Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-28
IMPORTANT MEASURES
CREATE INTEREST
HOSPITAL FOR AFFLICTED chill.
DREN TO BE ERECTED AT
IOWA CITY.
MONUMENT TO SEN. E. C. PERKINS
No Increase in Mileage for Supervis.
Ors. WOrkmen's Compensation
Law Amended.
By J. w. Jarnagin

Des MOines, Iowa, March "a, 1917
The past week has been one Of intense
interest in legislative circles. While
no measure of great Importance has
passed both houses, each branch has
had up for consideration bills that at
tracted unusual attention. In the
house the bill putting telephone COM
paMes under the control Of the rail-
way commission drew the most per-
sisten lobby of the season. The big
telephone interests as well as the
private and mutually owned concerns
were all represented and we're given
hearings. The bill passed the house
with the elimination of the perpetual
franchise clause. It's fate in the senate
is in doubt. The several bills either
repeating or amending the insurance
law will come up in the house. Tues
day. The state printing and binding
fight will also come up the first o. The
week Two bills are pending. A snn-
SdtlOu Was CIedLcu III lAC Aouo0 WYNN
Hall, of Taylor, offered a series of r"'-
olutions censuring Nichols of Hard
in because of statements he had
made in his Iowa Falls Citizen rei;lt.vc
to certain influences that he averred
were interested in the passage uf the
Pitt johnson bill. An explanation on
l
the part of Mr.. Nichols and some hur-
| ried conferences among the two fac
tions resulted in the expunging { the
resolutions of censure from the re-
cords. More petitions are being re-
ceived in regard to the closed seas: II
! for prairie chickens and quail than
upon any other subject except that OF
| chiropractics. In the senate the bill
passed by the house making county
superintendent elective by the people
was defeated. The amendments to the
constitution providing for woman suit
rage passed the senate and will be
taken up in the house the comine.
week The Balkena bill providing FIR
accepting federal aid in highway in'-
provement was passed with but tw }
dissenting votes. The Frailey resolu-
tion providing for universal military
training passed the senate unanimous
~ and the house will perform a sim
liar service The resolution is direcC-
ed to the Iowa delegation in congress.
The possibility of war has made it
incumbent upon the state to take ac-
ton to guard public property in case
of an open conflict with Germany and
Gov. Harding has asked that half
million dollars be appropriated its use
being contingent upon future develop
ments. The Ball bill passed the senate
forbidding supervisors to issue bonds
without a vote of the people.
Hospital for Afflicted Children Mt Iowa
City.
By UNANIMOUS action the house
passed Roberts bill granting $150,O0O
for hospital for treatment of crippled
children in connection with the medi-
cal department at the State University
Two years ago Senator Eli Perkins, OF
Delhi, got a bill through he general
assembly providing for free treatment
of crippled children Of parents not
able to stand the expense. The de-
mands upon the department have
been so much larger than any one con-
ceived that a special building is ne
cessary. Senator Perkins died last
summer but his name is associated
with the great work being accomplish
ed and the new structure will be call
ed the Perkins hospital, fitting mon
,ument to one who contributed so large
ly to- the relief of thousands of cripples
that can either be permanently cured
or greatly relieved.
! Pension for Indian Fighters.
| The past is linked With the present
in bill pending to give pension to
the surviving Indian fighters who
were commissioned by Gov. Kirk
wood to patrol the northern counties
of Iowa after the Spirit Lake massacre
in 1862. The official title of this group
of men was the Border Brigade" and
Gov Kirkwood decreed that all who
participated In the service were to be
| lS,,v,, ifor
war of the rebellion. About 2S0 mer
enlisted in The service. Senator Chase
believes that the remnant of this bant
should be pensioned the same as the
governmnt is pensioning the veter
ans of the Civil war. 1t is not known
|. Just how many survivors there ar.
probably not more than 20. Mr.. Har
Ian, of the State Historical Department
estimates that the youngest Of thes'
who enlisted is now II and the oldes
. "a. That brief span OF years cover!
. the transition peroid from a wilt
prairie state upon the western from
, tier to great and prosperous com
monwealth and this has all happened
within the memory of men and womel
; now living There is living today OF
| the very site Of the Indian massacre
. Abbie Gardner Sharpe, who, as littl
girl, was carried away captive by tn