Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
win Garry Into Convention the Great Poll
County Fight.
HULL EXPECTS TO WIN ON AccLAMATIoN
Iowa Senate Unanimously Endorses
Congressional Bill too Strengthen
Interstate Commerce Act-Big
Appropriations Come Next.
lFrom a STAR correspondent.l

congressional convention, with a view OF
causing a division In the party. In a num-
Der Of the precincts, particularly in Des
Moines, the vote was very close and one
or the other Of the candidates secured the
delegation by a mere handful OF votes.
1t is admitted that desperate means were
resorted to by both sides for control OF the
precincts. There Is no doubt that q great
many democrats were voted in many Of the
precincts. But In view OF the fact that
Hulfs friends controlled the county COM
mittee and named the judges of election,
liked the time Of closing the polls and pre-
scribed the rules, Judge Prouty claims
there was fraud in a few Of the precincts
sunicient to make the change In the re-
suit as shown on the face OF the returns.
The Hull people have no fear Of the
threatened bolt in the convention and say
that 1t will be impossible now for Prouty
to get the other counties of the district
outside OF Polk county. They believe Hull
VIII be nominated by reclamation.
The total vote at the republican primary
was nearly $4,000. and the latest returns
show that Hull had s,s45 and Prouty se2b
but OF the delegates Hull has 1873 to 1os
for Prouty.
In regard to the judicial nomination II
seems certain that G. p. Holmes. A. II.
McVey and James A. Howe are nominated
but the fourth nominee is very uncertain.
1t lies between w. H. McHenry. Crom
Bowen and Hugh Brennan. In the city pri-
mary James M. Brenton received ISL dele
gates to seventeen for Patrick. Brenton at
one time taught school in Sidney. Neb..
Tor several years. He will succeed a dem
ocrat as mayor Of the city IL he is elected
In April.
ndOrse Interstate Commerce Bill.
The Iowa senate this morning went on
record as unanimously endorsing a bill in
congress to amend and strengthen the in
terstate commerce act. The resolution was
introduced by Trewin, who explained that
IL mad come to him from Ex-Governor Lar
raoee and had his endorsement. The reso-
tuition was passed unanimously, as follows:
Mnereas. 1t Is generally believed that the
effectiveness on the Interstate
iaw has been seriously impaired by GER
TAN decisions of the federal courts. and
cally imperative in remedying the evils of
the transportation service of the country.
which was the purpose of its enactment:
Whereas, a bill designated as house roll
1881 and senate file 1876, known as the Mel
houses Of congress to amend the interstate
commerce act by comforting upon the COM
mission created thereby additional powers
the provisions of the act, and giving IFS
rulings immediate effect pending review
Resolved, BY the senate. the house con-
curring: That the senators and repre-
sentatlves in congress from this state be
give said measure careful consideration
and TO use their efforts In every proper
e %ay no seoS OF s iss sa otSes enactment %saSnrt or %, ihs
VIII AFFORD the relief sought.
Senate C~Onferees.
President Herriott announced the appoint
ment OF Messrs. Healy. Hubbard and VIII
son as conferrees on the resolution to en-
dorse the Hoar bill In congress.
The following bills were passed by the
senate: To establish fire and police COM
mission for Des Moines; to give the Bur-
lington railroad right-of-way through state
property at Glenwood; to provide for build
Ing a hshway at the Bonaparte dam; to pro-
vide that mayors Of Sioux City and Du-
ouque may appoint waterwofks commission.
ers; to provide for uniform bonds for ON
ciais; to allow a tax for extra park pur-
poses at Iowa City, and Iegalizing acts re-
lating to Rudd, Floyd county, Ralston.
Greene county, and orleaes, Dickinson
county.
Bills on the calendar were disposed of by
postponement as follows: to prohibit gift
enterprises; to establish a female reforma-
tory; to increase pay of county attorney
and recorders; to raise the salary of the
superintendent Of the Orphans home at Day-
export; to provide that physicians make re-
ports OF births and deaths; to provide for
an eight-hour day in coal mines, and 20
regulate the employment Of children In fac
tories.
The senate adjourned until Tuesday morn
ing.
House Business.
The house passed the following bills. tn
provide that transcripts shall bo fIed IN
condemnation proceedings; to allow plate
glass insurance by-Iowa companies; to make
taxes on buildings a lien thereon; to Gre
ate a commission for the Cedar Rapids river
front; to legalize transfers OF real estate
where the husband signed for the wife on
of attorney to consolidate the state
library and the state library COM
mission and appropriate $1,000 therefor; 10
give the Burlington right-of-way at Glen
wood.
The house will meet on Monday morning.
War Claims EIDE
A bill was introduced in the senate nv
Trewin to provide that an appropriation OF
tSOO,O 600 be made for the building OF the
state historical building to come entirely
from the refund OF war expenses expected.
The bill to make an appropriation direct
for this purpose was killed. II Is now pro-
posed to rely entirely on the probable re-
u n OF war claims. The appropriations
committees are at work on the general ap-
preparation bills and expect to have them
ready for next week.
Btg appropriation Bills.
The first OF the big appropriation bills
win be reported to the house early next
week. the house appropriations committee
having agreed this evening on the bill for
all board OF control Institutions. The
changes made in the bill as offered by the
board are as follows:
Stricken out entlrely-Deep we'll at In |
dependence. $4,000; solitary at Fort MadI-
son. $500; quartermaster's building at
Marshalltown. s6,0 900, gates and gatehouse.
MarshaIltown. s2.100.
Changes as Observation-Disclosures, DaVen-
port, reduced to $50. 900; coalhouse. Council
BLUFFS. reduced to $1,000; barn at Mount
Pleasant. reduced TO $1,000; FIRE depart
ment building, Independence. reduced to
$500; coAlhouse, Clarinda. reduced to
$4,000.
The item OF 5000 for support OF Knox
Vile institution was stricken out and pro-
vision made for use OF unexpended balance
THIS reduced the total OF appropriations