The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-05

RA1HBUN PARDON
Committee Of Three Appointed by the
! House to Investigate Action OF
Gov. Harding in Pardon Case.
Law AS TO SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
Proposed Measure Provides Towns Of
| 5000 or Less Shall Submit Or
-dinance as to Sunday Laws.
DIES MONIES, March Especial to
the Review-The adjournment of the
Legislature for weeks recess left
(much unfinished business. But few
Important bills have passed both the
houses. The most important to get
the endorsement of both the houses
and the senate thus far is the enact.
|ment that makes it compulsory Tor
boards of supervisors to appropriate
money to apply on the salary of the
lcounty crop agent. After It's passage
lin the house, the senate took up the
matter and with only Z adverse votes,
lrushed it through and thus it becomes
a law upon receiving the signature
LOT the governor. The bill requires
boards OF supervisors in counties of
more than $4,000 to appropriate $4,000
ANNUALLY for the support of the county
farm crop association and in counties
of less population, $4,000.
The bill fixing an amount of $4,000
for the payment of state agents under
1.-The direction of the attorney general
latter passing the house was messaged
over to the senate and certain date
was fixed for its consideration, but the
consideration of it was later postponed
until after. the recess.
A committee of three has been ap-
pointed in the house to investigate the
action of the governor in the pardon
of Ernest Rathbun, of Ida Grove,
which pardon has since been annulled
|by action of the district court. This
committee is composed of Col. M. L.
Temple, Clark county, the dean of the
house; Arthur L. Springer, of Louisa
county, mayor of Wapello and noted
lawyer; and Douglas Rogers, of Car
roll county, also a lawyer of repute.
The latter is a democrat. Upon recon
vening, Attorney General Havner will
submit an abstract of the investiga.
tion made at Ida Grove and the com.
|mittee from the house will carefully
weigh the evidence submitted and
make it's report to the full judiciary
/ committee. The Rathbun pardon case
has created state wide interest and the
faction of the committee will be follow.
ed with much INTEREST," n. 81 5-.sa8
The action of the senate in passing
the bill to modify the laws pertaining
tion of the old adage that history re-
lpeats itself, because this same body
passed similar bill two years ago,
but when it reached the house it was
defeated. The house will have anoth-
or opportunity to afford relief from an.
ltiquated laws but it is doubtful as to
it's attitude toward his measure. AT
er the legislature adjourned two
years ago the attorney general at
tempted to test the efficiency o. the
law but complete failure resulted.
Numerous cases were tried in local
courts but in not a single instance did
a jury return "a verdict to sustain the
contention of the state, and the mat.
ter was dropped.
The bill which passed the senate
was introduced, by the committee on
cities and towns and after consider.
able discussion it passed by a vote OF
80 to 13.
The measure as proposed by the
senate committee was amended to
provide that in towns of 5000 or less
city councils shall submit an ordin-
ance to the voters specifically setting
forth whether or not certain amuse'
ments and certain lines of business
shall operate ON Sunday. .
The bill as passed by the senate
defines labor of necessity to include
Operation of railroads, street and in.
terurban railways, telephones and tel.
egraph service, heating and lighting
plants, waterworks and other public
services. livepy stablesl automobile
busses, undertaking establishments
automobile garages, service stations
hotels, eating houses, drug stores, con-
|fectionary stores and ice cream stands
delivery of milk and cream, publishing
and sale of newspapers, giving of con-
certs, holding of chautauqua assem-
blies and opening public libraries and
museums. ..
In cities of more than 5000 the city
council may enact an ordinance per
mitting Sunday baseball, movies, the
Iaters or amusements where admission
is charged.
Or, Evans Actresses Joint Session
DR.. w. A. Evans, of Chicago, noted
for his vigorous appeals for more san
|itary legislation, addressed both the
lhouses OF the general assembly. and
Ihe made some emphatic demands
touching the laws governing certain
conditions that are menace to the
health of the nation. DR.. Evans spoke
In behalf of the several public health
bills now pending in the house and
senate. One of these deals with meas
ures for combating venereal disease
and another important measure is the
housing bill Both bills are meritor
lious Dr. Evans said, and demand the
support of every member. Dr. Evans
made a special plea for legislation
which would benefit the health of per
sons living in rural districts. 1T Is
surprising to some to learn that more
people who live in the rural ant
Country districts are sick than those
who live in the larger cities" the