The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Daily Summary of the Work Done
by Lawmakers in the Twenty
Ninth General Assembly.


Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 13.-The senate COM
mittee on constitutional amendments has
reported for passage resolutions for bien-
NAL elections and for increasing the mem
bership of the house of representatives so
as to give each county one member. The
bill to compel railroads to furnish freight
cars to all shippers upon demand, and thus
stop all discriminating, has been passed.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb 1.-THE senate yes
terday passed the Hartman resolution
to amend the constitution and increase the
number of representatives to Ito. 1t also
provides for reapportionment of the SEN
atorial districts Of the state. This resolu-
ton has been introduced in the house by
Representative Temple. The original res
olution as presented in both houses pro-
Vided for the increase of the number of
representatives to 115 if the population of
the state ever warranted, but Senator Har-
riman consented to changing the number
to ITO. Every county is to have one rep
resentative, and those with a population
equal to one and three-ffths times the av-
erage are to have two. The committee on
constitutional amendments this afternoon
reported the woman suffrage amendment
for passage. There was practically no OPP
position to it in the committee, only one
vote being against the measure.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 15.-In the senate
bills have been passed requiring divorce
petitions to be filed at least ten days be-
fore the hearing is had; to legalize trans
fers of real estate in which one spouse has
acted under power of attorney of the other;
requiring that notice be given to the heirs,
devisees and legatees of an estate of claims
filed against it by executors or admins
traitors.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 17.-In the senate
bills have been introduced giving the state
board of health power over local conditions
over which local boards do not exercise
control; excluding mayors of cities of sec
ond-class from membership in the coun-
Gil; eliminating notice of ten days of levy
OF special assessments; to provide that
convict made goods shall not be sold in
Iowa in competition with Iowa made goods.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb 1S.-The senate
has defeated the bill to permit savings
banks to lend money outside of the state.
The judiciary committee has also killed
the bill to allow state and savings banks
to act as administrators, guardians and
executors. Bills have been introduced
in the senate to give the state labor
commissioner full powers to inspect fac
tories in Iowa and to require reports
from labor-employing firms.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. BIN the senate
yesterday only business of routine char
acter was transacted
IN the House.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 13-The house has
passed a resolution providing for final ad-
journment of the session on March 90 A
motion to reconsider was attached to it.
A bill has been reported favorably maxi
ing 1t penal offense to sell grain which
Is security to landlords for rentals, meas
ure which grain dealers have been pushing
for several years to protect themselves
from tenants who sell grain which, under
hn o,,f To-, t.
Wherever found to satisfy rent; also bill
for state examination of the
DOCKS OF all county treasurers was voted
out of the house judiciary committee for
passage.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 14.-The house COM
nittee on ways and means decided yester-
lay to report for passage the bill granting
an additional one-tenth mill levy to the
state university for building purposes. AT
present the university receives one-tenth,
and this increases the levy to one-ffth
Mill. The senate committee has already |
recommended the same bill for passage,
md there is little doubt that it will pass
10Th houses. Bills have been passed pro-
yiding that boards of supervisors may ex-
bend $4,000 for bridges without submitting
he question to the people; providing that
ne board of examiners for mine inspectors
hall eor1-drt- of NO practical miners and
wo operators all holding certificates of
hosting engineer and one mining engineer:
providing for longer time in which to
axe the school census; providing for the
eduction of the rate of interest on state |
md county warrants from six to five per
ent.
Des Moines. Ia. Feb ia bill has been |
passed in the house providing for the re- |
ent1on of inmates of the girls Industrial !
school until they afe q. Bills have been |
Introduced providing that district court
'r board of supervisors may Bind out mi |
lors who are paupers without obtaining
he consent of their parents or guardians; !
providing that all children sent to the SOL |
ilers' orphans home at Davenport shall
De supported by the state; providing that
all contracts for convict labor shall be LET
so as to compete with free labor as little
as possible; providing that persons jump |
ng on and off cars may be punished by a
hne of not to exceed 800 or by inprison-
ment in the county Jail for 80 days.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. T.-Mr. jerks of
Pottawattomie county introduced the fol-
lowing resolution in the house Saturday:
Whereas, The city of Des Moines is in
tested with smallpox to an alarming extent
and the danger of contagfon is imminent
so as to endanger the health of the mem.
bers of the general assembly. and no proper
is maintained by the city authorities.
therefore, be it
Resolved, That, when the Twenty-nfnth
general assembly adjourns ON WEDNESDAY
February 20, 1902, that it stand adjourned
until ten O'Clock a. m. on the first Monday
of June, 1902"
The resolution went over under the rule.
A bill prescribing a penalty of from ten
years to life imprisonment for kfdnapine
for the purpose of ranso ON, has been passed.
A bill has been introduced providing that
candidates for representative in congress.
any state or county Office shall not eXpend
in securing the nomination and election
any amount in excess of sum to be de-
termined on the following basis: For 5000
voters or less, 500; for each 100 voters
from 5000 to $1,000 s1.5O; for each 100 voters
from 25,000 TO $4,000, 81. Nothing additional
for over $4,000 voters. And additional ex-
pense shall be unlawful and invaldate the
election of the party expanding it.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 1S.-The house
committee on highways has reported a
committee bill requiring road taxes to
be paid in cash and making the township
the unit or road district. The committee
on judiciary has reported for passage
the bill placing all homes for children
and charitable institutions of that char
acter in Iowa under supervision of the
state board of control. The bill making
it crime for a farm tenant to sell the
grain he grows If his landlords lease
covers it as a lien for rent has been