Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-27
What Will be Done This
Week in Iowa Legislature.
BUILDING AND LOAN BILL
All Such Measures VIII Probably be
Consolidated In a Committee Bill
Favorable Report on the
TrewIn Bill.


presented in the senate, in the form
of committee bill building and loal
measure, which will be, in the main,
consolidation of all the bills that hav
been offered in the upper branch. Sen
ator Healy, who has been away from
the city for the past week returned
today. and will take up the work a
the head of the building and loan com
mittee. The latest measure placed il
the hands of this committee is bill
by Senator Lewis, providing for the re
peal of the legalizing law passed b.
the last general assembly. This bill
is also the first movement along tn
lines of Attorney General Remley'
recommendation. Senator Healy
known to favor the changes propose,
by Mr.. Remley. Besides the Levi
bill there are number of other mea
sures that will be taken up. and iron
all of them one bill will be drafted.
The Lewis bill, presented in the sen
ate Saturday, provides for the repea
of the act which legalizes building ant
loan contracts involving an usuriou
rate of interest. AT present the cod
provides that an aggregated rate o
~ per cent may be charged bv build
ing and loan companies. and that the,
may not be charged with usury be
cause of collections under this plan
This act was passed after a great dea
ofopposition at the last session be
cause in several cases it had been de
cided that high interest charges b,
building and loan association swas usu
rious. Under these findings the asso
Citations were unable to enforce thei
contracts, and asked that prior con
tracts be legalized. If the Lewis bill
passes it will effect only contracts en-
tered into prior TO the adoption of th
code. The code authorizes building
and loan associations sto charge ~ pc
cent, but the provision is not retroac
tive, and the act proposed to be re
,pealed by Senator Lewis bill isyal
that upholds contracts entered int,
prior to the taking effect of the code
1t is Senator Lewis intention TO in
troduce another bill in few days
providing for the repeal of that see
tion which permits 12 per cent inter
est. If the latter bill passes the build
ing and loan people would be limite,
to s per cent, the limit of the lega
rate. The Buchanan and other bill
in the house, and the Lewis and on
OR two measures of less important con
sideration in the senate, all bearing OF
building and loan affairs, are likely I
occupy as much time and attention
during the remainder of the session
as any other measure or bill.
The TrewIn Bill.
The senate committee on schools an
text books has reported favorably o
the Trewin bill, which provides for
school library in every district. Th
library is supported by the creation b
the district board of library fund
For this purpose not less than cent
nor more than 10 cents per pupil j
appropriated. IL is not the intentio
to make the library purely for tn
use of the students, but for the use Q
all residents of the district. The mes
sure has stirred up considerable sent
ment among school and library peopl
about the state and its passage j
strongly urged by this element.
Another school measure favorabl
reported by the senate committee i
the Lewis bill. providing for the trans
portation of pupils. 1t was introduce
ar the request of Superintendent Ban
rett who considers it step in the d
rection of consolidation and transpol
tation of pupils. The bill provides tha
the board of directors NAV set asid
SIS annually for paying for transports
tion of pupils. At present the la,
provides that when a district sees Fl
to close its schools it's pupils shall b
transported to another district. th
expenses OF transportation to be pai
from the teachers fund. The Levi
bill allows SIS in addition to the teacf
ers' fund.
Compulsory Education Bill.
The compulsory education bills wi
be acted upon by the senate school
committee this week. There are tw
bills before the committee and sh
members appear to be divided upo
them. The first was offered by Sen.
tor Hayward at The beginning of til
session, and the second by Senate
Garst, at the request of the Federatio
of Women's clubs. The bills differ bu
little, and Senator Garst himself is fo
the Hayward measure. Argumen,
for and against the bills have bee
heard. and a motion to report favor:
bly, on the Hayward bill is now pent
ing before the committee. They ar
expected to come before the senat
this week. and also to bring forth on
OF the most lengthy discussions of an
bill that has yet been considered.
Action on Anti-Pass Measure.
In the house tomorrow the an,i-pas
bill is scheduled for action. The iud
ciary committee has reported ii bac
amended. and it is understood there
to be a warm fight for the origina
provisions of the bill. AS offered til
bill prohibited the use of passes t
state officers. members of the legisls
itlre, and delegates to political CONVEX
tions. As amended the bill applie
only to delegates to conventions. Rel