Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30
Plans TO Defeat Oummins' Veto Of Railroad
Bill.
FAVORABLE REPORT SECURED ON MEASURE
senate Likely 90 Act without Delay
story County Names PrOuty
DeIeEates-State sues
Lafe Young.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

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was vetoed provided for removing the
limit of Indebtedness on railroad corpora
tions orRanized in Iowa and doing an in
terstate business.
Governor Cummins took exception to the
bill chiefly because il was class legislation
and that 1t provided that only one kind Of
railroad corporations could increase the
indebtedness beyond the ordinary limit.
The veto attacks the bill on constitutional
grounds. A great many Of the members of
the senate especially have taken offense at
what they term the fine distinctions drawn
by the governor on the constitutional cues
ton.
Therefore this morning Senator Mols-
berry introduced a new bill which repeats
entire section 204e Of the code, which re-
lates to the indebtedness Of railway cor
porations, and provides:
Any railway corporation organized under
the laws OF this state may, notwithstand-
code. incur Indebtedness or liability by AN
issue OF bonds or otherwise and may mort
gage It's property and franchises in whole
or In part to secure the same in order to
pay or refund it's Indebtedness, to improve
or develop It's property or for the purpose
OF ERECTING the object of its Incorporation.
and any Issue Of bonds to be in such
amounts, run for such length of time, be
payable within or without this state, and
bear such rate Of interest not to exceed
the legal rate In the state at the time Of
issue as the company issuing the same
shall determine.
This bill would effectually open the wav
for an unlimited indebtedness of railway
corporations organized in Iowa. provided
the company in a proper and legal man
ner removes the limit itself.
When the governor had the matter under
consideration he received kilograms from
the heads of several Of the railroads asking
that he sign the bill. which indicates that
1t Is desired by more than one. In fact,
several OF the lows corporations are en-
gagged in making improvements which will
cost more than the Indebtedness allowed
under the present law.
The bill when introduced this morning
was referred to the committee on corpora
lions, which committee met and imme-
diately reported 1t out for passage. 1t will
go on the calendar Monday and will prob
ably be taken up as soon as the veto mes
sage is considered and disposed Of. There
is no hone OF passing the riginal Mols-
berry bill over the veto of the governor,
but the new one will be sent him at once.
Senate Limits Debate.
This morning the senate passed the reso-
luton which provides that hereafter all
discussion Of bills shall be confined to
seven-minute speeches by members, and
no member shall yield a part OF his time
to another. Thu resolution providing for
night sessions next week was also passed,
Bills Passed.
Bills were passed as follows: To give
rent free to the adiutant duartermaster and
surgeon Of the Iowa Soldiers Home the
houses they occupy at the home; to re-
mira ro-nanann IN oil NNNhItn h,fIJtn&as
to guarantee a fixed salary for shorthand
reporters. The senate concurred in the
house amendments to the bill to relieve the
state treasurer from liability on suits
brought to recover taxes and fees wrong
fully collected.
Senators COPYRIGHT, Hazleton, Hubbard
and Lambert were named as conferees en-
the electric interurban bill.
The house passed the bill to amend the
law relative to veterinary surgery, etc. 1t
merely c~orrects an error.
The bill to completely change the law in
regard to building viaducts over railroad
tracks was passed. 1t simplihes the law
and was agreed on by the railroads and all
persons interested.
A bill to legalize the acts of all n~otaries
public in all cases where the acknowledge
ments have been defective or incomplete
was passed; also a number OF special legal
izing acts.
Large shipping Company.
The Great Lakes Register company filed
articles of incorporation with the county
recorder this morning. The object OF the
Incorporation as set out by the articles
filed is to buy and sell shipping properties,
the leasing and selling of the register Of
vessels and the making OF plans and speci-
h~cations of the vessels. The capital stock
is $40, 900. Edwin Corbin of New York City,
Edward S. Rogers OF Chicago, Warren A.
Drake are the incorporators. The board Of
directors consist OF Charles E. Peck, LIE
Van S. Peck. William A. Prime and Ferdi-
nand D.. Herman. The principal offices are
to be located here and at Chicago. At
torney G. r. Hum. who filed the articles
for the new incorporation, stated this
morning the ofices would be located here.
but that much of the work would be car
ried on at Cleveland.
state Sues Young.
The attorney general of Iowa today began
suit against LATE Young for $4,562, the
sum alleged to have been overcharged the
state by Young when he was state binder.
Some time ago the attorney general gave
an opinion that at least a part of this sum
could be recovered in court and the execu-
tive council authorized him to begin suit
on behalf Of the state.
More PrOuty Delegates.
At the republican county convention in
Story county today a delegation was Sc
lected for Judge Prouty OF Polk county for
congress-, despite the fact that Prouty was
beaten at home and is out OF the race.
Resolutions we're adopted condemning the
republicans of this county for alleged cor
ruption at the primary and demanding re-
form in the methods Of conducting primary
elections in this county.
strange Suicide.
A. T. Chambers, a mail carrier Of Des
Moines, committed suicide at noon today.
He had carried his morning route as usual
and then returned to his home. He went
to the coal house and killed himself with
a revolver. He leaves a wife and one
child. II is not known why he killed him,
self, as he had been fairly prosperous and
SO far as known his domestic relations were
pleasant. He had been a mail carrier for
a long time.
New Corporations.
The following incorporation papers were
filed with the secretary Of state today:
Lee County Telephone company OF Fort
Aadfaon. oaufta1 81 2OO. II n Euarfng.