Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-20
lows Senate Checks Move
to Compel Strict
Enforcement.
NEW BUILDING FOR
SOLDIERS HOME
Arnsy Introduces Measure Providing
Appropriation Of $ss,ooo For Quar-.
tsrs For Extremely Old Msmbsrs--
Several Efficiency Measures lntre-
ducsd, Including One to increase ju-
risdietien Of Highway Commission.

Des Moines, Jan. 20.-The Iowa state
senate today refused to take cog
nizance OF the attempt Of faction OF
the senate and Of the state department
Of Justice to increase penalties pro-
vided for the violation Of the "blue
laws" preparatory, it has, been as
serted, to rigid enforcement OF the
Sunday closing statute.
The report Of the judiciary com
mittee postponing the consideration OF
the measure was unanimously adopted
as also was report indefinitely post
poning action on q measure to refer al
bills to the attorney general before IN
PRODUCTION.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended the passage of the bill of SEN
ator ,Caswell, Of Crawford repeating
the anti-tipping law.
For New Building at Soldiers Home.
A bill carrying an appropriation OF
s65,o0O providing for the erection OF a
new building at the Iowa SOLDIERS
Home at .Marshalltown was INTRODUCED
In the senate today by Senator ArneS'
of Marshall county.
IN introducing the BILL which was
referred to the COMMITTEES on poaro o.
control, Senator Arney told the senate
that at the present time the home can
nor takeIcare Of the applicants anu
that the improvements outlined IN tne
hill were agreed to recently az the
time Of a visit to the. home OF the state
board of control.
The new building, II was asserted
would be used to provide q place toT
the more aged inmates OF the no1ne'
Amendment of the law along hnes
suggested by the state board e neaItn !.
to provide adequate registration OF
births and deaths was included IN
bin introduced in the senate today ny
Ase4,ator Enger. OF Howard. The blu
.wo,,ld create q board Of vital statistics
and state registrars thruoM the state
lsnr the req GNstratIon and recording of
- hirffs ana deaths turnout the stnto
Iiin the interests OF the public health.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
ffts, 900. n
/ Efficient Msasurss Pushed.
rncrea ses Of pay for the state 1000
and dairy commissioners, the assistant
chemist, milk and butter inspectors
and revision OF methods Of the food
and dairy departments, with view to
greater efficiency are provided for IN
q bill introduced in the senate today
by Newbury., of Clayton county.
other efficiency measures introduced
in the senate included one by Hol-
ldoesea, of Calhoun. giving Increased
jurisdiction in the matter OF road con-
struction and Improvement to the
state highway commission; one by
Foster providing for an increased
number of. election Judges, and another
by Foster placing laborers in the en-
ploye Of the state under the work
mems compensation act.
Both senate and house hurried thru
their sessions today and took the
regular week end recess. The senate
adjourned. until p. M, Monday and
the house until 10 a. m. Monday.
A bill to amend the school laws OF
the state was introduced in the house
today BY Representative Grason. Of
Pottawattamie county. The bill would
repeal the clause charging pupils tui-
ton for attending a high school outside
their home district and substitute
therefor a provision under which the
home district would pay the district
where the pupil attends the sum of 50
a month.