Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-27
ROOD GETS THE APPOINTMENT
Named to Succeed Ex-Governor Larrabee OF
State Board of Control.
MUCH EXCITEMENT OVER The CHoiC:
senate Goes Into Executive session
and the MIME of Rood IL Re-
fcrrcd to II Committee
of Five.

JUS hOlsNECt jan -Os-NSpeClal selc-
gram)-Colonel II, II. Rood Of Mount Yer
non was today appointed chairman Of the
State Board Of Control to succeed former
Governor Larrabee. The appointment was
received in executive session By the senate
and according TO the provisions OF the Board
of Control law was referred to a mi
of five, which is expected to make a report
early next week.
. There was much suppressed excitement
about the chamber of the upper body this
morning when the message from the gov
ernor, containing the appointment of Colonel
Rood, reached the senate. The body at once
cleared the floors of all outsiders and went
into executive session. The message was
read and then all members turned to con-
suit their codes, after which they left their
seats and gathered in animated groups about
the chamber until the president Of the senate
announced that he was ready to name his
committee. The committee, according TO the
statute. is to be named by the lieutenant
governor without the formality of a motion.
thus relieving that officer Of the embarrass-
ment of naming the mover of the motion.
With the announcement of the ommitt the
session closed.
There is much interest among the NOM
bers over the appointment of Rood and IL Is
the principal topic of conversation in the
Hobbies tonight. While IL is expected tho,
the committee named by the senate to report
on the confirmation will favor Rood, vet It
is believed that the senate will reject the
appointment. There is much opposition 10
Rood being on the Board of Control and the
sentiment against him seems to be growing.
1t takes thirty-four votes to confirm and If
the democrats stand together, as there is
every evidence they will, it will not take
more than three or four of the ten repub-
llCaOS who have plp1ped IN ynta ,p,;n,. 49,.
frmation to refuse to confirm. The report
of the committee is to be made at any time
the senate calls for it, and It is expected not
later than next Tuesday. Meantime there
VIII be a warm time in the lobbies.
Insurance Bill.
Without doubt one of the most important
bllls introduced at this session thus far is
one pertaining to insurance companies. 1t
is 10 repeal the l per cent tax on the gross
receipts of Iowa insurance companies. Alex
ander introduced the measure in the senate
ana Dows in the house. The bill is directly
packed by the Farmers Insurance company
OF Cedar Rapids, but is a measure in which
every insurance company In Iowa, except
county mutuals and beneficiary associations.
are Interested. There might never have been
such a measure presented had it not been
for the supreme court dcision a few months
since, in which it was held that insurance
companies should be taxed as private in
dlVlduals are taxed, according to their per-
sonal property. The companies believe that
TO pay both a county and state tax they are
being subjected to double taxation. and
therefore want the state tax repealed. The
Dill went to the insurance committee in the
house.
1t is reported in the Hobbies that the nor
maj school bill is likely to meet with defeat. (
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ton of these new institutions and when the
bill comes properly before the house it is be-
lieved the disappointed members will vote
against 1t. Over twenty towns in Iowa desire !
a normal school and nearly every one is
represented in the Hobbies here.
Big Appropriation Bill.
TIL largest appropriation bill yet asked
for is for the Cherokee Insane asylum. Meas |
ures were introduced in both branches OF
the legislature today asking for $3.50, 900 to
continue the work Of the main building and
complete outhouses. 1t also asks for a per
capita tax of $13 for 500 inmates.
A bill was introduced by Durham of Della |
ware which calls for an act to regulate the
sale of passenger tickets and require the
redemption of them by common carriers.
The significance of it is that within six
months passenger tickets not used shall be
redeemed.
McAleer of Dubuque introduced a bill
asking an appropriation of $40, 900 to be used
for educating deaf and dumb children in
eastern Iowa.
Two bills were introduced by Kendall of
Monroe and one by Payne of Appanoose. The
first was for an act to require mine foremen
and hosting engineers to submit to an eX-
animation and hold a certificate of com
potency; the second related to screening and
weighing coal, and the third to liens on coal |
mines. +,
Both houses adjourned until 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon.