Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-26
DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATORS
Iowa House Goes on Record in Favor Of
Popular Choice,
SUPREME COURT REORGANIZATION BILL
Senate Passes IL After Much Discus
siOR-Telephone Lobby lemon
strRtes Its strenEth-TrOubIe
on Tnmn Reservation.
lFrom a star Correspondent.)

CFrom a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES, March 25.-(Special.)-The
Iowa house went on record this morning
as ~favoring the election Of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people. The
Hughes concurrent resolution memorable
ing congress to take action in that direc-
tion was taken up and discussed. There
was practically no opposition to the prin-
ciple involved. The resolution was passed.
rs to 16, after 1t had been amended by
striking out the reference to a convention
to propose the amendment, leaving it to
congress to take the initiative direct.
The house also passed a resolution looking
to an amendment to the constitution Of the
state of Iowa, providing for 10S members
of the house instead Of 100. This is for
the purpose Of giving to each county a
member Of the house, leaving nine extra
ones to be distributed among the larger
counties OF the state. In view of the pas
sage of this concurrent resolution 1t is
expected that all efforts to secure a re-
districting Of the state will be dropped
and unless the amendment is adopted the
present apportionment of representatives
will remain.
The house had a special order in the bill
to create a state insurance department. Its
author had not observed that It carried an
appropriation anu NOulu lutItlOTt ItQuiTe
a two-thirds vote of the house and after
some discussion 1t was discovered that
there was not such a majority for the bill
and it was referred to the appropriations
committee. The bill to provide for organi-
cation and regulation of loan and trust
companies was also referred to a COM
mittee.
The bill to recognize the Iowa Poultry
association and give 1t $1,000 a year was
passed.
Supreme Court Reorganization. 4
The senate this morning failed to pass the
bill to provide, that teachers certificates
may be issued to graduates Of colleges on
presentation of diplomas, showing compile
tion of normal courses, the vote being %
to 81.
The senate then called up as a special
order the bill to reorganize the Iowa su-
preme court and rearrange the terms
thereof. The house had changed the bill
which was introduced, cutting out all save
the increase of salary, which was reducedi
so that only 81, 200 a year would be added.
The senate judiciary committee substituted
the original bill, which provided for a sal
airy of $4,000, and for practically continuous
terms Of court during the year and sub
! mission OF cases only as fast as they could
w NoNhCN' INV bh "oS "NAhAy oShSHNN
by Senators Healey, Hazleton, COPYRIGHT,
Hubbard, Trewin and others, and opposed
by Senator Blanchard.
In behalf of the bill II was said there
was a popular demand among lawyers that
the method of doing business in the Iowa
supreme court should be changed and that
oral arguments should be heard on all cases.
The opinions of the Iowa supreme court
did not stand as well as those of many other
states. The bill seeks to remedy this.
Blanchard c%ontended that the bill meant
nothing and would accomplish nothing of
what was intended.
The senate finally passed the supreme
court reorganization bill, q to 16.
Telephone Bills Opposed.
In the house Carter, chairman Of tho
committee on municipal corporations, by
request, moved that this Sweeley bill for
regulation Of charges on long distance tele-
! phone lines be sent back to his committee.
He made the motion because asmajority
of the members of the committee had re-
quested 1t. Representatives of the telephone
companies had arrived in the city this
morning, and had induced a majority Of
The members to take this action.
Sweeley said the bill had been consid-
cred many weeks by the committee and 1t
was uuutNSSSdIy " bChu IL baSh th0
same committee again within two weeks
Of the time for adjournment. He declared
that the movement to recall the bill meant
the work OF the outsiders in defeating the
bill. But 1t was referred back to the COM
mittee, the telephone lobby having demon
strated It's power to control the house.
Governor Cummins today appointed as
commissioner Of labor statistics, E. d..
Brigham, an engineer of this city, who was
largely backed by the railroad unions.
Trouble on Reservation.
Bad news comes from the Indian reser-
walton in Tama county, where 1t is alleged
the Indians have resolved ppon resistance
to the movement OF the State Board Of
Health to fumigate the reservation and
burn the clothing and tents infected with
smallpox germs. 1t is reported that the
Indians have gathered up most OF their
belongings and have sent them to a barn
at Montour, where they have been stored
and the barn is locked and they defy any
one to enter It. There is some talk of ask
ing the governor to order a company OF
militia to proceed to the reservation TO
look after the matter and assist the presi-
dent Of the State Board Of Health in clean
ing up the reservation.
New interpretations.
The secretary Of state today received the
following incorporation papers: ,
]. c. Peterson company Of Boone, capital
$4,000.
Farmers Cooperative Creamery com
pany Of Thorpe. by F. II. Munson and
others: capital $4,000.
Humboldt County Telephone company of
ERADICATE. by J.. W. King and others; capt.
tai $40, 900.
One of Many Wives.
The discovery has just been made that
Mrs. Dorothy Harvey, now living at Nevada,
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