Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-02
PERMANENT HIGHWAYS
line Of DEMARKATI0N
HARMONIOUS RELATION PREVAILS
ON MOST SUBJECTS IN GEN.
ERAL ASSEMBLY.
BOXING BILL PASSES THE HOUS]
Proposed Legislation Covers Almost
All Topics Treated in
Dictionary.

All Topics Treated in
Dictionary.
(By G. L. CASWELL.)
Des Moines, February 2Sth
For ten days previous to taking the
spring recess members of the gen.
eral assembly worked like beavers
and accomplished a 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 25th to March 7th. 1t is
quite possible members may have a
change of heart regarding certain
pending legislation after conferences
with constituents. However, except
in a very few instances there is nc
set program of action and alignments
are almost unknown. There may be
some minor changes in the road law
to 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
were pledged to the permanent high
ways plan have been unmoved by
representations made to them that
they we're 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 800 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 will tell the status of each. Man,
members make as complete records
of the bills as the daily journals rec
ord but the daily journals are be
coming so voluminous that commit.
tee clerk must be an expert to keeI
up with the proceedings. There are
many records OF bills which do moi
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-
ary 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 will be establish
ed and a minimum wage scale agreed
upon.
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
age will receive the benefits of train
ing in their home districts.
Administrators will be required tc
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 identi-
fication marks on machinery. etc.
A state audit committee selected tc
pass on all bills of officials and EN-.
ployes of the state.
The office of county recorder abol'
ished and a commissioner Of title tc
be appointed by the governor created
Rebates in writing insurance pro-
hibited.
State officers and others in the
employ of the state prohibited from
travelling outside of Iowa without firs1
sercuring permits from proper Off
cials for expenses.
Rural credits bureau created US
ing the endowment funds of the lowe
state agricultural college for the nee
essary funds.
Abolishing the state highway com
mission and place the work in thu
hands of an engineer with offices a
Des Moines.
Postpone action on application fol
divorce one year.
Prohibiting boys and girls under
sixteen years of age from smoking
cigarets and swearing.
Taxing railroad properties on th'
basis of the valuations submitted tt
the interstate commerce commission
Repeal of the anticigaret law.
Require men who desert their wive
and children to furnish bonds OF 81.
900 and second offense to be sent t.
Jail for one year
Requiring the examination of schoo
accounts where expenditures excee
$4,000
Provide for paving roads to GENE
teries where provisions in the high
way program does not provide fo
such pavements
To give city councils power to fl
| street car rates.
A blue sky law patterned after tn
| fadara1 law