Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-11
TO RESTRICT CONVICT LABOR
Bill Prohibiting Pearl Button Manufacture
in Iowa P~enitentiaries,
1T IS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TITUS
Legislators Get Down to Business and
Bring Forward Numerous Meas
for the inaugural
Ceremonies Today.
IT IS INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TITUS

DIES MONIES, Jan. 1O.-(special Tele-
gram)-Senator Titus today introduced a bill
in the senate prohibiting the manufacture
OF pearl buttons in the state penitentiaries.
The bill promises to bring out a warm dis
cussion, as the question of convict labor
in all its forms will be opened up.
The Inauguration will take place to-
morrow in the Des Moines Auditorium, and
from present indications will be a grand
affair, At 1870 both houses will convene in
joint assembly and with the gubernatorial
party will march to the Auditorium. After
the long program has been rendered the
members will return to the state house,
where the joint convention will dissolve. In
the evening from 8 to 10 o'clock a public
reception will be held in the state apart
ments of the capitol building.
In the senate today Senator w. X. Lewis
Of Poweshiek county introduced a bill bear
ing upon the road laws of the state. 1t Is
similar to a measure which he introduced
at the last session, only more far-reaching.
Judge Lewis wants to establish the town
ship system of road districting throughout
the state and to make all road taxes payable
in money by the county and state. The
bill provides that the county shall contribute
thereto a tax of not more than . mills nor
$500 $1,000 y t'A' bhN Sb'NN " Nitii L
and not less than u mill. In addition to
this the bill proposes to make permanent
roads throughout the state.
Senator Hayward of Scott county an
nounced an important measure regarding
savings banks of the state. He wants
this class of banks allowed to carry deposits
amounting to not only ten times their capital
stock, but that sum plus their surplus. This
is to relieve the banks which are now carry
ing ten times their stock, the limit allowed
by law, and cannot accept more without
increasing their stock and otherwise in
conveniencing their business.
Concerning the state University.
Senator Ball, the new democratic member
from Johnson county, introduced several
measures bearing on the State university.
One provides for an appropriation of So, 900
annually for the general support of the
school and $4,000 annually for repair and
contingent funds. Another provides for the
continuation of the one-tenth of a mill tax
for the school for the next five years, and
a third provides that the school be allowed to
use a certain piece of ground given to it for
building an observatory, for other purposes.
Senator Titus introduced his joint resolu-
tion providing for biennial elections in Iowa,
which passed the last assembly and must go
10 IL vote again before IL becomes or force.
Senator Trewin introduced two measures,
one bearing on the laws relating to minutes
kept by grand juries. and another relating
to communications in professional conf
dence. The other proposed measures in
Cluded one by Fitzpatrick of Boone, to re-
duce the rate of interest at which loans may
be made on the endowment fund at the
State Agricultural college; one by Porter,
making seals of nonresident notaries public
prima facie evidence Of the compliance with
the statutes; one by Finch, relating to the
school fund, and another by Mcintyre re-
lating to the drawing of grand and petit
jurors.
A resolution passed both houses approprl-
ating $4,000, or as much Of it as needed, for
the payment of additional employees who
: have been hired. The resolution names the
following new employees: Three policemen
at $40 per month, E. E. Tathwell of Linn
county, Felix Sechris of Clarke and r. J.
Smith Of Van Buren,; two clerks of the doc
ument room at $50, G. W.. McGibbons Of
Woodbury. county and J. B. Copper OF Cal
houn; three elevator tenders at $50, Ernest
Mcdonald Of Bremen, Lon Sheets of Adams
and Mark Groom of Polk; eight ~janitors at
$50, j. w. Cook Of Fayette, Bert Jones Of
Monroe, w. 7. Jones of Poweshiek. H.. e.
Jacobs Of Polk, Will kirkpatrick of Mahaska,
w. II. Cobb of Appanoose, A. T. lomgren
of Webster and j. H. Pryor Of Polk.
In accordance with a resolution introduced
by Speaker Bowen, a committee was APP
pointed to draft resolutions Of respect for
! B. Radcliff of Allamakee, a member of the
Seventeenth general assembly, who died a
short time ago,
Nominate White for senator.
The democratic members Of the Legislature
In ipipf a,o, tnnirI. nominated Iv.aa
White of Keokuk county as their candidate
for United States senator in opposition to
Gear. White was recently defeated for gov
ernor by Shaw by a majority of over so, 900.
The democrats have thirty-four of the $50
MEMBERS of the legislature, nineteen being
in the house and fifteen in the senate. They
did not place in nomination anyone for state
binder and state printer.