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Iowa Legislature in Final Rush as Session Ends
Des Moines March 29. Both Senate and House push to wrap up work as final two weeks begin. Speaker Arch McFarlane names sifting committees for bills not on calendars. Lieut. Gov. Hammill sets Senate sitting committee. Many bills may never reach enactment. Committees end probes after state insurance department report. Executive council takes over dairy and food probe. Senate grants executive council power to summon witnesses and demand records, nearly grand jury authority. A state board of audit bill is proposed, including attorney general, state auditor, and secretary of the executive council. Senate committee asks $50,000 yearly for miner camps schools. tonnage tax for coal to schools also discussed. $125,000 aimed to reimburse certain insurance taxes deemed improperly collected, with claims certified by the insurance commissioner and approved by the executive council. Jitney bus bill to bar busses from streets with streetcar tracks is set for Senate discussion. Horchem bill lets cities license soft drink parlors. Cessna bill enables yearly school board conventions by congressional district boundaries, one delegate per district. A quiet but notable “For Sale Act” feature noted in the Courier.