Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-12
CLOSING DAY Of THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The Twenty Eighth General Assem-
blyof Iowa Wound Up Yes
terday Evening,
STORMY TIME IN THE SENATE
Filib"sterins Tactics Employed to
Prevent Certain Measures From
Being Considered - Ways
and Means Kill.
STORMY TIME IN THE SENATE

Des Moines, Ia, April 9.-'rhc les j.
lature concluded it's work at Is O'Clock
Friday night. although the traditional
fiction of the clock said il was noon
Two hours were spent by the senate
in the morning discussing the joint
resolution FIXING the number and sal
aries OF state house employees. 1t
passed the house unanimously. but
was attacked by Senator Trewin he
cause it was brought in at the last
moment proposing considerable in
creases. The resolution was at first
defeated, then reconsidercd. explained
and passed, with one slight amend
ment, increasing the salary of the col
ored .ianitress.
The house complimcnted Speaker
Bowen by unanimous vote of conf
dence. giving him The speakers chair
and gavel. He responded by giving
the house credit for sustaining him.
The employees gave Speaker Bowen a
gold-headed cane.
\ joint resolution by Senator Hub
bard for the appointment of com
mission of five to the Pam American
exposition at Buffalo. WITHOUT expense
to the state. passed The senate by Il
bare 26 votes.
a bill prohibiting the manufacture
of pearl buttons and butter tubs in
pcnitentiaries passed the house ON
reconsideration.
The general appropriation bill
passed the house.
The stipulated premium insurance
bill passed both houses. The confer
ence committee report taking out the
objectionable features was agreed to.
The l'an-Amcrican exposition reso-
luton and general appropriation bill,
carrying S2Ts,000, passed both houses
a compromise was effected ON the
minority corporation bill whereby the
interests Immediately concerned in
the advocacy of the bill secured JUS
tice without the assistance of the pro-
posed law. The Sitting committee re-
ported the bill, giving it Il chance for
it and feared it would pass thought
granting all that was asked. The stiff
ing committee never recQnsdercd the
bill or did anything further with it.
Des Moines. Ia, April Gin the closing
hours of its session the general assembly
had a stormy time The house early in
the morning passed the joint resolution
fixing salaries of state employees for the
next biennial period. When 1t went to
the senate a fight was begun by Senator
Trewin against certain increases of sala-
ries provided in the measure. The reso-
luton WAS aXp:iipeI and 6efnndnI Inv ba
committee that had reported it. but was
finally defeated. Then it was explained
that this action would leave Il large
number of employees without any provi-
sion wnate%er for their payment, as this
resolution Is q bienhial necessity i'm order
to pay the salaries. Accordingly the so.e
was reconsidered and the resolution taken
up again The fight was repeated. ending
IN the passage Of the resolution Practical
ly as 1t came from the committee.
Meantime. the house having disposed of
Its business. had taken a recess. the
clock hands were stopped, the motions to
reconsider tho adjournment resolution
had been withdrawn and ii was settled
that this sitting must end the session.
on some forty bills. Tremendous pressure
was being brought to bear to get out par
ucu!ar measures, and the sitting COM
consider them. Chairman Hcaly distlp-
peared from the chamber and the COM
mittee would not act in his absence The
Temple appellate court hin and the meas
ure to increase the salary, of the. gov
srnor were among the bills which the
committee would not bring out. 1t finally
dawned on the advocates of some of these
measures that the fight on the salary
Olution was q plan to kill time so that no
more measures could be taken up. This
caused some indignant protests to MEM
bers of the committee, but they We're in
vain.
While members were vainly pleading 10
get their measures out of Sitting commits
tee, Senator Hubbard rose and introduced
resolution. 1t provided for the appoint-
pointment by the governor of n commits
sion 10 represent Iowa at the Buffalo
Pan American exposition 1t was re-
.ess than half a minute Chairman Healy
announced that the committee was will.
Ing that it be considered. There was a
protest from two or three senators. SEN
ator Hubbard explained that the rcsolu
tion involved no expense whatever To the
state, on ron call the resolution re-
ceived Just 26 votes, enough to pass it,
The house Sitting committee has agreed
to bring it, out, and IL will undoubtedly
pass that body. The house, which yes
terday defeated the senate bill prohibit
ing the manufacture of pearl buttons and
butter tubs by convict labor reconsid-
cred and passed the measure. Tho house
passed the ways and means bill directing,
during the coming biennium to raise
$4,000 Gao in 1900 and s,50o0o0 i'm laol. The
committee states that this will leave II
small surplus in the treasury at the end
presented to Speaker Bowen behalf
of the members, and the employees pre-
sented him cane. The clocks being
stopped. the senate took recess at i
will not be reached before the late aft
eruoon.