Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-14
SENATE COMMITTEES REPORTS
AGAINST CHANGE IN SOL
plIRs' MEMORIAL.
WOULD COST $4,000
TO CARRY OUT PLANS
Probable Change In Flag Dissertation
Law Making Provisions More strin-
ssnt-Atternsy General Has Made No
Ruling Against Printing Of Flag in
spapers-Lssislativ ksws.
pecial to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 1.-The senate
committee on military affairs will to-
day vote out favorably for passage the
bill by Senator Ball, OF Fairfield, fix
ins the site Of the soldiers monument
where 1t now Is just south Of the state
house.
In tho capitol extension plans as
adopted BY the Thirty-hfth general
assembly this monument was to be
placed 1t Thirteenth and Capitol ave-
nues q location east of the state
house. The Allison monument was 10
Gated near the soldiers and sailors
monument and this monument has
been completed and stands within a
few feet Of the soldiers and sailors
monument 1t would cost $4,000 to
move the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment from IFS present location to the
one contemplated by the capitol extern
sion plans. Just what action the SEN
ate may take on the committee report
can not be forecasted.
Senator Rules bill to enlarge the
powers of the present law against flag
dissertation will also be reported out
favorAbly. It will prevent its use IN
any way for advertising purposes.
There IL q law on the statute books
now against this but Senator Rules
law would 10 little farther. 1t would
prevent tho outline Of the flag In suoh
places as the basement OF the state
house, az IL tho case now. 1t would
also clear up the law SO as to prevent
any Interpretation to the effect that
the faR-could not be used by news
papers on the editorial page or any
other way.
An erroneous report was sent out
from tho state house a short time ago
to the effect that the attorney general
had ruled that the flag could not be
printed anywhere in a newspaper I'M
der tho present law. The attorney
generals Office did not make such a
ruling. The question was raised un-
officially and was discussed in news
way but no official ruling was ever
made on the question.
The senate committee on labor will
report out favorably a bill by Senator
voorhees, to limit the number Of days
which hotel help oan be employed to
six days In any ono week. This will
accomplish the result aimed at In the
bill to limit the hours Of labor Of
women in hotels which was defeated
thru ths influence Of tho hotel Keepers.
Il 10 predicted that the six-day-a-
week bill will pass the senate.
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The senate committee on public
buildings yesterday introduced a bill
providing for the appointment Of
committee Of hve to secure plans for
temple Of justice to be erected on the
state capitol grounds This is to take
the place of the Kimball bill providing
for plans for temple OF Justice, which
was killed by the committee.
The whitmore bill to repeal the cap
itol extension tax has bsen rereferred
to the judiciary committee at the re-
quest of Senator Whitmore. He wishes
to amend tha bill to conform to a SINH
lar bill in the house.
The Rowley bill, placing the is
euance Of teachers certificates in the
hands Of the county superintendents OF
schools, which was the system In
vogue some years ago, was defeated In
the house yesterday by vote Of 6s to
%. Under the present system, appli-
cants for position as teachers are re-
CURED to pass an examination and
their papers are marked in Des
Aioines under the supervision Of the
state school superintendent. Educators
are brought In from all parts Of the
state to handle the papers. Successful
applicants are then given certificates.
Under the Rowley bill the county SUI
perintendents would hold the exami-
nations, mark the papers and issue
certificates and diplomas.
The senate yesterday passed the bill
by the pharmacy committee giving to
manufacturers Of patent medicines
and to licensed veterinarians the right
to secure alcohol and Intoxicating IL
duors under regulations for medicinal
purposes.
The senate this week will decide
whether Iowa shall restore the old
system Of electing the county super
intendent Of schools and discard the
present. system fof appointing the SUI
Nperintendent. The change from cleo
tion to appointment was originally
made to take the SUPPLEMENTARY out
Of politics.
= The schools committee Of the senate
yesterday reported out without recon-
mendation Fl. F. 25-the Meredith bill
providing for election OF superinten-
dent, which already has passed the
house. A ub-committee recommended
that the bill be killed but the larger
committee preferred to report the
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