The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-27
.FLo0DoF BlLLSIN LEGISLATURE
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city Manager Bills Are In.

| lily E1WuHuSeT DllIS are He
] Two bills on the city manager plan
| of government are before the assem-
| bly,, the one introduced in the senate
by Senator Foskett of Page county,
gives city councils authority to create
| the Office Of city manager and to ap-
point such official. He is to have such
| duties as shall be placed upon him by
ordinance adopted by the council. The
city councils of Clarinda, Iowa Falls,
Bloomfield and Charitons have city
managers operating under city ordi-
nances. and appointed in the manner
as provided by the Foskett bill. A
similar bill was presented by Wens-
trand of Page county, in the house.
Home Rule for Cities.
The home rule for cities bill. faith
cred by the legislative committee of
the Iowa League Of Municipalities, has
been prepared and will be urged upon
members of the assembly by the COM
mittee. The bill gives cities more lee
way in operation than they have at
present, but does not take away from
them in any manner the state police
power and regulation.
TO Change Date Of Primary.
Two bills have been presented look
ing to change in the date for the
biennial primary election. At present
the law fixes the time for holding this
election as the second Monday in
June. One Of the proposed amend
lnents to this law would change the
date to the third Monday in August.
This was introduced in the senate by
Wilson of Appanoose. The other bill
is by Bauman of Van Buren, and fixes
the time for the primary as the second
Monday in September.
The measure permitting people
away from home on election day to
vote by mail, and which was defeated
by the 35th general assembly, has been
put forward again.
Hits Divorce Evil.
Representative Rogers, of Carroll,
would take away some of the ease
with which married couples in Iowa
have been able to end their relations,
by way Of the divorce court, by max
ing it impossible to secure divorce
by default The Rogers bill makes it
the duty Of the county attorney to ap-
pear in all cases where the defendant
fails to put in an appearance and IL
he finds evidence of collision between
husband and wife regarding the. d.
yOrce il is to be refused.
| For Panama. Pacific Exposition.
made by Governor Clarke in his bien-
NAL message, bill providing for an
exhibit by Iowa at the Panama Pacific
exposition at San Francisco, and MAX
ing an appropriation of $4,000, has
been introduced in both houses The
35th assembly refused to make an APP
preparation for the exposition, but a
number Of prominent citizens of the
state took the matter up, canvassed
the state, raised funds and erected al
fine Iowa building at San Francisco
The bill was presented by Senator
Head in the senate, and provides for
the appointment of commission of
eleven members, one from each con-
gressional district Of the state, to
handle the funds and provide for an
appropriate Iowa exhibit at the fair.
Other Important Measures.
| Among the other bills which have
been introduced in the early days of
the session is new blue sky" law.
The measure was written by Attorney
General Cosson, and it is said is
drawn in such manner that it cannot
be attacked on the ground of uncon-
stitutionality. "
Senator Caswell, of the Monono-
Harrison Crawford district, has put
forth bill amending the wolf bounty
law, 50 that the bounty on grown
wolves will be $40 instead Of $50 az at
present 1t has been found that with
the law as it now stands, Offering a
bounty OF 81 on cubs and $40 OH
grown wolves, some enterprising cit
liens have actually gone into the wolf
raising industry.