Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

Barnard Murphy of vintoD and How
ard Tedford of Mount Ayr were elected
State printer and State. binder, rcspec-
lively, by the Assembly on Thursday.
They assume office Jan. 1, 1901. Gov.
Shaw sent to the House of Representa-
tives communication in response to the
Head resolution, calling for information
as to his financial and business connec-
tions. He said that he had no connec-
ton with any concern with which he has
to deal III an official capacity. The House
passed the Hartman bill. creating de-
partment of agriculture in Iowa. 1t
makes the agricultural department part
of the State government and brings the
State fair under State control, with the
provision that the State is not response
BILE for its debts.
The Senate Friday afternoon passed
bill, based upon the Indiana and Ohio
statutes, providing for taxation OF the
capital stock and surplus Of express conf
panies, according to the proportion of
mileage in Iowa 10 the mileage of the
entire system. Only three votes were
recorded against the measure, although it
had met with much opposition. The
House passed the bin for the establish
ment Of State appellate court of three
members, who are 10 receive the same
salary as Supreme Court judges. The
judges will be elected and will assist the
Supreme Court in handling its business.
An amendment to bill for the cstab-
lishment of building and loan depart
ment was adopted which provides that
such companies shall not receive more
than 8 per cent interest in any form,
whether actual interest or in the form OF
dues, fines and assessments. Such law,
it is said, would practically drive the
companies out Of business. The bill was
referred to committee to revise. Tho
House passed n bill giving savings banks
the right to receive deposits amounting
to ten times their capital stock and sur
plus instead of their capital stock alone.
Eight bills We're passed by the Senate
on Saturday, several OF which were of
Statewide Importance. Perhaps the
most important is the measure by Sena-
tor Mullan increasing the law courses in
the Iowa schools from two to three years.
Another measure of Importance is the
Soldiers Home pension bill. The House
bill by Kimball was passed. 1t provides
that hereafter sollicss who are inmates
OF the home may retain all of the pen
sion money paid them monthly, except
two classes of inmates. Those having
dependent wives or children are to give
up half the pension money for their sup
port, and those who have twice been con-
victed of crime or of breach of rules of
the home are to forfeit the entire sum,
half of which goes to dependent relatives
IL any exist. Other measures passed
were Mclntire's bill increasing the pen
atty foS train robbery, Hobart's bill in
creasing the salaries OF assistants in the
State library, Hayward's bill to allow
school corporations to issue bonds for the
purchase of school house sites, Alexan-
der's bill providing for change of venue
from superior courts to the district
courts on proper showing, bill legalizing
levy made by the town OF Bonaparte,
and Griswold's bill giving the State pris-
ons authority to use % per cent Of their
gate receipts 10 provide for entertain
ment for prisoners. The House passed
the bill by Cowlcs to provide for the APP
pointment Of third appraiser by Judge
OF the District Court when the appraiser
of the insurance company aud the policy
holder sustaining a loss cannot agree
within period of five days, and bill
by Boyscn to increase the term of office
VI tuc ttSNSutcE uIlu secretary OI SCHOOL
townships from one to two years and
the one by Sweet for calling special cleo
tons to fill vacancies OH boards OF school
directors. The Shambaugh bill to give
real estate owners jurisdiction over game
and bees found thereon was defeated.
The Senate Oh Monday took up the
kirkpatrick bill to prohibit the solicita-
ton of liquor sales by agents in all coun-
ties in the State where prohibition pre-
walls and mulct saloons are not in force.
The vote OH the measure stood ~ yeas
and nays. The House accepted reports
tof committees indefinitely postponing
ttwenty-four bills. 1t passed the bill by
Warren. providing that holders of ma
tional bank stock cannot deduct the ac-
count Of Indebtedness to offset the assess,
ment of taxes against bank stocks or
shares. The Senate took up and discuss
cd in the afternoon the House bill to al
low the secretary of the board of educa-
tional examiners or someone appointed
by the board to conduct examinations
without the presence OF any member of
the board.