The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
THE LEGIsLATuRE.

THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
Dcs Moines. April s-The bulk of the appro.
priatons to be allowed this session we're intro.
duced In two bills, one providing for the sum of
300 s, h4 for the board OF control to use in de-
it, and another lump of SAL 800 for the state ed
ucational institutions The appointments OF
capitol building was confirmed. Among bills
passed were these: Increasing tho per capita
for the girls Industrial school ut Mitchellville
from SlO to VIZ per month; uppropriating $40. O0C
to the Benedict Home at DeS Moines: creating
capitol Improvement commission and app.o.
priatng $500 for Its expenses; appropridting
wood; appropriating $1,000 for classifying state
library; appropriating 5000 for u monument to
Sergeant Charles Floyd; giving. the board OF
control complete supervision Of all county and
private asylums, with authority to inspect them
ana provide rules for their conducts: appropri-
ating Sl5 600 for protection of fish and game;
approprfating S2l,0D0 to complete and furnish
historical building; to prevent insurance COM
panies deductiIg from their gross receipts the
$4,000 to paw transportation Of Fifty first reg.
1ment from San Francisco. "a
HOUSE.
After an all morning fight the louise defeated
the bin to prohibit the sale of LIQUOR within five
miles OF the state educational institutions by
vote of 4S for to Al against not % constitutional
majority. Furry of Eardn changed his vote in
order to move q reconsideration IL it seemed to
be desirable. Among bills passed were the
following The senate building and loan bill /:
creating state department of building and
for the return of the Eifty-trst Iowa; to pre-
vent and punish Dissertation of the flag: direct.
ing the board Ct control to close the Industrial
Home for the Blind Mt Knoxville and return
the inmates to their homes; creating u capitol
Improvement commission; providing for a re-
formatory for females ut Anamosa.
SENATE
Dcs Moines. April 4.--1'hese bills anon
otherS were passed: Authorizing boards of
SUPERVISORS to contracts with persons .to dis
cover property not listed and assessed as re-
9ulred by law and pay therefor 10 per cent of
amount collected; reenacting present legisa-
tive apportionmcnt: providing that voters may
mark both circle at head of ticket aud square
IN front OF the name on another ticket and have
both counted: appropriating $1,000 for support
of historical department; requiring teachers to
be examined in music,
HOUSE.
Among bills passed were the following: Re-
curing state officers, commissioners and boards
TO make an itemiZed financial report every
year, on or before September ], for the fiscal
year ending June l. of all moneys received and
expended; authorizing executive council to re-
levy and assess any tax adjudgel invalid or
Illegal; Increasing support fund of M:chellville
reform school from $40 to Sl2 per month: appro.
priating $4,000 to Benedict home, Des Moines
and 81 .0)0 each to homes at Sioux CITY and Du.
tn re !uirng authorities at state school to
formulate rules for suspension expulsion of
students guilty OF using Intoxicating liquors:
prohibiting the selling or giving of Intoxicating
ois 70 soaacnss OF any s as educational in
ment;. appropriating $2l;0OO to complete the
historical building; appropriating 5000 for
monument to Charles Floyd; appropriating
$4,000 for fish and game commissions: appro.
printing 800 for state educational institu-
tons; appropriating $l53,l7 for Institutions
tenn of districting the representative districts:
providing for distribution OF unclaimed dead
bodies among medical schools; providing that
county agricultural societies receive no aid
from State society NnleSS iS lnl IN or
before November J.; giving Seventh judicial
district another Judge; prohibiting prize
Des Moines, April 5.--rhe educational md
board of control appropriation bills passed the
senate In the same form as they passed the
Abolishing the home for the blind ut Knoxville;
sugar plants from taxation for ten
years; dividing state into health districts from
" members Of the board. Of health are to
be chosen hereafter; reorganizing the national
guard and fixing salary of adjutant general at
T.. 900; Furnishing persons for giving liquors to
minors n, and drunisards providing that students
be suspended; authorizing the use of yc:ii,S
lsgnlizir M, iif,si1,ne Of bnliots
heretofore he'd to be Identified; revising laws
relating to Mitchellytlle reform school
HOUSE.
Authorizing the board of con- troll to use unex-
pended balances as they may desire; providing
nations twice each year instead Of monthly:
providing that special assessments for public
improvements must be in proportion to the
benefits to the property against which the
assessment is made; extending the law course
to three years and requiring an examination In
al cases; placing insurance companies doing
business on the stipulated plan in q class by
themselves; increasing salary of physicians at
Fort Madison; the Blanchard telegraph and
telephone tax bills; the Cheshire express tax
bill; placing all insane asylums under board Of
control: appropriating $1,000 for additional sup
port of historical department: authorizing
boards OF supervisors to employ tax ferrets;''
making 1t "a miSdcmeanor for any one to solicit
contributions to campaign funds from employees
of board of control; Brighton's valued rolicy
bill; prohibiting the serving of lunches in So
laws shall not apply 10 Journals, lcdgers and
day books: relating to collection of collateral
inheritance tax
DcS Moines, April 6.-Thesc bills were passed:
Reducing the per capita support fund at CLAIR
india from Sl3 to Sl2, and providing for the using
Of this money saved at the Cherokee hospital
uneXp ended balance Of 900 for water supply
at the Cherokee hospital; extending the Aus
tralian ballot system to school elections; the
omnibus appropriation bill, providing for the
salaries of state officers and other state cx-
penses and carrying an appropriation OF $685.
Sa o.. Resolutions were adopted thanking
Lientenant-Governor Milliman, Secretary New
man and the other officers of the senate for
their faithful services and President Milliman
then, INT brief speech, declared the senate ad.
journed sine die.
HOUSE.
Among bills passed We're these. Prohibiting
manufacture Of pearl buttons and butter tubs
in peniteniiaries: increasing the amount al
lowed for conveying children to and from school
in counties having the central pan from IS to
sl0:providing that in case of failure TO agree on
arbitrator the insured may, upon giving "a
hours notice to the insurance company, appeal
TO the clerk of the district court, who Shall
name such arbitrator; providing that q creditor
as well as an heir may be made beneficiary in
an insurance policy; permitting the board Of
control to use unexpected balances of appropri-
atoms as they may desire. The house passed a
resolution of appreciation of the fair, impair tial
and intelligent manner in which Speaker Bowen
presided over the work of the session and pre-
sented him with chair. The speaker briefly
thanked the members and wished them the
blessings of the earth and long happy life. A
resolution by Eaton providing for the janitors
and employees of the state house WAS passed;
The employees of the house presented Speaker
Bowen with q eO!d-headed cane Mr.. Temple
making the presentation speech.
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