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

SENATE.
Dcs Moines. Jan 26-The appointment OF Col.
II. Fl. Rood to succeed Ex-Governor Larra m On
the board OF control was announced. Trewln
introduced u bill which is intended TO 40 away
with drawing party lines in the printing OF
tickets for municipal elections, me Dill pro- 20,
yides that the names OF all candidates shall DC
printed in alphabetical order and that IN no way
Shall the political faith Of the candidate be indi,
Gated on the ticket. Other bills were introduced
c ss pa 10y H By making an
pration for the Cherokee hoSptal ior imsaae,
BY Alexander. doing away with the one per cent en-
tax levied on Iowa INSURANCE compda az, Moydav
last general assembly. Ao]oo1heo I'LL lnono"S'
Bill to allow savings banks to receive deposits
to the amount Of ~ times their capital STOCK m
stead Of 10, caused q spirited debate, ana was
made o special order for next WEDNESDAY,
Bill permitting boards Of supervisors In coun'
ties Of 10000 to fix salaries OF recorders pnss ASSET
Sauer's bill making owners of STEAMBOATS, liable
the same as hotel keepers, passed Bills were
introduced as follows: BY DowS, exemptng
Iowa insurance companies from one per cent
tax: by McAleer for the establishment 81 81 tbe
state: by Eaton. for the consolidation OF inc
state library and historical department: py
Dunham to regulate the sale and require inc
redemption Of passenger uckets by colIlno"
carriers.
Des Moines, Jan. 29.--No business importance
was transacted. Finch introduced bill pro-
viding that diplomas from institutions having .
course equal to that Of the state normal school
shall be given the same consideration. FOWL
marking and counting OF ballots. He also in
troduced resolution expressing sympathy 1or
the Beers.
Bill providing for the election OF United
States senators by direct vote Of the people was
recommended for passage number OF bills
OF minor Importance were introduced. NO pus'
mess Of importance was transacted.
Des Moines, Jan. 30.--McArthur's bill provfd.
ing that extracts Of the code may be publlshed
with the consent Of the executive council, was
passed. Hobart's bill making use or Dlasphem-
Gus language un indictable ottense and Porter s
bill making u notarial seal prima facie evidence
OF the compliance with the statutes OF the state
in which the seal was attached, were also
passed.
Joint resolution providing for an amendment
to the constitution making elections blennhl
instead Of annual, was recommended Tor p1S-
sage. The resolution was made q special order
for Thursday. Among bills introduced were
the following: BY Barrett, to raise salaries OF
turnkeys and guards in penitentlarles: by pa
er, to provide better facilities at private rail
road crossings. Bill raising salaries of county
recorders, placing them on the same basis Us
auditors, was passed
SENATE.
DeS Moines, Jan 81 Blanchard introduced
q resolution providing that joint session OF
the two houses OF the legislature be held In the
for the purpose Of electng d state printer ana
binder and trustees for the three state educa-
tional institutions not under The board OF CON
troll. The resolution went over under the rules.
Two bills OF minor importance were passed.
Among bills introduced were these: by Gnrst'
q bill making all inmates OF state institutions
wards of the State another bill to provide Tor
this support and still another providing an an
nual approximation for contingent ana repair
fund.- by Allyn, n bill to amend the code so that
the state printer and binder will be required to
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concerning all expenditures and materials;
by Bishop. to prevent dcsertion after seduction
and marriage.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY Blake.
apprOprialing $500 f5r building state arse
nal: also MAX ing the pay Of the adjutant gen,
cral 81, 500 in time Of war and S2UU in time or
peace and providing him with q record clerk e
$1,000 per annum; BY Hinkle, providing, for
equal suffrage: by BOWS, permitting sale OF
real estate mortgages for delinquent tax; by
Jones, appropriatng $4,000 to pay for trans
porting troops from San Francisco to Iowa; ~
Black, providing for election OF supervisors by
voters Of the whole county instead Of electors
of various districts
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. l.-BlanchardS resolution
for a joint convention to elect binder and o
printer and trustees of institutions came up.
An amendment by Lambert, striking pr inter-
and binder fr> m the resolution. was defeated. y
to q. The reSOlutitn was adopted. Hurn s Dill
| relative to proceedings In criminal cases, was
passed. Bills were introduced as follows: By
Hobart, providing for state board OF dental
examiners; by Lister providing for the correc-
ton Of the code so it will be possible for for
Ell, n"rs to dispose of property which they own
In the state; by Perrin making mut'lation OF
the United States flag misdemcanor.
HOUSE.
Myers bill providing that landlords must
record leases with county recorder III order to
make same enforceable against innocent pur-
chascrS and Sauers' bill extending time CT CLOS
ing polls st elections from to O'Clock, were
passed. Allyns joint resolution, authorizing
the executive council to print and bind extra
copies Of the report of the board of control. was
passed. IS was also the Titus CONSTITUTIONS
amendment providing for biennial elections,
Bills were introduced as follows: Bv lows, to
regulate the administration of trusts BIZ savings
banks and loan and trust companies dom, bus
mess under the laws OF Iowa; by jones' for the
protection OF birds and game; by Graft. proyid-
ing that assessors shall report to the county
auditor on the stocks OF building and loan ASSOC
Citations in January instead Ct Feb uary. US I'M
der the present law; by 'rheuntn raising the
salary of the chief executive officer Of the Sol
dier's Orphans Home at Davenport from $1,000