Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-07

tested and the firm refused to refund
the money paid or make good the diff
ference in value of the seed. Efforts
to prosecute the company were not
successful, the senator says, because
the seed operators are prominent men
In their own communities, and it Is al
most impossible to convict them there
Autos Escape Taxation.
w. 8. Allen, secretary of state, Is
recommending that the legislature
change the automobile registration
law so as to return to the system Of is
suing numbers plates annually. The,
last assembly enacted law provid-
ing for issuing number plates for
three year period. There will be a big
loss to the state by the terms OF the
new registration law. He reports that
from Nov /, 1916, to Jan. 26, 1915, the
receipts Of the registration department
were $s75,4S4. For the period from
Nov. 1, 1916, to Jan. 26, 1917, the re-
ceipts OF the department were 1899 900.
The reduction in amount taken in is
$276.423.
Choose Paving by Local Election.
A bill introduced by Senator Mitch
ell of Mahaska provides that the city
council shall call an election Of prop
erty owners on streets for which paw
ing has been ordered and they shall
select the MARTIAL for the paving. Each
select the MARTIAL for the paving. Ea.
property owner shall vote according
to the front feet over which his prop
erty extends.
Free School Books In Rural Districts.
Representative Arch MaFarlane of
Black Hawk, has introduced bill that
II passed will permit country school
districts to furnish free text books to
pupils, after the majority of electors
in the district have voted in approval
Of the proposition. Cities and console
dated school districts under the pres
ent law, are permitted to furnish free
text books, but the country districts
were omitted from the provisions Of
the statute. .,se s,rr.,.7 ~.
The bill provides that the books fur
nished free are to be the property of
the district and when a family moves
away the books are to be left with the
school official
Closed Session for Quail.
The legislative committee to whom
was referred the Turner bill forbid
ding the killing of quail for FIVE years
has reported favorably for the passage
OF the measure. Considerable opposi-
ton was developed and it may not
get votes enough to pull it through
although the "a farmer members of
the house are generally for it. State
( Game Warden ,Hinshaw is opposed to
the bill and he says its passage will
mean an actual loss of 100000 to his
department.
Back to the Old Plan Of Making Exam.
nations.
John w. Rowley is father of "a bill,
/ that has for its object the placins,e f
the marking Of examinations for GER
tificates in the hands of county super
intendents instead of having this done
by the state department in Des Moines.
He claims it will save $41,O00 to the
state. The department of public in
struction; declares that it will not save
a cent as the expense Of the readings is
paid from the enrolment fee which is
tn same now as undr the old system.
Half Of this fee goes into the county
institute fund, and the other half
comes to the state Office to cover the
cost Of reading examination papers
4 Under this system certificate is good
anywhere in the state and it has prov
en- highly satisfactory to the teachers
who pay the bills.
Changing School Names.
Representative Horchem of Du-
buque proposes to change the names
I of the Industrial school at Eldora and
Mitchelville into state training schools.
He also proposes to put the probation
officer under civil service to prevent
rewarding political hacks with tenure
in vital office. He would give school
districts the power to buy Fairgrounds
outside the district limits.
Constitutional Amendment Passes.
Afer considerable delay occasioned
by the lack of harmony in minor par
ticulars between the amendment Offer
ed at this session and the one passed
4 two years ago wherein the opinion Of
Attorney General Havner was sought
the prohibitory amendment passes the
house by q vote of 100 to 5 amidst
vigorous applause.
Representatives Hansen and Kim
berly OF Scott, Becker of Clayton,
O'Donnell of Dubuque and Tucker of
Clinton cast the only negative votes.
They declared their constituents de-
manded such action. Three members
absent or not voting, were Repre-
sentatives Dean Of Osceola, Jones of
Cerro Gofdo and Rees of Fremont
were absent on account of illness.
The official wording of the propo-