The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-21
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terms of the proposed law the execu-
tive council will name three persons,
who with the curator of the state his
torical department shall constitute the
board of conservation who shall in
vestigate places in Iowa valuable as
objects of natural history forest re-
serve, means of promoting forestry,
maintaining and preserving animal
and bird life of the state. The fish
and game funds will be available for
the land purchases. The board is also
authorized to accept donations of land.
Provision is made for opening up high
ways to the proposed parks. The plan
contemplates draining no more lakes.
All the present laws are to be pre-
served and improved. Building dams
will raise the level of the water in
some, while dredging will deepen
others. The bill passed the senate
with but little opposition. 40.
Hits Family Deserters.
Non-support action may be brought
against parents or children and the
money raised by fine of the deserter
may be given to the person deserted,
according to a bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Lytle. The bill
would make desertion of children by
parents or of destitute parents unable
to support themselves by their chill
dren or of a common Jaw wife,
felony. The penalty provided is a
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor or a. fine of 81 900
or both Where the fine is imposed
by the court the whole or part of II
may be paid to the dependent per-
son deserted.
Under a bill passed by the house
and senate every county in Iowa can
have a county agent if they want one.
The, bill provides that county super
visors may appropriate $4,000 annually
to aid farm improvement associations.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ment of George Messenger of Linden
as state bank superintendent and j..
H. Strict of Sioux City and w. u.
Sheean of Anamosa as members OF the
board of control. ,"
Governor Harding has submitted to
members of the legislature complete
plans for new state office building and
temple of justice. There will be. avail
able for the construction of such build
ing 100000 out of the capitol extern
sion tax.
One of the most important measures
to pass the house was the Finley
crossing bill which would practically
eliminate every grade crossing in Iowa
and place on the railroads an esti-
mated expense of $70,000,000. The bill
was put through the house without de-
bate but will probably not have such
easy shedding in the senate. tess&
The senate passed the bill for the
stamping out of tuberculosis among.
the cattle herds of this state. The bill
carries with it an appropriation of
$4,000 for the carrying out Of the act,
and also provides for tax of cents
on cattle and cent on hogs. One of
the greatest pieces of legislation pro-
posed Ny the present body is the state
budget bill introduced by Weaver. II
this bill becomes law it will do away
with the levying Of Unnecessary taxes.
Through this measure it is hoped that
a much more comprehensive plan Of
tax administration may be arrived at.
The principle involved in this bill is
simply the budget principle and will
not only preent funds being swollen
by increases in valuation but will en-.
able tax payers to know in dollars how
much money is being raised and spent
in each fund and thus make compar-
isons from year to year. 1t will be a |
long step toward tax reform much |
needed in Iowa. !