Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-22
TOTRANSFORM PENiTENTIARY
Senate Takes Up the Day on Plan to Make
Il a ReformstOry.
NEW BILL TO MCGUIRE FREE PASSES
Coal COmmission f. Hard at Work
Actor Cope Has Been Heard
FrOm-New IRcorpOra-
lions.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

F'rom a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES. Feb. 21.-(Special.)- -
Iowa legislature will recognize the national
holiday tomorrow, and both houses ad-
journed over until Monday morning. The
senate entertained a resolution to AXE a
recess from February q to March 3 on ac-
count Of SO many members having business
at home March L.
The major portion Of the day in the SEN
ate was spent in discussion Of the Emmert
bill to transform the penltentiary at Ana
mosa into a r~eformatory for men. This
provides that the prison shall become a
reformatory after the plan OF those In
other states and all persons who are under
81 years Of age except those who have been
convicted of murder may be sent there in
stead Of receiving prison sentences. There
are provisions for paroles and determine
tion Of sentences and transfers to the pris-
ons where that may be deemed necessary.
Some objection to the measure came UP.
An effort was made to place m~anslaughter
in the list Of excluded crimes, but this
failed. Senator Ball declared his belief
that the bill in Its present form would be
unconstitutional in that 1t provides that
the Board Of Control may assume some Of
the ofices Of the judiciary Of the state in
determining the length OF sentences. He
offered amendments to correct this. SEN
ator Trewin also offered amendments, and
in view of the Importance Of the measure,
which contemplates a complete change in
the prison systems of the state, It was
made a special order for next Tuesday
morning.
The bill to provide for the support Of
the insane hospital at Cherokee passed the
senate. 1t fixes the percapita per month at
SIS for the present, but provides that It
shall be reduced as the number Of in
mates increases. The other hospitals re-
ceive S12 per month, and the state is to
pay the difference between the $12 a month
and whatever is paid at Cherokee.
The bill to provide for notices In gar
nishment proceedings In justice courts was
passed.
The house considered the bill to take
from mayors Of cities and towns their
Jurisdiction in criminal cases and after
debating It some time 1t was defeated.
Require Free Passes.
In the house Representative Donohue in
troduced a bill to require that all railroad
companies shall furnish free t~ransporta-
ton to state officials, members OF the SUI
preme court and members OF the general
assembly. Other bills: By Calderwood, to
give county farmers institutes represen-
tation in the State Agricultural board; by
kirkpatrick, establishing the rank Of colo
mel Of cadets at the state educational in
stitutions and providing for a commandant;
by Ball, to provide for compilation Of town
ship laws and publication Of the same;
by Alexander, to provide for payment OF
expenses of fidelity bonds; by Lambert, to
materially change the fish and game laws
and the opening and closing seasons; by
. n $500 r.aN ANa AaUA
in Jail; by Healey, to authorize employ
ment Of accountant to settle with state
officers and giving the executive council
the power to prescribe how books may
be kept: by Molsberry, to make the re-
porter Of the supreme court an appointive
ONCE; by Dowell, to provide for a board Of
FIRE and police commissioners In Des
Moines.
The house held a session in the afternoon
and passed the Campbell bill to provide
for the consolidation Of school districts
the vote being 70 to 8.
The Lyman bill to amend the law in re-
gard to adultery, providing the punish
ment for persons unmarried as well as
married, was passed, 6s to 0.
The Wise bill to make the law providing
for dairy inspection In cities apply to cities
OF 5000 or over, instead Of cities of 10000
or over, was passed, 81 to 0.
The Anderson bill to further define the
duties of state printer and binder was
passed.
Coal Commission at work.
The commission appointed by the gov
ernor to investigate coal mine explosions
in Iowa will be ready with a report early
next week. The commission visited the
scene of the disaster in Mahaska county
and inspected the mine. 1t has also called
before 1t a number of practical operators
and miners for consultation. 1t is believed
the commission will report In favor of the
employment OF special shot frers In Iowa
mines and the dampening Of the atmos-
phere, as we'll as inspection Of the blasts.
New Corporations.
The following papers have been filed with
the secretary Of state regarding corpora
J lions:
, Schaefer Manufacturing company OF
Katherine Mckinney and others.
. The Red Oak Canning company cap
ital, $1,000; by Ira b. Needles and others
4 ton Junction; capital, 5000; by J. M. Ridei
. and others.
The BuIlding, saVings and Loan assoGla'
clesi also the Merchants Life association
of Burlington.
l Actor Cope Heard From.
8. J. Cope OF this city has heard from
his son. John w. Cope, the actor, who lef
the Arizona" company mysteriously q
Sioux City. He was in Detroit and tele'
graphed his father that he is all right anC
n on his way to New York City. His wifi
is still with the ARIZONA" company on III
western tour.