The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-18
SPEAKER GIVEN
FINE ELK TOOTH
PRESIDING OFFICER OF HOUSE
REMEMBERED ON BIRTHDAY.
FRANCIS SLABS AT HARDING
May Sentence Women to Reforma-
tory Instead Of to Jail-Cities
May Soon Have Managers
New Temperance" Drinks.

Des Moines, March list. Pat
rick's day had another significance in
the House of the Iowa legislature to-
day. 1t was Speaker Atkinson's
birthday anniversary and the occa-
sion was marked by appropriate SER
vices at the opening of the session
After a number of complimentary ad-
dresses the Speaker was presented
an elk tooth charm with a set dia.
mond as a gift from the house men,
bers and leather lined seal travelling
bag with all travelling conveniences
as gift from employees of the house.
An inscription on silver plate was
placed within the grip indicating the
donors ano. the occasion.
SIaps at Hardin.
The senate became involved in a
lively clash over proposed amend
ments to the rules yesterday after
noon. Senator Francis of Spirit
Lake proposed an amendment provld.
ing that hereafter the senate shall
appoint all it's own committees in
stead of leaving such appointment to
the president of the senate, who is
the lieutenant governor. This was
both a slap at Lieutenant Governor
Harding against whom Francis may
be candidate for gubernatorial re-
publican nomination and also an eff
fort to prevent the present lieutenant
governor appointing the sitting COM
mittee to be named later in the ses-
sion. 1t brought forth a heated de- |
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ing defeated.
Bauman Bill Passed.
The house passed the Bauman bill |
which provides judges in district |
courts may sentence women to the |
proposed state reformatory, when it |
is established, instead of sending |
them to county jails; it also provides !
for removing to this new institutiah |
all females now in insane asylums as |
all women in the state re-
fOrmatory at AnamOsa and all girls !
in the state industrial school who
have reached the age for discharge.
May Have City Managers.
Cities in Iowa may now have city
managers and enjoy the application
Of a "one head" business institution
if they so desire, providing the senate
will take the same view of the mat
ter that the house took when it pass
ed the bill by McFarlane of Water
loo which permits cities to appoint
Senator Grout of Waterloo
will take charge of the bill on the
senate side and try to get its enact
ment there.
Temperance" Drinks.
"Tcmperance" drinks containing
not more than one per cent OF alco-
hol might be sold in cities of Iowa
with permission of the city councils !
if the legislature would pass a bill
introduced today in the house by the
on suppression of intern
perance. This bill provides tnat city
councils may license dispensers of
drinks containing one per cent or
less of alcohol. Supporters of the
measure say that the ordinary grape |
Juice sold at soda fountains contains
91-100 per cent of alcohol and that
other summer drinks contain similar
amounts. 1t is urged a beer can be
containing but one per
cent and that a person could not
drink enough at one time to intoxi
cate him. Should this pass it would |
give an industry to the present brew.
cries in Iowa that have been legislat |
ed out of business by the repeal of
the mulct law.
bubble Over Adjournment.
The senate and house are quibbling |
over when the legislature shall ad- |
journ. The senate has passed res |
olution to adjourn April II. Repre- |
sentative Klnker in the house has
resolution to adjourn |
April 10. There seems to be a strong |
sentiment in favor of this date. 1t
will be up to the two branches to
agree on the same date, however
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