Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
GOVERNOR HARDING OUTLINES
PLANS IN suMMoNlNe FOR
IOWA EEoIsLAruRE.
ENLARGED bowers FOR
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Ne Matters Except War Measures
Should 30 Considered, Governor!
7Heids will Withhold Call II Hs
Finds Any Disposition to Take Up
othsr Matters.
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Des .Cdoines. Dec. 22.-It now is prac-
tically determined that there will be
q special session Of the Iowa legisla-
ture. Governor Harding is mailing
z letters to the members Of the legisla-
& ture today to ascertain their senti-
ments.
! The principal matters to, be consid-
cred, according to Governor Harding's
announcement, will be the giving Of
definite and positive authority to the
state council Of defense; the providing
CT additional appropriations to meet
the costs Of main taining the state in
stitntions. under the state board Of
control; plans for the census and sur
vcy Of the state.
The governor declares that no mat
tors except war matters should be con-
sidered and that II there is any ten
dcncy toward general legislation lie
will not call the session.
Until the meeting Of the state coun-
Gil Of defense held week ago the gov
! ernor has persistently refused to con-
slider a special session. However, it
developed at that meeting that if the
state council of defense was to con-
tinue its work it must be given more
Z. power 1T developed further that a
census of man power and resources
must be taken and additional legal au-
thority should be provided for that.
Added to these conditions was the evil
( dence that the state board Of control
appropriations as made by the legisla-
ture last February are hopelessly in
/ adequate, that the board is now $92,-
900 in debt, can't borrow money and
that it's creditors are refusing to carry
the state for any extended period of
time.
Coal is costing the state institutions
more than twice what It has previously
cost. Clothing is extremely high as
well as food prices.
Wants SHORT Session.
The governor Is going to insist that
the Legislature remain in session only
i short time. He suggests ten or
twelve days. He says that the same
organization will hold good as existed
last winter, inasmuch as 1t is a recon-
vening Of the same body, the Thirty
seventh general assembly. with Milton
& u. I'LL, On x1kaIIlSOH Souihbys oo 0PSe"1>SA
OF the house and Lieutenant Governor
Moore as president of the senate.
Committee organizations would, on the
whole. probably he about the same.
4 The principal work would be in the
! judicial and appropriations committees.
The governor estimates that the cost
az the special session will be about
32 900 per day. but says that the saving
the assembly will be able to make thru
special laws will more than Offset the
cost Of convening. The legislators
would be allowed a per diem Of so.
The question Is already being asked
AS to whether or not the legislature
will consider ratifying the federal pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment.
Political leaders thus far say they
have not given questions outside OF
Immediate war needs although. No
forecast has been made as to any prob
able consideration OF this matter.
Both Secretary Thomas Waters. Jr,
OF the senate, and Assistant Secretary
4 Z. z. Holt are now in the service. Sec
rotary Waters Is now Lieutenant Wat
ters, stationed at Camp Dodge and
former Assistant Secretary Holt has
been. commissioned an ensign in the
navy and is with the Asiatic fleet. Both
yo,,ng men will be sorely missed by the
reconvening senate as they were recog-
mixed as highly efficient.
Governor Harding announces that
hut few stenographers will be needed
- and only a small force Of assistants.