Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-15
Measure Changing Method of
Drawing Jurors.
EIKER EXEMPTION BILL.
1t 10 Reported for Indefinite Postpone.
ment-Senator Mclntire,s Bill to Ex.
empt Incomes Used for Charity
from Taxation MetSame Fate.

of Clinton, this morning offered bill
in the house which calls for some inn
portant changes in the system of
drawing jurors. The method in use in
Iowa at present is not entirely satis-
factory, and Mr.. McGinn has made pro-
visions for what he believes to be much
needed changes. The law now provides
that the jurors shall be drawn twenty
days before the first day of each term
of court, and that the drawing shall
be made by the clerk of the court, the
| county recorder and the auditor The
McGinn bill provides that the drawing
of jurors shall take place on the first
day of court, and that the persons se-
lected shall serve during the next sue
ceeding term.
This much of the bill is very similar
| to the present law, but Mr.. McGinn has
here inserted clause requiring that
after each drawing the box shall be
shoroly shaken, and providing that
there shall not be more than one iur-
| or from each township of voting pre-
cinct, except in cases, where there are
not enough precincts or townships to
| fill the panel.
Mr.. McGinn offered another bill this
morning. 1t is on building and loan
associations, and provides for the re-
| peal of that section of the code which
requires corporations of this kind TO
! furnish the assessors with annual
4 statements, showing the total amount
! of moneys, securities and credits on
| deposit with them. Mr.. McGinn, and
| 4 large number of others in the house
| believe the discrimination in this re-
/ gard between building and loan asso.
| Citations, and banks,which are not re-
/ quired to give statements, is unjust.
|, He presented similar bill two wears
ago. but lost it by a small vote oa the
noor of the house.
| The Eikef Exemption Bin.
The house committee on ways and
| means rendered an interesting report
| this morning. The Eiker exemption
bill. which has kicked up so much ex-
citement during the past few days, was
again reported for indefinite postpone-
ment. The bill providing a CONTINUES
| tion of the one-tenth mill state univer-
| SHY tax for another five years was rec-
| commended for passage. The Prentis
| bill providing for the apportionment,
| pro rata, of the expense of collecting
| moneys due counties, was also report
!, ed for passage. AT present the eX-
pense of collecting all money due coun-
ties. is payable out of the general coun-
tv fund, even tho the receipts of col
| lection go to state, school, or other
| fund, even tho the receipts of collec-
| rions go to state, school, or any other
/ fund. The Prentis bill provides that
/ each fund shall be charged with it's
| share of The expense of collection.
Substitute for Lyons Bill.
| In the senate this morning the COM
mittee on ways and means reported a
substitute for the Lyons bill. This is
| a bill which has been quite generally
discussed by members, and upon which
| the committee spent considerable time
and study. The original bill provided
for the repeal of that section of the
code which says that corporations shall
not increase their indebtedness above
| what il was when the revenue law was
enacted two years ago. The substitute
repeals the section, and provides that
corporations may increase their in>
debtedness to one and one-fourth times
| their actual assessed valuation. The
repeal of the section, without strings
attached, was desired especially for the
| benefit of municipal corporations
which wanted power to increase their
Indebtedness. The substitute places
them about where they We're before
| the revenue law was enacted.
NIclntlre Bill Postponed
1
The ways and means committee re-
| ported for indefinite postponement the
McIntire bill, which provides that the
income. of institutions operated for
| charitable purposes shall be exempt
| from taxation. Senator Mclntire Of
| fered the bill with view to relieving
from taxation the income from the
Ballingall horel, of Ottumwa, which is
used for charitable purposes by the
] will OF the late General Ballingall. /.
While the exemption would have been
all right so far as that particular case
was concerned, in the opinion of the
committee it would have been dan
| gerous measure to make general, so to
avoid complications it was killed with
out a hearing in the upper house.
Savings Bank Measure.
Representative Wilson of Buena Wis
ia county several days ago offered a
bill in the house providing that saw
ings banks might receive deposits to
the extent of twenty times their capl-
tai stock. The law at present allows
them 10 receive deposits to the extent
of ten times their stock. The bin was
taken up in the house committee on
banks and banking yesterday after
noon, and with amendments was this
morning reported for passage. The
amendments reduce the amounts of de-
posts permitted to be received from
| twenty to fifteen times the amount of
the stock, but provides that if depos-
1 it's amounting to more than ten times
the stock are received the stockhold-
ers thereby become liable for triple