Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
REMAINING BILLS
NOT YET SIGNED
GOVERNOR FAILS TO AFFlx SIG.
NATuRE TO SEVEN MEASURES
AWAITING APPROVAL.
TWO WEEKS LEET TO
PREVENT THEIR DEFEAT
Considerably Opposition to Some of
Unsigned Bills = stass Executive
Council : Planning Com P'etior u
Capitol Extsosi lien .Merk upasz Mas
3ueray Design.
,peeial to Times-Repubncan.

Special TO mes-RepUbHcan.
Des Moines May mo bills were
signed by Governor Harding yesterday
before leaving for Washington, d. e,
and the seven measures passed by the
legislature which have been hanging
fire for several days can net Rew hs
acted on uni. his return, which may
be the latter PAL Of this week
The greats., .Eterest SepteTs in the
repeal If the non partisan judiciary
law which has not yet been acted an
by Governor Harding. The governor
has thirty days after the legislature
adjcurns before acting on tlll AS
the le iars .urs adj 4rned Aprh IL ne
Etfh hss a -.SH. twe Nses-s best
Se2-aiar Il NJ. Smith. If Madison
counjy. rhe aUhu. of the hill makiEs
chanSes in the consolI dated schools
laws called on t!,e governor yesterday
to urge hl:p 10 : IN this hill. which
passed Tie Legislature during the clos
ing days ri the session. Friends OF
the CONSOLIDATED school movement,
however. have been against this meas,
ure ana they c,@In 1T Will greatly ham
per the progress y school Consoiida-
ton If it bs2urnes l law.
There is cons aera,Ie opposition also
from interested parties to the Indy
bin WHICH requireA registered pharma-
SITS 80 have NV. Years instruction in
standard "har;n-cy schools OF four
years pra>.icai vperte7ce before they
can secur@ license as a registered
pharmacist IT this STATE. The pun
q L fpE- re
thorrugh preparation Oh the part oil
before .iceHsins Il en-,
OF the foqr * n.a.ulng laws not Yer
sisneS thfeS ~. laws relating 10 the
conduct Of tPe assurance business and
an auioHohjiE i;clnSs law which would
restrict the use u dealers numbers OH
automobiles. The auto law, however
is mixed up 80 pully that it does not
say what il was intended 10 say 50
that the governor may veto il on that
account.
To Complete Capitol Extension.
Il. +. BaleS assumed his duties as
secretary Of the state executive coun-
Gil today succeedirg a. J. Dawson, who
has held the position for the past sew
eRteen years. Mr.. Dawson. it is un-
derstood Will devote his time to pri-
vate business.
One of the tasks ahead Of the exec
-utiye COUNCIL is the completion OF the
capitol extension work The tax,
1'senofht lSh--ro sl5o00o per Year has
oe years yet t. r9n. Tbs recent Lee
Stature defeated 4 movement 10 re-
peal the tax and also voted down a
bill to build a temple OF justice at a
cost OF $500 600 One of the original
plans was to build both an office build
Ing and temple of justice.
- The legislature also fixed the loCa-
tion of ,Ra soldiers monument on its
present site, altho the Masqueray plans
as originally adopted provided for the
removal OF this monument to East
Thirteenth and Capitol avenue. The
graaing ot the grounds IS still under
way and much pf that work yet re-
mains to he duhe-
Another big task before the councu
is the one which comes the first or
July and requires the passing on the
valuations Of property for taxation and
the fixing Of the tax levy. More or less
adjustment Cd values is always nee
essary at this tax adjusting time. The
council this year viii be required TO
raise $1,000. 900 for the year from July
/, 1911. TO June 80, 1918. and SO 900 900
for the year 1918 to 1919.