The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-23

This law more than doubles the tax
on automobiles and makes even
greater advance on motor trucks. rms
advance in auto taxation IS a part OF
the highway improvement campaign as
the money thus secured goes directly
into highway improvement. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000, 900 a year will result
from the auto and truck taxes.
Minimum Wage for School Teachers
All attempts to get a teachers pen
sion bill through this session OF the
general assembly failed, just as the
same effort has failed for the past ten
years, but instead of a pension the leg
islature passed a bill providing for bet
ter wages. a
The present law bases the minimum
salary on the grade Of certificate held
by the teacher, with little regard to
experience or qualifications.
The bill by Senator Fellows OF Ala
makee provides that when teacher
has taken a four year college course,
received degree, and is holder OF
state certificate, the minimum wage
shall be $100 and after two years sue
cessful experience as teacher it shall
be $120.
The teacher who has taken two
year course in the State Normal school
and has a state certificate, shall re-
ceive minimum wage of $50 to be in
creased to $100 after two years sue
cessfuI experience as teacher.
The teacher who has taken nor
NAL course in a normal training high
school and has had less than one
years experience as a teacher will
receive minimum wage Of $65.
The same teacher, after one years
successful experience, and teacher
holding first grade uniform county
certificate. will receive minimum
wage of SIS, which will be increased to
$50 after two years successful teach
ng.
A teacher with a second grade uni
form county certificate is to receive
$50 until one years successful expert
ence, when the minimum will be 500.
+. A minimum wage of $50 is provided
for the teacher with a third grade GER
tificate.
Teachers are entitled to these mini
mum wages when their certificates are
endorsed by the county superintendent
which endorsement will be made when
the certificate and satisfactory proof
of experience is filed with the county
superintendent. e
To Probe Insurance Rates
Representative Miller of Boone in
troduced a joint resolution making 1t
the duty Of the attorney general to in
vestigate insurance rates in Iowa.
There has been much complaint over
the advance in rates. The resolution
passed both houses. Other insurance
LEGISLATION revived the old law provid-
ing for rating bureaus under the di-
rection and control of the state insur-
ance department. Et..sE. l5't 81
A Livestock Bill
The Knickerbocker and Hollaway
bill which previously passed the house
went through the senate Monday au-
thorizing the state animal health com.
mission to- inspect livestock coming
into or going out OF the state and pro-
viding for the condemnation of this
stock if found diseased. The bill also
increases the salary of the state veter-
marian to $4,000 annually.
Primary Election Reform Defeated
The Kimball bill providing that can
didates for all state offices below lieu
tenant governor be nominated at con-
ventions failed to get through the
house. The bill was amended in the
house placing candidates for railway
commissioners under the operation Of
the primary law, but when the vote
was taken the whole bill was thrown
into the discard.
Senate Triumphs in State Agent Con.
troverSy
The Dean bill which passed the
house providing for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the attorney generals
department to be used for the state
agents expense account and which was
cut by the senate to half that amount
required a conference committee to
adjust matters. The senate refused
to concur in the action of the house
so the law as passed allows SGT 800,
Under the old law the allowance was
$4,000. .t -.
No More Spring Shooting
In order to make the state game law
harmonize with the federal statutes
the migratory bird law was amended
so as to prohibit the shooting of all
migratory fowls in the spring. Under
the state law now amended there was
an open season for ducks, geese and
the like. but never again. s.
Law Against the Black Plague
Senator Rules bill appropriating
$4,000 annually to be used by the
state board of health in waging fight
against the spread of venereal diseases
went through the senate without op-
position but was defeated in the house
under Misrepresentation of facts. Dis
patches from the war department.
stated that the continuance of Camp
Dodge as a military post depended
upon the passage of the bill therefore
the house reconsidered and passed the
measure and it thus becomes law.
To Revise the Code
Governor w. l.. Harding appointed
j. C, Marby of Abba and ]. Fl. Trewin
of Cedar Rapids as two members OF the
code commission to edit and codify
the report to a special session of the
assembly next winter. They will re-
ceive $25 a day. The bill for the re-
codifying of the laws of Iowa provides
that the court reporter, u. G. Whitney,
shall be the third member of the COM
mission. Mabry and Trewin were ap-
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