Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-18
goTAelIsH NEW SPEED FOR EN-
AcrMENr or IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION.
WoNkEo UNDER HANDICAP
OF LATE GETAWAY
Nearly Every Other Legislature in Ma.
tien Under Hesdway and Before
Iowa Solons Mst-spesd Required to
BE Among Thirty Six States TO Ra-
tify Federal Prohibition.
Special TO Times Republican.

SpcSldi
Des Moines. Jan. ls--At the end Of
the first week OF the session the
Thirty eighth general assembly al
ready is credited with having estab-
lhhed a record for itself. No previous
legislative body Of the state ever
passed so important a measure as the
ratification or the national prohlUitUry
amendment in so short a time. And
In fact it is decidedly unusual Tor
any legislature to pass any sort OF
legislation during its first week, which
Is TOR the most part organization week
Iowa was laboring under handl-
cap in getting on the honor roll OF
the first thirty six states TO ratity
the amendment. States whose legs
latures met In 1915 OF course had the
hrst chance at it. Fourteen states out
% those whose legislatures met IN
l.iS nad ratlned the amendment up
to the first OF the year. OF the thirty
tour legislatures which convened after
Jan. Of this year all except one con-
vened earlier in the month Of January
than did the Iowa legislature. Twelve
Of these convened the first week Of
January, twenty the second week and
the other two. Iowa and Nevada, con-
vened the third week, Iowa ON the
18th and Nevada on the 18th Of the
month. Hence because Of the lateness
of its meeting date Iowa had to hurry
10 get on the honor roll.
Senator Whitmore, Of Ottumwa
dry leader in the past three sessions
of the Iowa legislature, is credited
with engineering the passage OF the
resolution thru the Iowa legislature SO
promptly.
No other measures of importance
were acted on during the first week.
Several bills and resolutions were in
Produced including resolutions to en-
dorse the plans for league Of ma
lions to enforce peace, the appropria-
ton of 800, 900 by this government
to provide food for the peoples o.
Europe except Germany, and APPROX
ing the governments plans 70 permit
the soldiers and sailors to keep their
uniforms.
In Session Four Days.
The legislature was in fact in ses-
sion only four days of the week, ad-
journing Thursday following the in
duS al Ill OlN'I " PN44A4Il l4LN SP'8f\S'
of the house and the lieutenant gov
eInor to have time TO frame up their
committee appointments which is the
usual procedure.
When the body reconvenes next
Tuesday it is expected these COM
mittees will have been pretty we'll de-
termined on and that they will be an
nounced Wednesday. Following which
the record for dispatch in the conduct
OF its business set during this frst
week Of the session will be maintained
Il Speaker Arch McFarlane and Lieu
tenant Governor Moore are able to
carry oft their announced program
Senator James Wilson, of APP
ranoose county, and Senator New
berry, OF Clayton, are planning a
measure for state insurance rating
bureau similar 10 the one which IS to
be introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Miller. of Boone. Senator
Wilson declares there should be state
control of insurance rates.
The suggestions of the retrench-
ment and reform committee as pre-
viously published that the automobile
law should be changed so that ap-
plicants could pay their license money
to some county Official or person
designated to receive the fee is meet
ing with support. Such a bill prob
ably will be introduced early in the
session.
Senator Wilson is also in favor OF
legislation which will tend to reduce
the number of grade crossing acct
dents. He believes the autoists
should be required to stop their cars
before going across a railroad track
az he declares a large per cent OF
grade crossing accidents result from
the attempt of the autoist TO beat the
train across the track. He declares
the people now have some relief Il
they will petition the state railroad
commission to have electric signals in
stalled al the grade crossings where
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