The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-11
SI,O85,0OO FOR
NEW BUILDINGS
$4,000 APPROPRIATION TO RE,
IMsURsE FARMERS FOR LOSS
THE "HOME RULE" FOR CITIES
Another Bill to Prevent the Forming
of Drug Habits. The Senate and
House Labor Committees
Hear Employers.

preparations OF 81 ,OS5,000 for the cree
ton of new buildings and improve
ments for the three state educational
institutions, the state university, the
state college and state normal, are
asked OF the legislature in joint res
olution introduced in the house today
by Representative Henry Brady of
Dallas county. The appropriation bill
specifies a total of $4l5,000 for the
university, $470,000 for the state col
lege and the remaining 100000 for
the teachers college.
To Drag the Bill Out.
A fight similar to that waged i'm the
senate during the last few days con-
fronts the vets in the house by the
declaration of Representative Croizer
of Marion county the author of the
bill for the repeal of the mulct law
that he will make demand on Chair
man Wayman of the committee on
the suppression of intempeTance to
report the bill back to the house. In
formed that the subcommittee which
has had the bill under consideration
since the opening day of the session
has not even as yet held a meeting
CroZier announced his intention of
dragging the bill out OF the commit
tee. Crozier will however confer with
Wayman first before taking action.
To Reimburse Farmers.
To reimburse farmers for loss of
stock because of the foot and mouth
disease" quarantine and to pay veter-
inaries for their services in connec-
ton with the quarantine a bill was to-
day introduced in the house by the
Animal industry committee appropri-
ating $l50,000. The first measure in.
PRODUCED called for an appropriation
of $4,000 Investigation by the COM
mittee showed that this would not
cover the expense and rather than do
the thing half way or have to pass
a supplemental bill they raised the
amount in the bill to what it is believ-
ed will take care of all the losses not
paid by the government.
Home Rule For Cities.
The home rule" bill to be support
ed by municipalities of Iowa will
probably be introduced by the legis
lature the latter part of the week. The
legislative committee of the Iowa
league of municipalities was in sesS-
ion here today going over the provis
ions of the proposed draft and putting
it in final shape. Those present were
Frank Pierce of Marshalltown, secre-
,tary of the league, Mayor Glasgow of
export, Mayor A. A. Smith of Sioux
City and Mayor Hanna of Des MoineS.
The Drug Habit.
AS another means of preventing
the formation of the drug habit Rep
resantative Steelsmith of Osceola Co.
has introduced a bill that would pro-
Ihibit druggists from refilling prescrip
Itions containing habit forming drugs
He urges that many get the drug hab-
it by getting retilled prescriptions
given by a doctor because it helps
:nem so when it was intended by the
physician for only temporary relief.
Employers are Heard.
The Senate and House labor COM
mittees held a joint session in the
House chamber yesterday afternoon,
to hear employers on the two bills
ona fixing a minimum wage and an
other fixing minimum hours for work
ing girls and women. Some fifteen
employers, principally from laundries
and garment works appeared and pro-
tested against the measure. No action
has been taken by the committees on
the two bills. One fixes SO per week
las minimum wage and the other 81
hours per week as the maximum
hours a girl may be employed. NJ en-
bers of the committees and of the
Legislature in dealing with these two
measures are confronted in the face
by their party platforms. Both the
democrats and the republicans in
their party platforms declaring they
favored legislation to better the
working conditions of women" Will
| the legislators ignore their party
pledges? This is the question staring
them in the face and which is being
impressed upon them daily by the
| frien1S of nrpaniZnh labor