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Iowa Legislature Today
Starts on Ninth Week
Interest Centers in
Rathbun Case. .
ROAD BILL OUT SOON
Secretary Baker and Gener-
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ROAD BILL OUT SOON
Secretary Baker and Gener-
al March Expected to
Speak Tomorrow.
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y. (By The Associated Press
Des Moines, Iowa, March 1O.--Mem-
bers Of the thirty-eighth general as
sembly Of Iowa entered the ninth week
of their session today, with general in
terest conferred in the house judiciary
committees investigation of the Rath-
bun case.
Plans announced by Representative
4. p. Harrington of KOssuth county
called for the opening Of the judiciary
committees inquiry today with the ap-
pointment of special counsel. Harring-
ton is chairman of the committee, and
has promised thorough, impartial in
lvestigation.
Lid On Bills.
Today was the last day for the in
PRODUCTION of bills by members individ-
uarly, and hereafter only committee
measures will be admitted. Several
important measures were expected to-
day and tomorrow, while the end Of
the week probably will see all import
ant measures in.
The long heralded good roads bill
will appear in both houses either late
today or tomorrow, according to plans
of Chairman Santee of the joint good
roads committee The measure fol
lows previously announced lines fol-
lowing in general the Florida plan for
decision on road construction by coin-
| ties.
The senate is expected to take action
within few days on the motion filed
by Senator Balkema of Sioux Center
for reconsideration of it's action on
the house bill covering appropriations
for the law enforcement work OF the
attorney generals Office. As passed by
the house, the bill carried an APP
preparation of $4,000 annually for two
years, while after it got through in the
house it had been trimmed to just half
that amount, and numerous amend-
ments added that made it undesirable
to friends of the attorney generals
Office, it was said There is only a
slight chance, it is said, that the ND.
ticn to reconsider vii! be sustained.
: !, Primary Suffrage.
Another measure booked for early
consideration in the senate is the
measure granting primary suffrage to
women The bill went through the
house decisively, and though it is
known to have some enemies in the
senate, favorable action by that body
is confidently predicted by its friends.
Definite action is expected within
the next ten days, or possibly this
week, on several other measures that
have completed passage in one house
or are still in committee, including the
bill repeating the Sunday blue laws,
now before the house; the boxing bill,
legalizing ten round, no decision bouts,
still in committee, and measures per-
tanning to the nonpartisan judiciary
law. now before the senate.
Three measures in reference to the
nonpartisan judiciary are on the cal
endar as special orders for Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. They are the
Price bill to repeal the law; the Whit
more measure for separate ballot
and requiring candidates to name their
opponent, and the Kimball bill making
minor changes in the form of the
ticket. Considerable opposition to the
Price repeal bill has developed in
committee, but it has also brought out
supporters, and close fight on the
measure is expected.
Legislators are hoping that Newton
ID. Baker, secretary of war, and Cen
eral March, chief Of staff, will accept
their invitation to speak before joint
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