Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-01
IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
proqec9tags of the Iowa House and
Senate.

ProGec4l8gs of the Iowa House and
Senate.
Dcs MA1nes, Ia, Feb. 27-The bill to
prohibit railroad companies from giving,
II legislators, state officers, judges or
| delegates to political conventions from
receiving, free transportation, occupied
the attention of the house at both fore
aoon and afternoon sessions today. Rep
| resentative Hughes, of Iowa county. au
thor of the bill. called 1t up and moved
that the minority report of the commit
tee be substituted for the majority re-
port. The minority recommended the bill
for passage in its original form; the MAJ
jority recommended simply the passage
of II bill prohibiting the giving of trans
portation to delegates to conventions.
AS soon ms Mr.. Hughes had moved to
substitute the minority report Blake. of
Webster, moved that the Hughes motion
lie on the table.
On this MIR. Hughes demanded a roll
call which resulted in defeating Bake's
motionyeas ~, nays e.
MIR. Hughes then moved to substitute
the minority for the majority report. and
m this motion number of speeches were
made Mir. Hughes quoted from the laws
or constitutions of several states which
have enacted similar provisions. lie de-
edge that railroad passes are given to
legislators, 10 judges. 10 state officers, to
candidates Tor office, 10 delegates to con-
MENTIONS, in order to influence their ac-
ton matters involving railroad inter
csts. lie quoted from ap article by Judge
y. NJ iiubbard. Iowa counsel icr the
Chicago ard Northwestern railway. Ill
HE North American Review. twelve
years ago. Judge Hubbard is one: OF the
leading railroad politicians of the state.
| N a~iIN tla..,
sands OF mileage b1eAi.;ild passes among
officials and politicians. In his article III
the North American Review Judge Hub
bard said il would be useless To deny that
passes are given b. railroads for the
| sake of the effect They have upon the re-
cipient and upon his ;,ttiJnfe toward rail
from eX-Goyernor i.afrapee, of Iowa.
who demanded that the pass system be
destroyed root aud branch.
MI hughes was followed by Represen-
tative Stallcop OF sac. who made Il
| strong speech in favor of the original bill.
Mi Blume, of Crawford. and Mr. The
opllluS, OF Scott, ALSO spoke tor the meas
r!rc. and the roll was called on the ques-
ton of substituting the minority report.
The motion caired-ycas 81, nays "a, as
follows:
ley, Bennett, Black, Biskemore. Bluine,
Camphcil. Garter Clark of Hamilton,
Downing. Durham, Eaton, Edwards. Eli
ker. iiansmann, Hawk, Head, lIilsingcr.
Hughes. jaeger, .Ienks, Jones, Kendall,
Kent, Kerr kuniz, Let's, LYMAN Nc
l'renliss' Sauer, Shambaugh... Stalcop,
Stewart, Stratton. Sweet, Theophilus,
Tuenen, Neneman, Warren Way, Will
son of Buena Vista, Wilson of KeolSuls,
En- Total, 81
Nays Anderson of Warren, Ayres Bar
ret. Bariringer. Bengst.on, Blake, Blu
cruickshanl, Davis, BOWS, Furry. Glib
son, Draft. Harbert. aaselqdist. Iiinkle,
lSerk, kimball, koto. McGurdy, Miller of
Cedar, Myers Putnam, Roome, Santee,
Scott, Sokol, Stuckslager. Temple. Town
send. Total, "a.
Following the substitution Mr. Hughes
offered an amendment to except the board
of commissioners from the operations of
the bill, allowing them to continue their
privilege of free transportation Oh official
business.
Mr.. Blake offered an amendment TO
road commissioners This feature was
under discussion when the house adj
1ourned al noon and the discussion was
resumed at the afternoon session.
The friends of the bill we're greatly
gratiied at the strength, they have de-
veloped. On both roll calls thus far they
have mustered enough votes to pass the
bill and they are confident they will win
in the end. If the bin passes the house
its friends in the senate express entire
confidence it will pass there. The law as
latlon. Senator Cheshire says when it
reaches the senate he will amend to make
violations Il felony.
In the senate this forenoon the IIarri-
man bill to establish u state department
of agriculture was under discussion. Va
rious amendments were offered and The
bill did not reach Il vote The senate re-
considered ITS resonton. to adjourn
table -