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

Des Moines, March 2j.--By vote of 35
to 10 the senate adopted the Whelan joint
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 effect it would
make an increase of of ten members in the
house, nine of whom will come from north
western Iowa. A limit of lis members is
provided Cheshire secured the adoption
of his resolution asking congress to make
Port Arthur, Texas, a SUPPORT of entry
Gorrell presented n resolution requesting
Secretary Long to christen one of the two
new cruisers Des Moines. House bill APP
propriating 5000 for exhibit at Omaha
was amended TO make the sum 100000 and
passed. Bill appropriating $4,000 for the
state memorial and art hall passed. Bills
appropriating S42, S25 for the penitentiary
at Anamosa and $1,000 for the Benedict
home also passed
Little business of Importance was trans
acted The appointment of a sitting com.
mittee was authorized. Among bills
passed were Ellison's habtual criminal act
and the senate bill requiring applicants TO
teachers certificates TO pass an examina'
tion in didactics.
SENATE
Des Moines, March 26.-The resolution
to ask the secretary of the navy to name a
battleship Des Moines was killed. Appro-
priation bills were passed as follows: To
restore State University library, one-tenth
mill tax for one year; Ames college 5000
for q carpenter shop, also permitting the
college to draw an unexpended balance OF
50, 900; Mt. Pleasant insane hospital, $40,
r;ylcs ind fvin oil Sphn
$1,000; state veterinary surgeon, $4,000;
State Agricultural Society, $1,000; Daven.
port orphans home, S., ZOO; Cherokee hos
pital for insane, 100000; state travelling
library, 1000. Bills were also passed re
ducing the per capita monthly support fund
of the Mt. Pleasant and Independence hos
pitfalls for the insane from Sl4 to $12, and
the Clarinda hospital from $14 to $l3; re.
ducing the per capita support fund of the
industrial schools from Sll 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
senate gives $4,000 and the house 200
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 to
per cent.
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 abutting
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 Des Moines passed. Several appro-
priation bills were passed just as they had
been received from the senate. In the
afternoon several appropriation bills were
passed, but aside from this no business Of
importance was transacted.
SENATE.
Des Moines, rch.29.-Governor Shaw
sent message to the senate naming
Messrs. Larrabee, Cownie and Kline as
members of the board Of control. The APP
pointments were referred to committee
consisting of Senators Healy, Junkin
Trewin, Bolter and Hurst. Resolutions
requesting secretary of the navy tC
christen a battleship Des Moines passed
A resolution providing for final adjourn
ment Thursday, March 81, passed. Senate
agreed to conference report appropriatine
$685. to the Trans Mississippi exposition
Bill requiring weeds to be cut from the
highways passed. The joint committee OF
retrenchment and reform from the house
and senate submitted its report to-day. il
readjusts almost the entire salary list OF
state house employees. AS whole the
change is in favor of economy. Reductions
are made to the amount of 5000 and diff
ferent salaries are increased to the amount
of So 200, making net reduction OF $3.50
HOUSE
The morning was largely devoted to the
consideration of appropriation bills, and
several were passed, among them the con.
ference committee bill to appropriate $685.
600 for the Trans-Mississippi exposition.
The bill making it a 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 $4,000 for the erec-
tion of the old peoples building on the
grounds of the Soldiers Home at Mar
Shalltown.