Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-03-16
THE LEGISLATURE.


Des Moines, March s.-senate voted to limit
all speeches to ten minutes. Building and loan
bill was made special order for next Friday.
resolution extending sympathy to the en Coy
Mot introduced bin Rrov hi sor hna
state library commission was passed. Inc TEL
ephone express and telegraph taxation bills
were made special orders for Wednesday,.
HOUSE.
The bill by Stewart for the establishment OF
Q womans reformatory at Anamosa passed inc
house without dissenting vote. 1T PROVIDES
that women over 10 who have been convicted OF
crimes other than murder and girls over IA VINO
are unfit for the reform school at Mltchellvlile
shall be removed to the reformatory ut Ana
mosa. Nlller's bill, subjecting all banks 10 the
same limitations as are now and may after
wards be prescribed for receiving DEPOSITS fo OF
give owners und operators lein on 1.-THE grain
threshed or corn shelled after filing state.
ment, failed by close vote me Byers Pr 10
protect minority stock holders by pi ohlblting
directors from electing officers from among
themselves and fixing all salaries without con,
sent Of three-fourths OF the stockholders passed
60 to q. The anti-pass bill came up on motlon
to reconsider the vote by which 1t failed to
pass. A motion to table was carried, s. to A.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 10.-Eight bills were
passed by the senate at the morning session;
Among them were these: Providing that all
constitutional amendments shall be submitted
to the people on separate ballots; proVldlng
"a
siOnerS, may condemn additional rlGht-Of.Way
for strengthening tracks: appropriating S:,OO
for support of the State horticultural society
ut Iowa City for the next ten years.
HOUSE.
Most of the session was spent In debate OF
the bill by BOWS to empower loan and trust
companies and state and savings banks to act !;t
as executors. guardians, trustees, etc. The Dill
was defeated, 80 to 90 Secretafy of State Dob
son filed bis report on his connection with
building and loan and insurance companies. re
ft<>y,
loan companies, but is president OF the Ma.
tional Life and Trust company with salary OF
500 year.
SENATE.
DeS MoineS March 12.-Senate passed the
bill for Improvement of Des Mones river banks
within limits of the city of Des MoineS. Inc
senate also passed the substitute for Lyons
bill which prevents county ana nunlc'pas COZ.
porationS from mourning AN Indebtedness for an
amount in excess Of one and one-fourth per
cent on the actual value OF the property Wlthln
such corporation. Aobart's bin, making It a
misdemennor for any person to practice law
who Is not q member OF the bar, was tabled
HOUSE.
The house killed the bill providing that the
possession OF any Of the fish or birds named in
the bill should be evidence OF violation OF the
law.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 13.-Blanchard's bill in.
creasing the salary of the state mine inspector
senate also passed bill which provides that
any lamps which have been Inspected ana
tested by the state board Of health and declared
safe for public use, may be used in burning the
lighter products OF petroleum for illuminating
purposes. The bill providing that returns OF
sales under execution must be made not only
in the county where the property is situated,
but in which the sale is made was passed.
The bill providing that saloons cannot be main.
tanned within five miles OF any state educational
institution was considered at length, but voto
was not reached.
House reconsidered the vote by which the
committee substitute for the Byers bill on fish
passed it by a vote of IL to 20 The house also
passed the bill by Cowles for state examination
and aid of high schools adopting course or
study meeting the entrance 81 s ol Inc
e4CO yearly. The DowS joint resolution for q
joint convention Thursday to elect state printer
and state binder was adopted.
SENATE
Des Moines, March 1.-THE bill prohibiting
saloons within five miles Of any state educa-
tional institution in Iowa, passed the senate by
q vote OF ~ to IS
The Ayers bill legalizing petitions OF consent
in force before October, 1897, came up us a sI]e-
cia order in the house this morning and after
considerable DISCUSSION was referred 1 to the ~,
for state library commission was passed, aS
was also the bill by Dows to allow state and
savings banks and loan and trust companies 10
Ing railroad companies to make report Of sleep
ing and dining cars by divisions instead Of by
the ent line in order to affect better eQuall-
cation Of taxation was passed.
SENATE
Des MONIES, March 15.1he senate spent all
OF Thursday in discussion Of essentials and non
essentials connected with the Cheshire bills
The first fight was over the question or prcce-
dence and the express III was VICTORIOUS
Cheshire then spoke in advocacy OF the BILL
HOUSE.
The house concurred in the senate resolution
for Joint convention at 1899 to-day to elect
state printer and binder, and at that hour the
convention assembled in the hall OF the house.
Bernard Murphy, Of Vinton was elected printer
and Howard Tedford was elected state bIndHr.
the vote being ITO to 5. The senate bill to
create department OF agriculture passed the
house. AL the committee amendments were
defeated. The bill is as passed by the senate,
excepting that the year book is to be printed in
some Iowa office paying the union scale OF
wages.