The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-01-28
BILL To LIMIT
WORKING HOURS
Of THE WOMEN
LEGISLATURE is TODAY WREsT
LING WITH LABOR PRoMLEM
MANY QUESTIONS OF TAXATION
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Designed by Bill of Representa-
tive EIwood of Howard Co.
Demos Want Wade.

Dss Moine3, Jan. 81 Women and
children of Iowa occupied the atten,
ton of the 36th general assembly in
both the senate and the house today.
Two bills limiting the hours of WON.
en- workers and making other restric-
tons as to the working girl, meas.
ure effecting Iowa babies and child
rem, and a wrangle over the certifi-
cation of the publication of the suf-
frage amendment in the house and
senate featured today's session One
labor bill limits the working hours
of women to "a hours a week and the
second reducing the number to AS.
The appropriations committee was
instructed to report a measure ap-
ipropriating $4,000 year for the es-
Establishment of chililen's welfare
station at the state university, the
first of it's kind in the world.
The plan to introduce the suffrage
amendment to both the senate and
house failed because of objection of
legislators to the manner of certiff-
cation after its first passage two
years ago by Secretary Of State Al
| len. 1t was decided a second certifi-
cation will have to be made to pre-
vent legal difficulties.
The bill governing the conditions
of the Iowa working woman and en-
dorsel by the state federation of la
Dor introduced by Representative
Griffin of Woodbury. county will be
presented in the senate tomorrow by
: Senator Green. The bill in brief pro-
vides for the following:
| h. Of
y to "a per week, not more than 10
hours day; limits the working days
of the week to six consecutive days;
may work not more than two hours
extra three days a week in which a
legal holiday comes The bill pTOvid-
ing a As hour limit was introduced by
Representative McDermid. He made
no other provision except to fix the
working hours of women at s hours
a day.
/ The suffrage amendment to the con
stitution will be introduced tomorrow
in both the house and senate by Rep
Tesentative Ring of Linn county and
Senator Allen of Pocahontas.
Questions of Taxation.
AS discussion of economy naturally
brings up TIE question of taxation so
in the Iowa legislature it has been the
cause for an influx of bills attempting
to regulate the matter of taxes. These
will probably bring out considerable
fdIscus sion in committees and the
| floor OF the two houses before the
April adjournment.
OF first Importance is the announce
ment by Senator Joseph Allen of Po-
cahontas county that he'll introduce
the Tax Commission bill that was de-
feated two years ago.
Senator Kimball of Council Bluffs
has stated he will soon Introduce his
terminal tax bill. measure that Is
always urged by the cities and gener-
ally opposed by representatives from
rural communities.
Representative Bauman of Van Blu
ran county, who looks at matters
from the farmers viewpoint, has in
troduced a bill to abolish the present
five mill tax on moneys and credits
and make them assessable to full val
ue the same as real estate property.
Another bill offered in behalf of the
farmers provides that the real es-
tate owner may deduct the incum'
brance on his property when report
ing its value for taxation.
Second in Importance to the Tax
Commission bill will be the Joint
Resolution passed by the last gener'
al assembly for a constitutional am
endment permitting the state to tax
certain classes of property for state
purposes only. This is the proposition
to tax railroads and express compan
les for state support entirely and lei
the counties and cities be relieved OF
state tax, levying only taxes for theri
own needs.
; Representative tombstone of Lucas
county has introduced a bill provid
ing that the executive council in re
adjusting the valuation of property
cannot increase the aggregate value
in county as returned by the aui
itor to them. This is rebuke to the
: executive council for the raise in val
uation it made at the last general tai
levy. However, the heavy tax on far
mers may be said to be partially due
to the fact that supervisors did no
re-adjust their local levy to meet thu
valuations fixed by the council.
Senator Foster of Guthrie has =:
troduced in the senate bill aimed
at relieving corporations from doub
. lie taxation 1t provides that whei
companies are assessed on their CAPT
/. tai stock they may deduct the amour
|. they have invested in capital stool
of other companies. They are nov
permitted to deduct the money invest
ed in real estate as that will be taxe'
on the real property. Senator Foste
: says that where corporation money ]
invested In stocks of other companie
il should be deducted az 1t will b
5 assessed In the other company.
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ia bill designed to cause decide