Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-27
Senate Defeats Telegraph Tax
Bill by Vote Of 90 to 81.
ADJOURNMENT In SIGHT.
Now Looks os If Session Would End by
April Il Buchanan,s BOARD of Reg.
istration Bill ReportedSfor Pass
sage-College Appropriations

Des Moines, March 23.- Especial Cor
espondence.) 1.-The Cheshire bill for
the taxation of telegraph companies
was defeated in the senate Yesterday
afternoon. 1t had been. debated for
two full days. The vote, was taken on
the motion to substitute the Blanchard
for the Cheshire measure. The Chesl-
ire bill provided for adopting the mile
age unit system of taxation; the Blan-
chard measure practically continues
the present system of taxing. By a
vote of 26 to 81, the Blanchard meas
ure was substituted for the Cheshire
bill; and as thus amended the bill
passed without objection. The vote on
substituting the Blanchard bill was as
follows:
Ayes-AleSander, Albertson, Allyn,
Bell, Blanchard, Brighton, Classen,
Craig, Eaton, kirkpatrick, Hartman,
3. Hayward, Hazelton, Hobart, Hop
kins, Hubbard, Lewis, Lyon. Macarthur,
Mardis, Mullan, Penrose, Perrine, Ii
tus, Trewin, Wallace-26.
| Nays-Arthaud, Bachman, Bishop,
Bolter, Cheshire, Crossley, Emmert,
Finch Garst, Griswold, Healy, Junkin,
Lister, McIntire, Moffat, Kolan, Porter.
Smith, Tallman, Townsend, Wilson,
Young-21.
May Adjourn April L.
1t now looks as if the legislature
might possibly adjourn April L. The
Cheshire bills are out of the way and
about the only important matters left
for original consideration are the in
surance measures, the building and
| loan bills, and the measure looking ia
the taxation of insurance companies
The appropriation bills are yet TO sbe
brought and passed, but this will be
largely a formality, as the committee
Twill agree on all the items, and there
is little likelihood that the houses will
change them. aFFes J ~
The appropriations are going to be
SO large that it will be necessary tc
keep the levy up to a pretty high fig.
ure. At the opening of the session the
general desire was to keep the levy
down to 2.5 mills, but the appropria.
tion business has been done on so gen.
erous basis that 81 and possible rs
mills levy will be necessary
and even with this the present sur
plus will be wiped out by the end o,
\ the biennial period. But the legisla
ture is by this means ena bled to dea
generously with the institutions, and
the Cherokee asylum. will get the full
$360,000 needed for its completion.
Appropriations to Colleges.
| At the joint conference of sub-com
mittees from the appropriation com
mittees of both houses, it was decided
to allow the state college about .wha1
it had asked for in the way of appro
priations. Iowa City also came in fol-
its share, and is to be given, all it has
requested. Following are the amounts
as decided last evening:
State College
at Ames. Amt. asked. Amt. giver
Perman't support fund S 31,5oo $4,000
Engineering building. 100000 $4,000
Presidents residence. 10000 10000
| Horse barn .........-, 10000 $4,000
Purchase live stock... 10000 10000
Total ..... ......$211, 500 $142, 900
State University
Amt. asked. Amt. given
Annual support fund. $50, 900 $4,000
Contingent support fund 10000 10000
Total $50. $3.50, 900 100000
A Difference of Opinion.