Manchester Democrat., 1921-03-23

vited in an effort to formulate a re-
port that will attempt to solve the
traffic problems which are now of vi
tai concern to all interests.
The senate has passed bill plac-
ing railroads of less than twenty-five
miles in length under the jurisdiction
of the state railroad commission. This
is calculated to regulate the Waukon
line Of dozen miles and the Tabor
limited short line of an equal amount
Of mileage. The Waukon line man
agement is said to have been acting
entirely too Independent as a fair
weather road. This road is in the
extreme northeast corner of the state
while the Tabor line is in the ex-
treme southwest corner. The stock
holders of the Tabor line have just
purchased new vanished passenger
coach the first since the line was built
a number of years ago and the senate
feels that the line should be regu-
lated.
Constitutional Convention
The House settled once and for all
the arrangements for the constitu-
tional conventions which must be held
soon to revise the Iowa constitution.
A bill was passed in amended form
making May 1928, the time for hold
ing the convention, delegates to be
selected regardless Of sex from each
representative district in the primary
OF the 1922 election. BY this bill
con-con delegates will be elcted on
partisan tickets Of the Senate ap-'
proves of the same plan.
Senate Close On Highways
The senate refused to indefinitely
postpone the Mead bill which would
abolish the present form of High
way Commission and create a State
Highway Engineer with four subsi-
diary departments situated in Des
Moines to have charge of Iowa road
work. The new chief engineer would
be only advisory. Practically all
power would go back to county boards
of supervisors.
The question came up in the senate
on motion to indefinitely postpone.
The author of the bill supported by
other opponents Of the hikhway COM
mission urged that the bill be given
a place on the calendar where its
merits could be considered in open
session. The motion to postpone was
lost by vote of "a to 25. 1t is not
generally believed that the opposition
to the highway commission have 25
votes as two senators privately de-
clared that they were not for the
bill but through courtesy they believ-
ed that the bill should have open con-
sideration. The house, however, in
every instance has violently declared
against tampering with the highway
law.
Other Measures
No Amusement Tax-the senate
defeated the amusement tax law.
Bands-Both houses have agreed
that cities may tax themselves for the
support Of bands. - >'''
Industrial Court-If mobs continue
to rule industrial districts as they
have in Des Moines for the last week
Kime's industrial court bill will sure
ly be dragged out Of the rubbish pile
where it was scrapped ten days ago
and be passed by, both houses.
Soldiers Exempted-The, senate ex-
empts soldiers Of the world war from
taxation up to $500, Spanish American
war veterans up to $1,S00 and civil
war veterans up to $4,000. g
Farm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the establishment of cooperative
banking and marketing organizations
was considered at joint meeting of
the agricultural and labor committees
Of the house and senate. Bill relat-
ing to this matter, now pending in
the general assembly, were consider
ed.
Uniform Laws-Senator butchers
bill creating a uniform law commits
sion to confer with like commissions
in other states for the purpose of max
ing the various states laws more
nearly uniform, was favorably report
ed by the judiciary committee and
will be acted on by the senate soon.
Marriage, divorce, court procedure
are some of the subjects in which it
is hoped that the different states
laws may be made more uniform.
Philosophy.
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