Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19
Brief Resume of Bills Proposed for
Introduction.
RAILWAY TAXATION WILL Be UP
I'm Spite Of the Fact That Many Mem.
bers of Both Houses Are Against
Much Legislation, Number of Bills
Will Be Large.

expressed themselves as being opposed
TO much legislation this year, and de-
clared they have nothing in mind
which will work out in bill, joint
resolution or other form of law, brief
resume of the bills proposed for intro
duction will dispel any doubts that the
Legislature will not have the usual
number of bills when work is under
way.
Following are among the principal
bills proposed for introduction by,
members of the house and senate and
by interested parties who will be able
to secure the introduction of their
plans by request:
Appropriations for the different state
institutions in charge of the board of
control
Appropriations for the three educa-
tional institutions in charge of the
board of control.
bill to provide an additional nor
NAL school for the state, presumably
to be located at Knoxville, using the
building formerly occupied by the state
asylum for the blind.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
use of the state fish and game warden
VI.
An appropriation of $4,000 asked by
the adjutant general for the construct
ton of a state arsenal
An appropriation of 100000 for the
biennial period for the erection of the
main building of the Iowa Hall of His
tory. 1t Is estimated that 100000
will be requared to complete the build
ing, which sum is asked for in four
yearly appropriations. The twenty
ninth general assembly will be requir-
ed to consider the appropriation for
the biennial period
A bill for the control of the state of
interurban and electric street railways
requiring annual reports, jurisdiction
as to freight rates, etc., amending the
present laws by making them apple
able, beyond question, to electric as
well as steam railways.
Railway legislation looking towards
more equitable taxation of the rail
way systems in Iowa. One plan pro-
posed is to tax according to net earn
ings rather than per mile.
An appropriation for the proper yep
resentation of the state of Iowa at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at ST.
Louis in 1908. The sum suggested is
S250,000. The commissioner has not
yet decided what sum will be asked of
the assembly.
A bill towords the promotion of farm
ers' Institutes in the different counties
OF the state.
A bill converting the horticultural
society into department of horticul-
ture, and requiring the payment by
the state of the salaries of the secre-
tary and one stenographer.
A bill for an act governing the cleo
ton of city superintendent of schools
and defining their duties, in cities of
five thousand inhabitants or more.
A bill looking towards giving state
aid to those high schools who evidence
certain proficiency or educational
standard.
A bill to provide for the payment Of
deputy hire for sheriffs by counties,
leaving the fees of the Office up to a
certain limit, to go as salary to the off
GERS themselves.
A bill to provide fee for the mar
ginal cancellation of mortgages, or
abolishing such cancellation entirely,
and also to require state uniformity in
blanks used in the Office of the county
recorder.
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piis pioviulhs lor the establish
ha 1 H io1 LOT lneprlates' 10 Whlch
napi.uaiiy inloAicaleu persons snail be
sentenced me same as are insane per-
soiis ~ sla'e asyluins.
piil ior nome lor epiieptic IN
sane pa..eles separate from the pres
ent insane asylums, and also Dill
proyiuihg lor ehe purchase or more
ianu ior lospitai ana institutional pur-
poses
a JUN. resoiulioh lot constitution
d ainehament providing Tor biennial
eieceiohs.
constitutional amendment provld-
ing lor equal suTr s
valueo polcy insurance bill.
plll 10 provide Inc once OF trater-
nal insurance commissioner.
An attempt VIII pc made to secure
tne repeal OF the antl-compact lnsur-
ance laws now IN force.
bliis 10 amend the present system OF
telephone, telegraph and express taxa
tlon.
Dill to enact habitual criminal
law, Whoch does not require particu-
lar conviction as one of the essentials