Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-11

house OF representatives was strongly
expressed yesterday afternoon In the
passage of the Jones amendment to the
Kimball elections bill.
The Jones amendment, repeating tho
nonpartisan judiciary law. went thru
the house, 60 to SO, after the house had
decided by standing vote that the
amendment was germane to the bill un-
der discussion.
Whether or not the nonpartisan ju-
dietary law will be repealed now de-
Ponds upon the senate, where lines are
very closely drawn.
The same amendment as that passed
In the house was offered In the senate
yesterday morning by Senator Helmer
as an appcndagc to the Le Compile bill,
which requires the printing of the ju-
dlcial ticket ut the close Of each party
ticket on the ballot.
1t was declared out OF order by n
vote of the senate, "a to 90. The sem
ate will have another opportunity TO
vote ON the main question when the
Kimball bill, with the Jones amendment
comes back for action upon whether or
not concurrence with the house amend
ment is to be granted.
II the senate concurs, the nonpartl-
san law wilr be repealed.
The house also, In acting upon the
Kimball bill. tackled on an amendment
restoring the circle to the ballot. This
same provision was stricken out Of the
Kimball bill in the senate. and offers an
additional complication to the situation.
Senatorial districts of Iowa remain
unchanged by the terms Of the Grout
bill which passed the senate yesterday.
When Senator Grout filed the meas
ure 1t provided for reimbursement OF the
senatorial districts Of the state in &C
cordance with the 1915 state census.
He adjusted the districts so that each
senator would represent about $4,000
people. There had been no rearrange-
ment OF districts for thlrty-two years,
with the result that the growth of pop
ulation in some sections Of the state
and lack Of growth in others, has
thrown the representation out OF line.
The senate committee on senatorial.
districts proposed amendments to the
Grout bill, so that only q few districts
would be changed. However, when the
bill was taken up for consideration In
the senate yesterday it appeared to
meet with objections from all quarters
Senator Newberry proposed as q
substitute that the senatorial districts
remain exaxctly as they are at present.
This passed the senate with only four
dissenting votes. Senators Coburn,
Henigbaum jackson and Mitchell vot-
ed against the bill.
The point was raised that as the SEN
atorial districts are not to be changed
it is useless to send another bill thru
reaffirming the old law. Senator New
berry holds that the new law will COM
ply with the provision Of the constitu-
ton which calls for n REIMBURSEMENT OF
the senatorial districts at stated Pc
riods.
What probably will prove to be the
most important road legislation en-
acted by the present general assem-
bly, was passed by the house yesterday
afternoon in approving the Foster road
bill. SO TO 70.
The bill which has already
passed the senate, went thru the house
without amendment, despite numerous
efforts on the part Of some Of the John
The opposition, however. was not
entirely confined to the Johnston fol-
lowing. for Representative Ell
wood, Stone. Durbin, Erickson. Ander-
son Of Winnebago and Wilson of Lou