The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
Des Moines, March 2O-Another round with
has begun in the upper body Of the legislature
To-day the telegraph bill was taken up as a
special order. but had scarcely been read and
briefly discussed when the noon adjournment
was taken. Ball filed an amendment similar to
that urged by him when the express bill was up.
Hubbards bill rclinquishing to the United
States government the states title to the acre
of ground upon which Sergeant Charles Floyd
is buried. near Sioux City, was passed.
HOUSE.
The committee substitute for the bill by
PrentS to provide for the incorporation, regu-
lation and government OF life insurance corpor-
atoms en- the stipulated premium plan came up
as special order in the house this morning
and the discussion OF it consumed the entire
entire session, numerous amendments being
offered.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, March 2a.-1'he senate spent
the day on the Cheshire bill to tax telegraph
companies on the unit basis and the Blanchard
substitute to tax telegraph and telephone COM
panies on the basis now used for assessing and
taxing railroads. Blanchard spoke for his sub
Stiute and Cheshire against it.
After loading 1t with amendments, the house
killed the bill by Prentis to provide law for
companies doing business ON the stipulated
premium plan. of which there are eight in the
state. Prentis introduced q bill to prohibit
luncn counters Delng conducted IN connection
with mulct saloons either in the room with the
bar or in q room adjoining. The bill by Wilson
OF Washington allowing boards Of supervisors
to offer q reward not to exceed S5OU for the ap-
embezzlement by public officers murder man
slaugaterl ,, arson, burglary robbery or rape
legalizing act. 1tlegalises the business done
under the bogus permits up to February /, 1860
1t does not revive the dead petitions. Dows
secured the adoption of an amendment elimi.
mating the necessity for new manufacture per-
mits in cities whose retail petitions were bogus.
SENATE.
Des Mofnes, March 22.--After q debate COW
ering the sessions OF Two days the senate yester-
day voted on the Cheshire bill for the taxation
OF telegraph companies by. the mileage unit
rule The blanchard substitute which is prac-
tically the Chesh hire bill without the unit rule
that Is. not the Cheshire bill at all-was
adopted by the vote Of 70 to 81. This was q
complete defeat for Senator Cheshire and his
followers and for their taxation plan. The
vote on the substitute was the renl test AS
soon as this was adopted the bill passed
with AZ votes in its favor.
HOUSE
The house this morning adopted two concur.
rent resolutions The first by Eaton memorial.
lied the Iowa members in congress to further
the pas age of the bill introduced by Congress
man Lane for an appropriation of S5,OOOUVO by
the government for the centennial celebration
Of the Louisiana purchase, which will be held
IN St louis In 1903 The second resolution, by
BE it resolved That the people of Iowa are
unalterably opposed TO the establishment of
any tariff duties between the United s tates and
any territory acquired nS result of the Span
iShAmer.can war the people of which accepted
the sovereignty OF this government without re-
SiStance and voluntarily pa SScd under the iuris
diction of its constitution and laws
The resolution was adopted without n dissent
Ing vote after number of red hot speeches had
been made in it's behalf The leaders of the
house in the most vehement terms ut their
command opposed the imposition OF the Porto
Rlcan tariff. The house adopted the joint reso-
after amending It SO as to fix the tt re for Fri
day, March 30. instead OF Tuesday. April B.
Senate amendments to bill regarding pension
concurred in. The bill to regulate practice of
midwifery was defeated. Bill requiring that
hedges shall be cut was passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines. March ss.-rhe senate devoted
Gnd loan bill. No action was taken.
HOUSE.
The house voted down the bill to reimburse
persons who paid for the return of the Fifty
first regiment after so amending it as to ma Ike
1t apply to all four Iowa regiments. A motion
to reconsider was filed aid the original bill
will eventually pass
days. AS passed, the measure contains little
modification OF the original committee bill. It
repeats the legalizing act passed two years ago
pleaded against loans which have been made at
rates in excess of per cent; it repeats the
building and loan code passed by the Twenty
sixth general assembly: it reduces to per cent
the maximum charge which may be made for
money borrowed from these associations. Pro.
visions are made for the consolidation and
liquidation of such associations. Limits are
made for the salaries and expense funds that
may be expended On the whole, the measure
is characterized by those most familiar with
its provisions as n drastic one. The house joint
resolution for the pardon of Cornelius Noel
chen was passed: Among other b lis passed
were the following: 10 transfer Harrison
county from the Fourth to the Fifteenth judi
cial district: allowing savings banks to receive
deposits equal to ten times the amount of their
stock alone: to require railroad companies to
redeem regular tickets not used.
The house passed the Trewin bill, which has
already passed the senate to create school
libraries in all districts Of the state. "A mum
Der of bills of minor Importance to which thel e
was no opposition, were passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 26.-The most important
feature of the senate sessions was the passage
OF the bill by Trewin for the establishment OF /:
municipal code commission for Iowa. The
commission is empowered to recodify the laws
and report to the next general assembly bill
planatory report and an analysis of the bill
Among other bills passed were these: Frohib
iting future employment of convict labor ir
this state in making pearl buttons and butter
tubs; relinquishing to the federal government
real estate hereafter TO be coded for the army
been voted by congress; to require coroners ant
| other persons in possession of the bodies Of
dead people who are unclaimed by friends tl
report to the state board of health and deliver
the bodies to medical colleges, physicians, etc.
per the boards order.