Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-01-25
IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Iowa House and
Senate


Senate.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 23.-In the house
this morning the special committee to in
vestigate printing and binding reported.
rhe investigation related especially to the
work done for the board of control under
the competitive system. In two instances
only did the state printer and binder bid,
though offered opportunity. The printer
and binder claimed they We're entitled to
all the work at statute rates The report
cites a number of specific cases. in which
state rates and commercial rates are
compared. On one piece of work the
state printer and binder bid S1376O The
contract was let, in competition, for 81.
In another case, for 2lS blank books. the
state binder bid s2,132 and the work was
secured for Sl,lS5 i'm competitive bidding.
Mr.. Barrett, of Woodbury., presented Il
bill to establish telephone rates. The
maximum rate for cities is fixed at s. for
business and 81 for residences per month";
uteS.
Mr.. Wilson, of Washington, presented
a Dill to pay every member of the nations
al guard 10 cents per hour for time spent
at drill. 1t is intended as Il premium on
regular attendance.
The house passed the senate bill to re-
move the minimum rate at which agri-
cultural endowment funds may be loaned.
In the senate the Healy bill allowing
school districts to accept beneiicenceS and
administer them was passed: also the bill
reducing from to 5l2 per cent the inter
est rate on the permanent school fund:
also the Porter bill requiring that mining
companies must pay miners in full every
two weeks.
Senator Trewin presented a bill provid-
ing mat all lines or penalties collected for
VIOLATIONS of liquor laws shall go to the
general county funds.
Senator McIntrye, of Ottumwa, pre-
scented a bin providing death or impris-
onment for life as the penalty for train
robbery.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 22.--There was no
session CT the house TINS morning, but
the senate met at the usual hour. Rep
rensentative Stallcop. who has made Il
personal canvass of the house members
TO learn their views on the normal school
establishment question, says he is certain
that majority will oppose any PROPOSE
ton to establish more than one school,
and he considers it very doubtful whether
even this would carry. In the senate sem
timent is probably even less favorable to
normal schools, so that 1t looks as if the
proposition is likely to be defeated.
Senator Healy, republican, introduced
Dill to repeal the present anti-fusion law.
The law now provides that no candidates
name can appear more than once on the
Australian ballot If Il man is nominated
by two or more parties his name can APP
pear on only one ticket. The law was
passed by almost a party vote three wears
ago, Senator Healy at that time opposing
it.
the examination of dairy and breeding
cattle to guard against the Importation
OF tuberculosis into the state. Two years
ago the bin was defeated, chiefly because
OF opposition from the Sioux City live
stock interests. Senator Emmert. says he
understands this opposition will be with
drawn at this time and that the bill will
pass.
III rs now expected that Governor Shaw
may be expected to. send to the senate at
any time nomination for the state board
bee: 1t is practically certain, on account
OF developments today, that he will NOM
mate nate Colonel o T. H. Rood, of Mt Vernon
Rood, and it is said there are votes
enough in sight to beat him
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 2o-The ways and
that on Wednesday evening next there
will be a hearing in the senate chamber
on BOARD OF control matters, when the
three members of the board will be pres
ent and ready to answer any questions
regarding the management of institu-
tions. The meeting will be open to mem
PEI ber SO. OF both houses and TO anybody else
the most interesting occasions of the ses-
sion. The whole policy, method and re-
suits OF the board of control system will
be discussed.
The senate this morning passed the
Titus resolution for a constitutional
amendment TO establish the biennial cleo
ton system. There was only IA single
vote in the negative. cast by Nolan, of
Dubuque, democrat. He filed an cNplana-
ton saying that he regarded the bill as
g plan to bring all elections into prest-
DENTAL and congressional years. TO the
advantage of the republican party.
The bill to change the method of loan
Ing, endowment funds of the agricultural
to Is. The law now provides that the
minimum rate shall be G per cent As,
amended, 1t provides that loans shall be
minimum.
In the house there was a small attend
NICE and no business of Importance was
transacted.