Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-02-24
Onl, Two Days Remain Be
fore Legislatures Vaca-
ton, With Many M
Bills Up.
THE HOPPER IS FULL
Matter Of Alien Teachers
Special Order in House
Tomorrow.
(By The Associated Press


sion adjournment faced the thirty
ninth general assembly when it con-
yened today-the seventh week of its
session. The recess, which starts We'd
nesday, will end March 5.
1t had been planned originally to ex-
tend the vacation period to March 10,
after which date only committee bills
may be introduced in either house.
However, decision to curtail the recess
gives every member an extra five day
period from March to 1O-in which
to toss last minute measures into the
legislative hopper.
Last session-Itwo years ag0-the
legislative recessed from February %
I to March G. The number of bills in
4 troduced during the first half Of the
session then exceeded the number pre-
scented in the. same period this session,
as follows: 1917 session house, $50
bills; senate, 1888. 1919 session--house,
BAT; senate, $50.
No Big Measures.
SyThe first half of the session this year
has seen no really important measures
through both houses, but number of
secondary Importance and vital to GER
tain sections of the state have cOmplet-
ed the passage of both chambers.
IfchibitOry Amendment.
One of the most important completed
acts of the first six weeks session was
the ratification of the federal cOnstitu-
tional prohibitory amendment, which
was put through in rapid fire order the
opening week, placing Iowa as the thir-
ty-tirst state to approve the amend
ment However, delay in certifying this
action to the state department resulted
in the omission Of this state from the
honor roll of states named in the presi-
dental proclamation making the
amendment effective in one year.
Many important measures are expect
elSto be submitted in both houses to-
day and tomorrow, and committee re-
ports on others are expected. In the
senate, the measure by Senator Bying-
ton of Iowa City, limiting the employ
ment of alien teachers in Iowa to sub
jects of Great Britain, France, Bel
GUM and Italy, is a special order for
tomorrow. The house calendar shows
no special orders.
Soldier Legislation.
]. Two bills affecting soldiers were pre-
scented the past week, one in the house
proposing to lend without interest up
Ito $1,000 to any married soldier, sailor
or marine of the present war to aid
him in building home, and another
seeking n $5O,OOO,OW appropriation to
maintain clubs in port cities for Iowa
soldiers returning from overseas.
The house defeated the bill that
would permit any physician who had
seen service in the world war to prac-
tice in Iowa without going through the
usual state board examination. Its op-
ponents declared it was 'likely to par
ticipate serious controversy in the fu-
tnre and said it was not desired by
most men in the service.
Senator Frailey's bill proposing the
authorization of an Iowa Flag" urged
by the state d. A. II. and designed by
its members, was defeated, 80 to IA,
on the grounds that one flag was
enough for any American soldier.
To Teach Patriotism.
Patriotism had its inning, however,
in the passage by the house Of the bill
by Representative Powers Of Crawford,
establishing courses in patriotism in
the Iowa schools, under the general
direction and as outlined by the state
superintendent Of public instruction.
The house has before It the bill by
Representative Dean Of Osceola coun-
ty, favorably reported by the committee
on schools and text books, proposing
that the English language must be the
only medium of instruction in all
schools in Iowa up to high school.
County Agent Blll.
One of the important measures be-
fore the senate is the bill extending
greater county aid to the maintenance
of county agriculture agents, passed by
the house decisively. It would compel
county supervisors to participate in the
expense, providing that when farm
association raises $1,000 or more for
county agent work, the supervisors
must appropriate a double amount. up
to $1,000, toward the work. It is con-
sidered one of the most important ag-
ricultural bills before the legislature.
Senator A. l.. Rule of Mason City
fathered the bill passed by the senate,
and which is now before the house, IL