Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-31

Des. Moines, Iowa, January ~, 1917.
Both houses have settled down to
hard work. Sessions are held only in
the forenoon, the afternoon being de-
voted to committee work. The intro
sluction Of bills has gone bravely on
and It now looks like the session would
have a large volume Of work to its
credit when final adjournment Is had.
A resolution is already pending which
provides that adjournment will be
March 18th. Among the more import
ant bills introduced may be named the
following:
Abolishing the Office of state bee in
spector; to protect fish from pumping
stations by the installation Of screens
before intakes; to indemnify E. O.
Sherman of Buchanan county for the
adeatf Of his son, Ralph Sherman killed
by defective wiring on the campus
while a student at Ames; establishing
qualifications for those desiring to
practice healing art in Iowa; ex--
.empting real estate held in endowment
funds of charitable institutions from
taxation; repeating law prohibiting
docking of horses tails; appropriating
$65,OOO for improvements at Soldiers
home at Marhalltown: permitting
children under Is years Of age to drive
automobiles when in Company with
parents and guardians. Measure mere
Iy repeats conflicting statutes; repeal
ing law permitting county supervisor
to narrow width of roads to thirty
feet; to fix salaries of deputies to
clerk of district court in counties Of
10000 or more population, at half the
salary OF the clerk; to license chirop-
FACTORS and establish state board OF
examiners; prohibiting state examin-
sers; prohibiting state executive coun-
Gil sitting as board Of equalization,
from increasing aggregate amount of
assessed valuation Of state; prohibits
ing county supervisors from issuing
bond to cover road of highway indebt-
mes, reducing bounty of wolves to $40.
amending provision against removal OF
county seat established more than
forty years SO that y does not apply
when town or city, affected is within
one mile of city limits Of other city;
repeating exempting from highway tax
of wide tired vehicles; permitting ten
round boxing bouts In Iowa and es-
tablishing state boxing commission;
compelling railways to warm coaches
and see that passengers are not sub
jecIed to discomfort from cold; pro-
hibiting manufacture and sale of
sleighs and sleds in Iowa having tread
of less width than 81 inches; prohib-
iting dogs from running at large be,i
tween sunset and sunrise and estab-
fishing dog registration fee; permit
ing spearing of nongame first in any
month save March and April, prohibit
Ing shooting of quail and shortening
open season for trapping Sof mink by
closing It on Feb. l.. sF.
Bill For County Unit In Road Work.
Dean, Of Osceola county, has pre-
scented bill that revolutionizes road
work and construction by making the
county the unit instead Of the towns
ship. Now there are county road sys-
TENS administered by supervisors. and
township road systems which are
worked under the direction of town.
ship trustees. The bill has been re-
ferred to subcommittee composed
OF Helming, Of Allamakee. Stanley Of
Adams and CARRIER of Decatur.
Investigating Implications in Depart.
isS}s. ments.
The joint resolution by Roberts, Of
Ringgold, ordering the committee on
retrenchment and reform to investi-
gate Implications in activity in the.
conduct OF commissions and the like
passed the senate and the committee
has until February 10th to make its
report. Careful investigation will be
made in an effort to be able to con-
solidate some of the departments and
in the elimination Of inspectors and
other helpers. The state fire marsh
al seems to be one Office that will be
abolished.
Labor Forces Busy.
Ia bill introduced in the senate by
Chase, Of Webster City, has greatly
aroused the manufacturers and RAIL