Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17

United States supreme court has de-
clared the migratory bird law unconsti-
tutional and this will doubtless lead to
some necessary changes in the state
law. At present it is lawful to shoot
ducks and geese in the spring under
the Iowa law. The national enact.
ment pre~ented 1t. With the latter
law knocke out by the supreme court
the friends of a closed season for ducks
geese and the like in the spring will
make q vigorous fight to get the state
law amended SO that it will do what
the national Law attempted.
Owing to the delay in receiving the
soldier vote taken at the various army
camps, which was necessary to deter
mine the result in several close con-
tests, it was impossible to get an Of
fetal roll call of the membership until
recently. 1t is NV given out that
there will be as republicans and S demo-
Gratis in the senate, and the house will
have SO republicans and Is democrats.
On joint ballot this woul. make 1873 re.
publicans and 20 democrats.
The senate will have II lawyers,
eight farmers, SIX men who combine
banking and farming. four bankers,
two publishers, two farmers and stock
men, and IL senators with miscellan.
eous occupations, including ore audi
tor and one druggist.
Out of 108 members of the house 81
are farmers, active or retired, not
counting Is representatives who COM
bine farming with banking or some
other occupation. In this list is one
farmer and merchant, one farmer and
saleeman, and one farmer and Gamer.
Next to farming, the practice of law
is the most frequent profession of the
representatives of the Thirty eighth
assembly. Attorneys number 25.
The house boasts six bankers, four
physicians and surgeons, two druggists,
student, college president, switch
man and teamster. :.
There are over Is occupations repre-.
sented in the house membership.
OF the lO8 members of the house,
only 50 are their own SUCCESSORS. In
the senate, IS ont of the so members
are eithsr reelected or hold lover mem
bers, tie senatorial .tsrm hsing four
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Many War Measures Will. Come Up.
The war naturally has projected :
number of issues that will need to be
adjusted. The teaching of foreignlan-
guages in the grades in either public or
psrochial schools will be prohibited and
several bills are already drawn provid-
ing for this patriotic reform. 1t is
also understood that law will be pass
ed making it . reasonable offense to
carry . red flag in any parade or to dis
play such . flag - the symbol of any
political organization. There is . strong
sentiment looking toward the creation
of commission which will be charged
with the duty of devising Q fitting me-
mortal for the men from Iowa who par
ticipated in the world war. 1t has been
suggested that memorial building be
erected upon the capitol extension plat,
but this will meet with much opposit-
ion from members from the more re-
mete sections of the state. A law max
ing November 11th, the date of the
signing of the armistice, 4 Victory
Day" holiday, has been suggested, and
has numerous advocates. Others want
Thanksgiving changed from the last
Thursday in November to the 1lth of
the month, and thus combine the two
events. r. -,., 3
Constitutional Prohibitory Amendment
Will Garry. ,..a
Among the first measure that will
claim the attention of the legislature
will be the ratification of the amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States providing for national prohibit
tion of the liquor traffic. The friends
of the amendment have large major
ity in both houses, SO much so that it
is not likely that member of either
house will care to go on record against
it: The failure of the secretary of
state to give legal publication to the
of the law providing for
q vote on the question of amending the
state constitution providing for wo-
man suffrage will necessitate the pass
age of such measure again and then
passing it on to the next Legislature.
County Officers Want Term Extended.
The same bill that was passed, re-
called and then defeated by the last
extending the term of all
county officers to four years, will be
up again at the coming session. The
county officers of the state have COM
pact organization and a vigorous legis-
lative lobby has been named and suit
ably financed. Indications now appear
that the bill will be similar to that
which failed of passage in the last gem
eral assembly, except that the terms