Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-22
Record of the Business Done at Tues.
lcrday,s Session.

tcrday's Session.
Des Moines, Feb. Ex-senator Lewis
introduced a bill yesterday involving
the question of county care of insane.
His measure proposes to solve the
question by placing all private ard
county hospitals under the care of he
state board of control. The board is to
make rules and regulations which il
not complied with give the board au-
thority to Withdraw all patients and
place lhem in the state hospitals. The
board is to make semi-annual visits of
inspection, and may remove any chron-
ic insane patient from a state to a
county Institution OF remove to state
hospital any patient which will re-
ceive better care there. if the relatives
agree to such transfer.
Senator Garst yesterday introduced
a bill to prohibit the charging off OF
uneNpended balances of appropr,:,-
tions. 1t is in line with the reco n
mendation of the state board, of con-
troll that it may be allowed discretion
in using these balances for other pnr-
poses.
In both houses yesterday morning
new national flags We're displayed
against lit walls vi tllG CldluDeES DE-
hind the chairs of the. presiding OFF
GERS. This is the result of the order
made by both houses several days ago.
and is intended as tribute for tie
United States army in the field.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 p. IN. Pres:-
dent MacLean and other friends of tie
State university appeared before the
senate committee on appropriations
in the interests Of the requests which
have been made for additional support
fund and funds to meet other needs
OF the school.
On account of several slight errors
in the senate bill, the upper body sui
stituted the house measure granting
one-1enth of mill tax for the state
college at Ames for its measure, an.
passed it.
1t is understood that in the near
future the senate committee Oh
schools will report the Hayward com
pulsory education bill for passage.
House Proceedings.
The bill to amend the military code
of the state passed the house without
opposition. Its most important change
is doing away entirely with the bri-
gade organization in the Iowa National
Guard. According TO one of its pro-
visions the salary Of the adjurant gen
eral is increased from $500 to So COO
in times of peace and he is given com
pensation equal to that of colonel in
time of war.
The bill by Temple to amend tie
code so as to make it possible for IN
surance companies TO receive loans up
on their own policies and not wait I'M
til three years after policy is taken out
as now required, passed by vote Of
90 to ID. The object of the bill as
stated by Temple was to make it pos
sible for Iowa companies to make loars
center of capital in the state. 1t was
now when policies are frequently taken
out paid up in full.
The bill by Sokol to give county su-
perintendents charge OF Distributed
of text books where the uniform sys-
TEN is employed and so relieved the
county clerk, passed with an amend
ment making it possible for boards Of
education to order it otherwise ii SO
desiring.
The Prentis bill enabling the audi
Tor OF STATE TO correct errors IN as
ssssment list after first giving notifica-
ton and providing that expense 50
incurred be borne pro rata by funds
of effected passed with little oppose
ton. 1t was introduced at the request
of the state auditors convention. The
senate bill to appropriate $1,000 Tor
paying expenses md freight also
passed the house.
Sauer OF Dubuque introduced hill
to provide that collateral inheritance
tax shall not apply to requests of loss
than $1,000. A mining bill came in by
Jones Which is to rake provisions OF
the code regarding inspection, etc,
now applying only to coal mines apply
to all mines OF the state. Edwards in
sroduced bill TO require notary pub
lies doing business i'll other countics
10 hold certificates from the secretary
OF state and Wise has in measure To-:
the better protection of owners ana
operators OF corn shelters.
MACRUM'S STORY FALSE.