Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-25
HOUSE CHANGES ITS METHOD
Hereafter Will Use Roll Call in Oonourring
in Senate Amendments.
MINERS AND OPERATORS STILL At OUTS
shot Firing Question Hard 20 Dispose
Of-New street Railway Project
for Des Moines-Dower
RiGht Bill Passed.
lFrom a stan Correspondent.l

call the roll on these amendments. Here
tofore the house has concurred by simple
vote, a majority Of those voting being sufh-
cient. Inasmuch as the constitution pro-
vides that on a bill a roll call shall be had
ard the yeas and nays shall be entered in
the journals, IT was decided that on concur
renee In amendments, which might even
go to the length Of a complete substitute,
the roll should be called. The senate also
came up against the question and called
the roll on concurrence in amendments.
"A number Of bills will have to be published
again as a result Of this complication.
The house refused to concur in senate
amendments to a bill to give authority to
interurban railways. 1t was represented
that the senate amendments have com
pletely destroyed the bill, that they were
placed in the bill in the interest OF the
corporations owning street railways in
cities, that they would absolutely prevent
an interurban electric line from carrying
freight into the cities and would therefore
prevent the building Of interurban lines
except by companies already owning lines
in cities. The vote to not concur was unaui-
nous.
The house voted down a bill to establish
the weight Of a loaf Of bread in Iowa at
one pound.
Inc uOuHe COnCuITtu III SehdlC dhIchu-
ments to the sherifs' salary bill and to
the bill to require inspection of mines. A
bill to have the state buy the supplies for
oil inspectors was passed, also a bill to
permit insurance of health and one legaliz- |
ing the acts Of water works trustees acting
under appointment Of the district court.
Dover Right Bill Passes.
The bill to legalize transfers of real
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away the dover right Of the other under a
power of attorney, in fact or assumed, has
been finally passed. The bill was changed
materially and held in committees a long
time, because II was OF doubtful character,
but today the, senate concurred in the house
substitute, which it is believed will pre-
vent all litigation which might grow out
Of the supreme court decision affecting such
transfers.
The senate passed a bill in regard to as
sessments in special charter cities, one
providing for railroads over roads taken
as highways for private use, a bill to pro-
vide that the secretary of state shall render
! quarterly statements to state officials and
| commissions OF the amount Of printing and
.inding done during the quarter and a bill
o provide for annual examination Of &C
counts of state officers by an expert &C
/ - OAi " 6iN IN ~ "a
light to borrow money on real estate loans
vas discussed, but not finished.
A bill to Ak salaries of assessors in Des
Moines was passed. A bill to require pub
.Ication annually Of a financial statement in
all cities OF the state, the statement to go
the full length Of all material information
in regard to city affairs. The bill was also
passed by the house.
shutting Out Certain Concerns.
Attorney General Mullen today prepared
4 bill, which was introduced in both houses
Of the legislature. having the purpose OF
shutting out of the state certain concerns
which are doing a business in Iowa by a
sort Of building and loan process. One Kan
sas City concern, which is in fact not or
gained as a corporation. has been estab-
fishing agencies in Iowa and selling land
and lots by a process Of paying In monthly
payments. 1t was found that there is no
law regulating persons or firms doing a
building and loan or similar business in
Iowa. The law proposed this morning
would maxi the building and loan laws
cover mortgaged bodies or firms doing bust
ness In Iowa.
To Give Farmers Representation.
Other bills passed by the house this after
noon were: To give farmers representation
In the state agricultural convention; 10 in
crease the annual allowance to the State
Horticultural society to $4,000 to appro-
pirate $50, 900 for state arsenal.
The senate passed a bill to require the
publication Of the annual statements OF the
city finances and q bill to provide a pro-
cedure for notices Of IRE losses.
The house psrdons COMMITTEES today re-
ported favorabIy on two applications for
| pardAna 49, -
John Bellew. The same committee re-
ported against pardons for Christine Beh-
rens. Byron Quinn and Jasper Mason. It
has eight other cases to dispose OF.
New Corporations.
These new corporation papers we're filed
with the secretary Of state today:
Emmet County Mercantile company Of
Metropolis Telephone company of Des
MONIES county; Capital $4,000. BY o. II.
KimbalitOn Danish Lumber company Of
Merchan Have Trouble. =
G. H. seeIey. president. and W. II. Levan.
vice president OF the Seeley-H
Mercantile company, which recently Sc
cured the appointment Of a receiver on the
NNe VI Ah1SaNNhoyg ahu " the IthhOn
that, II was claimed, there was dissension
among the incorporators, are charged by
Charles A. Stevens q Bros, Chicago whole
sale merchants, with collision. They say
there is an attempt on the part of the presI-
dent and vice president OF the incorporation
to wreck the business to the end OF securing
a compromise with the creditors at a low
rate for personal reasons.
1t is also charged against seeIey and
LeVan that their interest in the Seeley-
Howe-LeVan company IL but a nominal one.
II any. and that Some tine ago they spslEed
a majority OF their shAss - stock to the
Des Moines National bank in security for
Indebtedness Of one or both parties con-
eerned. The case went into the district
court today on a petition to have the re-
eeiver removed.
:, Must Reach = Conclusion.
Unless the miners and operators come 10
an agreement on the wage scale within a
day or two they will not be able 10 do so
AZ all. A Joint session Was held today but
the agreement was not reached.
The shot hring question was taken up
today. The operators refused to consider
the plan to engage regular shot hrers at
their own expense, aid to agree that one