Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-01
tOWALEGiSLATURE.'
y SENATE.

X SENATE. atrs tsS.
~ Des Moines, March %. BY vote Of s;
- IS the senate adopted the Whslan join,
resolution proposing to change the consti
tuition in regard to the makeup OF the
house Of representatives. The resolution
provides for one member from each county
and one additional member for each county
whose population is more than three-ffths
In excess Of the average In enect 1t would
make an increase Of Of ten members in the
/, house, nine Of whom will come from north.
western Iowa. A limit Of liz members is
provided Cheshire secured the adoption
Of his resolution asking congress to make
Port Arthur, Texas, a support of entry
EOrrell presented resolution requesting
new cruisers Des Moines. House bill ap'
propriating $4,000 for exhibit at Omaha
was amended to make the sum 80, 900 and
passed. Bill appropriating $50, 600 for the
state memorial and art hall passed. Bills
appropriating a., S25 for the penitentiary
atAnamosa and s., 600 for the Benedict
home also passed. ~ ~ IS
Little business of Importance was trans
acted The appointment of sitting com,
mittee was authorized Among bills
passed were Ellison's habitual criminal act
and the senate bill requiring applicants for
teachers certificates to pass an examina-
ton ia didactics.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 2G.-The resolution
to ask the secretary of the navy to name a
battleship Des Moines was killed Appro-
priation bills We're passed as follows: To
restore State University library, one-tenth
mill tax for one year: Ames college 5000
for carpenter shop, also permitting the
college to draw an unexpended balance OF
5000: Mt Pleasant insane hospital, Sl0,-
300; girls industrial school, Mitchellville,
1900: state veterinary surgeon, $4,000
State Agricultural Society, 5000: Daven.
port orphans home, 5000; Cherokee hos
pital for insane, 100000; state travelling
ducing the per capita monthly support fund
Of the Mt. Pleasant and Independence hos
pitfalls for the insane from $l4 to Sl2, and
the Clarinda hospital from 81 to $l3; re-
ducing the per capita support fund OF the
Industrial schools from 81 to $40; and in
creasing the minimum age when children
shall be admitted to the Council Bluffs
home for deaf and dumb from five to seven
years.
HOUSE.
A conference committee on the Omaha
appropriation was appointed, both the
houses refusing to accede to each. The
The house killed the plan to provide sec
rotary for the board of educational exam
liners. The house passed the bill to lower
the interest on state warrants from 6 to 5
per cent. 4
Des Moines, March 2S.-The senate dis
posed of twenty-five bills of minor import
ance. OF this number, about half were in
definitely postponed. The most important
measure passed was Cheshire's bill grant,
ing additional powers to park commission
ers in regard to control of rivers AUDITING
On public parks. In the afternoon the SEN
ate passed the house bills making appro-
priations for Glenwood, the State Normal
and the Fort Madison penitentiary. They
went through without opposition or dis
cussion, as all the appropriation bills have
been disposed of thus far.
HOUSE. ..
The resolution requesting Secretary
Long to christen one of the new battle
ships Dies Moines passed. Several appro-
prfation bills were passed just as they had
been received from the senate. In the
afternoon several appropriation bills We're
passed, but aside from this NO business OF
Importance was transacted.
SENATE. =,
Des 'Moines, March %. Governor Shaw
sent a message to the senate naming
Messrs Larrabee, Cownie and Kline as
members of the board of control. The APP
pointments were referred to a committee
consisting Of Senators Healy, Junkin,
Trewin, Bolter and Hurst. Resolutions
requesting secretary of the navy to
"A resolution providing for final adjourn
ment Thursday, March 81, passed. Senate
agreed to conference report appropriating
&25 600 to the Trans Mississippi exposition.
Bill requiring weeds to be cut from the
passed. The joint committee on
and reform from the house
and senate submitted its report to-day. 1t
readjusts almost the entire salary list Of
state house employees. As a whole the
are made to the amount of 5000 and diff
ferent salaries are increased to the amount
of y 200, making net reduction OF S2,S20.
HOUSE.
The morning was largely devoted to the
consideration of appropriation bills, and
several were passed, among them the con-
600 for the Trans-M Mississippi exposition.
The bill making it penitentiarv offense
to maliciously destroy fruit trees to the
value of $50 on the premises Of another
was passed. Bailey and Chosen secured
an appropriation of 600 for the cree
ton of the old peoples building on the
grounds of the Soldiers Home at Mar
shalltown.
THE Colored Troops Fought Nobly."
WASHINGTON, March 30.-By order of
General Miles. orders have been issued
for the transfer of the Twenty-ffth
regiment of infantry to Dry Tortugas.
The fact that this regiment is made up
Of colored troops is regarded as quite
significant in showing the purpose of
the war department to concentrate
colored troops in the vicinity of Cuba.
inasmuch as it is recognized that the
negro is better able to Withstand the
Cuban climate than white men. There
nre three other colored regiments in
Che army. with an aggregate strength
of over 1000.
Open for the Worlds Commerce.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3l.-Instruc-
lions to the Russian representatives