Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-27
PROHIBITION FIGHT BEGINS
Forces Line Up in the Iowa House Ready
for the Word Today.
COMES UP OVER A COMMITTEE REPORT
Resubmission Recommended for Pas
sage by the Majority and the
Minority Ready 20 Report
the other Way.

DIES MONIES, Feb 26.--(Special Te'egram)
1t now looks as If the fate OF the resub-
mission resolution would be sealed tomorrow
A tacit understanding was reached this
afternoon in the house to bring up the Early
bill repeating the Go per cent clause Of the
mulct law, and the resubmssion resolution
and bury them both in one common grave.
There never was much prospect Of the pass
age of the Early bill. but the opponents of
resubmission have apparently outgeneraled
the prohibitionists and will extend this COM
promise as a peace Offering. Mr.. Funk will
oppose this program, but admits he is going
to be defeated in the end. The battle will
probably be opened by the filing of a minority
report OF the committee an constitutional
amendments recommending tho indefinite
postponement of the resubmisston resolution
which should have been filed today along
with the majority report. and which was
probably purposely held back to enable the
opponents of resubmisson to rally for the
contest. The report will likely be MED by
Gurley of Decatur. though Temple of Clarke
will probably lead the fight in favor OF con-
curing in the report.
The appropriation for the State Agricul-
tural society was up for discussion in the
house. The managers asked SlO,OoO annu-
ally but the committee cut the amount down
to SS,OUO Tor tne present yeai am So'V'o
70" three succeeding years. An amendment
providing that Said Agricultural society
is hereby placed on the same footing as
| other officers in regard to stationery ana
| other Office supplies was sharply attacked
| by Mr.. Tibbitts. who thought there should
he some limit fixed to the expenditure for
| this purpose but the house refused to strike
out this provision, and the bill passed.
| The house had under cosideration the
twelfth title of the revised code relating
| to police powers" The principal change
reduces the number of members of the
boards of various state institutions. Repre-
| sentative Finch favored an amendment to
| this section prohibiting the treasurers Of
| the various state institutions from being
members Of the board and requiring them
| to give bonds, which prevailed The Dill
as amended passed the house.
Mr. Morrison Of Grundy introduced reso-
luton which was laid over under the rules,
providing for final adjournment of the legis-
| lature at noon April g.
The Macarthur bill, requiring the secretary
| and treasurer Of all corporations organized
under the laws Of this state to have an office
! and reside within the state, has been re-
| ported favorably. ..t.
The fight over the special taxation for the
support of the State university will not come
| up in the house till March14, the bill having
| been made special order for that day.
Bills introduced in the house:
| BY notwithstanding all railway com
panies to issue 5,OOo-mle mileage books al
rate mot not to o &c cents Is per mile and '
BY Ladd-To establish a Sliding scale OF
fees for corporations organized for pecu liary
The minimum fee is fixed at $50 for capita
under $50 and ID oo increasing or at the rate
BY endershot-Requiring all fire insur
| ance companies. except domestic, to de
post 100000 in cash or approved ro a. b3nd' p
| eft of policy holders n.,..
Mr.. Hendershot also introduced a bill tax
ing foreign insurance Companies 10 per CEN
on their gross receipts.
| Senator Cheshire introduced bills requir
ing all telegraph and telephone companies tt
obtain permission of the common councils il
cities and incorporated towns before erecting
poles or wires; als1 authorizing cities of 1000
inhabitants or over to regulate telephone
charges.
The "age of consent bills and amendment:
| were I'D for consideration again in the sen
ate. Senators Carroll and Cheshire favored
protecting females under 16 but desired the
age of protection for boys t. extend to 1S
Senator Ellison also favored the amendment
and could not see why boy of 16 should bt
sent to the penitentiary, while his partner II
guilt, two years his senior, goes scot free
The Cheshire amendment was adopted ant
=, the BILL as amended, passed.
Bills introduced in the senate:
BY Penrose-To prohibit the use Of barbet
BY Building and Loan Committee-Bil
regulating building and loan associations.
BY Funk-Dec'arng Spirit and O<oboi
lakes in Dickinson county to be navigabl,
waters and providing for their improve
ment
The senate committee on educational in
stitutions has reported in favor of the loca
ton CT five additional normal schools an
has divided the state into five divisions
each one to be entitled to one of these insti
| tutions.
Senator Henderson today introduced a res
olution looking to final adjournment on Apri
2. The consensus Of opinion points to
final dissolution of the legislature somewher
between the 10th and 18th of April.