Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
IOWA HOUSE ADOPTS klMDAll
BILL ALREADY PASSED
~ SENATE.
WILL BECOME LAW WHEN
HARDING SANS MEASURE
Legislature Working Overtime In Ef.
fort to Clear CaIsndar-House TO
Hold Night Sessions Next Week.
Homo For Neglected and Dependent
Children May BE Established.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 19.-Both senate
and house of the present general as
sembly are working long hours now
and are dsposing of many bills.
Speaker Arch w. McFarlane has an
nounced that the house will hold sew
eral night sessions next week in an
effort to catch up with the calendar.
Committee meetings Of both branches
arc being held late In the afternoon
and also in the evenings in order 10
pass on measures which have been
referred to them.
The senate Tuesday passed the
White bill to establish a home for de-
pendent, destitute or neglected chill
dren and carrying with it an approp-
ration OF more than 100000 to estab-
lish it. The state board of control is
placed in charge of the project There
were no votes against the measure In
the senate and 1t Is thought it will pass
the house.
The Van Aletine bill relating to the
sale Of imitation evaporated milk,
imitation ice cream and other dairy or
would-be dairy products, requiring
that they be properly branded, author
izing registration of trade marks for
| dairy products. and also relating to
the work Of the dairy and food conf
missioner. was passed by the senate, 4S
to G.
A bill by Representative Laks, or
Woodbury. county. providing that cities
may assess a tax to establish public
markets was passed by the house. An
other bill by Representative Griffin,
OF Woodbury. county was passed by
the house and in which that county Is
especially interested provides a way
for cities or districts to raise money
for flood protection.
The senate yesterday passed the
Brookhart bill increasing the expense
money which may be authorized by
the board Of supervisors for the cnLnty
superintendent Of schools from $3.50
per annum to $500.
Circle Gess Back.
The Kimball election bill restoring
the circlc> on the ballot has now
passed both the house and senate ana
will become a law on signature by the
governor. This permits the voter to
vote 'er straight" by placing a mark
in the circle at the head Of his ticket
and letting it 70 at that. Or if he marks
the circle and also marks the squares
opposite the names Of candidates his
vote Is counted in accordance with
how he marks the squares or in other
words, he does not invalidate his ticket
If he does mark the circle at the top
of one ballot and also marks squares
opposite the names of candidates he
wants to support on another ballot.
Senator Thompson, of the senate
public utilities committee, secured the
passage Of a motion in the senate
Tuesday to make the public utilities
bill special order for Thursday morn
ing at II o'clock.
The housing bill was reported out
favorably by the Senate committee to-
day.
No more bills can now be introduced
in either the senate or the house eX-
cept committee bills. Monday of this
week was the last day for fling bills
in the senate. The road bill has not
yet come in but Is due to be introduced
in both houses the first of next week
and possibly sooner. It is thought the
measure is pretty well understood by
all Of the members.