Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-09
MOVE TOW ARD ADJOURNMENT
Lower House of Iowa Legislature Favors
Date One Day Later Than Senate
BILLS BEING PUSHED THROUGH RAPIDLY
HRbituaI Criminal Act Receives Fa-
vorable Consideration Among
Measures-New OIL
GERS Take Hold.
BILLS BEING PUSHED THROUGH RAPIDLY
From a STAFF correspondent

From a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES, April s.-(special.) IA
slight move in the direction Of adjourn
ment OF the Legislature was made in the
house Monday by the introduction b.
Mr.. Barker of a resolution for adjournment
sine die. April 10. Under the rules the
resolution went over until tomorrow, when
1t will be acted on. The senate resolution
which passed that body called for adjourn
ment April 8.
A bill was introduced by tangan Of Gin
ton and Immediately passed legalizing an
election in aid of a Carnegie library.
The bill by the committee on mines and
mining, providing for safety in coal mines
and for examination of blasts and for the
employment by the operators Of shot
nrers," was passed. An effort was made &c
eliminate the feature Of employing shot
flrers," but it was left in. This is the ques-
tlon over which the operators and miners
had a long controversy last month.
The house concurred in the senate amend.
ments to the bill making It fraud to dis
pose Of property on which there is an un-
paid landlords lien for rent, the amend
ment being to make it impossible to COM
mence action until all the rent is due.
A bill for an ss5 appropriation for Samuel
Purcell for a horse killed by Indians in
Cherokee county in 1851 was passed; also ar
appropriation for $243.45 for costs in the
B~onsparte dam case. The bill to recognize
high schools having normal courses wal
passed as amended by the senate, leaving
out all appropriations. A bill to revise the
game laws was passed as it came over from
the senate.
A conference report was adopted on a bill
to require that actions on insurance notes
shall be commenced in the counties wher'
the makers of the notes live. This is to Kill
of the spectators in such notes where
companies fail.
HabituaI Criminal Act.
The bill to define the crime of being 6
habitual criminal and to provide punish.
ment therefor was passed. There has beer
no law in Iowa heretofore for habitua.
criminals.
A bill to permit the giving OF suret!
bonds in mulct cases was adopted.
The bill to permit the commencement o.
civil actions against the author Of a nui.
sance in any county in which the effect o
a nuisance is felt was beaten, receiving
only eighteen votes. This was especially
aimed at the Marshalltown glucose factor!
u was NChu W pei ~ bho OoiuNhhi
Of Tama county to sue the company FOL
damages on account Of the pollution of the
Iowa river. . Senators expressed a fear tina
the bill would be of far-reaching conse'
quences and overturn the established Gus.
toms in regard to civil suits for damages.
The Maytag bill to provide safety -appli'
ances In factories and also to require tina
sanitary regulations shall be observed wat
passed.
A bill to allow credit insurance in Iow'
was passed.
The bill to authorize county recorders I,
employ deputies was passed and sent ovel
to the house, where 1t was Immediately
passed.
Much of the time today was taken VI
with discussion Of a bill to guarantee {
salary of 2 1000 a year to the suprem,
court reporter, to extend the time OF tn,
present incumbent two years and make tn,
ofHce appointive after that time. The bill
was passed.
The house passed the appropriation bill
for state Institutions carrying SIG, 577.50
The committee had changed its bill in rela,
ton to the purchase of land at the Soldiers
Orphans Home, but $4,000 was left for the
purpose. In other respects the bill was al
introduced by the committee.
The house refused to pass a senatorial re-
districting bill.
The house passed the Missionary Ridge
monument appropriation OF $35, 900.
The house refused to concur in the senate
amendments to the optomery bill.
The senate passed the bill to permit the
sale of two islands in the Mississippi river
near Davenport.
A bill was passed in both houses to pro
vide for a naval militia in Iowa.
The house at a night session considered a
length and passed the senate bill to requir,
irregular associations doing business slmilai
to building and loan associations to incor
porate under the building and loan law.
The senate passed a bill to require an in
! spector of creameries.' a bill to revise thu
laws relating to the printing Of public doc
uments.
The senate refused to concur in the hous
amendments to a bill to legalize all paper
which have been definitely acknowledged
The senate defeated a bill TO allow salar,
insurance, and failed to pass a bill to pro
tect owners OF breeding stock.
The following incorporation papers wer
fled with the secretary Of state today:
La Fayette Building company OF Water
loo; capital, ssO.OOOi by E. T. Gown an
others.
Des Moines Printing company; capital