The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-28
LEGISLATURE EN- |;
JOYS A RECESS
Lively Discussion Over Pending Bills
Bill to Sell 20 Acres Of Capitol
Extension Grounds.
PRIMARY LAW is MODIFIED
Bone Dry Measure Passes Senate
Highway Legislation Interesting
Equal Suffrage Busy.

Highway Legislation Interesting
Equal Suffrage Busy.
DES MOINES,, Feb. 24-After
strenuous week the legislature ad
journed Saturday for a ten day re
cess. Some lively tits were feature
in committee meetings and on tn,
floor of both houses there were som,
interesting debates over pending meas
ures. John w. Rowley of Van Buren,
who was a candidate for governor be
fore the primaries two years ago or
the capitol extension issue, delivered
the principal address in support of hi:
bill to sell 20 acres of the extension
grounds. Representative Lee of Sat
county was the leader of the othel
side and made eloquent and forcefu
argument in reply to Mr.. Rowley's &C
cusations. The bill was defeated by q
close vote. The road issue is still fore
most in the house and every move
made of importance is predicated UP
on the attitude toward the bills pend
ing. March 9th has been set as the
time for taking up the road bills and
great relief will result when the mat
ter Is disposed Of as the unsettled con
dition hinders progress in legislation
In the senate bone dry bills and chang
es in the primary election law have
been the prominent features. In both
houses something like 900 bills have
been introduced and the presentation
of new measures is daily occurrence
All hope of short session is gone and
those in touch with matters do not
look for adjournment before the sec,
ond week in April.
Primary Election Law Modified.
Senator Kimballs primary election
bill which would take off of the pri-
mary ballot all state officers under
governor and leave their. nomination
to state convention passed the SEN
ate by vote of SO to 10. The Foster
amendment gives the voter the right
to paste in or write in names of dele
gates to the county convention. I'm
der the Kimball bill the names of the
candidates for United States senator,
! governor, conEressInen and all c0un-
stya or township Ulcers and delegates
to the county convention will appear
on the primary ballot. The county
convention will select delegates to the
state convention at which the state
officers will be nominated. The, SEN
ate voted to keep the circle off of the
ballot, to continue the non-partisan
nomination of judges, and to elimi-
nate from the ballot of presidential
years the names of electors and print
thereon simply the names of the can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent.
Bone Dry Measure Passes Senate.
The action of congress in making it
q crime to ship liquor into states that
have prohibitory laws stimulated ac
tion on one of the bone dry bills in
troduced early in the session by Sen
ator Whitmore of Ottumwa. There
will be no more legal drinking Of in
toxicating liquors in Iowa except by
the drinker who goes in person across
the state line and himself drinks what
booze he brings back with him. With
the adoption of the Whitmore bill vio-
lations of this law will be made sub
ject to action brought at the point of
delivery and will enable county o1il-
cials to prosecute in their own coun-
ties. Delivery Of intoxicating liquors
is made equivalent to sale of the
liquor in SO far as locating the point
at which action may be brought In
effect the bill cuts off the railroads
from transporting and by the words
cor other" relating to carriers. places
the same prohibition upon all truck
or automobile lines of persons who
haul for hire, against driving across
,Aof 1ipn in hp.ir Ennnr
state. Senator Helmer attempted to
amend the bill by striking out the
words cor other" but his amendment
failed to carry.
The bill passed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Arney, Ball, Brakeman, Ed
wards, Enger. Fellows, Fleck, Eos
kett, Foster, Gibson, Grout, Henig-
baum, Kimball, Kingland, Latter. Le-
Compile, Lindly, Lytle, Mitchell, Park
er, Price, Proudfoot, Ratcliff, Rule,
Smith, Stephenson, Taylor, Van Al
stine, Voorhees,, Whitmore and Will
Nays: Adams, Broxam, Byington,
Caswell, Chase, Coburn, Evans, Evers-
meyer, Frailey, Green, Hale, Haskell,
Helmer, Jackson, Newberry, Schrup,
Thompson and White-1S. -..,,
Highway Legislation Getting Inter-
estng.
The organization of the house was
based upon the attitude
that would be assumed toward high
way Legislation. The principal bone
Of 4 @scontention is the state highway
and the granting OF more
to boards of supervisors and
township trustees. The election OF Mr..
Pitt speaker indicated that bare ma
jority of one of the republican mem
oers favored change in the present
highway law, but account must be TAX
an Of the IA democrats in the house
when it comes to putting measure
through that body, hence there is con-
siderable uncertainty as to the exact
lineup Soon after the introduction OF
what is known as the Johnston-Pitt
oill those opposed to its provisions,
Known as progressives when it comes
o highway legislation, drafted bill
mixing amendments to the present |
aw and providing for changes that it
yas hoped would satisfy those who |
ytnt more power conferred upon local !
authorities. This bill was introduced