Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14

ative and In the house every member
except o. A, Helming, of Allamakee
voted aye. Mr.. Helming explained his
vote in substance that he believes tha1
this government has shown partial
ity for the allies ever since the wal
began and the giving to the German
minister his passports is additiona
evidence Of a lack OF harmony Of neu.
trality. The house resolution was as
follows:
Resolved, That we do hereby mos1
emphatically assure the president Of
the United States that we as a body
and as representing the citizenship oi
the great commonwealth of Iowa. de
pledge ourselves and all resources
to sustain, support, uphold and protect
our president, our nation and our flag
in this grave crisis.
Mr.. Helming's parents were born in
Germany but he was born in the
United States. p. J. Klinker, of Craw-
ford, is the only member of the house
born in Germany and he voted for the
resolution.
New Insurance Bill.
A bill repeating the present insur-
ance rating law and substituting an
official state rating bureau with pow
er to fix maximum charges was intro
duced in the house by Representative
Miller OF Boone county. The bill is
a compromise measure between the
factions which desire to repeal the
present law and those who wish to
maintain it with little change. Sever
al bills treating the subject from all
angles are now before the insurance
committe. It is probable that COM
mittee measure win be finally intro
duced. s.
The New Pitt-J0hnston Highway Bill.
The long looked for revision of the
road law is completed and the full
committee has given its stamp Of ap-
provaTtto the measure The bill pro-
vides for the abolishment of the state
highway commission and the appoint
ment in its stead Of a competent en-
gineer, to be known as "the state high
way commissioned, who Will have
largely the same duties AS the present
board of three commissioners but
whose Offices shall be in Des Moines.
The commissioner would be appointed
by the governor for term, Of two
years, aat a salary Of $4,000. The bill
provides that he may employ assist
ants and clerical help but that the
cost shall not exceed $4,000 annual
~. The highway commission champ
ions are expected to oppose this appro-
priation as entirely inadequate. The
bill prohibits county supervisors from
issuing bonds for bridge and road
building, conforming therein to the ad-
anti-bond platform. The
bill directs that the highway commits
sioner as soon as appointed shall
take the proper action to accept
the federal aid plan In road improve
ment through which the state will re-
ceive approximately $2,000,0OO from
the government. Another provision
is that when rs per cent Of the peo-
pie object to any proposed improve
ment of board of supervisors, they
may appeal to the highway commits
sioner and his ruling will be final. It
is also provided that the highway COM
missioner shall furnish standard
plans and specifications to counties
for bridge construction and that coun-
ties shall follow those plans. County
engineers would be retained under the
bill but would be required to pass an
examination.
Auctioneers Are Busy.
Auctioneers from the northern part
OF the state have been pushing a
introduced by Dean, Of Osce-
ola county, which provides that no
residing in state that
forbids Iowa auctioneers from crying
sales shall perform similar service
in Iowa. Minnesota has law that an
noys Iowa auctioneers greatly. Men
from that state come across the line
into Iowa but law prevents an
Iowa auctioneer from going into that
state. The bill passed the house but
was defeated in the senate.
After Gun.T0ters.
Senator Caswell got the bill through
the senate repeating the anti-tipping
law and now he wants the law re-
pealed that permits mayors Of the
towns and smaller cities to issue per-
mits to persons desiring to carry con-
cealed weapons. He says that all
kinds Of toughs and thugs are per-
mitted to carry artillery indefinitely
Higher School Tuition.
Grayson of Council Bluffs, is spons-
sor for bill that is backed by school
boards in the cities and by individuals
in the rural districts. Under the
present law if a pupil from the coun-
try attends high school in town or
city, the township boards can pay not
more than $3.50 per month for tuition.
Actual expenses are, it is said. from
b5 to 81, in town and city. schools,
unon the mature Of the