The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-15
SUFFRAGE BILL
SPECIAL ORDER
SENATE TO VOTE ON AMEND
MENT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81.
HOUSE WORKS ON BONE DRY
Veterinarians Declare Action Of the
Senate is An lnsuIt to Them
and They Will Resent IT.
Changes in School Laws.


suffrage amendment has been made
, a special order in the senate FOL
!, March-21.
/ When the measure is taken up
Kimball will offer an amendment tt
submit the question to the women Of
the state for the purpose of deter
mining how many of them want to
! vote.
The equal suffrage amendment was
reported out by the senate commits
tee Without recommendation Sen
ator Parker the author, asked that il
be considered on Thursday. Sena-
tor Kimball moved that it be consid-
cred on March 81 and Senator Chase
moved that it be postponed until two
weeks from Thursday. Senator Glib
son then moved that the resolution
be considered at once, but the mo-
ton was ruled bv the chair as out OF
! order.
The Kimball amendment was then
adopted and the suffrage fight is fixed
for definite date.
Senator Parker declares there are
enough votes in the senate to pass
the measure. The opponents of the
| resolution, on the other hand claim
enough votes to defeat it.
Work On "Dry Bone"
The house committee on suppress
sion of intemperance got down to
business and reported out Senate File
7, the Whitmore bill prohibiting the
advertising in any way of the sale Of
intoxicating liquor in Iowa.
The house committee amended the
bill to make violation of the law pun
ishabfe by a fine Of up to 5000, or i'm
prisonment for one year.
Veterinarians of Iowa are attempt
ing to include their profession among
those permitted to purchase alcohol
or Intoxicating liquors, and were Civ
en- a hearing yesterday. The senate
passed the BrOaxam bill permitting
dentists and doctors to obtain liquor,
but cut out provision including vet
erinarians.
A delegation of veterinarians in
Guiding S. H. Johnson of Carroll,
president of the state association, J.
H. McCloud of Charles City, Tom
Downing of Washington, and State
Veterinarian Gibson appeared before
the house committee yesterday and
asked that it be restored.
They declared that the action of
the senate was an insult to the vet
erinarians of Iowa, and would be re-
sented by united opposition to the
prohibitory amendment unless the
house made amends.
Senator Chase's bill making intox-
ication no defense at law for any
crime was turned over to the judi
ciary committee, although Senator
Chase has been fighting all session to
keep the bill away from the judiciary
committees of either house or SEN
ate.
Would Elect Superintendent.
The senate this week will decide
whether Iowa shall restore the old
system of electing the county super
intendent of schools and discard the
present system of appointing the
superintendent. The change from
election to appointment was original
ly made to take the SUPPLEMENTARY
out of politics. I.
The schools committee of the SEN
ate reported out without recommend
alton H. +. 25-the Meredith bill pro-
viding for election of superintendent,
which already has passed the house
A subcommittee recommended that
the bill be killed, but the larger COM
mittee preferred to report the meas
ure out so that the entire senate may
decide its fate.
The schools committee received a
new bill filed by Senator Smith pro-
viding that the state superintendent
of public instruction be elected in
stead of appointed by the governor.
The change from election to appoint
ment in this Office was only recently
made. as a move to shorten the ballot
and take the office ,out of politics.
The same committee decided to
kill the Broxam bill providing for
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compulsory state uniformity of school
books, and favor the Evans bill pro-
viding for voluntary uniformity of
text books. Broxam may make an
effort to save his bill when 1t is re-
ported to the senate today for indefi-
mite postponement
Anti-Discrimination
The Weaver bill which prevents
the discrimination against negroes in
Iowa was, introduced in the senate
today by Senator Parker. The same
bill by Representative Weaver oil
Des Moines is pending in the house.
Boxing to Be Legalized.
Amateur boxing matches with
! medals in trophies as prizes will be