Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

text books on Thursday reported favor
ably on the bill providing that teachers
in sub-districts shall be appointed by the
board of directors instead of by the town
| ship officials. There has been considers
BILE objection to the present system of APP
| pointing teachers in sub-districts. The
argument for different method is that
the township officials in many cases are
not competent to judge teachers abil-
ity, and that the examination should be
made by those who have direct charge
of other educational matters in the dis
trict. a matter of State Importance
which has been introduced in the House
| by Representative Hazelton of Pottawat-
TAME is the bill providing for change in
the Iowa paving law. A recent decision
from Judge Eichelberger at Ottumwa
held the Iowa paving law to be uncon-
stitutional, in that the paving tax is as
sessed per front foot without regard to
property value or the benefits accruing to
the owner from such paving. The Hazel
ton bill provides that property shall be as
sessed for paving according to the proper
| ty value and paving benefits.
Nine Republicans and twelve demo-
Gratis combined in the Senate Friday
| morning to defeat the confirmation of the
| appointment of Col. II. III. Rood to be
member of the State board of control to
succeed William Larrabee. Two Demo-
Gratis voted with twenty-six Republicans
in favor of confirmation, but it requir-
| ed thrty-four votes, so the nomination
was rejected. A bill to raise the Gov
ernor's salary to $4,000 was favorably
| reported in the House.
| AS a result of the defeat of I'll. ii. Rood
for confirmation by the Senate as men,
Der of the Board of Control, bill was
introduced on Saturday by Representa-
tive Sweet to make the offices elective by
a joint convention of the House and
Senate. The Senate passed the bill ex-
tending the 1O-mill tax for building pur-
poses for the State University five years.
The Senate also concurred in the House
resolution to elect ten trustees for the
| State educational Institutions. A bill
| was introduced in the House authorizing
city councils to prescribe regulations for
| the maintenance and construction Of
street car lines, aud to regulate their
| fares.
The following bills have been introduc-
ed in the Senate:
1 ~ SGStAOh SoSOp
| relating to the compensation of the Sec
rotary of State board of medical exam
liners. 1t provides tha; lie shall be paid
5000 annually.
By Craig (by request)-Proyiding that
life insurance company having on deposit
| with another State securities similar to
those required to be deposited in Iowa
may be credited with them in Iowa by
making a proper showing.
BY Hazelton-To amend section 1880
of the code relating to the county road
fund, and chapter IL, title ., relating to
taxation.
BY Garst-To amend section 29S of the
code relating to the pay Of deputy clerks.
| BY Hazelton-To legalize the library
tax in Council Bluffs in 1898 and 1889.
By Townsend-To amend section 1881
of the code relating to county text book
uniformity.
BY Hazelton-To grant additional pow
ers to cities.
By Young-Relating to the disposition
of bodies for medical purposes.
BY Griswold-For an appropriation Of
$50, 500 for the Independence asylum.
By misunderstanding to nominations
of candidates for office.
BY Alexander-To regulate the admin
| istration of trusts by State and savings
banks and trust companies organized I'M
der the laws of Iowa.
| By uazeltoI-To amend section III of
the code relating to temporary sidewalks
| 1t provides that brick or stone sidewalks
may be ordered on temporary grades. At
present only plank walks may be ordered
OH temporary grades.
By Bachman-To repeal section 1889 of
| the code.
| By Hazelton-To amend section S5l Of
the code relating to park commissioners
and boards of public works. 1t makes
the city treasurer treasurer of the park
commission, providing that the funds shaA-
be kept separately and drawn on order of
the commission.
By Craig (by request)-To permit life
insurance companies to loan ON their poll
ces to the amount Of the surrender value
of each policy.
BY Hazelton-To amend section 5U4O
| relating to offenses against the public
| peace.
By Craig of Butler-Authorizing super
visors and township trustees to purchase
or condemn lands for gravel pits and
stone Quarries for use of roads and high
ways.
BY Hayward-To amend section 495 of
the code relative to the compensation of
county recorders.
By McArthur-Relative to the publica-
ton of extracts from the laws of the
State.
BY BALTIC amend section Al of the
code relating to amendments of the code
and statutes.
BY Fitzpatrick-To amend section 297S
relating to the extent of a homestead.
BY Cheshire-Appropratins SIC, 700 for
the Benedict Hoime, Des Ioines.
BY Noan-To authorize the appoints
ment of Interpreters for deaf litigants in
court and in cases of insanity among deaf
persons.
In the House the following bills have