Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-02
SOLONS TAKE,
TEN DAY RECESS
Iowa Legislature Took a Lay OFF
Last Week, and Members Given
Opportunity to Visit Home .
HON. o. GILBERTSON
CAME UP SUNDAY
Many Bills are Up and Proposed
Legislation Coyeps all Topics
Treated in Dictionary
Des Moines, February %.

r. or ten Gays previous W tanning eic
spring recess members of the gen.
eral assembly worked like beavers
and accomplished large amount of
work which will require every min
ute of the time of legislative officials
and clerks to whip into shape before
the solons return to their labors. On
Friday an adjournment was taken
from February 25 to March z. 1t is
quite possible members may have
change of heart regarding certain
pending legislation after confere6ces
with constituents. However, except
in "a very few instances there is no
set program of action and alignmen's
are almost unknown. There may be
scme minor changes in the road law
t. improve it but test votes Indicate
that those who would destroy the
highways program for Iowa are
doomed to disappointment. Efforts
so far indicate that the members who
4 ere pledged to the permanent high
ways plan have been unmoved by
representations made to them that
they were being ignored by the chair
men and subcommittee of the high
WAYS committees of the two houses.
A Volume of Bills.
Ora Williams, state document edi-
tor, who is at work indexing the bills
introduced at this session so as to
have the record complete by the time
OF reconvening, estimates that the in
dex will fill 300 pages. This index,
the creation of Mr. Williams, is the
most useful book issued by the state.
1t will give a complete record of
every bill introduced at this session
and win tell the status of each. Many
of the bills as the daily journals rec
ord but the daily journals are be-
cor so voluminous that commit
I clerk must be an expert to keep
III, with the proceedings. There are
many records of bills which do not
Appear in the journals and it is Mr..
Williams business to check up with
two houses and untangle the records
as they appear on the books of the
chairmen of committees. Proposed
Legislation covers practically every
subject treated in a standard diction-
AIRY and suggested amendments pro-
posed for practically every chapter
OF the code.
Proposed Legislation.
If bills introduced become laws:
Court judges will not receive their
pay checks until they have cleared
the docket.
Present methods of assessments
will be taken from the executive
council and placed in the hands of a
tax commission.
A maximum hour wifi be establish
ed and minimum wage scale agreed
upon. r. IL
Secondary roads would be taken
from the state highway commission
and placed in the hands of boards of
supervisors.
Deaf children up to two years OF
are will receive the benefits of train
L. .cA, ~
Administrators will be required to
invest estate funds in, state or gov
ernment bonds.
Laws amended so that voting ma
chimes may be used at elections by
taking off the circle and party affili-
alton to meet the requirements of the
machines.
Fines provided for defacing indenti-
fcation marks on machinery, etc.
A state audit committee selected to
pass on all bills of official and EN-
ployes of the state.
n The Office of county recorder abol-
ished and commissioner of title to
be appointed by the governor created.
Rebates in writing insurance pro-
hibited.
State officers land others jir the
employ of the state prohibited from
travelling outside of Iowa wit, ont
first securing permits from prcI :
officials for expenses.
Rural credits bireau crcat.d us
ing the endowment funds OF tie lowa
state agricultural colo &c for the nee
essary funds.
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