Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-14

a committee to supervise the work. The
new laws will be published in one book, in
GLIDING the law of the last three assem-
blies. The house also passed the bill to pro-
vide severe penalties for kidnapping persons
for ransom. A bill was passed fixing COM
pensatlon for attorneys appointed by the
court to defend in misdemeanor cases.
The senate passed a bill to permit saw
ings banks to increase the amount Of de-
posits received to twenty times the capital
stock.
New Bills Introduced.
Senator Harper introduced a bill to de-
clare that where a merchant sells a stock
OF goods intact without payment of all
credits 1t shall be deemed evidence Of fraud
unless he shall first have given notice to the
creditors.
The municipal code commission appointed
last year introduced seven bills Of minor
Importance as prepared by the code COM
mission. One OF these fixes a way by which
the cities may locate smallpox hospitals.
for in case of a disagreement as to loca-
tIon a committee OF the State Board Of
Health shall arbitrate the matter. Another
requires that counties shall pay all ex-
penses OF smallpox quarantine.
Senator Hartman introduced a bill to de-
fine interurban railways and to provide
regulations therefor.
Senator Wilson introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the sale Of convict made goods in iowa
In competition with goodA made by free
labor where the latter are manufactured In
Iowa.
Senator Smith of Mitchell offered a bill
to permit the organization of credit insur-
ance companies in Iowa.
Mr.. Kerr introduced in the house a bill
limiting the sums which may be paid for a
candidate for campaign expenses and pro-
Vidlns for q report thereon.
Pioneer lawmakers Visit.
In the afternoon the Association Of Pio-
neer Lawmakers visited both houses Of the
legislature, the house first at i:l5 o'cIock
and the senate a little later In each house
some time was given over to speeches OF
welcome and responses. Among those
speaking were Speaker Eaton, Messrs. Gil
christ Hamann, Marshall, Cue and Fair
az. ~
Bruce-Emmert Contest.
d attorneys and tally clerks in the
oruce-Emmort contest this morning made
up an agreed statement OF the number Of
votes found for each candidate I'D to thu
present time. According TO the statement
bruce mas a majority OF thirty eight votes
IN the two counties. There is referred "a
me committee for final consideration ana
Nhich VIII undoubtedly decide the conteat
100 ballots upon which the parties ana
their attorneys could not agree. Fifty az
these were retained by judges of election
as objected to or disputed in the local
count. ~
sportsmen Seek Game Protection.
II the wishes Of the sportsmen a, th,s
state are carried, every person VINO wants
to go hunting will have 10 secure a ucensa
at u per year, and every person fishing
IN any stream, lake or pond viii he
Obliged 10 hold himself down to twenty
nVe game hsh per day. Any person using
dynamite In fishing anywhere In the state
VIII De subject to arrest and conviction Of
= Felony. No fishing shall be lone within
SVO reel OF a hshway or reservoir for hsh.
over zoo men met at the Kirkwood today
anu discussed FISH and game laws. They
instructed a special committee, OF which
MT blrdseH OF Waterloo is chairman. 10
amend oiils and secure passage during the
present session OF the legislature making
the open quail season from October is to
december 10, also that there shall be no
shooting between December Is and March
! nor between April Is and September is.
The open season for ducks and geese is
made March l to April is.
Decides constitutional Question.
The Iowa supreme court today disposed
OF a constitutional question Of great i'm
portance and held that acts Of the twenty
sixth, twenty seventh aud twenty eighth
general assemblies were in violation OF
the constitution. This related to the con-
troll OF the waterworks in Sioux City. The
legislature took the, control out Of the
hands Of the city council and placed Il in
q commission appointed by the judges OF
the district court. In a decision by Judge
Deemer rendered today the Law Is declared
unconstitutional and. hence the water
works will again be taken charge Of by
the city council. The law was defeated on
the ground that It violated the principle
OF local self-government and also because
It was an attempt to give the judges ex-
ecutiye power. On this last question II is
decided that courts cannot perform func-
lions which are executive or legislative.
and that this attempt TO place the control
Of the watervorks under the control OF
the courts Is in violation OF the eonstitu-
ton. The manifest purpose OF the leg
islature." he writes. lin passing the act
in question and placing the appointing