Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-19
Legislature With Record For
Investigations Starts
New One.
CHARGES OF JUDGE
INQUIRY SUBJECT
Closing Session Delayed and Adjourn.
mont May Not Come Until Far Into
Nisht--Prcsidentiai Vote Accorded to
Iowa Women--clum Investigators
Pass Job to Retrenehment and Re.
form Committee.

Des Moines, April i9.-Plans for final
adjournment for the Iowa legislature
at noon TODAY were upset by last
minute glut of routine legislative mat
ters and the house morals" investi-
cation. and indications were that the
closing session might extend into the
night.
The original resolution providing for
sine die adjournment at noon was not
rescinded, but the clocks in both
chambers were stopped before noon.
Time of actual adjournment depends
largely on the report of the house in
vestigation charges by Municipal Judge
w. q. Bonner that certain members of
the legislature had contributed to the
delinquency OF 4 number of Des
Moines young women.
Votes for Women.
Woman's suffrage secured a victory
in the closing hours of the legislature
today when yhe measure according TO
women presidential suffrage completed
passage thru adoption in the house,
by a vote Of 81 to >
The measure passed recently in the
senate, where it was introduced by
Senator Eugene Schaffter, of Eagle
Grove. Those who opposed the bin in
the house were Representatives
Knickerbocker, OF Linn county and
O'Donnell of Dubuque. Governor
Harding is expected to sign the meas
ure.
Havner's Sleuth Fund.
With the annual appropriation placed
at SS5,500, both houses of the Iowa
legislature have accepted the confer
ence report on the measure providing
fGiids for the law, enforcement work
of the attorney generals office. The
original appropriation asked was
$4,000, and This was approved in the
house. but a strong fight in the sem
ate resulted in the reduction. Under
the bill state agents are required to
gi<e bonds to the state for $4,000.
CIum Inquiry Passed On.
The Pitt committee inv estigating the
Clum expenditures at the Panama
Pacific exposition has filed its report
recommending that a full investigation
be made by The retrenChmcnt and re-
form committee.
The report goes into the charges
made by James NJ Pierce publisher Of
the Iowa Homestead. but declares lack
of time handicapped it from complet-
ing its work.
The work will be taken up by the
retrenchment committee which must
have the final report ready in ninety
days.
A bill requesting that courses in
public citizenship be provided in pub
lie schools and high schools has
passed both houses.
The house today killed the Rule Gig
aret sales license bin by striking out
all after enacting clause
Must Teach Patriotism-
Both the Iowa senate and house to-
day passed the measure requiring
courses of patriotism In the public
schools Of the state. The measure was
drawn up by Joint conference COM
mittee. The state superintendent OF
instruction must prepare and distribute
an outline OF courses in American citi-
zenship for all grades from first to
eighth inclusive. Public and private
high schools or their equivalent of In
struction must offer course in AM
erican history and civics during two
semesters.
Utilities Bill Again Fails.
BY vote Of 81 to 90 the Iowa house
of representatives today defeated the
senate bill that would have given the
state railroad commission authority to