Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-24
ONLY FOUR BILLS OF lMPOR-
TANcE PASSED AND SEES
SION is HALF OVER.
ROAD BATTLE TO BE
STAGED ON MARCH
Time Set by House For Console ration
of Pitt ohnston Highway Measure
Vote on RowIey Capitol Extension
Bill Considered Fair Test of Strength
of Reaetionary Element.
Special to Ti1nes-RepubIican.


Des Moines, Feb. 24-The Thirty
seventh general assembly adjourned TO-
day until March 6, thus giving mid
winter recess of seven working days.
The legislature has been in session since
Jan. s. with a recess from Thursday,
Jan. II, to Tuesday. Jan. g.
Up to last night there had been 362
bills introduced in the senate and 424
in the house. The Legislature has thus
far passed only four important MIDAS
ures, however. as follows:
The prohbitory constitutional amend
ment. This is to be submitted to vote
OF the people.
The Dodge memorial commission
providing for the erection by popular
subscription of a monument at Coun-
Gil Bluffs TO the memory of General
Grenville N. Dodge.
The creation of a state banking de
partment providing for the appointment
of a state banking commissioner at a
salary of $4,000 per year.
The repeal Of the presidential prefer
ence primary law.
There have been a few other laws Of
minor Importance but the four named
above are the only ones thus far en-
acted of general import.
Real Fight Yet to Come.
The real fight Of the session Is vet to
rome and that IS Of course on the road
question. Before adjournment yester-
day afternoon the house of representa-
tives fixed Friday morning, March g.
at 10 a. m. as the day and the hour
when the Pitt Johnston road measure
shall be considered. This is three days
after the resuming Of the session. AS
has been stated before the Elwood bill
will be introduced at that time as an
amendment 10 the Pitt-Johnston bill,
thus giving the supporters OF the state
highway commission and the friends Of
the present highway commission law
the first chance on the floor.
Representative Elwood. his ally, Arch
McFarlane, representative from Black
Hawk county, and others declared yes
terday following the vote on the Rowlsy
bill aimed at capitol extension that this
was fairly indicative test vote of the
lineup on the highway bill The vote
on the Rowley measure. which will pro-
hibit the improvement Of the capitol
extension tract, was 81 to 81 and the
measure was lost. Two of the friends
of the measure changed their vote in
order to move to reconsider making the
total vote SO to 49 against but it would
have required So to have carried.
How They Voted.
Seven of the representative who
voted for the Rowley measure, how
ever. are known to be friends of the
state highway commission law so that
this would give the highway commits
sion fifty-eight of the house votes. &C
cording to the Elwood and McFarlane
estimate. The vote on the Rowley bill
which would prohibit the improvement
of the capitol extension tract, was as
follows:
Ayes: Anderson Of Davis, Anderson
of Wiunebago, Bailey, Benn, Coakley,
Crozier, EdgingtOn, Epps, Erickson,
Finch, CARRIER. Giltner, Hall Hansen,
Helmng Horchem, Johnson Of Hum
boldt, Johnston Of Lucas, Kern, Kim
berry KrOuse, Lake, Larson, LenOcker,
Lewis. Mead. Meredith, Miles. Mowery,
Murray, Newton. Nordyke, Oertel. Pet
ers, Reed, Rees, Richards, Roberts. Rog-
ers, Rowley Scott. Slaught, Stanley,
Tucker, Turner, Ulstad, Walrath. Wen
strand. Wilson Of Cherokee. Wilson Of
Mahaska. Wilson of Mitchell, Wormley
and Speaker Pitt. Total 81.
Nays: Adkins, Anderson Of Greene,
Baldwin. Becker BOies. Dean. Dunkel-
berg. Durbin, Elwood. Erickson, Find
lay Of Webster, Finley Of Henry, Flen-
niken, Gilbert. Gilmore. Grason, Gray,
Griffin, Harrington, HOrchem, Jackson
lessen, Jones. kepple, Klaus, klinker.
Knickerbocker. I.angitt, Lee McFar-
Jane. McFcrren. Mackjc, Mantz, Miller,
Mooty. Neff. Nichols, Nicholson, ODon-
nell. Price, Randall Rayburn. Santee.
Shaft. Slosson. Smith. Stone, stuart,
Weaver, Wichman, and wilson of
Louisa Total 81. McFerren. who is
one of the leaders in the Pitt Johnston
faction, changed his vote from nay N
aye. Rayburn also changed from nay
to aye.
Of those who voted for the RoWley
resolution the following are credited
with being in favor Of the highway
commission: Anderson of Winncbago
Hansen, Lewis, Miles, Oertel, SlaUght
and Wenstrand. This may not be an