The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-01
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THE LEGISLATURES
SENATE.

THE LEGISLATURES
SENATE.
Des Moines. Jan. 23.-The senate received an
invitatloh from the supervisors Of Polk county
sane. Porter's bill requiring that mine owners
be prevented from keeping more than three
Of lae y ct e on xns
school fluid from to 5M per cent was reported
favorably. Bill providing, that confidential
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secrets passed. Bills were introduced us fol
lows: fly Healy, granting school corporations
frewin, requiring that nil fines derived from
violations OF the liquor law be paid into the
county general fund; by Arthaud, stipulating
their own hazard; by McIntire, making train
robbery and train wrecsing punishable by death
or Imprisonment at hard labor for life
HOUSE.
Clark, Of Dallas, for the special committee to
obtain from the board Of control q report on
printing and binding, submitted report The
committee learned from the bonrd Of control
binder to bid en- work In but two instances;
that they had declined, claiming that they were
to the work under the
with other printers. The committee learned
from the board that the figures named in the
were greatly in excess Of figures named by other
printers for the same work. Tue board OF con-
trolls statement showed o considerable saving
e 81 the
port without comment or recommendation, and
on motion OF Prentis 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on printing The senate bill. permitting
the trustees OF the state agricultural college to
loan the endowment fund at any rate of interest
deemed advisable, was passed. Among bills in
troduced were the following: BY Dows, for the
establishment Of state library commission: by
Payne, requiring county treasurers to make TN.
nual reports to the bonrd Of supervisors; by
Barrett. making o radical reduction In charges
OF telephone companies.
SENATE.
Des Moines Jon. 24.-The senate voted to
print 1900 copies OF the board OF control report.
Bills were introduced as follows: By Emmert,
striking out q clause in the code which gives the
Welsbach lamp monopoly In all tests OF OIL
made IN the state; by Griswold providing for
clearing the records Of cancelled mortgages; by
Cheshire, granting school directors permission
to divide districts into as many precincts as they
may deem necessary BY hazelton the caucus ,,us,,,
fine for the offense OF smuggling whisky and
morphine to convicts; also providing punish.
ment for use Of blasphemous language a around
cities Of second class authority to levy special
FAX for fire departments; by Mof,it appropriat-
ing g. 600 for purpose OF locating graves of Iowa
soldiers at Vicksburg.
HOUSE.
Bill for improvement OF river front ut Des
Moines passed, as did also the bill permitting
cities OF g 900 population to elect park commits.
sioners. Report of committee on banks and
banking, recommending for passage the bill
providing that savings banks may receive de.
posits to 20 times the amount CT their capital
stock instead of ten as under the present law.
Bills were introduced Us follows: BY Clarke, to
| abe lish the offices OF state printer and binder
and provide for o contract system: by Byers
the caucus normal school bill; by Warren, to
prohibit the marriage OF divorced persons with
in one year in case OF personal service OF up
service by publication: by. Eaton. providing
for the appointment of public examiners and
for uniform system Of keeping the books OF
county treasurers; by Santee, raising the sal
aries OF county recorders.
Des Moines, Jan. Pho business Of import
ance was transacted. Bills were introduced as
follows: BY Fitzpatrick, prohibiting wholesale
! liquor dealers from other states from sending
solicitors into Iowa to make house to house
canvass for orders; by Hazelton, providing that
paving tax shall not be assessed for a greater
amount than the property is benefited and legal
| izing special tax OF not more than five mills
| from which the difference between the actual
benefit derived by property and the cost OF the
| paving shall be paid; by Macarthur, permitting
the executive council to print extracts from the
code; BY Young, providing that bodies s.. Of paw !,
| pers shall be turned over to medical schools Il
the relatives are willing; by Hazelton, provid
| ing for the prosecution Of BARRIERS who violate
law sy s
be required to sign atfidavits that they will sup
| port the candidate.
| HOUSE.
| A message was received from the governor
announcing the death OF Edward Townsend
one OF the regents Of the state normal school
than 1000 population, to levy tax for librur.
as follows: By sokai, to prohibit the selling o.
mates Of the state institutions; BY Stuckslaker
to provide the erection of markers and monu
ments at Shiloh; by Towne, relating to the SALE
u ny 10 IN gea
| tion to distribution of text books in district!
adopting uniform series.
SENATE.
| Fl. H. Rood to succeed Ex-Governor Larrabee OF
| the board Of control was announced. Trewir
introduced o bill which is intended to do ava.
tickets for municipal elections The bill pro
vides that the names OF all candidates shall b,
printed In alphabetical order and that in no wa,
shall the political faith of the candidate be indi
Gated on the ticket. Other bills were introduced
as follows: By Bishop, relating to marking ant
counting ballots; BY Hobart, making an appro
by Alexander, doing away with the one per cen
| tax levied on Iowa insurance companies by tn,
last general assembly. Adjourned till Monday
| Bill to allow savings banks to receive deposits
| to the amount OF 70 times their capital stock In
stead Ct 10, caused spirited debate, and wa
made special order for next Wednesda ny
| Bill permitting boards OF supervisors in cOun
ties go 900 to fix salali les OF recorders, passed
Snuer's bill making owners Of steamboats, liabl,
| inc same AS motel Keepers passed. Bills Wer
introduced as follows: By Dows exenptinl
Iowa insurance companies from one per cen
| tax; BY McAleer, for the establishment of
school for the deaf in the eastern part Of tn
| state: by Eaton, for the consolidation Of tn
state library and historical department; b.
Durham, to regulate the sale and require tn
redemption Of passenger tickets by common
| carriers.
| SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 2o.--No business importanc
was transacted. Finch introduced o bill pre-
| viding that diplomas from institutions having
| course equal to that Of the state normal schoo
| shall be given the same consideration. Town
send introduced q bill relating to the form
marking and counting of ballots. He also in
troduced resolution expressing sympathy TO
| the Beers.
HOUSE.
| Bill providing for the election of Unite
States senators by direct vote Of the people wn
recommended for passage. A number OF bill
| of minor Importance were introduced. No bus
| mess Of Importance was transacted.
SENATORIAL REORGANIZATION.
Caucus Held at which New Omcers Ar
Chosen.