Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26

Iowa Legislature.


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The Senate on Thursday passed the
Molsberry bill removing the limit Of bond
ed Indebtedness which railroad companies
organized in Iowa may incur. The law
Of 1851 provided that railroad and other
corporations could not issue bonds In ex.
cess Of two.thirds Of their capital stock.
Later laws permitted banks and insur-
ance companies to issue evidences Of In
debtedness without limit. Amendments
in 1884 provided that railroads might is
sue bonds to the amount of $4,000 per
mile. Under these and other changes
railroads have issued bonds in excess OF
the two-thirds limit fixed BY the old law,
and the Supreme Court Of the State has
sustained the validity of these bonds
once issued. The bill passed Thursday
legalizes this practice and removes the
cloud that has existed heretofore on bond
issues Of railroads in excess Of the limit
fixed by the old law. The House passed,
by a vote Of go to 80, the bill creating .
State BARRIERS commission. In case It
becomes law every barber in the State
will be required TO pass an examination
in order to obtain certificate. The COM
mission of three members Is to be OPP
pointed by the Governor, each member
to be barber Of five years experience.
Examinations are to be held four times Q
year in the different cities. The meme
bers of the board are to receive "a per
day while in session. The woman SUE
frage amendment was given its death
blow when the House, by vote OF 81 to
80, adopted the report of the committee
recommending it for indefinite postpone.
ment.
The Bruce Emmett contest case was
argued In the Senate on Friday. A MA
jority report favoring Mr.. Bruce was
adopted by strict party vote. Senator
fCrossley moved that james e. Bruce be
seated MS member from the Eighteenth
Senatorial District and Crossley and Ball
were appointed committee to conduct
Senator Bruce to his seat, after he was
duly sworn in. Bruce acknowledged his
obligations to those who had given him
such courteous treatment during the con.
test and desired that there should be en-
tered in the journal the statement that
II he had been here on Feb. 81 and y hc
would have cast his vote for VIM. B. Al
lison for the long term and for Jonathan
p. Dolliver for the short term.
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The House on Saturday took up the ed
ucational board bill and after discussion
referred the same back to the judiciary
committee for further consideration. The
conference committee on the Hoar bill
reported, declaring the measure Just and
salutary and submitting it to the fayora-
BILE consideration of Iowa congressman.
in whom the Legislature has perfect con-
fidencc. A bill was passed requiring as
SCISSORS before returning property liable
to mulct tax to give interested parties
Ave days written notice.
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The Senate made two desperate efforts
to transact business Monday morning,
but neither time was 1t possible to get
quorum. President Herriott called the
session to order at $50 a. M, prayer was
offered by G. H. Van Houten, former
secretary of the State agricultural de-
partment, and before an effort was made
to ascertain whether quorum was pres
ent, an opportunity was given for the
introduction of bills presenting OF re-
ports, circumstances petitions and other
business in regular order. President Her
riott announced as committee to con.
slider and report upon the nominations Of
Judge l.. G. Kline as member Of the
State board of control, and I. w. Nc
Curdy. as custodian of the capitol, Sen.
ators Hubbard. Dowell, COPYRIGHT, Lam,
bert and Bishop. This is n mere formal.
ity, as there is no question but that the
Senate will unanimously elect the nolni.
nees. The Senate and the House both
held sessions in the afternoon with small
attendance.
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The biennial election amendment pass
ed the House Wednesday afternoon BY
an Overwhelming vote. 1t cannot be sub
mitted to the people for over two years
yet, however, as the constitution provides
that two successive Legislatures shall
pass an amendment before it may be sub
mitted to the vote of the people. There
is no doubt but that it will ultimately be
adopted. A similar amendment was sub
mitted and carried at the general cleo
ton two years ago, but was declared un-
constitutional on Technically. Iowa
will probably have biennial elections in
two years.