Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-23
ROADS COMMITTED.
IS PROGRESSIVE
HIGHWAY LEGISLATION TO BE- IN
HANDS o. MEN WHO FAVOR
DOING soMsTdika.
CHAIRMAN IS FATHER ..
OF COMMISSION STATUTE.
Now Committee Of Departmental At
fairs Crsated-Stats Executive Coun'
Gil Asked to Explain Why Allison
Monument Has Not Been Moved as
Ordered by Legislature.
ecinl to Times Republican.

Srecial to Times Republican.
Des MONIES, Jan, -3.-With the les
islutive committees appointed both the
house and scnute OF the Thirty eighth
general assembly are now getting under
a fun head OF steam. Up TO last eveh-
/ ing some twenty eight bills had been
| introduced in the house and almost as
many in the senate. Committee consia-
Grafton OF bills already introduced VIII
| begin at once.
The senate committees as just maze
public by Lieutenant Governor Moore
are considered progressive on roau
matters and on legislation in genera
aItho there are some former mud roaas
| men on the committee. Senator Nich-
olas Balkema of Sioux county heaos
| the senate's committee on roads. Inc
senator from Sioux has been at the
head Of this committee since the Thir-
tv-fourth general assembly. He is best
known as the father of the state high
way commission law and as student
OF the road question and while recos
,ized as a progressive roads man at
the same time he has always oeen
strong advocate OF keeping the nlsh
cost of roads down as much as possible
and his methods are considered prac-
! teal
Tho ranking member OF the scn7te's
highways committee Is Senator Foster
Of Guthrie county. for many years
GOOD roads advocate and father OF the
road patrol law which passed the Ihlf-
tyfourth general assembly.
Senator Milton y. Pitt, speaker OF
the house two years ago and one OF
the authors OF the famous Pttt-Johh-
! son road bill which went down IN de-
feat after a two days deadlock, Is on
the senate highways committee. SEN
ator Pitt always has been an opponent
! OF hard surfaced roads. n" declares
/ he is for the best roads the state can
| afford 10 pay for.
New Committee Created.
4 new committee has been created
called departmental affairs, TO whom
state affairs in general as relates 10
state offices will be referred. Senator
Holdoegel Of Calhoun, heads TINS
| committee.
After Executive Council.
Senator Ball has introduced a reso-
luton asking the state executive coun-
Gil 10 explain TO the legislature why II
| has not moved the Allison monument
as authorized by the last leSiSlature'
The last legislature fixed the location
NJ the present soldiers and sailors mon
ument on its old site. Notwithstanding
that the plan Of the capitol extension
landscape artist was to move II. IL
aIso designated the Allison monument,
which was erected within few Feet
Of the soldiers and sailors monument
he moved to a location east OF the
state house.
state Representative Hauge. of POLK
county, introduced bill In the mouse
to curb the operations Of the blue SKY
promoters by requiring that stock pro-
| motion schemes be under the ,urlsdic-
.ior Of the state executive council win
q special commissioner to control the
sale of stock and enforce the proposed
law.
The senate has adopted n resolution
that legalizing acts introduced IN ''e
senate will not be printed in the jour-
nal unless paid for by the persons H.
terested.
Senator Ratcliff. Of Montgomery
county. has introduced bill 10 extend
the terms Of all public schools TO thir-
tv-six weeks instead Of twerty-four.
Senator Wilson. Of Appanoose, is
| ra-hering measure TO increase the
nav Of district court reporters to *lo
ner dav and to provide for their ex-
penses when on duty.
Senate Committees in Full.
Lieut. Gov. f. r. Moore has ap-
nointed the following standing COM
nittees Of the senate:
WAYS and Means-Senators: KIM
bali. chairman; Whitmore, Arney, Ball.
Evans. Newberry, Thompson, Mere
dith. Nelson, Shane, Broxam.
judiciary (No. 1.)-Senators: VII
on. chairman: Parker Kimball, Frailey
Kingand, Evans, Ratclif, Mitcheli
Reed, Schaffter.
Judiciary (No. 2)-Senators: PROUD
foot, chairman; Whitmore. Thompson
Rule, Price. Foster, New'berry, Brooh-
hart, Scott, Byington.
Appropriations-Sen Foskett
chairman: Adams, Anderson, Fellows
Hale. Edwards, Holdoegel Smith, Eos
ter Proudfoot. Van Alstine, RatchH
Kingland, Reed, Brookhart, White
Stephenson, Byington, Horchem.
Agriculture Senators: Coourn
chairman: Newberry, Foster, Arney
Meredith, Pitt, Taylor, Hale. Holdoe'
gel, Buser, Stoddard, Cessna. Scott
Rainbow, Nelson, Balkema- White
Stephenson.
. Highways - Senator's: Balkema
chairman; Foster, Hale. Parker
Thompson, Ball. Smith. Pitt, Haskell
Kimberly, Kingland, Anderson, Buser
!, Greenell, Schaffter. Cessna, Stoddard
Nelson, White, Scott.
Educational Institutions-Senator
:, Fellows, chairman; Schaffter, Edward
: Hale, Kimball, Taylor, Foskett, Proud
foot, Byington, Horchem.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Haskell, chair
Irlai1, rroud;oot, Baikema, Coourn
Kimball, Thompson, Whitmore, Kim.
G berly, Stoddard, Pitt, Schaffter White
q Horchem.
= Public Utilities-4Senators: Thomp'
{, son. chairman; Haskell. Kimball, Rule
+ Whitmore, Holdoegel, Edwards, Hale
q Mitchell. Stoddard, Kimberly, White