Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-11
PROBABLY 500 BILLS WILL BE
PREPARED IN CHANGING
IOWA srATuTEa
NO SHORT Session or
LEGISLATURE POSSIBLE
VIII Require Sixty cays and Perhaps
Ninsty For Confederation and Adop.
ton ef Changes Recommended BY
Revision Commissioo-Other Bills
Certain 10 30 Pressed.

pes Moines, Oct. 1I-There Is more
or less speculation here now as TO
when the special session Of the Thirty
eighth general assembly TO pass on
code revision will be called.
In so far as the work OF the code
commission Is concerned II Is stated
in the commissions office that this
viii be sufficiently complete by the
first OF January so that the legislature
could convene On that date. All OF the
copy for the compiled code has nceD
In the hands OF the printer for some
time with the Ception OF the index
which Is being completed at the state
university at Iowa CITY. The commits
sion is now working on the bills TO be
presented TO the legislature which will
&znbody the changes made by the COM
mission and which must be acted on
by the legislature.
Sorne fifty OF these bills involving
the changes as made by the code have
already been completed. While no Of
fetal estimate is being made as 10
how many bills there will be the num-
Der win run probably betweenn 100 and
SOC Copies OF these bills may be sent
out TO tine members In advance so that
they may have a chance to study them
before coming to Des Mor2es and thus
be ready 10 act on them after their
arrival here
Session viii Be Lengthy.
There is at least a sixty day session
in sight and possibly g ninety day ses-
sion in the opinion of officials here. It
will Rave the advantage over the regu-
lar session In that but little time will
be required for organization inasmuCh
as it is already organized except for
such vacancies as may possibly need
20 be filled. The orgaeization OF new
legislature always takes from two to
three weeks so that II IL usually about
the first Of February before q regular
session actually gets under full head
of steam. There is no apparent reason
why the special session cannot be run
ming OF high the secocd day after con-
\ venipg.
While II IS apparent that the major
ity\ OF the legislators hope to be spared
from, having to pass on anything but
code revision, nevertheless other legis-
iation Is sure to be proposed and action
on it can scarcely be avoided. The new
automobile law. which undertakes to
-e7r'ate everything pertaining to the
operation Of automobiles and revolu-
tonnes the method Of licensing. has
some guirks and turns IN Il which may
require additional legislation and the
same Is true Of the road law. This IS
more IN the nature Of vevts!on than
new legislation however. But primary
suffrage Is bound to be pushed by stuff
rage leaders and the public utilities VIII
probably make a considerable effort to
secure some sort Of legislation thru
which they might get increased rates
for their service.
The majority Of the bills Will require
considerable argument after they are
reported on by the committees and
soLno hard fights are IN prospect on
proposed change. Bills involving min
or changes can be disposed Of quickly
In the regular session last winter
there were SIS bills and eleven Joint
resolutions introduced in the senate
and 573 bills and five joint resolutions
presented In the house or a total Of
1874 measures up for consideration. Of
this number POI senate bills and 212
house bills and resolutions or total
Of 413 measures were enacted into law.
The legislature was in session IS work
ing days but SO days intervened from
the time the session first met on Jan.
10. till adtour, .ncnt on ADr!l 20.