Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23
WORK OF THELEGISLATURE.

Rn EARLY two hundred and fifty new
.IN measures will go on the statute
SA books as the result of the session
Of the Twenty-ninth General Assembly,
which has come to n close. OF these,
about an equal number originated in the
House and the Senate. The number of
bills that successfully went through the
ordeal of both houses is small, compar.
ed with the number introduced and that
were either killed outright or brought to
an end by methods of indirection. Hosts
Of measures that ten weeks ago gave
brilliant promise of blossoming into stat
utes are now lying forgotten iii the desks
Of tables in the committee rooms. In
the House, the total number OF bills In
Produced was 455. In the Senate, there
were 1868 new bills. Much Of the lesis-
iatioh that has been enacted consists of
legalizing acts and measures of n cor
receive or special nature. In the way
Of positive constructive legislation, the
Assembly has accomplished but little.
One of the measures of foremost i'm
portance is the new road law, making the
township the unit of road organization.
The Durham compulsory education bill is
an important educational advance Moth
Ing to speak of has been accomplished in
the way of taxation reform and the rail-
way assessment agitation has come to
nothing. The leading railroad measure
that has gone through is the Hubbard
merger bill, to allow Iowa roads to reach
but and own and control the property and
stocks of connecting lines. There has
been considerable legislation for munich
palities. The insurance interests We're
successful in preventing the passage of
the valued policy law and equally lin
successful in securing other measures
that they sought, such as the repeal Of
the anti-compact law and the creation
of an insurance department.
Two joint resolutions for amendments
to the constitution were passed, one the
biennial elections measure and the other
the Temple measure to increase the rep
rcsentativcs to los. 1he equal suffrag-
lists fought AS usual for their joint resp
lation and rs usual fell. The Legisla-
ture has eyihced little affection for blue
laws, and the anti-Sunday baseball bill
slept Ii, committee on Adjournment. The
liquor laws, HOWEVER, have been tighten
ed up at various points and made some
what more stringent. Des Moines has
been accorded needed legislation with lit
tie opposition Chief among this has
been the fire and police commission bill
and the measures relative to the army
post. The banks Of the. State have Sc
cured increased latitude in much-wantcd
iawmakins and in the way of mines and
mining legislation. the shot examiners is
of the first Importance.
Not since Iowa became State has
such liberality been shown in appropria-
tons and the levy has gone to an unpre-
cedented figure. The educational insti-
tutions, in addition to being allowed n
half mill levy, have been given fairly
large regular appropriations. The ex-
traordinary appropriations of the session
aggregated S2,1SSG50, the figures being
prepared by Senator Maytag of the joint
conference committee on appropriations.
LesalizinR Acts.
First in Importance of the legallxlng acts
passed ny the Twenty ninth General As.
sembly is the Senate Judiciary committee
measure me, Intended to legnlize conveyance Of
ing by supposed right through power of Mt
lorncy, Inns conveyed the dover interest OF
the wife, or the wife that of the husband.
hundreds of transfers In Iowa are legalized
by this measure.
other legalizins measures are:
s. u. $50 by Crawford, legalizing acts of
IGia u.., trustees appointed by the
by n recent Supreme Court decision, and
applicable to cities of the first class and
special charter cities.
f,a n; +. 2ss. by Campbell, legalizlng copy of
1rd IN case of burlington & Missouri River
Railroad Company vs.. Fremont County.
II. +. 1S1, by Hurn, to legalize proceedings
where ordinances or resolutions were passed
under misrepresentation of the fact the
Mayor is member of the Council.
>; i. 40. by. COPYRIGHT. to legallze publ
where such notices were published by daily
papers and printed In but one issue a week
instead of daily, for the required period of
four weeks.
Legalizing measures were also passed af-
tecting the following localities or subjects:
Lake, town Of Rudd, election held in no o g.
reola County, election In independent dis
County. Town of Schaller, Town of Minien,
Town of Cresco and City of Cresco, election
held IN Dallas County. Aspen Grove Gene.
Conway, voting. of bonds by independent
school district Of Alerton in Wayne County,
official acts of Notary n. Il. Haskins, official
acts of George Il. aud Herbert McMurtrle,
'evying of Tux by jefferson County Super
visors, Town of Sumner, organization of in
dependent school district Of Ralston, acts
Of q, Council Of Orleans, Town of I.aurens, or
to the trustees of Fox River Township in
Davis County, Town of Kinross.
;, Acts of Town of Gravity, the Town of
Bondurant In Polk County, establishment of
free public library Mt Clinton.
Acts of officials of IIllsdale.
Certain instruments In writing effectively
acknowledged.
Appropriation Bills.
II. /. loo, by Bealer, approprlnting S15OOoo
Tor Nicksburs monuments and authorizing
Governor to appoint supervising commission
OF nine veterans of Iowa regiments that took
part In Nicksburg campaign.
). f. 16l. by Garst, mixing per capltu for
support of insane hospitals !s12 per month
and, Tint Of Cherokee Hospital not to ex-
coed S15. The sum of $4,000 is set apart
for transfer of patients to Cherokee.
s. f; 29s, by Garst, for s1.62O.4s, to pay
custodinn's employees for March,
S. H. 1872, by Young of Washington. for
$1,000 for two monuments to Iowa troops
OH Missionary Ridge ana one at Lookout
Mountain.
S. L 100, by Smith of Mitchell, for 81, 500
for hire of extra Legislative employees.
II. +. II, by Secor, increasing from $4,000
to $4,000 annual Horticultural Society ap-
preparation.
.. i. III, 10y Hartman, for $1,000 to en-
able Railroad Commission to publish 10000
Railway Commissioners maps.
s. Il. 2T6. by Garst, for $1,000 to replace
property of 1'ama Indians destroyed in re-
cent fumigation of reservation.
S. F. 147, by Dowell. appropriation of
S1.26oSG for Inaugural expenses.
3 i. 1"4, by, Gnrst. for 81 ,222.O0 for I'M
paid express bills; S321.52 for unpaid claims
allowed by executive council: $500 for
freight and express bills of this session.
H. +. Sc. by McNlle, fixing support fund
for Institution at Vinton mt $50 per capita
for nine months of the year.
II. f. 1SS, by jerks, making similar pro-
vision for Institution at Council Bluffs.
s. i. 40. by Hobart, for S13S, 900 for com
pletion and furnishing of the Cherokee
Hospital.
Semitic file 27s, by Young. of Washington,
Tor 500 for monument at Mt. Pleasant to
Charles Shepherd, revolutionary soldier,
who lies III an unmarked grave In Mills
County.
II; +. 1o7, providing additional support for
Soldiers Home
II. T.. 352, making appropriation to
Charles Gray for publishing original notice
In case Of RETAINER VS.. Caille.
III. l.. 49, fixing support of Eldora at $40