Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-02-23
The Measure to Establish One in
Iowa Meets with Defeat
in the House.
PROPOSITION is REGARDED As DEAD.
Cattle Bill Also Voted Down-Exam-
nation of County Trensurers-Two
State Departments Consolidate
Funds for CoIlcgcs-Other Legisla-
tive Notes.
Especial Correspondence

defeated in the house last Friday, lack
ing two votes of the necessary 81 to
pass it.. The committee had reported
schools, but the friends OF the bill
found that it could not pass in that
form, so Mr.. Byers, who had charge
of the bill on the floor, moved to amend
, it so as to provide for only one school.
This amendment was adopted, where
upon Mr.. Warren, of Marion county, of
fered a substitute providing for con-
verting the state industrial home for
the blind in Knoxville into a normal
school. This was on Thursday, and the
bill was then referred back to the COM
mittee on normal schools, together
with the substitute. The committee
reported the next morning in favor
of the bill to establish one school and
against the Knoxville proposition.
When the bill came up for considera-
ton Friday morning, Mr.. Warren
moved an amendment that nothing in
the bill should prevent the legislature
from taking state institution and
changing it into normal school. Most
of the friends of the bill resisted this
amendment on the ground that it gave
| Knoxville an unfair advantage, and
| that under the bill as it was, Knoxville
| would have the same chance as any
other town. Opposition was made to
the idea of accepting any old buildings
for the proposed school. The amend
ment was adopted by vote of As to 40,
and was the cause of the defeat OF
the bill on its passage. Messrs. Byers,
Ayers and Sweet changed their votes
from aye to no in order to move a re-
consideration, but it is not consid-
cred at all probable that the bill will
ever have as many votes as it did Fri
day. The normal school proposition is
regarded as dead. The vote as re-
corded on the passage of the bill was
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson of Warren,
Baker. Barringer, Bengstom, Boysen, Bu-
chanan, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton,
Cold, Conley, Cowles, Cruikshank, Dows,
Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Hassel-
quist, Hawk. Hinkle, Hughes, Jaeger,
jerks, Kendall, Kirkwood Koontz, Koto,
Let's, Lyman, McAleer, Patton, Payne,
Prentis, Putnam, Sauer, Stallcop. Stratton,
Stockslager Theophilus, Veneman, War
rem, Way. Wilson of Washington, Wise,
Mr.. Speaker--46.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Ayers,
Barley, Barrett, Bennett Black, Blake,
Blakemore Byers, Clarke of Dallas, Co
burn Cottrell, Grouse, Davis, Dodds, Down
ing, Dunham Graft, Hansmann, Harbert,
Head, Hisnger, Jones' Keck, Kent, Kerr,
Kimball, Nc Curdy M cGinn, Marshall, Miller
of Cedar, MH.er of Fayette, Myers, Nico-
laus, Overfield, Roome, Santee. Scott,
Shambaugh, Sokol, Stewart. Sweet, Tenn
Pile Thuenen, Towner, Wilson of Adair,
Wright-47
Absent and Not voting-Messrs. Blume,
Campbell, Gibson, Hurn, Townsend, Will
son of Buena Vista. Wilson of Keokuk-7.
Cattle Bill Defeated.
Another much-discussed measure
which has been defeated is the one to
prohibit the Importation into the state
of dairy and breeding cattle affected
with tuberculosis. The bill was dis
cusscd in the senate on four different
days and was finally beaten in an in
direct way. Senator Motif moved to
| lay on the table an amendment by Sem
ator Bolter, and this prevailing, had
the effect under parliamentary law of
carrying the whole subject with it.
So it will require two-thirds vote
to bring it up again, and this cannot
be had. Many speeches We're made or
both sides of this question in the sen
ate. Those favoring the bill claimed
that Iowa is a dumping ground for cat
tie that have tuberculosis, because
other states have laws against bring
ing in cattle that do not have a clear
bill of health. Medical men claimed
that the disease was communicated t.
human beings through milk and beef
Those opposed to the bill claimed tina
it would unnecessarily interfere witt
the stock business, and that the tn
berculosis test which it is proposed t.
apply to cattle to show whether or no
they have tuberculosis is not reliable
Mulct Petitions.
Bills have been introduced in boil
houses legalizing the mulct petition
that We're procured prior to October
i 1897, when change was made in tn
} tions to be procured The bill simpl,
proposes to put the saloon keepers il
i the same position that they were be
II fore the recent decision of the suprem
court.
To Examine Treasurers.
II County treasurers will be examine
), by state examiners, who are to come a
irregular and unexpected times, if
bill by Eaton which passed the hous
last week is agreed to by the senate
This bill provides for the appointment
by the governor of three examiner
! who are to call upon the county treas
!, urers and go through their books j
most thorough manner at least one
r a year when he is not looking for it,
Departments Consolidate.
The state library and the state hi:
torical departments will be conso
idated under one general manage
ment. and the miscellaneous depart
ment of the state library will b
B removed to the new historical built
: ing. This will be provided for in TIL
= bill which has been favorably repor
ed to the senate by the library con
: mittee. There is no opposition to til
bill and it will undoubtedly pas
Johnson Brigham, the state librarian
3 will have charge of the consolidate
!, departments, but Charles Aldrich, tn
founder of the historical department
will retain his position as curator an
will continue the special line of wor
in which he has been so successful
engaged for more than dozen year
Fee Reduced.
= The bill to require the state boar
G of medical examiners to hold examin;