The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-26

/ AGENT BILL
The One Outstanding Event in Iowa
House Past Week Was Discussion
Over County Agent Bill
|c,eAREr BILL PASSES sENAAE
Sunday Laws Again to the Front
Effort Being MADE 10 Revise and
Modify the Present Law
! DIES MONIES. Feb. 24-(Special to
the Review)-The one outstanding
(event in the house the past week was
the discussion over the provisions OF
the bill introduced as committee
measure by the committee on agricW-
|ture, providing that boards of super
visors must appropriate not to exceed
s.. 900 for the support Of county crop
agents. Under the present law pro-
vision is made whereby such appro-
priations are optional. Tie new bill
makes such an appropriation compuE
sorry. ,.
II was stated in previous letter
big business has been financing the
county agents in many OF the south
ern states. 1t was made clear to con-
gress that their interests In using
these agents to obtain certain lnfor-
nation that would be useful in devel-
oping branches of industry that could
be made subservient to capitalistic die
tation. When it came to the passage
of the appropriation for the support
of the department OF agriculture SEN
ator- Kenyon succeeded in getting an
amendment to the bill which proh1b-
it's government aid in support OF any
activity that is featured by private or
corporate interests.
This changed the entire financial
backing of the county agent movement
and prevents the use of money from
membership in farm bureaus being
used to pay the salary Of the agent.
The bill drafted by the committee
on agriculture met with considerable
Opposition when it was recommended
out for passage and this opposition
gathered momentum when the bill got
before the general assembly. For
nearly an entire day the matter was
vigorously discussed, Anderson OF
lWinnebago, chairman of the commit
| tee on agriculture, had the matter we'll
! in hand and Finley of Henry was a
vigorous lieutenant Numerous speech
es were made on both sides and con-
siderable acrimony developed. The
opposition was led by Newton of Cass,
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Scott of Appanoose and others: The
main fight was over an amendment by
Newton making the appropriation by
the supervisors optional. This was
defeated by a vote of 60 to 46. Upon
roll call for the passage the bill as
presented by the committee the vote
stood S8 to 20 in favor of the bill.
Those voting against the bill were
Coakley, Epps, Finch, CARRIER of De-
catur, Gunderson, Hook, Justice, Kel.
logg, Kern, Krouse, Mead, Newton,
Oertel, Powers, Rogers, Scott of Ap-
panoose, Sutherland, Wallace, Will.
iams and Young.
The senate killed the bill by Frail-
ey which had for its object the legal.
izing of the Iowa flag designed by the
Daughters of the Americon Revolu-
tion. One of these flags was carried
by the 16Sth regiment on the battle
front in France and was lost. The
bill was defeated by vote of 80 to IA.
1t was argued by the senators that one
flag is sufficient. State flags are al
WAYS confusing. Just at this time when
legislation is directed against every
flag that seeks to supplant the Stars
and Stripes. it was regarded as mop
perfume to legalize another. The bill
passed the house unanimously making
lit crime to display a red flag in any
parade or to use red flag as the emb-
lem of any political party or propa-
ganda. The bill which passed the
house is similar to the one that passed
the senate.
The anti-tipping law whose repeal
was asked by bill introduced by Sen.
ator Parker of Polk was discussed
with considerable JUNCTION in the SEN
ate, during which time Des Moines ho-
tells and restaurants, the Pullman
sleeping car management and various
and sundry other semipublic necessi.
ties we're given a vigorous grilling.
The senate refused to repeal the law
SO it will continue to be illegal to tip
but nobody has been arrested for do.
ing it.
The Kimball bill, removing presi-
dental electors from the ballot and
restoring the circle, passed the senate
by a vote of 80 yeas to nays. q,
Those voting against the bill were
Senators Broxam, Byington, Horchem,
Kingland and White.
A bill providing separate ballots for
the nonpartisan judiciary ticket was
introduced in the senate by Senator
Whitmore of Wapello county.
The bill also provides that each can
didate must. state the particular in
cumbent he wishes to succeed thus
doing away with "plunking."
Teaching Patriotism
The bill by Powers of Crawford
county, providing for the teaching of a
course of study in citizenship and pa
Itriotism in the public and private
schools of Iowa, was passed by the
house Tuesday by vote of SO to 7. =
Drafting of an outline for the course
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