The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-12
To Curb Pardon Of Governor

To Curb Pardon Of Governor
! Having in mind the sensation cpl
| sode connected with the Ida Grove
! case Representative Rogers bill to
compel the governor to publish notice
out of the house judiciary commit
tee for passage Wednesday afternoon.
The subcommittee in reporting amend
ed the original bill so that publica-
| tion is necessary where the offender
pardoned has been convicted of fel-
ony, the sentence for which is death
or life Imprisonment.
Change in County School Board
There is an organization of which
the general public has but little
knowledge. 1t is called the county
board of education and at present it
consists of the members of the board
of supervisors, the county auditor and
| the county school superintendent. The
duty of this board is chiefly the selec-
tion and adoption of the kind of text
Senator NeWberry's bill which has al
ready passed the senate, changes this
board to six to be chosen by
the presidents of school boards of a
county, the same that now elects the
county superintendent. Three men,
bers of the new board will be elected
for two years and three for five, and
thereafter the terms of the members
will be six years. The county su-
perintendent will be an ex-officio mem.
Der of the board.
Suffrage Bill Passed by House
The house of representatives passed
the woman's suffrage primary bill.
The bill permits all women of the state
to vote at primaries. The bill. was in
troduced by J. B. Weaver of Polk
county. The bill passed was original
ly introduced except for the amend
ment of Representative O'Donnell Of
Dubuque, which provides for a separ-
ate ballot box for women voters. The
vote on the bill was IS ITO Is.
Those who voted against the bill
are: Hansen, Knickerbocker, Long
bfilt, Long, Miles, Moore, Morrow;
Newton, O'Donnell, Oertel, Quick,
Smith, Temple and Vance. The Weav-
er bill will go to the senate, where
another similar bill was reported out
by committee without recommenda.
ton.
More Stringent Dog Laws g
The committee on agriculture of the
house stands sponsor for a bill which
classifies dogs as lawful or unlawful.
A lawful cur is one upon whom the
tax has been paid to the county audit
or and wears collar with a license
tag as evidence of a right to live and
be respected, providing it is kept from
running at large between sunset and
sunrise. Dogs not wearing the official
| tag may be shot by anybody at any
time in any place. Not only this, but
a bounty Of 81 will be paid for every
dog so killed. The sheriff of the coun-
ty is made the official dog catcher and
10 cents mile is allowed that officer
while in pursuit of the festive canine.
Others who kill them receive no mile
age fee.
Committee on Public Health Get Busy
The house committee on public
health, in con nsultation with the state
board of health and the government
experts at Fort Des lMoines and Camp
Dodge will soon introduce three bills
as committee bills.
bill to regulate marriages. The bill
provides that clerk shall be pro-
hfbited from granting licenses to
marry unless both parties to the mar
riage have certificates from physi-
clan that they are free from venereal
diseases.
If either of the persons is afflict.
ed with disease, the clerk must re-.
fuse license
Failure OF the clerk to carry out
the provisions of the law will be a
|misdemeanor.
Another bill now being drawn up
by the committee provides that the
legislature appropriate $4,000 to meet
the $4,000 to be given the state by
the government to carry on rural
sanitary survey.
The third bill provides that in case
|of emergency the state board of
health may be given a maximum of
$4,000. This bill is to give the board
of health funds to fight sudden cpl
|demics.
Aimed at Boishevikism
Senator Evans of the Butler-Bremer
district, on Washington's birthday in
|troduced. a bill which passed. the SEN
ate without dissenting vote, Friday.
The bill is directed against what is
known as criminal syndicalism, which
reduced to common language means
that doctrine that advocates crime
sabotage, violence or other forms of
terrorism as means of accomplish
ing industrial or political reform. The
bill provides that any person who, by
word of mouth or writing advocates
or teaches the duty, necessity or pro-
priety of crime, sabotage, violence or
other unlawful methods of terrorism
as a means of accomplishing indus
trial or political reform; or prints,
publishes, edits, issues or knowingly
circulates, sells, distributes or public
ly displays any book, paper, docu-
ment or written matter in any form,
containing or advocating, advising or
teaching the doctrine that industrial
or political reform should be brought
about by crime. sabotage. violence or
other unlawful methods of terrorism;
or openly, wilfully and deliberately
justifies, by word of mouth or writing,
| the commission or he attempt to COM
NIT crime, sabotage, violence or other
unlawful methods of Terrorism with