Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-24
MANY COUNTIES NOW
RESORT TO PRACTICE
May overshadow Contest Over
( Highway comnission-Scnate Com.
mittee Begins Consideration Of Road
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS News.
Special to Times Republican.

tnelr evenings ana mucn OF tnelr eAtTa
time to working out the provisions o
this measure. The first meeting wa!
held Monday. night and the members
expect to meet each evening until thu
draft is completed. ~. .f."
Johnston, of Lucas, chairman of thu
highways committee OF the house, is a
the head of this unofficial sub-com
mittee. McFerren. of Hamilton, anf
Ball, of Taylor, the two, other hous
members, are we'll known opponents o
the highway commission. The two sen
ators, Chase and FTailey. are also rec
ognized as against the state highway
commission. Chase is -afmember o.
the senate committee ON highways.
Representative r. c. Cray, of Cal
houn county, Yesterday introduced
into the house a road bond issue bill
which, if passed wills Bar county SUI
rervisers from issuing bonds to pa!
debts contracted for road work AM
/ bridge building, This is in line witt
the Recommendations of Governor Har.
ding who said in his inaugural ad.
dress that road improvements shouli
be paid for out of the regular curren
road revenues. -
s-- Stirring Fight on Issue.
IL Many of the counties of the state
hace been proceeding to build i'm.
proved roads on this bond provision 9!
the law, which permits Supervisors t.
go ahead with road improvements am
then issue bonds to pay forEthem|
Representative Gray expects q stir
ring fight on this measure. He be-
lieves that, II is on the question OF
tonds issues rather than on the high
way commission law that the feeling il
most keen and that the bond issue is
the question on which the Legislature
itself will divide.
Tie senate committee on highways
Of which Senator Balkema' is chair
man, had it's first meeting yesterday
afternoon. The senate has the Foster
bill to provide for the patroling OF roao
districts as suggested by the fiShwaS
commission before it and one or. two
other minor road bills. Senator Bal
kema is framing bills which he believes
will make the highway commission
measures work little more smoothly
Senator kimbaii Returns.
pected back in his seat in the senate
today and with his return the senate
committee on elections of which Sena'
tor Proudfoot. of Indianola, is chair
man, will get together. The most I'M
portant election bills in the senate are
those introduced by the senator iron
Pottawattamie and Senator Proudfoo
has been holding off any meetings OF
the senate committee until kimbal
can be presnt.
Thus far Eimball's bills are the only
ones introduced involving election re-
forms of much moment He would re-
peal the presidential preference pri-
mary and amend the direct primary
law so as to take off Of the primary
ballot all state officers under governor
Risk Men Oppose Repeal.
The legislative committee of ths
state organization of fire insurance
men is fighting the repeal Of the anti
discrimination law. Letters are being
sent out by B. F. Kaufman. OF Des
Moines, chairman Of the Legislative
committee. The insurance men are De-
ing asked to contribute to fund TO d.
used by the committee for postage
stationery. circulars. etc.
The committees Of both branches or
insurance are working on the insur-
ance bills thus far presented to ths
legislature Both Chairman Griffin OIL
the house insurance committee anc
Chairman F'railey of the senate insur-
ance committee have appointed SUP
committees to whom have been re-
ferred insurance bills. ,......--.
On the house side the Rogers Dill
calling for complete repeal. OF the
rating Nav, has been referred to Ell
wood Of Howard, Klinkar Of Crawford
and Tucker of Clifton. On the senate
side the Lyle bill. which Is similar to
the Rogers bill and repeats the rating
law, was referred to committee IN
GLIDING Senators Enger Of Howard
county, Jackson of Chickasaw. Schrup
of Dubuque, LeCompte of Lucas ano
Henigbaum Of Scott. Senator Caswelrs
bill authorizing insurance inspectors te
work under the state commission has
also been. referred to this committee.
The bill providing for an increase
in the amounts paid under the work
mems compensation act was referred
to Senators Lyle Of Woodbury.. Cas-
we'll of Crawford, F'leclk of Jasper
Haskell of Linn. and Henigbaum OF
Scott.
May Protect Quail.
IF the bill introduced in the house
Yesterday by Representative Turner
of Iowa county. becomes a law, there
will be no open season on quail II
Iowa hereafter. The bill makes 1t un'
lawful TO kill quail at any time O
the year for an indefinite period and Is
designed to protect the game birds
which are said to be fast becoming
extinct in this state a&
Those who are following the worl
of the legislature believe the bill VIII b.
passed without great deal of oppost
ton. Farmers are fast becoming inim
ical to all hunting and regard hunter!
as .respassers. They also are friends
of the quail, e3mnatiosi having laugh
them that the game birds are enemies
Of many insects which are injurious tt
crops. Aside from the good the bird
do, most farmers like to have the Dol
Whites" on their premises. Conse
uuently the proposed law will have the
support OF the country element.
Under: the present law quail ma!
be shot from Nov. to Dec. Is. How
ever, it is unlawful to shoot them OF
any puplic highway. The limit on quai
is fifteen a day. and no more thai
twenty five birds must be in the pos
.e,s.ion Of the hunter at any time.