The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-14
GOOD RECORD
IN LEGISLATURE
Famous for What II Did and Did Not
~ DOWN. 30 Criticised and Also
Praised for Work Done.
HOLDS GOOD Laws ON BOOKS
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tBy George Gallarno)
Des MOines, Ia, April 13-The Seth
general assembly is on the final lar
4 Of its months OF endeavOr In the inter
est Of the people. of the state Of Iowa
Y When the house and senate have
linally adjourned and the work &C.
C0mplished by them shall have passed
into history, the unprejudiced re-
viewer will declare that the assembly
has. on the whole. accomplished much
for the good Of the state, and has left
a record in useful results equal "a
that OF any previous legislative body.
There will be critics Of the assembly;
there will be fault finding because the
capitol extension act Of the 35th gen
eral assembly was not repealed; there
will be complains because the highway
commission law was not Obliterated; ;
there will be criticism because Of the
!, repeal Of the mHict law. directed to-
a wards the republican party and its
platform Of 1914, declaring; an en-
dorsemant Of the law and for its en-
fOrcement; there will be criticism OF
the radical pr0hibitory enforcement
bills. and claims that the structures
placed in the temperance measures
will create reaction unfavOrable to
thn ~ D1uctitrtinnA ~ I
amendment by the 37th general as
sembly.
But. in spite Of these criticisms.
which will undoubtedly be indulged
in. 1t is a fact that the fame Of the
assembly will rest principally on the
defeat Of attempts to repeal the capi-
!. tol extension and highway commission
laws, and on the prohibitory measures
enacted, along with the repeal of the
mulct law. OF constructive measures
to Its credit. the assembly will show
the re-enactmcnt of the blue sky law,
In = modified form from that Of two
years ago; the re-enactment Of the
: Cosson red light law: additional and
constructive road legislation: the
adoption spf city manager plan of mu-
nicipai government: the adoption Of
the woman suffrage resolution. and the
submission o. that question to the
voters at the primary election next
year: the movement to save the lake
beds LOT the state; the Encouragement
and equalization of salaries OF county
officials; cutting out the fee system.
and 4 large number of other acts Of
Importance to the state at large.
Audit Board Is Created
A law that will tend to take from
the state executive council a great
deal of detail wcssk, Is the bill by
Barry OF Linn. creating state board
Of audit. Tie bill passed both houses
of the legislature without any serious
objection and has been signed by Gov
ernor Clarke. 1t provides for state
board. OF audit. composed of the audi
tor OF state. representative from the
Office Of the attorney general, and the
secretary OF the executive cOuncil-Th
duty Of tho board will be to canvass
s,ste cxcent,nr salaries nrovided Tor
~ ,.w Thi. work has l,eretofore do
vo,yod mon t,he eovernor tho, secra-
,.rv os st.te The state treasurer ami
the auditor ~ state /.
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both houses nsse passeu Oh" .'e
governor mas slsaeu tl'e pii' preseA'ea
Oy the cohhll.tee oh Fetreiic''h.eh. anu
reform creallnk she oli'ce oi aocu-
menu edl.or' Inasr tne law as many
passed Tue .ppotn.l'enl Vi tl'e olhclal
is 10 Oe ihaue " .he governor oh VI
Deiore next .uly' lor tern, VI two
years. lne eu..CI ~ s.se" lu'l "u'noI
lty over tne puDl''A'.oi % 81. s's.e
a.,poos.fuI n ,;vin. nm ~ A.. nrad,c.
tion, OF the retrenchfnent and reform
committee. he will save many thous-
anis to the state annually ON its print
ing bill.
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