Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-28
FLORIDA PLAN
FAVORED IN IOWA
Joint Committee Of Senate and House
Reported to Have Decided on County
Optional Bond Plan for Highway I'm
provements.

provements.
Des Moines, Jan. eS.-Draftins OF a
roads bill will be started soon by the
joiUt sub committee of the Iowa SEN
ate-9nd house highways and motor We
hicles committees appointed late yes
terday, it was said today.
Opinion expressed by the legisla-
lures. today indicated the proposed
legislation which will be approved by
the full committee before introduction
in either house, probably will follow
the Florida plan. giving counties local
option in deciding on road improve
ments.
Criticism Of the alleged efforts Of d
| Clique" in the old regular army 10
discontinue he national guard was
voiced in the Iowa senate today BY
Senator J. Il. Frailey, Of Fort Madison.
republican.
This was followed by the>unanimous
| adoption OF resolution urging the
| federal government to permit dis
(! charged soldiers to permanently re-
tain their uniforms. When asked il any
/ REASON COutu Dc doN dHSSu W hS thC SoA
diers should not be given their uni
| forms Senator Frailey replied
| AeThc. oriy ,,sason is tnat the army
| polit ciaItS II Washington. who are
! fghtisg to destroy the national guard
| as an institui ION SO that they might be
supreme, are opposed toAany measure
+, that might encourage the guard to
| live
Would License Cigaret Sales.
! Senator Rule, of Mason City. intro
duced a bill 20 license the sale of Gig
arets in Iowa on payment Of a $l"o
fee He declared the sales to minoi
! would be more easily controlled under
| a license system that Is enforced th:th
under the present plan.
| The proposal to build a temple OF
! Justice, to house the state supreme
| court, and allied branches. appeared
! again in the senate. in bill intro
| duced by Senator Kimball. of Council
Bluffs, which would appropriate s7oo,-
900 for it's construction.
| Rap at Governor.
BY rising vote, the house defeated
| resolution sponsored by Governor
| Harding, proposing to advise congress
| to make a deal with Canada by which
| the st. Lawrence river would be made
navigable for ocean going traffic.
! Cities would be allowed to adopt a
budget system Of finances and a con-
\ solidated tax levy under bill intro
duced by Representative Perkins, OF
Sac county. and measure by Repre-
sentative Allyn, Of Ringgold. would
legalize all Iowa land titles in cases
where the contestant has been out OF
possession ten years, unless he files
Court action prior to May !. 1920.
| Courses in patriotism" would be es-
tablished in ell Iowa schools II bill
by Representative Powers. Of Craw-
! ford becomes law. The course would
be outlined by the superintendent OF
public instruction.
| The senate passed bill to increase
the pay Of county assessors, giving
those in counties of 100000 population
or less $500 year and deputies 8
maximum bf IS day.
! Representative Peters, Of Dallas, In.
troduced board of control bill in the
house providing for appropriations fol
the care Of patients and prisoners ir
the state institutions. showing in
creases in the cost OF maintenance OF
each person per month.
4 Henderson 10 Confirmed.
Confirmation Of the re-appointmen
Of Judge J. H. Henderson. Of Indian.
ola, as state counsel was voted by the
Iowa senate today in executive session
His new term starts July next ant
is for four years.
No action was taken. today on thu
reappointment Of j. A. Taake as stat,
insurance commissioner. which ha!
met with some opposition. II is likel,
the matter will be disposed OF TIL:
week.