Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-04-13
THE ASSEMBLY AD1OURNS
Twenty-Eighth Session Was Lib
eral in Its Treatment of the
Iowa Institutions.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS ARE ALSO FAVORED
Department of Agriculture Great
ed-Somc Measures That Failed
Means Provided for increasing In
como of the State.
Especial Correspondence.l

Des Moines. Ia, April 9.-The twenty
eighth general assembly, which adj
jouunM last Friday, will be known
chiefly for the liberality with which
il has treated the state institutions,
partNu1arly those of an educational
character, and for the broad and lib
eFsil policy which it has adopted in
nearly all matters. The library inter-
ests have also been well cared for by
liberal appropriations for the state
and travelling Libraries, for the state
historical department and for the
Historical society. Having a comforts
able treasury surplus to work on and
the general prosperity OF the people to
support its actions, the general assem-
bly, has thought it a good time to
strengthen the state university, state
agricultural college and the state nor
NAL school and bring them up as nearly
:as possible on an equality with similar
institutions in other states. The APP
preparations for these three institu-
lions for the next biennial period ag-
eregate SAL, 900. Besides, the state
university and agricultural college
have each been given tenth of mill
tax for five years for buildings. This
will yield $4,000 to each institution.
Board of Control Sustained.
The board of control recommends
tions for state institutions have been
accepted almost without change.
These appropriations aggregate 1884,
f74. and include $360,0OO for the COM
Pletion of the new hospital for the in
sane in Cherokee. The board of con-
troll has been sustained by the legisla-
ture in every way. AT the beginning of
the session there was talk of an attack
on the board and an attempt to limit
its power, but no one has had the har-
dihood to do SO, because the results ac-
complished by the board have more
than satisfied the expectations of its
friends and quiet the opposition of
those who opposed it at the start.
biennial Elections.
Probably the most important act of
the legislature has been the adoption
of the resolution submitting consti-
tutional amendment for biennial cleo
lions. This will be voted upon at the
next general election on separate
ballot, and no doubt of its passage is
1t will extend the terms
of all officers who would otherwise be
elected in 1901, including the members
Of the general assembly and the gov
ernor and lieutenant governor and
many county and township officers.
Under the operation of this amend |
ment the members of the present gen.
eral assembly will meet in January. |
1902, as the Twenty-ninth general as
sembly, and under the new plan an
other session will be held year later,
composed of new men.
New Commissions.
Several new commissions have been
namely: the veterinary
commission to fix the standard of ad-
mission to the veterinary practice and
requiring all veterinarians admitted
after this year to pass an examination;
the state libary commission to eEcour-
age the establishment of libraries
throughout the state, and the. dental
commission to take the place of the
present board of dental examiners
and requiring that all dentists in
the future admitted TO practice i'll
the state shall be graduates and pay
fee for admission to practice, the
present annual fee being abolished.
Department of Agriculture.
The department of agriculture Gre
ated by this general assembly proposes
to unite the state agricultural society,
state dairy commission, state horticul-
ture society. state veterinarian, inn
proved stock-breeders' association.
state dairy association and the wealth
er and crop service by putting their re-
ports into one volume and having one
central organization which is to hold
an annual convention in December.
The same general plan of representa-
followed is provided for the new sys-
TEN.
improvements.
Steps have been taken looking to the
improvement of the statehouse and the
surrounding grounds. a commission
has been created, to be appointed by
the governor, to investigate the needs
of the statehouse in the way of i'm
provements and decorations. This
commission. which is to consist of "a
business man, one of well-known me-
chanical skill and an artist, is to go over
the statehouse thoroughly and pre-
pare plans and estimate the cost of ap-
proprately decorating the bare walls
OF the corridors, putting in new eleva-
Tors and making various other neces-
sary improvements about the building
and grounds. The commission is to
serve without compensation but is to
receive its actual expenses.
Failed to Pass.
good many of the bills that at
tracted wide public notice during the
session, provoked lengthy discussion
and consumed much of the time of one
house or the other. failed to pass. Sis
bills passed the house and were smoth-
cred by the senate Sitting committee.
They were:
Creating state BARRIERS commission.
Increasing the governors salary from
si.1Oo to sc, 100 year.
The Cowles BILL giving high schools con-
forming TO d certain standard $500 year
and requiring them to give free tuition to
all students.
The Temple bill, creating an appellate
court.
The Buchanan bill. creating building
and loan department.
The minority corporation bill, requiring
the consent of three-fourths of the stock
holders in a corporation to elect and fix
S-1l lrD nf off ylln
corporation.
The five-mile limit bill, prohibiting