Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
LEGISLATURE FINISHES WORK
AND ADJouRNs LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
CAPITOL EXTENSION TAX
RETAINED AFTER FIGHT
Budget System Adopted and Few Sal
airy Increases Are votsd-Senate
Finally Agrees to $4,000 Appropria-
ton For Railroad valuations-Gfts
For Moore and Pitt.
Special to Times-R Republican.

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| Des Moines, April 16. = Work was
put thru with rush Saturday, the
closing day of the Thirty seventh gen.
eral assembly.
| The senate took time in it's afternoon
session to present Lieutenant Cover
nor Ernest r. Moore, the presiding
officer of the senate, handsome
leather bound chair, gavel and sill
yer plate on which was engraved the
names of the members of the senate
/ The plate is companion piece to the
pitcher presented to him some time
ago.
On Friday afternoon the house pre-
sented Speaker M. B. Pitt with gold
watch.
| The senate Saturday morning passed
resolution by Senator Ball suspend
ing the child labor laws on procla-
nation by the governor, but the mousse
promptly killed it when itcame up for
consideration in the afternoon.
No Four-Year Terms.
The four-year- term bill was killed
never to rise again on the final day in
the house by action Of Speaker Pitt.
He ruled out of order motion by
Representative Griffin. Of Woodbury.
county, to suspend the rules and take
the bill UP for consideration. This was
the bill which increased the terms Of
county officials.
The temple of Justice bill by Senator
Kimball, Of Pottawattamiec county. also
went down to defeat in the house. A
motion was made to reconsider the
vote on this measure but it was lost.
The bill to repeal the capitol ex-
tension tax, championed by Senator
Whitmore, which passed the senate,
was defeated in the house in the clos
ing days of the session. This tax
amounts to s15O,oOO per year for pc
riod of five years.
The senate Saturday afternoon con-
firmed the appointments Of Fl. M.
Eicher, of Washington, and George T..
Baker, of Davenport, as members OF
the state board of education to sue
coed themselves. Their terms expire
July l. They were appointed by Gov
ernor Harding for q six years term.
The senate also confirmed the appoint
ment of George T. Reddick, OF Iowa
City, as member Of the state board
of parole to succeed the late DR.. Howe,
of Greenfield.
The senate late Saturday passed the
bill appropriating 100000 for railroad
valuation which had previously passed
the house. The money IL to be ex-
pended under the state railroad COM
mission.
The measure providing for state aid
to poultry associations, which had
previously passed the senate was also
passed by the house in the closing
hours Of the session. This gives $500
aid to a state association and 500 aid
Ito local associations meeting certain
requirements.
passed by the senate, was defeated in
the house late Friday.
Few Salary Increases.
Few salary increases were granted
by the legislature. The janitors at the
state house We're given an increase OF
IS per month in the retrenchment and
reform committee bill which was
adopted. The state law librarian, A. j.
Small, was increased from $1,000 to
$4,000 per year; state Curator Harlan,
salary increased to $4,000 per year:
first assistant attorney general. in
creased from $500 to $4,000 per year;
w. H. Williams, chief revenue clerk
in the state auditors office, salary in
creased from $1,000 to $1,000 per year;
chief clerk in the municipal depart
ment of the auditors office, salary in
creased from $1,000 to $1,70O per year.