The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-02

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Passage of the budget bill by the
Iowa legislature constitutes one of
the most constructive pieces of legis-
lation enacted in this state In many
years. This one action alone justi-
fles the existence of this special ses-
sion Of the legislature and the solons
who voted for the measure merit the
highest commentator from their con-
stituencies. Signing Of the bill by
Governor Kendall will enact It into
law and set in motion the machinery
which will save the taxpayers of Iowa
millions Of dollars and should result
in very material reduction in the
tax levy within a few years. The
on having passed a budget bill that Is
comprehensive and has plenty of teeth.
1t Is budget law not only In name
but In fact as well.
The Iowa senate refused to grant
any concessions to the lower house
in the road graveling bill by refusing
to concur In any of the house amend
ments. The house amendme nts strike
out all of the provisions placed in the
law by the senate to meet federal aid
requirements. The house amend
ments also would eliminate the addi-
tional authority Of passing on all road
improvement projects, which the SEN
ate delegated to the commission. An
other feature of the house changes
which the senate objected to Is the
amendment limiting bond issues for
graveling of roads to one-half the col
lectible revenue from any road levles.
and requiring bond elections 10 coun-
ties of less than 100000 to cacry In
both the city and country districts.
Charges by Senator James L.
Brookhart, of Washington county,
that senators were hiding out In cloak
rooms in conference with "paid-lob-
byists" during discussion of public
utilities bill threw the upper body in
to confusion and drew q storm Of de-
malls from several solons. Senator
Brookhart's accusations followed his
demand that the rule excluding lob
byists from the floor of the Senate be
enforced. His amendment striking
out 50-year franchises for electric
trunk lines had been adopted by a
narrow margin.
Just when the code will be ready
for distribution is a subject Of con-
siderable difference Of opinion, the
probable time varying from October
LIST next to January LIST, 1924, 1t is
probable that the legislature will re-
cess until July LIST. That date would
contemplate the delivery of the code
October LIST. II 1t should turn out
that the code cannot be finished Oct.
1st, the legislature might recess again
until August LIST or a month or so
later. There is some prospect that
the code will be ready by November
LIST, at the latest.
Preparations are under way for re-
cess for the legislature until date
to be fixed in the summer or fall,
when the legislature will reassemble
to adopt the new code. This date will
be fixed after conference between the
code revision committees of the two
houses, the code commissioners and
the state printing board to determine,
as nearly as possible, when the code
will be printed and bound ready for
distribution. The new code will go
into effect ninety days after the final
adjournment Of the special session.
The senate refused to accept any
of the house notifications OF the pro-
visions for submitting the question of
voting bonds for gravelling roads, az
ter discussing them more or less heat
eddy for four hours. This refusal will
send the bill to conference committee,
and may, II is declared in the house,
result in the death of any changes in
the law to permit referendum votes On
the issuance Of graveling bonds at this
session.
Unlike regular sessions, nearly ali
the bills not finally disposed of now
are in conference committees. II is
unusual for more than two or three
bills to go to conference committees
In a regular session. Amendments to
code revision bills are responsible for
the conference. Many conference re-
ports have been rejected and new CON-
mittees have been appointed. All
these things require time.
Saturday. April 26th. was fixed as
the date for virtual conclusion OF the
special code revision session OF the
general assembly. In a resolution
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