Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-09
THE LEGIsLATURE

SENATE.
Des Mones, Feb. 2-Twenty-one senator's
voted against the confirmation OF Col b. II.
Rood In executive session this morning. IL
needed hut seventeen votes to refuse to conhrm,
All the democrats but Young, Ball ana boitel
voted against confirmation. Better was absent
or would have voted with the majority. NINE
republicans voted with the minority as follows:
Healv, Garst, Cheshire, Smith, Craig Crossiey,
uonkins Hubbard and Finch. Several meas
ures passed the senate, including Hnywaros
bill to change the laws regarding medical SUI
dents 80 that an examining board Is SEM u
each institution. and students adm TIED TO prRo.
tice for q fee OF IS. Among bills INTRODUCED
was one by Hartman, creating department OF
vgriculture 1t consolidates the state, dlstrlce
and county fairs, the weather crop service.
dairy commissioner and state veterinarian w.
der one department.
HOUSE.
The house, after spending the entire morning
session discussing the question OF electlhg sIa.e
printer and binder in Joint convention to-day
Voted down the proposition by vote OF 81 to 40.
The fight was over concurrence in the senate
resolution to elect these officers at the same
are elected Clarke OF Dallas and Blake OF
Webster led the fight against electlch. n
Speaker Byers and Eaton OF Mitchell "anteu 70
elect the officers and then aooisn .n en- eiect|on
and AGAINST abolition After the amendment
striking out the words printer ana ono aa.
had carried, Dyers introduced resoiutlon pos a.
ponng the date OF the Joint convenlie to e!ees
trustees Of the educational institute ms to ll:oo
next Tuesday, and the same prevailed.
SENATE
Des Moines. Feb S-The bill extending the
one-tenth mill building tux for the State uni
xssy for i've n T't the making
new measures up to date. Mullan introduced
one to extend the law course In the state Uni.
vcrst from two TO three years ana r s n
sion to the bar Of the state; Wilson, one against
convict labor; Hazleton. to regulate ana Tax
distributors Of advertising mater ana employ en-
ish gambling, and by Mcintyre, to exempt from
taxation property, the income Of which Is given
to literary, scientific charitable or benevolent
tuition TO elect trustees OF state institutions on
Tuesday.
Sweet OF Bremen Intro duced bill which calls
for an amendment to the laws OF the twenty
Election Of the members Of the state board Of
control BY the general assembly In joint con.
enqR takes a he may the
endorsement the senate, remove q man unuer
certain conditions and may suspend q memDer
when the assembly Is not III session. out tnls
suspension must be confirmed by the senate
when it convenes. Among bills introduced
were half dozen bearing on insurance. Three
bills OF minor Importance were passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 5.-Several new bills were
introduced ard several passed. Junltlns Dill 10
require detailed statement OF the Wheelaee OF
sleeping and dining cars on each division o. inc
different roads over which they are operated, SO
as to enable the executive council 10 make 4
be done ut present, was passed without epposl-
ton Lewiss bill making. township clerks Gus
todan OF all township funds, including the Gem
etery fund, was also passed. Among tho oaiis
introduced was one by Gorrell TO define speclf-
ically thnt the life Of judgments shall be twenty
years and one by Hartman providing that
Judgments aguinst him shall be stricken from
the records.
Three new bills we're introduced: one Of which
proposes to prohibit state officials ana repre-
sentatiyes Of the general assembly from &C.
cepting mileage. The house also concurred IN
the senates amendments to the bill allowing
notice OF evidence In criminal cases to be served
on attorneys as well as defendant.
SENATE.
Des MOineS, Feb. G-IEe senate passed tho
bill which provides that the sch DOL fund may
be loaned In sums rs high as $4,000 and ut as low
o rate as 8 per cent, One-half per cent to 20 10
bin providing that all liquor fines shall go into
the county treasury ms cad OF the school fund
as now, was indefinitely postponed, as was also
Crossley's bill 10 make county attorneys mem
beers Of county boards OF insanity, exot1cio.
Among bills introduced was one by GarSt dong
away with the fee system In pawn ent OF ShellHs
and their deputies fixing YEARLY :G, c s
ties, and one by Lister, max ng the law clear as
TO exemptions In favor Of soldiers homeSteads,
making ill clearly exempt.
HOUSE.
Tho resolution introduced by Hawk OF Jasper
to request Iowa members Of congi ess to prop sc
and further an amendment 10 the ffdel oil con-
stitution for the election OF United States sen9'
tors by direct vote of the people was adopted:
The bill to make notarial seals OF Nonresident
notnries public prima facie evidence that tie
words thereon conform to the requirements OF
the law Of the place where the. certificate Pur-
ports to have been made was passed. rive Dlils
were introduced among them one by Campbell.
OF Henry, asking for an appropriation OF st2 wv
for the hospital for the insane ut Mt. Pleasant,
and one by Furry, OF Hardin, asking for sS7,S5O
for the boys reform school ~ EldOra.
JOINT SESSION.
In Joint convention today the legislature
elected the following officers: Trustees for the
State Agricultural college: w. H. Bcardman,
seventh district W. LTo1 e,ecensR az
Monenger, fifth district, and C.. L. Gabrulson
Of the fourth district Regents for the state
University: Carroll Wright, seventh -. district;
second district, and W Washington l. Babb OF the
first district. Trustees for Stale Normal: I. j.
McDu1e and Roger Leavitt.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE senate adopted q
resolution by Garst calling on the attorney gen.
eral for an opinion as to the changes necessary
In the building and loan laws. Hazletons bill
regulating the powers OF mayors was considered
at length. Perrin introduced o resolution pro-
viding for submitting to Q popular vote the
question of equal suffrage for both sexes Sew
eral bills OF minor Importance were introduced
HOUSE
Byers introduced concurrent resolution pro-
viding for sine die adjournment March L.
Among the bills passed was one by Stratton,
permitting sub-directors to hire teachers.
SENATE.
Des Moincs, Feb. 8-Emmcrt's bill erovidtng