Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

The House of Representatives of the
State on Thursday passed concurrent
resolution by unanimous vote declaring
that the people of Iowa are unalterably
opposed to a Porto Rican tariff. The
resolution was sent to the Senate. Sen
ator Cheshire's bills for taxing telegraph
and telephone companies on the unit sys-
tenn were defeated in the Senate ~ to
81, with two Senators paired, and the
Blanchard bill providing for the assess
ment and taxation of these corporations
on the same basis as railroads are now
assessed and taxed was adopted. The
House passed resolution for adjourn
ment March 80.
The House on Friday, after wrangling
for nearly the whole day, defeated the
bill to appropriate money to pay for the
return home of the Iowa troops engaged
in the Spanish-Amercan war. After be-
ing defeated the motion was reconsid-
cred, and the bill with all amendments
was referred back to the appropriations
committee. The House passed Mr..
Stauckslger's bill allowing State and saw
ings banks to pay directors. The House
also passed the Senate bill requiring
State warrants to show for what they
are drawn. The House committee on
printing reported for passage the bill to
have the board of control reports printed
by contract. The House again defeated
the bill to give owners of thrashing ma
chine and corn shelters lien on the
grain. The Senate spent the day in dis
cusson Of the committee bill of which
Senator Healy is in charge.
After several days Of debate the Senate
on Saturday, without an opposing vote,
passed the committee building and loan
bill. 1t is a comprehensive measure draft
ed in response to the criticisms made by
Attorney General Remley, in which he
charged that great abuses exist The bill
remodels the building and loan law, linn
its interest to per cent, cuts off prac-
tically all fines and forfeitures, prohibits
big salaries, and in every way greatly
reduces the privileges the companies have
enjoyed.
Legislative sessions were held only by
the Senate on Monday, as the House
has adjourned until Tuesday to give its
members chance to vote at the city
elections. The most important feature of
the Senate sessions was the passage of
the bill by Trcwin for the establishment
of municipal code commission for Iowa
to recodify the laws and report to the
next General Assembly a bill making
needed changes, together with an explain
atory report and an analysis, Of the bill.
The Senate took final action Nen several
measures. 1t concurred in the House
amendments to the bill relating to the
pay of mining employees. Smiths bill
correcting an error in the code relating to
the election of assessors in newly incor-
porated towns which hold their elections
or after the date of the annual elections,
and prior to the Jan. 1 following, pass
cd. The House bill prohibiting the i'm
portation of appraisers in insurance
cases, by providing for their selection in
counties in which the loss occurs, was
also passed. The House amendment to
the Nolan bill which reduces the rate Of
interest on water works funds from to
3 per cent, was concurred i'll by the Sen
ate, and then motion at once filed for
reconsideration.