The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17

federal law and the voters vote TO
permanently improve certain roads
called the primary roads or county
road system.
| Thus amended the most progress
sive road law that was ever enacted
! in iowa went through the senate, at
ter passing the house with an amend
ment that permitted boards OF sun
ervisors to order in the paving un-
less the people petitioned for an cleo
| ton and then voted against sLne i'm
lprovement.
Two years ago the whole session
was a jangle and failure because a
road bill with not half the progress
sive features this one has was at
tempted. Four years ago an election
hinged on the road sentiment to a
large extent. This time threats were
made that unless the affirmative
election feature was put in this bill
it would be again made a state issue
and political parties would be shat
tered and divided because of it.
Political Ambitions Manifest.
Some of the ardent good roads adj
vocates especially on the house side,
say that the senate sacrificed the
vital feature of the bill on the altar
of political ambition, there being
one candidate for governor, two can
didates for acknowledgements,
three for attorney-general, and nos
sibly half dozen for other state Of
ticers who are now serving in the
senate A threat Of Senator Pitt,
one of the Jim Pierce political lead
ers, that unless the affirmative cleo
ton feature was put in the bill ne
would carry the hight to the people
in the next campaign, presumably as
candidate for governor himself,
seemed to brighten the members in
to this compromise as much as any
thing else. Pitt now states that the
fight is all over and he is satisfied.
Drastic Bank Law Adopted.
In the house all day Thursday
there was no less interest in a con-
test to put across the proposed bank
ing law, giving to the state superln-
tendent Of banking the right to re:
bank for a charter where he believes
the community is we'll and adequate
ly served by the present banking in
situations. This bill is one osten-
sibly called forth by the need for
protecting loyal and aggressive bank
ers from the vengeance Of disloyal or
displeased people of their communi-
tablish competitive banks and put
the old concerns out of business in
some places. Be it said, however,
that many banker members of the
house voted against the bill as pass
ed. and especially they fought
amendments offered which were cal
culated to take bankers out OF the
ranks of legal advisors: adm mi
passed by vote of IS to "A.
Female workers will not be limit
ed to certain hours in Iowa, since the
house Thursday refused to adopt the
Findlay bill fixing maximum num-
her of hours per day. Objections
were made to the bill by hotels, tel
ephone interests, hospitals, home
bill was amended to death and then
withdrawn by the author and a com
mittee was appointed to 60 over 1t
and try and fix it up SO that it might
pass.
House File 1873 by Beaman of ALA
makee county and similar bill OF
Senator Van Alstine of Humboldt,
was passed this week, prohibiting
the sale of imitation milk in cans
such as are now on the market. The
stuff is said to be made from skim
milk and cOcoanut oil and is not fit
for food for babies, hence the pro-
hibition.
The teachers minimum wage bill
in which Senator Fellows of Fayette
county is especially interested, pass
ed by the house will make a law that
will give to teachers better wage
than most school boards are now al
lowing. The wages will be from $50
per month in the second grade class
to 1925 per month in the first grade
class of common school teachers.
Representative Williams of Potta-
wattamie county, reports success
with his bill to have state roster
of all soldiers, sailors and marines
in the world war. An appropriation
of $4,000 will be made for this pur-
pose and the work will be started at
once, which is important
Representative Holloway Of Ere
mont county, reports success also
with his bill to have the apprOpria-
ton in aid of consolidated schools in
this state raised from 100000 to
$15O,OOO. He anticipates that many
more consolidated schools will be or
ganized in this state now that the
war is over and the laws are more
favorable.
G.. L. Caswell.
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