Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-31

saS SoDullIIlu6 VI lQ6 matter TO CH6
general election of 1929. A proposal
for a state bond issue of $4,000, 900
will be submitted at that time to pay
the cost Of the bonus system.
To Fight Black Plague
Passage of bill appropriating $685..
DOC per annum to fight the black
plague and venereal disease is also
likely. The house has passed the
knlckerbocLer bill appropriating
s250,0O0 per annum for the purpose
of fighting bovine tuberculosis in the
state.
Representative Esty P. Harrison of
Pottawattamie county, a newspaper
publisher, and head of the appropria-
lions committee, seems to have the in
side track for the speakership of the
next general assembly, and is the only
representative receiving general men
ton for the office so far.
Consideration of the big appropria-
lions bill will be in order in the final
Gays OF the session. For the first
time drastic cuts are being made in
the bills for support Of the state insti-
tutors under the board of control
and beard Of education, particularly
where requests are made for appro-
priations for new construction.
A whole flock of bills relating to the
sale of cigarettes have been present.
ed including straight license bilI
oy Dodd, and measure by Moon to
apply the injunction and abatement
acts to entirely prevent their sale.
IT is likely that neither of these mea-
sures will pass, and thct the matter
will be left as it is, without change.
A bill providing for a five per cent
tax on the gross receipts of all COM
mon carriers is soon to be acted upon
by the senate. Ben l. Salinger, for
mer Judge of the supreme court, has
been very active in pushing the mea-
sure, and another providing for an
increase in the value of railroad
property for taxation.
Present indications are that the
house and senate will pass the buck
to Governor Kendall as to the date
OF the special session to complete
the work of code revision, which has
not been touched upon as yet. Dates
suggested range from June to never,
and the governor will have plenty of
latitude in the matter.
Appointment of sitting committee
IN both house and senate is scheduled
for about April 1. Many bills which
have not been passed by either house,
but which are considered of vital i'm
portance will be recommended out for
passage by the sitting committee,
which will take over the work of all
committees except that of appropria-
tons, and take charge of all bills
pending in them.
The Doolitttle vital statistics bill
which would permit Iowa vilsl statis-
tics to be recognized by the federal
government has been recommended
for passage in the house. 1t provides
for the registration of all births and
deaths by township registrars, who
Will be paid a fee of rs cents each by
the county. Iowa vital statistics have
never been very carefully kept, and
the system used is antiquated, friends
of the bill declare.
The Banta bill providing for a gen
eral revision Of the primary laws
was defeated in the senate, or rattle.
was sent back to committee after be-
ing drastically amended, and will not
again be called out. 1t is therefore
almost certainty that the primary
law will stand as present for another
two years. A considerable sentiment
exists for the modification Of the pres
ent law, but the opposition is neither
aggressive nor numerous enough to do
anything this session.
Governor Kendall again submitted
the name or woman for confirms.
ton as a member of the board of con-
troll, Mrs. Max Mayer Of Iowa City be-
ing the second to be suggested to
succeed William D. Sheehan of Ana
mosa. The senate refused to confirm
this appointment, and Governor Ken
dali then suggested the name of James
Duncan of Fort Dodge, banker and
business man, who was confirmed
without delay. He will take his seat
July l.
The senate defeated, % to %, the
proposed bill taxing net incomes cY
corporations l per cent and thus ap-
parently ended any possibility of le-
gislation along this line. Opposition
was based upon the complaint tina.
Iowa industries should not be COM
PEELED to compete with outside cor
nOratiOnS which did not nov, a r;o,: