Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-02-28
80 B|LLSPASS
LEGISLATURE
Appropriations, Licensing
of Chiropractors and
School Bond Rates
Important.
MANY BILLS PENDING
Constitutional Convention
and Labor Bills are in
Committee.
(By The Associated Press. }

COmmlCCee.
(By The Associated Press.)
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 2S.-When
the Iowa state legislature adjourned
last Friday noon for its mid-sessiOn re-
cess, after having been in session for
seven weeks. it had passed thirty-three
bills which had at that time received
the signature of the governor and been
filed in the Office Of the secretary
of state. The majority of these bills
We're to become effective upon publ
cation at dates specified in the bills ;
others will automatically, under the
statutes, take effect next July. In
addition to this number, there were
some passed on Friday which did not,
however, receive the signature of the
governor on that day.
Three Appropriation Bills.
OF the thirty-three passed and filed
in the secretary of states Office, only
three were strictly appropriation bills.
One of these was Senator Foskett's
bill providing for emergency appropri-
ations for the Iowa College for the
Blind and the Iowa School for the
Deaf. Another was Senator Hale's act
to appropriate funds for the purchase
of 2G0 acres, more or less. of land
lying in Jones county, to be used in
connection with the state reformatory
at Anamosa. The third was Senator
Parker's act providing for funds to de-
fray the expenses of Governor Ken
dalrs inaugural ceremonies.
Ten of the thirty-three bills were
legalizing bills, and ten more were in
the nature of amendments to exist
ing laws. Three were joint resolu-
lions.
To License Chiropractors.
Among the more important of the
measures which the legislature passed.
is Senator Whitmme's bill providing
that the rate Of interest on school
bonds may be as high as 6 per cent
instead of per cent as heretofore,
and Senator Prices measure provid-
ing for the licensing and state regu-
lation of chiropractors in Iowa. Both
Of these bills were passed only after
long and hard debate.
The first two bills passed by the
thirty-ninth general assembly to be-
come law were one by Senator Hell
doegel, relating to the remittances of
fees and penalties for the registration
of motor vehicles, and Senator Smiths
bill amending the existing public print
ing and binding law. Both of these
became law on Jan. Is.
Limit on Bills.
Although comparatively few bills
have, as yet, passed both houses, u
large number of measures considered
of wide Importance have been intro
duced. Tuesday March s. the day fol-
lowing that on which the legislature
is scheduled to reconvene, has been set
as the final day on which any bill can
be introduced in either house.
A number of the more important
bills before the legislature have passed
one branch or the other, and still more
are being carefully thrashed out in
committees. OF the latter class, are
the soldiers bonus bill and the bill
being sponsored by the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation providing for the
establishment of cooperative associa-
tons III this state without capital
stock. Representative Weaver's inher
itance tax bill has passed the house
but not the senate.
Three bills providing for the consti-
tutiOnal convention demanded at the
last general election have been intro
dnced. A large number of measures
affecting public utilities in the various
cities of the state are in the hands
of committees. There is also consider
able important legislature affecting la
Dor before the assembly. The State
Federation Of Labor is backing bill
which would give the commissioner of
the state bureau of labor statistics
power to make and enforce such rules
as he may deem reasonable to guard
the health and safety of factory en-
ployes. Two bills of interest to wom-
on. one for maximum hour day and
the other for minimum wages, have
created much discussion, and public
committee hearing on the measures
last Thursday brought to light Wig
orous purpose on the part of the united
club women of the state to secure the
passage of these bills, and an equally