Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
SEVERAL OTHER BILLS
2 ADVERSELY REPORTED
No Additional Judge For Eighteenth
District and No Salary Boost For
Clerk Of Supreme court-Twenty
Thousand Dollar Appropriation For
State Dairy Association Approved.
special to Times Republican.

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sion bill. A similar bill was defeated
in the house yesterday SO that 1t looks
as tho there was little opportunity for
such a bill to pass the present legis-
lature. Iowa4teachers have been work
ing for a number of years to secure the
passage of a pension or annuity meas
ure.
The senate appropriations committee
will also report out for indefinite post
ponement the bill introduced by Sen
ator Wilson of Appanoose, to increase
the salary of the clerk of the. supreme
court from $2,700 to $4,000 per year.
The committee will recommend the
increasing Of the salary Of the secre-
tary of the state railroad commission
from $500 to $4,000 per year. The
present secretary OF the railroad COM
mission Is George McCaughan.
The committee will also recommend
out for passage the Shaft bill appro-
priating $40, 900 to defray the expenses
of Iowa veterans to Vicksburg next
October.
It will report out for indefinite post
ponement the Haskell bill providing for
an additional judge in the eighteenth
judicial district.
The cities and towns committee will
report out for indefinite postpone
ment the Haskell bill for a double pla-
toon system in fire departments.
The committee yesterday recon-
mended the appropriation of 100000
for the Iowa State Dairy Association
and the Iowa Beef Producers Associa-
ton to promote dairying and beef pro-
duction.
1t also reported out favorably an in
crea in the support fund for the in.
stitutions under the state board of con-
trol.
1t reported against any increase in
the salary of the state food and dairy
commissioner, who was asking for an
increase from 49, 0 to $4,000. or for
any Increase in the salary for the chief
Of the weights and measures division.
1T also reported against increases in
the salaries Of dairy inspectors.
Insurance Hearing.
Manufacturers and others who are
opposed to the ~repealeof this present
fire insurance rating law as provided
in the Lyle bill appeared before the
senate committee on insurance yester-
day afternoon and argued for the pres
ient kw and againstpthe Lyle bills ].
"A. Gum. of Kellogg. a manufacturer,
declared he was enjoying a lower rate
under the, present system of s%tateSsu-
pervision of rates than he had kIiDwn
under the old system. He declared
also that the insurance companies were
more frank and open in their state
ments as to tho schedules and assess
ments than they had been underline
old law.
A number Of other manufacturers
and business men appeared in behalf
Of the present law.
The Lytle bill is still in the hands Of
the ub-cornmittee OF the senate In
committee altho the bill was
introduced in the senate and referred
to the main committee on Jan. 16. The
members Of the subcommittee are
Senators Enger of Winneshiek, Jackson
Of Floyd, Schrup of Dubuque. Lee
Compile of Wayne and >Henigbaum OF
Scott. Senator Joseph Frailey, Of Lee
county, chairman of the senate insur-
ance committee. said late last evening
he did not know when the sub-com-
.s.:t:ce would he ready for a report.
No Election Of School Supsrintendents.
The n victory of the Pitt-Johnston
forces in the house during the present
session was nullifed by the senate yes
terday in the defeat of the Meredith
bill which would return the office of
county superintendent of schools to the
regular ballot.
The senate spent most Of yesterday
morning discussing the bill and an
amendment offered by Senator Van
Alstine which added to it he county
optional feature, providing that upon
petition Of 10 per cent Of the voters
the board Of supervisors should submit
at a primary or general election the
question as to whether he choice
should be by popular ballot or by rep
resentatives OF school districts as at
present.
Debate upon the bill conferred around
the question as to which system took
the office of county superintendent
furthest out OF politics. senator's citing
the experience Of their " counties
to prove a case, for each side.
The vote on the bill follows:
Ayes-Ball, Byington. Chase, Coburn,
Edwards, Gibson, Greene, Holdoegel,
Kingland, LIE .Compte. Lindly, Mitchell.
Price, Ratclir, Smith, Stephenson,
Thompson, Van Alstine-1S.
Nays-Adams. Arney, Balkema. En-
ger. Evans, Eversmeyer, Fellows,
.Fleck, Foskett, Foster, Frailey, Grout.
Hale. Haskell. Helrier. Henigbaum.
jackson, Newberry Parker GProudfoot,
Rule, Taylor, Voorhees,, White, Whit
more. Wilson'S.
Senator Foster, who at first voted
soo Sr III bill . --shased hh.s vote to the
negative to be permitted to file a mo-
ton to reconsider.
lsest Dpaisn .6lps Laws
Giving cities and towns the right to
lega1iza+ Sunday arnusements by ordi-
nnnces ifssthey desired, Instead of being
compelled to prohibit them by local
will be.the feature the senate
Observation-Disclosures Will add to the
upper house companion ibil Of the
R0wley house bill before reporting It
for passage.
When the Sunday law came up for
discussion before the .ceAhmittee yes
terday AFTERNOON, friends Sof Sunday
closing pointed ont that IA state law
ieSsaaizihs attssknrins OF 1presert Sunday
alhusementaswouid work q hardship on
cities and towns which Desired to pro-
nj i
III TN septiqsent Of sscommunity l.