The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-03-03
GOVERNOR SIGNS
SIXTEEN BILLS
Only Few Bills Passed by the Gen
eral Assembly-Peaee Movement
Urged on Congress.
muLcT REPEAL is IMPORTANT
State Police Bill Passes House-To
Abolish Parole Board-Judge for
Each County in State.
(Ey George Gallarno)

(Ey George Ga!larno)
! Des Moines, Ia, March 2.-The
Thirty sixth general assembly will re-
convene Thursday morning. following
the usual spring recess of week,
and the members will find their desks
piled high with work. When the
spring adjournment was taken last
week there had been introduced in the
senate 3S5 bills and in the house 439.
OF these a total of 16 had been passed
by both houses and enacted into law.
with the signature of Governor Clarke
attached. The balance we're all In the
hands of proper committees, or had
been reported back to the different
houses for action.
At the same date during the session
of the Thirty-fifth general assembly
the senate had 343 bills up for con-
sideratioh and the house had 504.
List Of the New Laws.
The new laws created by the pref
ent assembly consist of six legalizing
acts, two constitutional amendment
resolutions. prohibition and woman
suffrage, the repeal Of tine mulet law
and seven other acts Of little import
ancc. In the order in which they
we're passed and signed they are ss
follows:
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3.--Re-
lating to the selection OF additional
employees of the Thirty-sixth general
assembly and fixing their compensa-
tion and defining their duties.
House File No. 45-by Kimberly
Providing for special election for fill
ing vacancies in city council in special
charter cities.
Senate File No. 33-by Foster Le-
galizing certain acts Of board Of di-
rectors of the Independent School dis
trict of Adel, and warrants thereof.
and authorizing the issuance Of bonds.
Senate File No. S6-by Gillette
Legalizing bonds and acts and pro-
cecdinSs of the Independent School
district of Cherokee,
Senate File No. 332Aby Foster.--Le-
galizing acts of the town ofAdcl. trel0
tive to water works bonds and war
rants therefor.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 5-by
Boc.-Providing for the preparation
ard printing OF classified index OF
legislative bills. ~
Senate File No. 42--by Heald.-
Authorizing an exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, and appropriating
$4,000 therefor.
House File No. 224--by Wenstrand.
-Legalizing acts of the board OF SUI
pervisors and county officers Of the
county of Page relating to oyerdrafts
in bridge fund.
Senate File No. 3S.--Authorizing
conveyance and patent to p. N. Sucks
dorf for certain tract Of land and
correcting title thereto.
Senate File No. 14---by Gillette and
Crist. publication of In
dex to 1918 supplement to the code In
separate volume and fixing the price
at s1.50 per volume.
House File No. 4S--by Griftin.-Re-
lating to the census and providing for
appointment of special enumerators
in cities OF the first class.
House File No. 63-by Hall.-Legal
izing ordinances 200 to 222 inclusiveof
the town Of Clearieid.
House File No. 79-by johnston
Granting to townships right Of taxa
ton for improvement and maintenance
o. public parks acquiTed by gift
Senate File No. by Clarkson.---
Repeal of the mulct law, and making
Iowa prohibition territory by statute
after January 1, 1916.
Constitutional amendment resolu-
tion for constitutional prohibition in
Iowa. Must pass Thirty-seventh as
sembly before submission to the peo-
pie.
Constitutional amendment giving
women right to votesin Iowa.
Urge Peace Move by Congress.
Senator Wilson, of Centerville, has
asked the adoption by the senate of q
resolution calling upon congress to
appoint a peace commission with.
former Presidents Roosevelt and Taft
al .isS uSt', W tdAe dCtlOu Will lllS
heads of the warning nations of Eu-
rore for tho bringing about Of an
armistice. aud eventually world
peace agreement, The resolution 1t is
believed will be adopted when the as
sembly reconyencs next week. Copies
will be forwarded to Senators Cum
minis and Kenyon and they will be
urged to bring the matter to the atten-
ton uf congress The Wilson resolu-
ton is in line with suggestion made
recently by Robert ]. Thompson, an
Iowa boy who was until month ago
American consul at AK La Chapelle.
Former Consul Thompson has since
his resignation written series OF
open letters TO Secretary Of state
Bryan and hss declared his belief
from knowledge Of conditions close at
hand. that the, United States can, IL
t will make an earnest move. not only
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