Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-04-06
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, March 30-The senate
passed appropriation bills aggregating
$50 900. Most of these bills were bills that
have already gone through the house. AT
the same time the support fund of several
institutions were reduced materially. The
salaries of the superintendent of the
various state institutions not now fixed by
law were also adjusted. Aside from the
appropriations the most important bill
passed since the board of control BILL
went through the senate this morning. 1t
permits the practice of Osteopathy under
certain conditions. The practitioners
must hold u diploma from recognized
school of oSteopathy and must own u GER
tificate issued by the board of medical
examiners, for which fee of $40 is to be
charged. Persons holding such certificates
are not to be considered doctors and are
not given the right to write prescriptions
The senate also passed a bill increasing
from ! to 2 per cent the tax on the gross
receipts of express companies on business
between Iowa points. expected To yield
revenue of 5000. Passed bill appro-
priating Sl4, 900 for the erection of a home
for old people at the Soldiers Home
Passed bill TO raise s3.100,0 900 revenues
the coming biennial period to meet extra
ordinary appropriations and expunge this
state debt. Fixed the salaries of the
superintendent of state institutions as
follows Glenwood. $2.4OO; Eldora, Sl,s00;
Council Bluffs, $500; Vinton, 81 200: DAY.
EXPORT, $1,000; Mitchellville. $1,000; Knox
vile, 5000. The Council Bluffs salary is
reduced $780, Confirmed theappointments
of Governor Shaw of the members of the
board of control. Passed bill TO sell the
arsenal ground to the city of Des Moines
for $500 for library and provided the
money obtained shall be used for the pur-
chase of "a site for the memorial hail.
Passed the joint resolution reducing the
salaries of state house employees III the
aggregate of $1,000 annually Passed a
bill to pardon Theo. Bushick. sent from
Mills county twenty years ago for wife
murder.
HOUSE.
The house after long debate passed the
bill raising the limit of the fee charged
for filing of articles of incorporation in the
Office of the secretary of state from $3.50
to 81 900. The senate resolution providing
for final adjournment tomorrow at noon
was concurred in. The house passed a
number of appropriation bills, among them
one carrying 500 900 for the Cherokee in
sane asylum. Young's bill authorizing the
executive council to pass upon and pay the
New Orleans claims out of money appro-
ated by the Twenty-siXth general assembly.
passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 31-The members of
the senate got into tangle over the joint
resolution reducing the salaries of some of
the employees at the state house, which
could not be unraveled. The opponents of
the resolution hung together and refused
to permit the passage of the omnibus
appropriation bill. The general assembly
could not adjourn until this bill had
passed. The majority of the day was
whiled away trying to reach some agree
ment on the salary resolution so the omni-
bus appropriation bill could be passed
Finally the senate adopted the house reso-
luton to postpone adjournment for one
day. Among bills passed were the San
Jose scale pest bill and the bill apportion-
ing the state into representative districts,
fixing the ratio at % COO.
HOUSE.
The house passed the senate bill fixing
the salaries of those institution superin-
tendents not already prescribed by law.
PenickS cigarette bill was defeated. The
Joint resolution authorizing the executive
council to sell the present arsenal site and
apply the proceeds to the National Guard
passed. The feature of the day was the
fight led bv Ray, DeWolf and Smith of
tee the Cheshire bill taxing fast freights.
This effort was twice defeated. AS it was
seen that no agreement could be reached
to-day on the bill appropriating money for
the salaries for state house employees it
was decided to postpone final adjournment
for one day.