the
national constitution SO as to prevent
polygamy. was adopted by the house
despite the earnest protest Of Repre-
sentative Bronson Of Blackhawk. Mr..
Bronson read letters from the heads
of the Mormon church in which they
denied that polygamy was sanctioned
by the church or by its officers. or that
1t existed to any extent. The senate
has already killed an anti-polygamy
resolution calling for . convention OF
the states to consider the matter. but
the Taylor resolution being Of q diff
ferent trend must be considered by the
upper branch of the assembly
Suffrage Bill Passes House
BY . vote of 81 to SO the house
passed the Nordyke bill which pro-
vides for the submission Of the consti-
tutional amendment giving women the
right to vote. at the primary election
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