Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
HAS FINISHED ITS WORK.
General Assembly Of Iowa Adjourns
After Being in Session
Eighty-Nine Days.
NEARLY 200 NEW LAWS WERE ENACTED
Appropriations Amount to About 3d.
6OO,OOO-Tax Levy Will BE About
Three and One-Half Mills-Rey-
enue Taxes Charged to Each Coun-
ty-Other Notes of Interest.
Especial correspondsnce.l

ty-Other Notes of Interest.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, April 14.-The legis-
lature, which adjourned late last week,
was in session 80 days. It cost the
state about $1e5,0O0. It enacted IN the
neighborhood OF 200 new laws. 1t ap-
propriated about 100000 for ex-
traordinary purposes. The amount Of
money which must be raised by taxa
ton in the biennial period beginning
next June will be about 100000 q
year. It Is estimated that this will
require a tax levy Of about 3h mills.
Salaries Raised.
Salaries of public officials were
raised materially by the legislature
which has just adjourned. The gov
ernor got an increase from $4,100 to
$1,000, effective after January 1, 1904;
the supreme judges secured an in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000, effective
on the same date; the district judges
got an increase from So, 500 to SO, 500,
effective next January; the sheriffs
gained largely in the changes made
in their salaries; county superintend-
ents got an annual salary of 81 $50 in
stead of per diem of four dollars;
there were number of other changes
of less Importance.
Tax Ferret Laws Stand.
All efforts to interfere with the tax
ferret laws were fruitless in this legis-
lature. 1t was thought toward the last
of the session that amendments would
be secured satisfactory to those who
sought modification of the law, but
this failed. The tax ferrets remain in
full control of the matter of delin-
quent taxes in this state insofar as
those counties which employ them are
concerned.
= To Complete Capital.
One OF the most important meas
ures adopted by the legislature is that
appropriating $250,OO0 for the COM
pletion, repair and decoration OF the
capitol building. 1t was not COM
pleted, and many repairs are needed.
The money will be expended by com
mission of three members appointed
by the governor during the next four
years.
Tax for Schools.
The most gratifying act of the
Twenty-ninth general assembly was
the passage by it of the educational
tax levies. The Agricultural college
at Ames and the State university at
iowa City were each given two-tenths
of one mill tax levy for five years,
which will net them $55o,0oo each, for
Building purposes. The State Nor
NAL school at Cedar Falls was given
one-tenth of mill tax levy for five
years, which will net it $275IDo0 for
building purposes. This means a levy
of one-half mill for educational pur-
poses in Iowa in support of the state
institutions of higher learning. While
Nebraska levies tax of one mill for
this purpose, yet the advance step
taken by the Twenty-ninth general as
sembly in Iowa is extremely crafty
sng to the friends OF these institutions.
The Supreme Court,
The bill in reorganization of the SUI
preme court, which will go into effect
January l, 1904, is one OF the impor-
tant accomplishments of this legisla-
lure. Under the measure the judges
of the supreme court will receive Sc, 900
per annum each, and are prohibited
from doing any other work for which
they receive compensation. The meas
are requires them to hold monthly sit
tings in the city OF Des Moines, which
means that they will be required to
reside at the capital. They are 80 be
required to take in submission ateach
hearing only as many cases as they
will be able to decide within the next
month. Attorneys believe that this
will result in immediate decisions of
cases which are submitted to the SUI
preme court, and upon this point liti-
giants and attorneys in the court are
agreed as to its desirability.
State institutions Cared For.
! The omnibus appropriation bill for
the institutions under the manage
ment of the state board of control
carries s716,577. The institutions get
the following amounts:
sa SSS M NJ 1e9
Anamosa ....... 2.se2 Independence 1920
GienWood ,ds.oSs E Edo aaasoh s. 9 40
As passed the bill makes the follow
Ing appropriations for purchase of
land at the institutions:
For Mount Pleasant. .................. SIS, 900
TOT llOepenQence ...................... 80, COO
For Glarinda ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Eor SlsnNpou .......'.................. 20 wv
For Davenport Observation-Disclosures. 10000
! Total .sl29, 600
Infectious Diseases.
One Of the Important measures
passed by this legislature relates to
the powers of the state board of health
respecting the care Of persons suffer
ing from infectious diseases and en-
poWering the state board of health to
take steps in case Of controversy with
respect to the care of such persons.
The measure provides that when con-
troversy arises between municipalities