Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-15
IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
1slpG1 cdfngs of the Iowa House and
- wv Senate

Senate.
Des Moines, Ia, March BIN the sem
ate today the five-mile limit bill, prohib-
iting saloons within five miles of the state
university at Iowa City, came up as a
special order The measure has been am
ticipated for Il long time as certain to
cause one of the fights of the session.
Senator Wallace, author of the measure
moved that the n-minute rule be sus-
pended and unlimited debate allowed.
This carried. % TO %, being practically u
test vote. Wallace then spoke at length
IN favor OF the bill and was followed by
Ball, senator from Iowa City, against
the bill. The debate was continued at the
afternoon session. a vote may be reached
tomorrow.
The senate passed the bill to change
tne manner OF Aying mime inspectors;
also n bin TO legalizc the court house
election in Polk county. -
The lower house passed'the bill by
cowles. to appropriate sio0 for state sup
port of high school in each county
which shall conduct normal depart
ment.
The fish and game bill. to give addi-
tionai protection 10 fish and game, was
called up and on reconsideration easily
passed, 1t was defe;sted Monday because
OF snort attendance.
pes Moines, la. March Fin the sem
ate this morning the bill; to reduce the
legal limit Of Indebtedness of munici-
paltics passed. The new assessment law
requiring property to be listed at 100 per
cent. of its fun value mas INCREASED the
,'o''i',l ''7Sessii'e'i. o''s'ie s,a'e 10 ABOUT
four times what it was under the old
law The constitution allows debts up to
5 per cent. of the valuation and this
"ou'" peiiii'e every Guy or county 10 M
cur four times as much debt under the
iDn In .,s nj.
the old law In ord., Ia s.,f.a,,,,a
against snch ;, ,,ca, incre.,so ~ dahts
the limit Is reduced by this measure to
IA per cent. of fash@ valuation There
WAS no opposition TO The bill.
Des Moincs river within the limits of the
city of De4. Nloines passed There was
no session III th.. house this morning
-. '''''9'
~.
ate mis- m,n,ni,, ~, III ~, i,ie sen,
brought, on whom Service of papers can
be secured, was passed without opposi-
zion.
Senator Titus bill to provide that when
a constitutional amendment or public.
measure is voted on on it Shall be p ra,.d
ON a separate ballot was ,liscussrd ,i
some length and passed.
denim lands for additional dep1t grounds
and for straie htenimr their Ines or dn,,2
bling tracks passedi
tons on renewal of their corporate char
tiers. shall pay the same fees as if they
We're new concerns, passed the senate.
attorney fees for representiny the stale ate
IN certain liligaiion nassau s''
Secretary of State pobson submitted "a
statement of his connection with b,,ild-
ing and loan and insur.nra cn,,,nSnins
n
He states he has never been connected
that his relations With a life i tlr nee
company as Aockiioider and president
We're strictly legitimate and proper.
sideration in the house. and after a
lengthy argument was voted on. IA re-
cciNtd 40 yeas ma - nays, lacking 2 of a
constitutional Majority MIR. Dows
cr The bill providesi that banks and
trust companies mavsb be appointed as
TspssS }rusises administrators etc, as
Dos MONIES \, N1,rcb IN mo ,,,sa
the bill To- esiash a'a r s, ae s'Y fo
,ne RemiIentary, was called up and
ia The NJ, Mitn tn oppositioii. .,.,,
, n,aeIiiiles ana ShGilefs lien on inc grain
bver lin or sn ren wa, vas deiea ate ~ The
o fl mus ,I b s N b% 9i t e9p
tl,;,,,. - - ~ e'O
aliaas mot@ OF me STOCK instead OF by
Ii nn,',t was u,luer eohsluerallon at al
enii,,"i.,ce on lanor was presented by
e e,snn ol me nine.een members OF the
n,n,.., pi. iapoI IN opposl.lon 70 me
n',,,t,,.,; Wish i'slsoses 10 prohlplt the
eo ,m,, ,llS OF convict labor
M, ne ,rad'.t ''ssed NE bill 10 REQUIRE
~. .,.t'. @ o. me state normal
s,nooi i h:s eNamlhatlon Tor state teach
ctiei4iea'e.
r,as ,,at,, =,
peS MONIES, Ia, March SIN the lower