Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-02-28
ENGER And NICHOLSON
HOME FOR RECESS
iowa Legislature Adjourned SatitS.-
day. Lawmakers Returned
Home Until March o.
MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES
UP FOR CONSIDERATION
The Administration Road Bill VIII
be Up First When Legislature
Reconvenes.

bly, reconvenes. The seventh week
of the session closed Saturday. This
period is practically the first half
OF the Thirty-seventh session 1t is
expected that final adjournment will
not be taken until April IA.
number of important bills were
referred to committees this week.
Among them were the terminal tax
bill masure providing for appoint
ment of eighth judge on supreme
bench; measures providing for four
/ year terms for county officials; sell
Women's reformatory at Rockwell
| City; abandon inebriate hospital at
Knoxville and use institution for in
durable insane; abolish appropria-
ton for state historical society.
The general assembly this week
| adopted resolutions condemning the
J war department for illtraatment of
the Iowa national guard. The SEN
| ate resolution contained severe. lam
guage. The house toned the meas
ure down. The resolution is back
| in the senate for concurrence in the
amendments. Senator Frailey, of
the military committee, will call the
measure up after the recess. He will
ask the senate to refuse to concur in
the house amendments, and will ask
that the house recede from its posi-
ton, so that the resolution will be
restored to its original draft.
When the general assembly men,
bers return March 6, it is expected
that the governor and executive
council will have prepared a COM
munication to the legislature calling
attention to the need of an Office
building or temple of justice to
house state departments. Prelimin-
airy plans now are being secured.
These plans will be presented to the
assembly for the purpose of adopt
ing definite plan with regard to the
new state buildings. The council
will inform the legislature that
about 100000 of the capitol extern
sion tax may be devoted to the cree
ton of such buildings.
The house committee has report
ed out for passage a. bill to abolish
the state board Of parole. 1t is
doubtful whether there are enough
votes in the house to pass the bill.
The workmen's compensation
amendment bill has been reported
out by a senate committee for pas
sage This measure provides better
terms for injured workmen. 1t is
believed there will be no opposition
to it in either house, as the unions
and manufacturers are supporting it.
The senate committee has killed
the double platoon bill, and has a
substitute allowing cities TO estab-
lish double platoon systems in paid
fire departments, if desired
The senate killed the county agent
bill, but a motion to reconsider has
been filed and friends of the meas
ure hope to revive it after the re-
cess.
The equal suffrage bill will be re-
ported out to the senate the com.
mittee to permit the entire senate to
settle its fate.
The insurance repeal law has been
held back in the committee. Senator
Lytle, author of the bill, says that
he has thirty-two votes in the senate
for passage Of the bill as soon as it is
reported out.
The chiropractors bill is still il
the bill is reported out for passage
it will be amended so that the chiro
practor will be required to pass be
fore thu state board for examina
ton. There is objection among the
mem Sors 10 permitting the person!
now practicing this method of heal
ing to be registered without examin
alton.
Two bills having for their objee
the acceptance of federal aid pro
vided by the present congress TO
instruction in agriculture. trade
and industries and for the prepare
ton of teachers in vocational sub
jects were introduced in the house.
Representative Weaver presente'
one bill establishing a state boar
for vocational ducation,
Under the federal law certain ap
preparations have been authorize
for the payment OF salaries OF voca
tional teachers, designation o
schools to benefit under the act.
The other bill, introduced by Hor
chem and Findlay jointly, accept
the provisions OF the federal law.
Senator Fleck introduced Di
creating road oiling districts, found
ed upon the same principal as drair
age districts.
1t provides that upon petition
- one land owner in each mile OF IN
roads the county engineer shall on
line road oiling district, specifyin
the county roads to be included.
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