Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-04
LEGISLATIVE GR|SI
% BE EXEN}|Y:
INDICATIONS POINT TO SESSION
AS LENGTHY AS PRE-
VlOUS ONES.
MANY OLD MEASURES
TO BE REINTRoDUCE
Labor Leaders of State Have Lengthy
Program Which They Desire En-
acted Into Law-Suffrage Amend
ment to Be lntroduced-legisI ators
Possessed of Numerous Fads.

Possessed of Numerous Fads.
Des Mojnes, Jan. i.-DcSp.te the an
nuunrcmcnt Of Governor William l..
Harding that every effort WIN be mad"
t. speed up The work # the Thirty =
seventh genera assembly, there Is n
the opinion of many memhcrs very lit
tie to Indicate that the session Will be
concluded within a period shorter than
that required for previous sessions. On
the contrary. II - the opinion OF many
that measures scheduled 10 be intro
duCed Will stir up tremendous OPPOSE
ton, which viii draw the session out
past the usual time for adjournment
1t : pointed out that the ThlrtY-SlNth
general assembly was called upon 70
consider 63S bills and twelve JOINT res
UlutiOnS which originated on ihe house
side and Gal bills and twenty three
Joint resolutions introduced in the SEN
ate, and according to LEGISLATORS there
S nothing 10 indicate that this years
gr.st of business Will be less than tina!
Of TWO years ago.
Ii Is pointed out that labor Organiza-
tons have program which they Will
asl: the legislature TO enact into law
which may take up a considerable poT-
ton Of the time OF both houses. one
Of the most important Of these meas
ureS IS that which would prevent
courts from issuing !njunCtions where
human rights are Involved. Labor bod
les turnout the state also are ANXIOUS
to have legislation enacted for the I'M
provemCnt OF housing conditions thru
out the state. In every session OF the
legislature in recent years, there has
been introduced a public utility law
which has resulted in prolonged con-
troversy. Managers OF fhc largest cleo
trical companies in the state. however.
declare they will not back any such
measure in the coming assembly
Measures which provide for the aboli-
ton of commissions and departments
of the state government are measures
to be specially contested. and it is
thought that fights on these measures
may have a vital effect on other leg
isIatIon.
Suffrage to Require Time.
Other measures which will probably
demand lengthy consideration include
the constitutional amendment providing
for equal suffrage, which will be re-
introduced by advocates Of votes for
women" Immediate consideration Of
this matter will be asked it is said, on
the ground that on June .. 1915 when
the voters Of the state repudiated the
amendment fraud was alleged in APP
prOXmately fifty of the ninety nine
counties. Specific charges Of fraud
against the election are contained in a
case pending in the Polk county dis
trtct court. II is charged by suffrage
advocates that alleged fraudulent
methods resulted in the loss Of 10000
votes 10 the amendment.
The amendment 10 the state Const.-
tuition providing for absolute state pro-
hibitiOn also will be introduced for
cons liberation the second time by the
general assembly. Allowed "drys" as
sert they expect to have no trouble in
getting the measure thru both houses.
1t will be submitted to the people of
the stale at some time to be designated
by this legislature.
Probable Bills.
Following are some 0Ilis winch leg
!sLators say they VIII introduce and
winch VIII provide FOR:
Appropriation OF $@26l321 annually
for next TWO years for state education =
a! institutions, an increase or s'43! "a
over the annual appropriations OF last
| legislature.
Appropriation Of $l46l,'3o for build
| lngs at sixteen state institutions under
the board OF control.
Appropriation OF $4,000 to pay 70;
! Iowa building at San francisco expos
! ton.
Appropriation between 100000 anc
| 100000 to extend over period OF SIX
| TO eight years, for building program al