Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-22
IOWA, TURNS DOWN
NATIONS LEAGUE
House Of Representatives Refuses to
Chairmen Of Senate Committees An
Chairman Of Senate Committees An
nouneed by Lieutenant Governor.

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| Des ,Moines. Jan. 2o.--Iowa's hou,~
of representatives today refused to en-
dorse the resolution approving Presi-
dent Wilson's league OF nations plan.
tablng II by a vote of IS to Is, with
| seven members absent.
! Chairmcny Of the forty-six senate
committees. as announced by Lieuten-
ant Governor Moore today are as fol-
lows:
The house passed resolution COM
mending that congress create port
4 folio of education in the presidents
cabinet. Representative Weaver in
troduced the resolution.
House leaders believe the league Of
nations is killed" so far as the house
is concerned, as 1t takes a wo-thirds
voto>to raise a measure from the table.
| Representative Nebiker, Of Des
Moines county, presented the fesolu-
ton, and Representative Hague. ,f
Polk. moved it be tabled.
The following republicans Joined
with the democrats in voting against
tabling: Epps. Giltner, Hansen. Kel-
logg. Lake. Oertel. Peters and Wallace.
In the senate the most important ac-
ton today was the introduction by
Senator Ball. Of Jefferson. of resolu-
ton inquiring why the executive coun-
Gil had not moved the Allison monu-
ment as directed by the legislature two
years ago.
Miss Helen Frazier. English writer
and lecturer. addressed the senate on
the work of the women Of England
during the war. particularly in farm
work.
Senate Committees Named.
Ways and meane-Kimball.
Judiciary No. Wilson.
judiciary No. 2-Proudfoot.
/ Observation-Disclosures.
/ Agrrptturss- cobufh.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
4 Educational Observation-Disclosures.
Railroads-Haskell. s
Public utilities-Thompson
Elections-Whitmore
Board Of control-Hale.
Public schools-Newberry.
Banks-Foeter.
Cities and towns-Parker.
Insurance-Fraiiey.
County and township affairs-Ed-
wards.
| Fish and game-Adams.
Berries and food-Evans.
Labor-Ptt.
Mines and mining-Price.
Public health-Ball.
Suppression Of intemperance-Tay-
lor
| Telegraph and 'telephone-vanal-
stine.
Constitutional Observation-Disclosures
land.
/ Departmental affairs-Holdoegel.
| Conservation-Ratcl
Military affairs-Rule.
Public buildings-Anderson.
Printing
| C1aims-Smith.
/ Pharmacy-Broxam
Public lands-Meredith.
Horticulture and forestry-Mitcheil.
Land titles-Reed.
Public library-Scott.
| Congressional judicial and represen.
tative districts-Nelson.
Commerce and trade-Stoddard.
Penitentiary and pardons-Shane.
Corporations-Brookh
Charitable stitutions-Rainbow.
Mapufacturies-Kimb
Motor vehicles-White.
I Enrolled bills-SchafYter.
Engrossed bills-Buser.
Rules-Cessna.
Retrenchment and reform-Kimball.
The heralded blue sky" bill drafted
by Representative Hauge. Of Poll
county, and which has been approved
by the legislative committee Of the
chamber Of commerce, was introduced
in the Iowa house today. The meas
ure proposes to place the control o.
all securities selling that might be
questionable in the hands Of the state
executive council instead OF under the
secretary OF state, which is the plar
now in effect. 1t would create under
the executive council an Investment
department headed by securitie!
supervisor. who you'd be paid $1,000 a
Z year. A selling fee OF 10 per cent OF
4 the capital stock could be allowed by
directors and an additional fee of 2K
per cent for commissions might be al.
lowed.
The first road bond bill was fathered
g.! Representative Bail. The ..ess-r.
would permit issuance of count,
bonds for road improvements only OF
condition that the proposal had passed
a popular election. in which city ant
county had voted separately and hat
voted approval.
J On motion of Senator Evans. o.
Bremen county, the senate formally
asked Attorney General Havner to filt
n with the assembly an accounting o.
an expenditure Of his $4,000 specia
agent fund Mr.. Evans raised NJ
question Of fraud.
The move in the senate to employ
Judge Shelby CullisJn to help th'
legislators draft bills was revised b!
Senator Buser after having beer
killed Tuesday. a resolution propos.
ing Judge Cullison's appointment wa!
introduced and is now pending in th'
upper house.