Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-31
Or Des Moines Lesislative Letter
ByJ. w. Jarnagin.

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Des Moines. Iowa. Jan. %. 1918. @
The most interesting and important
event Of the first week of the legisla-
tive session was the announcement of
committees. In the house Speaker Nc
Farlane placed each member on nine
committees. AT the bad of the most
inortant committees were placed men
of Utility and experience. Wichman,
of Hancock. 10 chairman of the COM
inittss.on appropriations; Anderson. of
Winnebsgo, heads the committee on
agriculture; Wormley, of Falmouth,
takes Federal relations; Harrington. of
Kossutb. judiciary; Weaver, of Polk,
municipal corporations; Santee, Of
Blackhawk, roads and highways; Fin
ley. Of Henry, ways and means. ii
In the senate Lieut.. Gov. Moore,
placed Kimball, of Pottawsttamie. st
the head of ways and means; Wilson,
Of Appanoose. and Proudfoot, of War
ren, head the two judiciary commit
tees; Foskett Of Page, appropriations;
Coburn, of Cherokee. agriculture; Bal
kema, of Sioux, highways. A new
committee entitled Department A.
fairs was given to Holdoegel of CAL
houn. ,--'
The introduction of bills Immediately
followed the announcement of the vari-
ous committees and proper reference
was made so that consideration will be-
gin Immediately. From l. 200 to $500
bills are introduced at session. Thus
far about 200 bills have been introduc-
ed. They cover about every subject
imaginable, from repeating the law
making tax exemption for those who
use wagons with wide tires to the COM
pulsory construction of bob-sleds of
width. Modification of the
primary election law so that oil state
soliicials below Governor. will be nomi-
1natsd at . conventions; repeal of the
3non-partisan judiciary law; giving
more aid to county fairs; :; amending the
drainage laws; providing for. better
housing conditions in cities Of OVER 20.- :
900 inhabitants; exemptions from dsbt
2ofthpss' 'fourths of the wages of tie
io1d Of : family; allowing boards Of
~ ryisose o. purchase rsa1E estatDsap
~. 90: inc.ssSis n.sSis = = 4 III IA t6Nns6iil
~ fund from one % three mills;
spgoviding for the recording Of dis
<hargss Of soldiers free Of charge; giv-
In. ehiropractics legal standing; dis
poing Of funds derived from sale of
extinct church property: increased fee.
for eonstsbles; forbidding boards Of
Supervisors from erecting buildings
costing more than &, 900 without vote
.of the people; changing the name of
the reformatory 1T Ananosa 70 mans
reformstory, women criminals having
been taken 10 the new institution at
Rockwell City:
Contest Settled, h,
The voting of Iowa soldiers at the
lest general election was legal, says
the report Of the house elections con-
test committee, which seated F. w.
Ingersoll Of Tama county - representa-
tive. The report presented to the
house By Representative Clark of Linn
county, was unanimously sdopted. T.
e. Mann, democratic candidate, con-
tested the election of Ingersoll on the
ground that soldiers had no legal right
10 vote. The legality of the soldier
vote was predicated upon opinions Civ
len BY both Attorney General Coseon
and Attorney General Havner. =t@
TO Suppress Automobile Thieves.
"A bin which will provide on entire
(code Of automobile criminal legislation,
'intended to make the auto thief's trade
,peoiitlsss in Iowa, will be drafted and
ki0Ho6ucod later in the session by Rep.
III. 8. Aldsenaan Of Story uunty. The
h6sic feakaee by which Rep. Alderman
hopes - save lswsn's motor cars