Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-21
both HOUSES BUSY
ON IMPORTANT BILLS
OVER 500 BILLS INTRODUCED IN
THE HOUSE AND NEARLY AS
MANY IN THE SENATE.
LOBBYING TO BE OUTLAWED
The Line.Up In the House. Seize
Liquors En- Route. Family De.
Serters to be Severely Punished.

Liquors En- Route. Family De.
serters to be Severely Punished.
(By J. w. Jarnagin.)
Des Moines, Iowa, March II 1917
With highway legislation restrained
because of the failure to get any of the
measures through, both houses have
been busy the past week clearing the
calendar of an accumulation of bills
Rowley's bill to place the marking OF
teacher examination papers and the
issuing of certificates back into the
hands of the county superintendent
was defeated, receiving only % votes.
The anti-suffragists had a hearing be.
fore the joint meeting of the commit
tees from both houses and the meas
ure will soon be up for consideration.
The modification of the Sunday observ-
ance enactment is still unsettled as
far as committee action is concerned
The teachers pension bill, the creation
of another Judge of the supreme court,
new buildings on capitol extension
grounds for several state departments,
an appropriation for $25, 900 to be used
in law enforcement, bills pertaining to
insurance, the Torrens land registn-
tion system and various and sundry
other prominent measures are still
pending after having been passed upon
by committees. Over 500 bills have
been introduced in the house and
nearly as many in the senate The
matter of revision of the code is no
nearer a solution than it was when
first urged by the governor. A sug-
gestion has found its way into a bill
which provides that three district
judges shall sit as a code revision
commission and that the work of these
judges in their several districts shall
be taken care of by judges in districts
where the work is light, Lieutenant
Governor Moore has let it be known
that he Is, not favorable to the appoint
ment Of sitting committees. He be-
lives that both houses should get
down to business and pass upon all
measures rather tffan commit hund-
reds OF bills to''the whims and preju-
dices of half dozen men in either
louse isJA slIest2 81
Payef0r Reckless Shooting.
Giltner, of Monroe county is back
of bill that proposes to divert o "a
half of the hunters license fee and
have it deposited in the treasury Of
the county from which secured, to be
used to reimburse farmers who lose
valuable cows, calves, pigs. chickens,
and geese each year because of hunt
ers' poor craftsmanship.
Crime to Print the Flag.
Some years ago law was passed
by the Iowa General Assembly making
it a crime to use the flag in any kind
of an advertisement, and further pro-
viding that nothing could be printed
upon the flag nor could the flag be
reproduced upon any article of mer-
chandise. The law was patterned
after the Nebraska law, only the lat
ter exempts newspapers from the
operations Of the law. It has been de-
cided by high legal authority that a
newspaper is an article of merchan-
disc and therefore it is illegal to run
the cut of flag at the head of the
editorial columns. In order to OBJ
viate the difficulty, SHAFT, of Clinton.
has introduced bill in the house, and
Fosket and Green in the senate, ex-
empting newspapers and certain art
icles of jewellery, stationery and ,ac
like from the operation of the law
May Oil Streets and Alleys.
The Broxam bill provides that
towns and cities may oil streets and
alleys upon petition of property own
ers, and the cost thereof may be taxed
to such petitioners. The signing OF
the petition carries consent for taxa
tion.
Lobbying to be Outlawed.
During the excitement over the
highway bills Woodwork Clum, Of
Davenport, secretary of the Greater
Iowa Association, was endeavoring to
line up some recreant supporters Of
the Elwood bill, when Speaker Pitt
espied him. He was ordered to desist
but soon forgot the injunction where
upon the sareant at arms was in
structed to escort him from the house
chamber. Scott, of Appanoose, was
presented at his desk with a note
signed by four, out of adelegation Of
fifteen farmers who had come all the
way to interview him. The note asked
him to call in the cloak room, but in
stead he sent the note to the Speaker
as evidence that lobbyists were trying
to get in their work. The delegation
of farmers was publicly rebuked by
the Speaker. These and similar incl
dents induced Senator Kingslard to
introduce bill providing that all lob
byists must register their names and
itemize the measures for which IN v
are plugging" with the secretary of
state. He would also exclude from