Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-29
ACTIVITIES Of THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
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ton.
Insurance-Clark of Linn.
Observation-Disclosures of Kossuth
Labor-Miller of Boone
Mines and Mining-Beeman of ALA
makee
Motor Vehicles-Becker of Clayton
Municipal rporations-Weaver O.
Polk.
Normal Schools-Mooty of Grundy
Penitentiaries-Stua of Emmett.
Pharmacy-Larson of Cedar.
Police Regulations-Lake of Wood
bury.
neutrality-suspicious. of Pottawat
tamie.
Public Accounting-Findlay of Web
ster.
Public Health--Neff of Pottawat
tamie.
Public Utilities-Griffin Of Wood
bury.
Railroads-Klaus of Delaware
Roads and Highways-Santee o
Blackhawk.
Schools and Textbooks-Hook o
Winnishiek. ,..-..
State Educational Institutions
Slaught of Wapello.
Suppression of Intemperance-Per
kins of Sac.
Ways and Means-Finley Of Henry
Chairmen in the Senate.
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named the following as the more i'm
portant committee chairmen:
Ways and Means-Kimball of Pot
tawattamie.
Judiciary No. Wilson Of Appa
moose.
Judiciary No. 2-Proudfoot of War
rem.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Page.
Agriculture-Cobu of Cherokee.
Observation-Disclosures Of Sioux.
Educational stitutions-Fellows OF
Allamakee.
Railroads-Haskell of Linn.
Board of Control-Hale of Jones.
Public Schools-Newberry Of Clay
ton.
Banks-Foster of Guthrie.
Cities and Towns-Parker of Polk
Insurance-Frailey of Lee.
Fish and Game-Adams of Kos.
suth. :.
Suppression of Intemperance-Tay-
lor of Buchanan.
Printing-LeCompt of Wayne
Claims-Smith of Madison.
Pharmacy-Broxam of Jackson.
Motor Vehicles-White of Benton
Harmony May Be Broken.
A regrettable rumor is going about
that since the committees have been
announced some of the members feel
sighted and disappointed, and that is
always the case But at least three
committee chairmen in the House are
said to be going to kick out.
Road Question Popped.
Unexpectedly the road question
came tumbling onto the scenes in the
House last Thursday when Nebiker of
Burlington introduced his state high
way bill. This provides for seventeen
hard surfaced state highways, nine up
and down the state and eight length
wise The bill provides for road bond
issues by the state to the amount of
fifty million dollars, and these dollars
to be paid back, principal and inter-
est, by raising the automobile license
and tax to meet the requirements.
The bill does not meet the views of
the road men in the two houses, how
ever, and it is said it will be chloro-
formed by one or the other highway
committees and put out Of the way Of
a more carefully thought out plan of
permanent road development which is
about ready to spring. And of this
more later.
The Retrenchment and Reform COM
mittees, which is permanent, recon-
in their report Thursday that
The highway law be changed to make
auto license fees payable at each coun-
y treasurer's office, where they should
,e paid and numbers issued The state
department now handling this bust
ness is incompetent for the job.
First Executive Session.
One of those mysterious CD and
secret executive sessions of the sem
ate was held last Thursday, behind
locked and guarded doors-and a few
minutes afterward everybody knew it
was for the purpose of considering the
appointment of J. F. Take as state in
'urance commissioner by the governor.
Taake was an interim appointee and
has to be reappointed and confirmed
BY the Senate now in session
Bills Coming Fast.
Beginning on Tuesday when the
.wo houses reconvened after last
weeks four days vacation, bills for
acts" were offered. Only dozen got
going along the ways Tuesday, but
more, and Thursday show
I'd up with total of 100 bills offered
n both houses. The session promises
% develop contest for the honor of
rapid fire bill introducer, with several
in both houses.
Some Politics Brewing.
And there is some politics going
around here now. Maybe we can open
some of it up for public gaze shortly.
As forecast, let US say that we have
IN sight now half dozen candidates
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