The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
THE LEa1sLArURE

THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
Dies MONIES. Feb. 13.-Senatc concurred In
house resolution for Anal adjournment March ].
HERMAN filed motion for reconsideration.
adGped amd house IN fs or
init members to pay respects to Ex-Governor
Larrnbee retiring member Of the board Of con-
introduced bill to legalize oil sales Of liquors
under void mulct petitions prior to supreme
court decision. Hazletons bill defining powers
lating to duties Of administrators. guardians,
trustees, and referees depositing funds with the
clerk OF the district court
After q prolonged discussion the Prentiss
bill to provide that all superintendents OF hes.
pitfalls for the insane do not be appointed from
vote OF 81 to 5S 1iker's bill for the exemption
of personal earnings to the amt. mt Of but AZ per
week was referred to the Judiciary committee
to be made annually to the auditor by state
savings banks instead Of four passed. its pur:
70 tine s
duced were the following:, By Mcturdy, to pro-
vide for the surveying and patenting OF swamp
lakes; BY CLARK, to give supervisors right to
select one paper printed In o foreign Language
for publication OF proceedings; by Clark, pro
collecting delinquent taxes, all money collected
must be pnid into the county fund; by Conley
providing bounty Tor fOXeS-
SENATE.
Des MoineS, Feb. l4-HaZleton's bill 20 give
town councils power to compel property owners
to lay sidewalks Of brick, stone, or cement was
considered, but no action taken
AS result of the warmest and longest debate
In the house this session the Eilser bill to OK.
empt but $8 OF o mans weekly earnings was re-
Among bills introduced were the following: BY
Blake, for encouragement Of beet sugar indus
try; by Shambough giving any one the rihgt to
turbs his stock; by Wise, providing that the
bureau of laaor include bureau OF labor
statistic&
Des Moines, Feb. l5.-After another lengthy
discussion the senate this morning passed the
HaZleton sidewalk bill by q vote OF 80 to =.
The Emmert bill for the suppression OF tuber.
culosis by requiring the inspection of oil i'm
ported breeding and dairy cattle, was under
discussion by the senate again, but had not
reached vote at the time OF adjournment
priating 81 COO for continuing the education Of
Linnie Haguewood: establishing o reio--nntory
for women at Annmosa; nppropriating $1,000 to
complete the classification OF books ut the
state library. AT IN afternoon session the bill
was laid ON the table BY o vote OF 26 to 20.
RoUsR.
The normal school bill came up and was con-
sidered at length. An amendment by Byers,
one was adopted. Warren OF Marion intro
duced substitution I'LL to locate the school at
Knoxville and use the building now occupied
by the institution for the adult blind. The bill
was then referred back to the committee Bus
mess was suspended for few minutes while
the house listened to an address by Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson, which was happily re.
ceived.
Des Moines Feb. 16.-Five bills passed the
senate this morning. They include Cheshire's
l2,50O for the purchase Of $4,000 railroad maps
for free distribution, the house bill making city
treasurers custodians Of the water works funds
tricts the power to receive requests The SEN
ate spent IN hour or more discussing substi-
tute bill for the measure which has passed the
Of grain. It was again referred to the commit.
tee on agriculture. Mulens bill providing
that all presidential electors be chosen OF large
:ather than by districts was passed. Several
bills Of minor Importance were passed.
HOUSE.
The normal school bill was taken up The
report OF the committee recommending the
Byers amendment and killing the Warren sub
Btitute to locate the school ct Knoxville was
adopted and the fight opened with az amend
ment BY Warren stating that nothing in the
called for locating the school from using state
property for TINT purpose The amendment
Of Is r. Byers lied motion for "a re
Grafton. At an afternoon session Kendnll's bill
for weighing coal before screening, unless other
WISE dSTtSu upon III COuLIACt, CduSSu u lively
debate 1t was referred to the Judiciary com
mittee. Venemans bill to levy a tax to provide
for the erection Of necessary buildings Of the
Iowa agricultural college was passed
Des Moines Feb. 1.-THE committee on sup
preston Of intemperance reported favorab.y
this morning Senator Wallace's bill prohibiting
the sale of intoxicants within five miles OF any
educational institution in the state. bill ap-
propriatlng $1,000 to defray the expenses of the
expenses Of the commission to locate monu-
passed Among bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: By Arthaud providing for the creation
Of normal departments in each county; chang
ing salaries of county superintendent from
81, 900 to 81, 800 per year.
Resolutions were adopted requesting Iowas
senators and representatives to work for free
rural delivery Of mails, and for better equip
ment OF the national guard Of the state These
bills were passed: Making use OF blasphemous
language misdemeanor instead OF an tndict-
able oifense; authorizing publication of 10000
railroad commissioners maps. House recon-
sidered bill providing tax for agricultural col
lege and concuired in senate measure. Among
creating Q board OF high school commissioners;
by Stratton. creating board Of school examiners
IN each county; by Eaton, to create and enforce
making 1t possible for every person selling OF
furnishing articles OF personal property to have
lien upon 1t for the purchase price after filing
an itemized statement.
Des Moines, Feb l9-Most OF the senate scs-
sion was devoted to o discussion Of Young's
bill. relating to the disposition of dead bodies.
It was referred to the committee on public
helath. Among bills introduced was one by
Mullan to increase the pay OF supreme court re.
porters to about g., 000 year.
HOUSE
Eight new bills were introduced. One by
Temple proposes to reduce the number OF SUI
prenle judges from six to five, to create On up
pellant court Of the three judges to have juris-
diction over cases involving sums up to q, COO.
This is to relieve the supreme court. One by
Byers prohibits directors Of corporate from
electing officers from among themselves with
out the consent OF three .fourths Of the stock
holders. The bill licensing BARRIERS was passed.
It provides for board of examiners, and that
BARRIERS must pass an examination before being
permitted to work at the business. Bill by
Downing providing that ten days notice must
be given OF intention to circulate mulct petit
uon was passed.
KRUGER NOT WORRYING.