Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16
OTTUMWA sEM1-WEEKLY COURIER, FRIDAY MARCH 49, 1917
OVER A THOUSAND
BILLS SUBMITTED
IOWA LEGISLATURE HAS MANY
MEASURES TO PASS ON BE-
FORE ADJOURNMENT.
ISnecial Correspondence. |

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, March 14-When both
houses wound up the introduction OF
bills for the session last night, the to-
tai was written in four figures.
There were 572 on file in the house
and 489 in the senate, making total
of 1,061 measures that the 1853 legisla-
tors would have enacted into law. The
total does not include numerous and
sundry resolutions.
Important measures were introduced
yesterday.
Senator Edwards presented a Joint
resolution calling for the amendment
of the state constitution to compel rail
roads, telephone and telegraph COM
panies and similar corporations to pay
all state taxes. The public would be
relieved of the present four mills now
contributed to the states maintenance.
The public service corporations in re-
turn would be relieved of all local tax
alton.
The measure passed the assembly
four years ago and it is believed it
would have passed the last session II
it had had leadership. To become law
constitutional amendment must be
passed by two succeeding legislatures
and approved by vote of the people.
That serious effort will be made
to modify the so-called blue laws
was shown by the introduction OF
companion to the house bill by Sena-
tor Henisbaum of Davenport The
house bill as reported out by the po-
lice regulations committee, would give
cities and towns the right to say what
businesses and amusements now barr
ed would be permitted to be operated
on Sunday Senator Henigbaum's bill
was duplicate of the house amended
measure.
Various Bills Offered.
Senator Henigbaum also fathered
measure to put the chiefs of police and
fire departments under civil service.
Representative Randall took shot at
lobbyists when he introduced bill
that would automatically separate
state officer from his job for lobbying.
Representative Ulstad submitted a
bill to provide for the applying Of the
Injunction law to auto speeders.
Representative Mooty introduced
bill to abolish the office of state game
warden. Such move has been agi-
not disclosed whether the Mooty meas
ure was the child of the squadron.
Representative Epps was the author
of bill to limit the amount Of mar.
ried mans wages immune to garnish-
men to Is per cent.
The senate passed the pharmacy
committees bill to permit manufac-
turers of medicines and veterinarians
to secure alcohol and liquor by vote
of 81 to s. Under the bone dry legis.
lation that seems sure to carry, the
bars would have been raised against
manufacturers who would be unable to
ship any kind Of spirituous liquors into
the state for medicinal purposes. The
veterinarians won their right to have
liquor by just one vote, that provision
be attached to the bill by amendment
Senator Greene introduced meas.
ure to permit newspapers to publish
the American flag without violating
the state laws.
To War on Tube rculosis.
The state of Iowa is going to make
war on tuberculosis in her live stock.
The first step was taken by the SEN
ate appropriations committee Tuesday
when it reported out by unanimous
vote the bill calling for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for that purpose.
The appropriation is asked merely
to start the work. A tax o. one cent
for hogs and two cents for cattle, per
head. is provided for in the bill. The
fund will be used to pay the cost of
stock inspection and tests and to re.
mrnerate all stock owners for infected
animals killed.
DR. A. E. Kepford, state lecturer on
tuberculosis. declared before recent
meeting Of the committee that within
a few years bovine tuberculosis can be
eliminated from the states stock and
create a saving of millions of dollars
to Iowa farmers.
Suffrage Fight On.
The big battle over the resubmission
of the suffrage resolution to vote of
the people will be fought out on the
floor of the Iowa senate March 81.
The senate yesterday made the reso.
luton special order of business for
that day.
The resolution came out Of the sen.
ate committee on constitutional
amendments without any recommends.
ton whatever. The usual procedure is
to recommend the passage or indefi.
mite postponement of bill. The com.
mittee decided to let the senators fight
it out for themselves without any sug.
gestions.