Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-05
LESS THAN 100 BILLS 80 FAR
HAVE RECEIVED FINISHING
TOUCHES.
TWO MONTHS WORK TO
DO IN NEXT TWO WEEKS
Several Measures Already Passed Will
Fail Finally Because Of Disagree
nents Between Two houses-Houss
Business Now in Hands Of Sitting
Committee.
Special to Times-Republican

Des Moines, April 5.-Not yet 100
bills have been finished in the legis-
lative law factory; there ought to be at
least 200 more approved The general
assembly has been at work twelve
weeks; it should not hold longer than
two weeks more.
How can two months work be done
in two weeks time without repetition
of the errors ard mistakes of other
sessions?
To date the record OF bill passed by
the two houses, not counting joint reso-
lutions is:
Senate files passed senate. 1876
House files passed house, 201.
Senate files passed house, 81.
House files passed senate, 55.
Several of the log bills that have
passed both houses can hardly be said
to be in a finished state. In fact sew
eral of them will be finally defeated
because Of differences as to details in
volved in amendments. But that leaves
$50 bills that have passed one house
or the other and not yet passed the
second body. Many of these are in the
committees.
Sitting Committee at Work
The house has now abolished it's
calendar and this week. for the first
time, the sitting committee will make
Up daily calendar and direct what
shall be done. The senate still has
calendar with over 100 bills thereon
reported for action.
The hobse has some special orders,
however that take precedence. The
big batch of dry bills are given the
right of way on Tuesday and if they
are debated much they win take two
days or more of time. On Wednesday
a special order has been made of the
bill for compensation of sheriffS, also
bill relating to the number of members
Of boards of supervisors.
The senate has a special order for the
state farm mortgage bank bill on Tues
day morning and the btuesky bill Tues
day afternoon Both of these will be
hard fought. The senate left over un-
til today as unfinished business the
CasweIl bill to amend the law as to
newspaper libel and damages.
No effort has as yet been made to get
together on time for adjournment and
no serious thought has been given the
subject.
Appropriations Hang Fire.
Both OF the houses have yet before
them the bulk of the business relating
prfatfons Cor the institutions. Both of
them have on hand the bills Of the re-
trenchment and reform committee
looking to reorganization OF the ad-
ministrative branch of the state gov
eminent. Members of the committee
assert that these bills will be pushed.
The amendment Of the highway law
is still an open matter. The committee
bill is before the house and it is be-
Iieved the sifters will place 1t on the
calendar for action. The patrol bill is
& on the senate calendar. Several minor
bills have been passed by each house.
The Johnston bill passed by the house
and so much advertised locally is in
the hands of a senate committee where
it will be permitted to die.
Here are some of the measures on
the calendars of the two houses, of
general interest:
Constitutional amendments to taxa
ton, and bill for a tax commissioner.
Bill relating to lake drainage.
Bills for establishment of cooper
Stive associations.
Long and short haul bill. as to trans
portaeion.
Minimum wage and shorter hours.
Child welfare and fixing hours Of Ia
Dor for children
Recognition of ehiropracturs.
Bill for votes for women in June.
Bill to authorize cities to license
garages.
Sale of house and senate journals.
Law to stop the pollution of Iowa
streams.
Law to require mine owners to ON
ploy shot firers.
sr Revision and re-enactment Of game
laws.
Revision Of the military code of
4 Iowa.
Reorganization of county board Of
education.
Semi-monthly pay day for railroad
men.
Authority for visitation Of private
hospitals.
Fixing up pay of county officials and
deputies.
Reduction in number of legislative
employees hereafter.
Il Various bills relating to public utli-
Z ties.
r. Raising the age of consent.
Bill to gives state authority to revise
Z. insurance rates.
Definition of switching charge or
service.
Authority to regulate jitneys.
Revision of law as to fire escapes.
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