Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-03
Kendall Bills Lose.

Kendall Bills Lose.
Efforts of supporters of Governor
kendall to obtain passage of a law
I requiring the appointment of WON
an as a member of the board of coz
troll ran into snag when the SEN
ators showed under bill presented
! by Senator Whitnore requiring tEs
naming of at least one woman on Inc
board. Only handful of senator's
supported the bill. Another bill di-
rected at the governor was smother
ed in committee, this being one by
Whitmore requiring that executive
sessions of the senate be abandoned.
The governor, however, has had
very little trouble with the present
legislature, the refusal to confirm
Mrs. Snider being the only example.
Whether he will submit a new name,
or insist that Mrs. Snider be con-
firmed is not yet matter of public
| knowledge.
So far there have been no extreme
ly bitter fights on any pending legis-
latlon, although there is evidence OF
we'll defined division with con-
sentative minority of about one-third
in both house and senate.
Ten days recess by the legislature
is expected to bring the members
back ready for the grand rush of the
hnal six weeks of the session. There
is now no discussion of any attempt
to do much upon code revision at
this session. Final adjournment is
expected about April 20, and the date
of the special session to revise the
code will then be up to Governor
Kendall
Senator H. S. Van Alstine has in
troduced bill requiring the board of
supervisors in every county to en-
ploy a public health nurse for work
in the public schools. The bill also
provides for state director of pub
lic health nursing. 1t has the en-
dorsement Of a large number of or
CARNATIONS interested in public
i health work, and has a good chance
of passage.
A bill repeating the present law
prohibiting the sale of cigarets in
Iowa and providing for the licensing
OF their sale will be presented immedi-
ately after the recess by Represen-
tatiye Horace Dodd of Delaware
county. The present law forbidding
the sale of cigarets is regarded as
more or less of dead letter, and
many Of the members feel that the
sale should net the state substantial
revenue.
The probable report Of the COM
mittee on departmental affairs is
being awaited with great interest. 1t
is expected that this committee will
recommend the consolidation of sew
eral departments OF the state gov
eminent, as suggested by Governor
Kendall in his Inauguration address.
So far no bills Of Importance along
this line have been presented, and
the assembly has shown no great in
the state administration affairs.
Blue sky legislation is still mark
ing time in committee. A drastic
bill recommended by Walter Ramsay,
secretary of state, has been materi-
ally amended in committee. A short
bill giving to the attorney generals
0ffipn moro Dnuor in tho Droeoo,,+;on,
Of companies and individuals dealing
in spurious stocks or backing wrong
full promotion enterprises.
This bill is intended to remedy the
evil without attempting large vol
ume of legislation
The senate passed the Whitmore
bill for a reduction in the amount
paid for an annual automobile license
corresponding to the period of year
for which the car is purchased. That
is, if car is purchased three months
after the first of January, the license
is reduced one-fourth, six months,
one-half, and so on. The bill of
course does not affect the transfer OF
cars upon which the years license
has already been paid, or which have
been in use during the entire year
without payment of the license fee.
A novel bit of legislation along this
line is being studied by Representa-
tive Springer, Senator Newberry, and
others. This is uniform per capita
tax, to be levied upon every individ-
ual of legal age. The amount sug-
gested is from 50 to So. No one
would be exempt, and foreign citizen
ship would not be an excuse. There
would also be no exemption on the
ground of sex, and employers would
be required to collect the tax. Sen.
ator Newberry believes that as high
as two million dollars annually could