Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Bill in Legisle re Would
Give Them ,s'Ance For
FL <.om.
PARoJ ) POSSIBLE
AFs < THIRTY YEARS
kimbalI Urges Amendment TO Primary
Law to Permit State Conventions to
Nominate All But Heads Of Ticket
Opposition to Teachers Pensions
Develops in House-Eight. Hour Day
on Public Work.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines. Jan. aa.--Persons SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. in Iowa
serving thirty years II the bill pre-
sented by Senator Heald IS adopted. II
provides that the board of parole shall
have jurisdiction over all life pris-
oners.
To encourage all small towns to
build fire proof hotels, Senator KIM
ball OF Council Bluffs. introduced
bill to provide that on vote OF the peo-
pie such structures may be exempt
from taxation for period of years.
To Amend Primary Law.
Senator Kimball introduced a bill to
amend the primary law SO that all
state officers with the exception OF the
governor and lieutenant governor be
nominated by the state convention.
He proposes that the delegates to tho
state convention be elected direct by
the people AT the primary election and
that they shall no longer be chosen by
the county convention.
Senator Heald introduced s bill pro.
v!dng for an eight-hour day on all
public work. The measure provides for
the holding back of certain sums of
money from contractors en- public
works.
Opposition to Teachers Pensions.
A significant vote was taken in the
house today Indicating somc hostility
to the bin to provide pensions for
teachers Grnson moved to have eH-
ira copies of the bin for teachers PEN
sions printed for circulation In the
state. On standing vote the house
refused to sanction the expenditure Tor
extra copies.
The house extended an Invitation 70
Eek Secretary James Wilson TO address
It.
4cowlss Appointment Filed.
The appointment OF Gardner Cowles
as member OF the state board Of
education was sent to the senate today
by Governor Clarke tor approval. The
senate went into executive session to
consider the appointment The aps
pointment will lie over Until tomorrow
before action is taken.
Arnev introduced bill In the sen.
ate to give owners OF threshing out-
fits and similar machines n lien on
grain threshed in payment OF threshfng
bills.
Judicial Bill Presented.
Placing OF judges back on partisan
basis is aimed at in bill introduced In
the house today by McFerren, of Ham
ilton. Members OF the present district
and supreme bench under this bill will
be placed on the primary ballot by
simply filing petition to that effect
sixty days before the primary CLIFTON.
bill proposing sweeping changes in
the banking system was presented by
Cochranc in the house. 1t provides for
the incorporation OF firms doing Il
banking business.
a four year single term for the gov
ernor of the state of Iowa was proposed
in the house in joint resolution pre-
sentcd by Taylor. of Buchanan.
Joint Convention Hears Dr.. Ryan.
Before the joint convention OF the
house and senate in the house chmnber
today, Rev John A. Ryan, ID. D., Of st.
Paul outlined in a general way the in
dustrial conditions prevailing In the
country and suggested the means by
which the state legislature might
remedy the conditions.
Single tax and socialism have value
only to the standpat or non progressive
attitude. DR.. Ryan declared. The thing
to do is to forestall the rising wave OF
radcalism by providing means of re-
lief from the paplable evils OF the time.