Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-20
TINE LOCK FOR.
NEW LAW HOPPER
LEGISLATURE PLANS TO PUT
LIMIT ON INTRODUCTION
OF BILLS.
ONLY WAY TO EXPEDITE
WORK OF SESSION
Rule Will Necessitate Much Preiimi-
nary Work For Those Who Have
Ideas Regarding New Statutes or
Changes in Old-MaeFarlan APP
pears Certain of Speakership.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Mosnes, Dee. 2o.-With the
plan to hold special session Of the
legislature following the regular ses-
sion to act on code revision now
practically agreed upon the incom-
ing legislators are turning their at
tention to possible legislation which
will come' before the regular session,
The usual interest is manifested also
In the selection Of committees, the
speakership and the corps of work
err In the house and senate.
The older members will stand
firmly by their program to set an
early date beyond which introduction
Of bills will be allowed and for ex-
peditinT the worth Of the regular
assembly AZ much as possible SO that
the decks may be cleared for the
special session at as early a date
- possible The special committee
which has been working on a plan
Tor code revision has fixed Feb. 10 as
the limit for introducing bills except
+ appropriation bills and committee
bills introduced by the appropriate
committees.
There II every indication that an
early closing date for the introduce
tion OF bills viii be agreed upon by
the legislature rs one OF its first
official acts after converting. This
VIII, Of course, mean that members
who have legislation in mind will
practically have to draft their bills
before tho session opens, or very
soon thereafter, In order to get them
In the hopper. Tho old-time custom
Of waiting for some time after the
session starts for introducing q bill
Will not work with the Thirty-ninth
II the solons agree on this proposed
plan. And 1t IL this old custom of
letting 1T least half the session go
by before introducing much legisla-
ton that has crowded most Of the
lay making into tho closing two
weeks Of tho session.
MaoFariane 8ure Of spsaksrship.
AZ to the speakership, present re-
ports are that Arch MarFarlane, Of
Waterloo, will be reelected speaker.
MacFArlane has lost no opportunity
I TO Line up voters for his honor, and
that argument that the presiding Of
ncor should be experienced when the
s0lOnA are facing such heavy work
Is telling ono.
The secretary Of the senate has not
been agreed upon. Thomas Waters,
Jr- secretary for the past three ses-
BionS. now deputy insurance COM
missioner, was the choice Of the leg
islativs committee which has this
matter Of legislative workers in
charge, but the FIRST three months of
the year are busy ones in the in
surance department 50 that Waters
can not leave the department.
A. q. 6ustafson. Of Des Moines,
probably will be chief clerk Of the
house. He u now with a local
financial concern but will secure
leave Of absence during the legis-
iativs term. He served rs chief
clerk In the Thirty fifth, was secre-
stary 70 Governor Clarke during the
latter part Of his term and assisted
/ IN the work Of the senate two years
ago until Waters returned from
france.
To Retain Code Committee.
The special code COMMITTEES is
likely to be made up Of the same
members who have been on the code
revision COMMITTEES which has been
planning code revision. The mem
bers arc Senators Edward F. Smith,
Winterset; Herbert !. Foskett, Shen-
andoah; Chester w. whitacre, OF
tumwa; Perry @. Holdoegel, Rock
well City; Charles NJ. butcher, Iowa
City. and Walter w. Anderson,
Scranton, Representatives j, B.
Weaver. Des Moines; George B.
Perkins. Sac City; John A. Storey,
1ndianola; w. Q. Edison, Storm Lake;
= A. Larson, Red Oak, and c. f.
Clark. Cedar Rapids.
The appropriation, committees will
have important work again this ses-
sion as they always do. All sorts
OF state building has bean postponed
since the war started AMI there WEI
be demands for considerable build
Ing. The cost Of taking care of the
state wards In the institutions under
the state board Of control reached
rev ngures during the past two years
and exhausted reserve funds. At tie
state educational institutions the at
tendance OF students has almost
doubled and general expenses have
been increased 30 that the state
board OF education will ask for prac-
tically 100000 for the next bien-
mum. or practically twice the amount
for the past biennium.
In view Of financial conditions
however, 1t is being predicted that
the legislature will be conservative
In the matter of appropriations.
IOWA CITY LOSES MEETING