Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-30
eiil May Have to Go Back to Senate,
Because Of Error in pats-Lssis-
Iaturs May Present Memorial to
Congress Asking For-Natienal Park
AZ. MeGresor.
Special to Times Republican.

be corrected before the amendment
goes onto the floor of the house and
will necessitate having the measure
voted on again in the senate. In the
amendment as passed by the senate
1T is stated that the resolution provid-
ing for the amendment was approved
March s. 1915, when the facts are the
resolution was approved Marchs6, 1918.
4 The womans suffrage. amendment
appears toEbe arousing no enthusiasm.
At meeting of the senate committee
on constitutional amendments yester :
day afternoon it was referred to a
subcommittee, whose members are
Senators LIE yCompte, of Lucas; Gibson,
Of Adams, and Price. of Marion
Senator Byron Newberry, OF Clay
ton county, probably will present a
memorial to the senate at a later date
asking congress to set aside tract OF
land to the south of McGregor for a
national park. 1t will undoubtedly re
ceiye the hearty support of both
houses of the Iowa legislature and will
be forwarded to Senator Kenyon at
Washington who is pushing the pro-
ject before congress. The federalism
spector who visited the territorysre-
Gently has recommended that tpact
Of 100000 acres in all be purchased
by the government for this park, a
part of which is in Wisconsin. AS
originally planned it was to include
about $500 acres. Mrs. Martha Buell.
Mum, OF New York, a formers resident
Of McGregor, has offered to donate
lao acres, to the park.
Highway Bills in Committed.
The highway committee of thessen-
ate began grinding away On bills yes
terday, afternoon>and will report out
for passage three bills today. One Of
them already has been passed blythe
house and Is known, as house files No.
20 providing for oiling the roads out
of funds received from the automobile
license money If the township trustees
wish so to do.
The committee also will recommend
out for passage senate file No. 6S bro
viding that the highway commiaeio
have power to modify proposed scuts
and fills as decided on by boards of
supervisors. 1t will make the highway
commission the court to pass on these
cuts or fills which heretofore has been
done by the county supervisors
The bill known as senate file 49, de-
fining what shall constitute lawful
fence was referred to sub COMMITTEES
Of which Senator Edwards, of Story
county, is chairman. with Senators
Evans, Of Bremen, and Broxamt Of
Jackson, as the other two members
Both factions in the house are Work
ing on their highway commissionsbills
with the chances favoring the nitro
duction, of one or the other Of the bills
possibly late this week. When the bill
relative to the highway commission
comes on the floor. Of the house the
real fight Of the session will be pre-
cipitate6.
The rules committee Of the senate,
which reported yesterday, recon-
mended speeding up somewhat by
making an earlier limit on the time for
introducing bills carrying appropria-
lions. Instead Of fixing March is as
the latest date when these could be
submitted 1t named March /. The
senate refused to accept this change
however and amended the committees
report to make the date the same as
two years ago.
The retrenchment and reform COM
mittee Is holding meetings at noon
each day. ii has aska;.. al. cte lthclsta:s
officers, both elective and appointive,
to furnish list of their employees.
paid and the like. 1t will probably
work out some plan of equalizingy sal
aries.
.il f!sl
Binding Twins ii Plant OF Probable. 4
According to indications the plan
of the Iowa Taxpayers' League to
establish binding Irvine factory at
one Of the Iowa penal institutions, may
not be successful in 1.-THE next two
years.
At the request Of the league, bills
have been. filed in both houses Of the
general assembly calling for an APP
preparation Of 100000 to establish
such an industry.
4 When the house committee began
consideration OF the measure, w. j..
Dixon, chairman Of the state board Of
control. :was called upon Tor state-
ment regarding the proposition.
Ask For Amendment.
+ He asked the committee to amend
Dill 80 a. not TO make It compulsory
on the part OF the board to establish
the plant.
He told the committee that at the
present time the cost Of the machinery
y IextreMesv high and It IL Impossible
to get deliveries within six months or
q year and then at exorbitant prices.
The. Govt OF all materials for tho
iman'ufacuure d Irvine Il also higher
tt..issiiai4sssss. tsia::.= - :
"The board Of control has been
working on the problem Of providing
labor for the prisoners" said Mr..
Dixon I'VE have been. Handicapped
by the high cost OF ma
chinery. ~ y - q
AT q number Of tho state sinstitu-
lions laundry buildings which were
authorized. by the Thirty sixth gen-
eral assembly, have not been equipped
because the manufacturers Of laundry
mAcfAneTy have been asiiIlg ex-
:osbitant pxic@s for a. machines.
TMipo Faetesies ProNtabvS.
severo1 other etate6 have been
.opefatig twinS kactos3es x the benis
'tsntisrfs q y prof!t. think ti.at