Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-02
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE DE-
SIRoUs OF COMPLETING
CODE REVISION. S
MAY INSIST WORK BE
TAKEN UP AFTER ELECTION
Many Changes in Personnel Of Leg
islature to Take Place and Work
Will Fall Upon New Men in Large
Part-Some Leaders for Revision
Not to Be in legisI ature Next Year.
snec,a, to Times. Republican.


Des Moines. Sept 2.-There is still
talk of special session of the legis-
lature to pass on code revision. It
was brought out at The gathering OF
legislators at the fair grounds We'd
nesday by old members who seem to
feel that revising the code and do
ing the regular work of session oil
at the same time will be big task,
too big In fact to be, handled thorogh-4
ly and well.
Representatives James F.. Weaver.
Of Polk county. who has served two
terms as member of the house and
Is particularly interested in working
out some plan to take care Of code
revision.
"Of course we can not plan any
thing with reference to code revision
until after election for we do not
know to whose lot this work will fall.
After election however. 1t those of
us interested in this work are re-
elected, some plans can then be
made.
"As suggestion It might be good
thing to arrange for an informal con-
ference Of legislators following the
November election, at which time II
committee of three could be chosen
to study the problem which the leg
islature will face Ia code revision.
ascertain how the work Ut the 1897
code was handled by the legislature
and perhaps And ont from the ex-
periences of previous sessions where
this work has been up what are the
problems and how best to meet
them. Then this committee could re-
port on the opening day OF the lesis-
lature and the body might deter
mine on some plan OF action"
Suggestions that Il special session
of the Thirty eighth general assem-
bly, be called Immediately following
year on Tuesday. November End,
| have met with the objection that the
work could probably not be complet-
ed before time for the regular session
which convenes the second Monday
In January.
Veterans &c Retire.
However. many o. those especial
| ly interested In cod, revision in the
last session will not. be members OF
the Thfrty-ninth general assembly.
| Senator Glenn Kimb:all, of Pottawat-
tamie county, one Of the champions
of this cause, was not a candidate for
reelection this year, Senator Aaron
Proudfoot. Of Warren county, chair
man OF the senate, committee on
code. revision at the last session.
/ vSy}t1 M no NJ nj po H<u ,,<>f
didate for reelection. Down In War
rem and Clarke courti they have q
gentleman's agreement that the
1 counties will take turn about in send
ing a man to the STATE senate, both
counties being in the same district,
and this year It was Clarke county's
turn.
I On the house side Representative r.
p. Harrington, OF lSossuth county.
and Douglas Rogers, Of Manning, ac-
tive for code revision at last ses-
sion, will not be In ,.he Thirty-ninth.
There are number of others in both
/ the house and senete more or less
active for code reivi,ion who are not
looming baclk.S
There are not any great number
OF lawyers among those who are
candidates for the Thirty ninth and
1T is Of course on The lawyers that
much Of the work Of code revision
must depend. Hence those having
the interest OF code revision at heart
are more or less concerned over the
task that awaits the legislature
However, it Is generally recognized
that the code commits sioners and their
assistants In their compilation of the
new code, which has been out for
several months, and in the prepara-
ton OF the bills embodying the
changes, has worked efficiently and
will be on hand to aid the legislature
] when code reNision ZONES I'M