Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-03-07
THE LEGISLA URE.

"a 900 to buy supplies for the Tama
Indians, whose blankets. ETC.. have
ueen burned on account Of infectious
disease. This money will be refunded
| by the general government. Senator
Harper brought up the biennial cleo
tons constitutional amendment. Sen
ator Hubbard explained that the reso-
luton is in precisely the form 1t was
| formerly. The resolution was adopt
ed, forty voting for and Bishop, Cross
ley. Hogue. Spaulding and Wilson
voting against. Senator Lewis said
he was opposed to biennial elections
but is not opposed to submission
| Senators Brighton, Emmert, Fitch
patrick, Hobart and Townsend We're
absent. Senator Trewin resumed his
argument for reconsideration of the
| measure creating the reformatory at
| Anamosa Following his address
Lourtright attacked the constitution
atty of the measure.
House.-Whiting called up Hogue's
bill to compel railways 20 furnish
freight cars. This bill was passed by
| the senate but was recommended for
definite postponemcnt by the house,
committee on railroads. The bill was
recommitted The bill by Cummings
| increasing the salaries of district
| Judges to $4,000 was taken up. The
| bill Originally placed the salary at
| $4,000, but was amended by e com
mittee on compensation OF public Of
| fieers, making it $4,000. Cummings
| spoke at some length in favor of the
| bill. hughes moved to amend by
making the salary $500. The amend
ment carried by a vote OF 81 10 80,
and the bill passed. Hurn's pill Civ
| ing the locad boards OF health power
| to enforce quarantine and II. neces-
sary to remove the parties infected,
| forcible removal to be upon order of
| court, and the costs be charged to the
person Quarantined if financially able;
| if not county to pay and tax one-third
| to township where case existed, was
| passed. - H.. 49, fr5s@
Des Moines, Feb. -Senate.--Both
houses passed the bill changing the
| time Of assessing the railroads from
March % to August /, and the time Of
requiring their reports from February
! is to April l without opposition, and
| Governor Cummins Immediately sign
| ed it so that it Lecame law by publ
| cation at once. Both houses passed
| the express bill requiring reports to
| be made to the executive council in
| steadlo of the auditor Of state and this
| was signed by the governor at once
and becomes law at once. Senators
Trewin, Whipple and Porter and Rep
resentatives Payne, Hamann and Bar
l1er were appointed code commission
| ers to superintend the codifcaton Of
the session laws Of the last three gen
era1 assemblies. The senate passed
the bill to give Cedar Rapids and OF
tumwa power to improve their rivers
within the city limits. The senate
voted not to concur in the house sub
| stitute to the senate resolution re-
| Guesting the Iowa congressman to
vote for the Hoar bill to restrict the
issuance of injunctions in labor dis
putes The house substitute was an
expression of confidence in the dec
laratiOn.
The senate railroad committee voted
to report for passage the Hubbard
merger bill. There was no opposi-
ton in the committee. The gives
Iowa railroads power to build and own
| extensions and to own, control and buy
other railroads and to own, buy and
control the stocks of other railroads
in states not adjacent to Iowa, having
already the right to do these things in
states adjacent to this.
House-In addition to passing the
railroad amendment and express bills,
the house passed the bill which the
sena-e had already passed appropriate
ing $1,000 for the purchase of sup
plies for the Tama Indians to replace
those burned on account of Infectious
diseases. Both houses adjourned to
meet at p. M. Monday.
Des Moines, March 3-Senate.-But
twenty-six senators were present. and
no business of Importance was trans
acted.
House.-IIughes' bill providing that
all annual appropriations shall begin
July J., whereas they now begin on
different dates, was passed; Hawk
called up=the Torrens land bill, which
was reported back by the judiciary
with the recommendation that it be
considered no further this session. He
explained the measure at some length
and moved that ,4le bill be referred to
a special committee of three with in.
structions to report on it as soon as
possible, carried. The senate message
rejecting the house amendment to the
Hoar resolution was received. On mo-
ton of Warren the consideration Of
the message was postponed until
9 a. m. Wednesday.
Des Moines, March 4.-Senate.-The
senate resumed consideration of the
Anamosa reformatory bill. It was
ordered engrossed. An amendment
offered by Healy replaces in the hands
of the governor the full paroling
power. which the bill sought to place
ill the hands of the board of con-
troll Among bills passed were the
following: BY Hubbard, for the pun
ishment of persons receiving stolen
| goods or buying them from persons
under IS years of age; giving boards
of health the power to control the pay
ment Of expenses in case of quaran-
tine Several bills by the code COM
mission were also passed.
misunderstanding bill TO per-
nit the unexpended Shiloh balance to