The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-22
FULLY ORGANIZED
FOR BUSINESS
Close of First Week Finds Iowa Law
Makers Fully Organized for the
Business of the Session
GOV. HARDING is INAUGURATED
Prohibitory Amendment Adopted
Those Voting Against Measure
School Legislation Is Uppermost


School Legislation Is Uppermost
DES MONIES, Jan. 20-(Special to
the Review)-The close Of the first
week finds Iowa law makers fully or
ganized for business. After the in
auguration of Governor Harding and
Lieutenant Governor Moore. Thursday
both houses adjourned until Tuesday
at which time committees will be an
nOunced.
The events of the first week were
full of interest because of the variety
of the work that presented itself.
Lieut.. Gov. Moore called the senate to
order and Hon. J. B. Weaver OF Des
Moines performed like service in the
house. In the senate chaplain from
Camp Dodge offered prayer while in
the house DR.. Medbury delivered mil
liant prayer seldom surpassed in elo-
quence and diction.
Arch w. McFarlane was presented
by Mr.. Weaver as the unanimous
choice of the membership for speak
er and upon assuming the chair thanks
were rendered the body for the honor
conferred and the confidence mani
tested and he hoped that the session
would close as harmoniously as 1t had
opened.
After each house had chosen its
force of clerks and assistants the joint
session convened for the purpose OF
listening to Governor Harding's bien-
NAL message A committee brought
the governor before the assembled
law makers and he read in a clear dis
tinct voice the document that he had
prepared for the enlightenment and
guidance of the general assembly. The
governor made clear his attitude on
numerous public questions but the real
foreword and aggressive outline OF
public duty was reserved for the in
augural address delivered before the
joint session and large gathering Of
visitors in the house chamber Thurs
day afternoon.
In his message and in his inaugural
address the governor made prominent
the following: ..;s -.
State aid for home buyers by means
of state sale of town lots on easy
terms.
Housing regulation, insuring light,
air and sanitation to every Iowa ten
ant. .
No foreign language schools and no
foreign language taught below the
grade of high school.
Elimination of food gamblers and a
statewide marketing and crop census
department.
Higher wages, IL months salaries
and long time contracts for teachers.
Surfaced roads, financed by county
local option bond issues originally,
and in the last instance largely by in
creased taxation Of motor vehicles.
The equal suffrage amendment and
while this is being brought about, pri-
mary suffrage for women.
Memorials to IoWa's war heroes.
Closer cooperation by all state de-
partments, with the executive council,
in state government.
Retention Of the primary, at least
in the nomination of all legislative and
executive officers.
Centralized control by the execu-
tive council of all tax equaliZations.
Immediate ratification of the federal
dry amendment. (Already accomplish
ed.)
Appropriation to buy acreage near
Iowa prisons for convict farming.
Development of the custodial farm
at Give.
Elimination of all private employ
ment agencies and development of
statewide free employment agency, un-
der the state department of labor
Vote for Governor is Canvassed
At the joint session, after the gov
canvass of the votes at the last gen.
eral election for governor and lieuten-
ant governor was made. Tellers were
appointed and a number of clerks with
adding machines were on duty while
Clerk Ramsey read the vote cast for
each candidate by counties. The re-
suit showed that at the November elec
tion 190,262 votes were cast for Gov.
w. L. Harding and 17S,S15 for his op.
ponent, Claude r. Porter. This gives
Governor Harding plurality of II, ,347.
Votes of S,005 and 1925 respectively
were cast for the socialist and prohi-
bition nominees, giving Governor
Harding slight majority of all. Lieut..
.HoN. ~. AS' AhoolS iiio q loloi NotC VI
207,7 ,765, as compared to 1854 cast
for his democratic opponent. Frank
Whitaker of Hillsboro. Moore's plu-
rality was 69,124.
.Prohobitory Amendment to the consti-
tuition Adopted
The amendment to the constitution
of the United States making it unlaw-
full to manufacture, sell, keep for sale,
export or import Intoxicating liquor
passed both houses with but little op-
position. BY political parties the vote
against ratification was as follows:
Republican senators: Frailey, Green
ell. Kimberly, Thompson.
Democratic senators: BroXam, Hor-
chem and White.
Republican representatives: Becker,
Griffin, Hansen, Lake, Oertel, Juick.
Democratic representatives, Miller,
Nebiker, O'Donnell, Powers, Rogers.
and Sayers. .--....
I Republicans 10; democrats 10.
Salaries Are An Important Issue
At every turn the members of the
legislature are confronted with a de-
mand for higher salaries by state en-
ployees. The first bill to pass was one
to repeal the law fixing the salaries
pf all of the clerical force Of the leg
3sy ss A IN RI ~.