The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
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STATE CAPITAL
Both Houses Have Settled Down to
Hard Work-Sesslons in Fore
noon-Committee Work After .
A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS UP

noon-Committee Work After .
A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS UP
Resolutions Pending for Adjournment
on March 1sth-Probe Coal Com
bine-Caswell on Committee
u DES MONIES, Jan. 27-Both houses
have settled down to hard work Ses-
sions are, held only in the forenoon,
the afternoon being devoted to COM
mittee work The introduction of bills
has gone bravely on and it now looks
like the session would have a large
volume of work to it's credit when fin
al adjournment is had. A resolution
is already pending which provides that
adjournment will be March 10Th.
Among the more important bills intro
duced 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
death of his son, Ralph Sherman,
killed by defective wiring on the cam
pus while student at Ames; estab-
fishing qualifications for those desiring
to practice healing art in Iowa; ex-
empting real estate held in endOw-
ment funds of charitable institutions
from taxation; repeating law prohib-
iting docking of horses tails; appro-
priating $65,000 for Improvements at
soldiers home at Marshalltown; per-
mitting children under Is years of age
to drive automobiles when in COM
pany with parents and guardians.
Measure merely repeals conflicting
statutes; repeating law permitting
county supervisors 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 chiropractors and establish
state board of examiners; prohibiting
state executive council, sitting as
board of equalization. from increasing
aggregate amount of assessed valua-
tion of state; prohibiting county SUI
peryisors from issuing bonds to cover
road or highway indebtedness; reduc-
ing bounty of wolves to $40; amend
ing provisions against removal OF
county seat established more than
forty years SO that it does not apply
when town or city affected is within
orc. usile ~ city limits Of other city:
gYSbeGilng exemption frOim highway tax
az wide, tired vahfcles; 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
jected 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-
tween sunset and sunrise, and estab-
fishing dog registration fee; permitting
spearing of nongame fish in any month
save March and April; prohibiting
shooting of quail and shortening open
season for trapping of mink by clos
ing it on February LIST.
Bill for County Unit In Road Work.
Dean of Osceola county has pre-
sented bill that revolutioniZes road
work and construction by making the
county the unit instead of the town
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 a subcommittee composed
of Helming of Allamakee, Stanley of
Adams and CARRIER of Decatur.
Investigating Duplications in Depart
ments. .
The joint resolution by Roberts of
Ringgold, ordering the committee on
retrenchment and reform to investigate
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 consolidate
some Of the departments and in the
elimination of inspectors and other
helpers. The state fire marshal seems
to be one office that will be abolished.
Labor Forces Busy.
A bill introduced in the senate by
Chase of Webster City has greatly
aroused the manufacturers and rail-
roads and this in turn has brought
forth vigorous lobby featured by
union labor. The bill recognizes
union labor, prohibits the granting of
injunctions to prevent boycotts, pro-
llibits prosecution in courts of those
entering combines for the purpose of
lessening the hours of labor or fixing
prices for such labor and declares that
the labor of human being is not a
commodity or article of commerce. The
bill prohibits the arming of guards or
strike breakers Manufacturers are
making hard fight to have the COM
mittee on labor in the two houses kill
the bill. The labor lobby has been
strengthened by the presence of Grant
Hamilton, of Washington, D. c., chair
man of the legislative committee OF
the federation OF labor. He is here
because Harry Strict, of Sioux City,
president of the Iowa Federation of
Labor, telegraphed the national organ
ization for help Mr.. Hamilton ad-
dressed the joint meeting of the SEN
ate and house committee Friday. The
manufacturers were largely represent
ed at that meeting also.
First Bill to Pass in House..
A bill introduced by Nicholson Of
Winneshiek, permitting counties to use
share of auto license fund for oiling
highways was the first measure to pass
the house. The committee on high
ways endorsed the measure unani- |