The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
TIE I.EGIsLATURE.

THE LEGIsLATURE.
SENATE
porting school children to and from the rural
schools was discussed by the senate and q bill
pissed which increases the per capita contn-
gent fund for this purpose from five to ten dol
lars. The senate then took up MS o special or
der the valued policy law by Brighton. The
entire morning session wns spent on the meas.
ure and in tho afternoon it was passed 81 to i8
The ways and means committee measure for
the taxation Of insurance companies was dis
taken.
HOUSE.
The house passed o bill relinquishing to the
government the title of the state to such lands
MS may be selected for the Des Moines army
post. and transacted o considerable amount OF
routine business
Des Moines, March 28.--The Lister anti-prize
fight bill was passed by the senate this morn
izing the executive council to re.assess and re.
levy taxes held to be invalid; requiring all dis
trict and county agricultural societies to make
day Of November The senate also passed the
tax bill for state insurance companies by
practically unanimous vote. The bill provides
for local taxation OF such companies, but affords
an opportunity to Offset the greater amount OF
this taxation, and prescribes q 1 per cent state
sidered as an Occupation tax The bill was a
committee measure The new measure, IL en-
acted. will raise about $780, 900 taxes, an increase
of $4,000.
Massachusetts bill, reenacting the present
law relating to representative districts, was
passed. StuckSlager's bill, appropriating $50
OOo for the erection of monuments to Iowa regi-
ments on the battlefield of Shiloh. came up and
after the adoption OF amendments providing
balance of the appropriation, II any, on the
state monument, and may cause the regimental
monuments TO ,o,,l be CONSTRUCTED Of granite and
bronze
final adjournment was reconsdered and Thurs
day, April o. was named as the date. Among
other bills passed were the following: Appro-
priating Sl,O0Ofor printing the proceedings of
the Farmers Congress; allowing 1925 for the
support of the home for the blind at Ilnoxville:
providing that in counties having q population
of 4o, 900 and over the board of supervisors may
fix the salary OF deputy sleriffs; requiring the
submission of cons ituticnal amendments on
separate ballots: providing that the writing of
u name on ballot without marking cross
opposite thereto, or the marking of . cross OPP
or the unnecessary marking of q cross in q
square below marked circle. shall not affect
the validity Of the vote.
Des MONIES, March M-llhe senate passed
by q vote of 40 to o, the collateral inheritance
bill, as suggested by Treasurer Herriott The
paign funds from state employees was passed.
Hayward introduced bill which provides for
an aational ,i 1pdge IN the Seventh judicial
ment laws to conform to the. federal and state
court DECISION was passed. The senate, by a
vote Of - to 30, declined to take up the normal
school bill out of its order on the calendar,
which is equivalent to defeat OF the bill.
HOUSE.
Anderson introduced o resolution requesting
the senate to return the Porto Rican resolu.
ton to the house. 1t was introduced in hone the
house Will recede from its action. Hawks bill to
provide for the use of voting machines in Iowa
was passed. Bennett introduced u concurrent
resole tion as remedy for the five mile limit
bill. resolution for sitting committee was
adopted. 035
Des MONIES March sO-Thc senate passed
the Dill to govern stipulated pre1ni,m insur.
nnce companies. 1t enables them to reoreanize
on IN Old line basis. The house defeated IL hut
motion to reconsider was filed. The Shi.eA
monument bill passed without opposition.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bennett called up his resolution recurring
the regents OF the university and the trustees
Of the state normal school and state ngricuI.
turnl college to impose q penalty of expulsion
for the use of intoxicating liquors, and to re-
port to the next general assembly the number
q ssssass any ss sahRse
congress to I'D in remosing the tari on ali
goods handled by trusts was tabled by party
vote. The senate Insurance tax bill was passed
state occupation tax and practically exemptsi
Iowa companies from local taxation. It will
produce about $4,000 annual revenue for the
state. The bill giving the dairy commissioner
another deputy was also passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines March 81. The senate passed the.
ton since October. 1897, up to February i, 1900,
and legalizing manufacture petitions up to
, July I. 1900. The normal school bill was taken
up and the report Of the committee for It's in.
definite postponement adopted. This settles
the normal sshool proposition for the Twenty
eighth general assembly The senate passed
track OF street car lines subject to life impris-
Onment.
HOUSE.
The house was largely occupied with routine
business. The most important measure to pass
was the Carr bill, to provide for registration
prior to school elections, and to apply the Aus
bill for the regulation of primary elections and
caucuses was also passed. Thcophilus intro
duced bill to prohibit the forming Of trusts.
pools and conSpiracieS.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April among bills passed
were these: Prohibiting the charging off of
state treasurer: providing that the secretary OF
school CORPORATIONS may employ assistants In
taking the school census; subjecting loan and.
trust companies doing n banking business to
the same limitations in the amount of deposits
| received as state banks bringing the penalty
81 tae JAWS steam hresh
Of justices OF the peace; establishing q state
ooard OF veterinary examiners extending to
| alton of soldiers homesteads. The senate
| 5oted to adjourn sine die on April s.
| HOUSE,
| Among bills passed were the following: The
senate committee bill to relure graduates Of
;he state normal departments to submit to an
examination for state teachers certificate; to
| give city councils power to levy library tax:
| to allow insurance companies to insure against
disease; to appropriate g., 600 for the compile
| ton Of the classification OF the state library;
raising salaries OF state librarian: raising sal
aries of mine inspectors; prohibiting agents OF
| liquor concerns from selling liquor except to,
chose engaged in the liquor business under the
Vhlpnan toi I'M Lot
ling by contract of convict labor Of state peni-
| tentiaries, was defeated 4o TO 90. The bill to-
prohibit the sale of liquor within five miles O
1 nent making the distance ten miles was de-
teated, 40 to 49,.
Too Many Japanese.