Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-06


tainance and operation Of railroads
telephone and telegraph service, heat.
ing and lighting plants, water works
and other public service enterprises;
also it sought to make definitely legal
the operation of hotels, eating houses
and drug stores, and the sale of ice
and milk, the publication and circula-
ton of newspapers, the operation OF
bakeries, cigar stores, confectionery
stores, shoe shining stands, amuse.
ment parks, baseball games, theaters
and moving picture shows, as we'll as
many other activities. 1t was gener-
ally conceded that most of these
things are now being done in many
sections of the state, but there Is
grave doubt as to just how far any OF
all of them are legal under the state
laws. Attorney General Havner in.
formed members of the house, 1t was
stated, that if the legislature left the
law unchanged when it adjourned he
would proceed with it's enforcement
in every part of the state.
New Half Million Dollar Building.
The senate repented of it's action
in voting down the Kimball bill for
the use of the capitol extension mill
age tax of the ensuing four or five
years for the purpose of constructing
on the capitol ground new half mil.
lion dollar court building, to house
the officers of the supreme court, the
commerce counsel and railroad com.
missioners, the board of control and
board of parole, the law library and
several other departments of state
government. Called up for reconsid-
Grafton in the senate the Kimball bill
was passed with q favorable votes
one more than necessary for con.
stitutional majority. ~
Eighth Judge for High Court.
The house bill creating a new
Justice for the supreme court passed
the senate after a glittering show OF
fire works by a few members who
were opposed to adding an eighth
member to the body. The bill, how.
ever, was amended providing for SEN
ate confirmation Of the appointee
after which the house not only refused
to concur, but laid the matter on the
table-and there you are.
Finances for Preparedness.
Responding to an appeal made by
Governor Harding in special mes
sage the legislature will vote an ap.
preparation of at least $500,0OO, to be
used only as a war chest in case the
state is called upon to raise an army
for defensive purposes in the tmpend'
ing war with Germany. Another Dill
which will be passed by the two
houses, at request of the governor,
will give him power to make census
of the resources of the state available
In case of war.
Suffrage Amendment Adopted.
The senate resolution providing fo1
the submission to the voters OF the
state the question of amending the
state constitution 30 as to provide that
suffrage be extended to women, passed
the house by a vote Of IS to 20. An
effort to amend the resolution so as
to include the right Of women to hold
legislative offices, was defeated by be-
ing ruled out of order, as It attempted,
contrary to the constitution to submit:
two amendments as one. Another ef-
fort to change the resolution as II
came from the senate, so as to pro-
vide, If defeated at the polls, 1t could
not again be considered or submitted
for five years, was also declared OUT
of order. The amendment resolution
as passed will now be submitted to
the 38th general assembly, and II
adopted by that body, will again 60
to the voters. The house has before
it for action the senate bill by Kim
ball, which provides for the submis-
sion of the amendment to the women
of the state at a referendum election
to be held next year.
Boost Pay Of Judges.
The house has passed a bill boost
ing the pay of district judges from
$500 to $4,000 year. A provision
of the bill increasing salaries OF dis
trict Judges to $1,000 year was
stricken from the measure. An at
tempt to secure an increase OF sal
aries for county recorders was beaten
in the senate.
Repeats Fire Rating Law.
The house by a nearly unanimous
vote decided to repeal the fire rating
bureau law passed by the 36th gen.
eral assembly, and then killed the
bill by Miller, of Boone, for creation
of a state rating bureau, under super
vision of the commissioner Of insur-
ance. The repeal bill, when coming
up for action in the senate, also passed
that body, by a vote of "a to 9.
The house defeated the Rogers bill
which would have repealed the law
creating a state board of parole,
transferring the duties of the board
to the board of control.
The house also defeated the Slaught
bill to create board to have charge
of preliminary examination OF persons
desiring to practice medicine, surgery,
dentistry, osteopathy or any other art
of healing. It was known as the