Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-19
House Passes Bill Making Townships the
Unit Of Supervision.
READY TO BUILD NTERURBAN LINES
Iowa Construction Company IncOr-
pOrates with Omaha omeers-
state superintendents in.
Conference.
From a stan Correspondents

carriers making the county the unit and pro-
yiding that all road taxes shall be paid in
cash and shall be expended by the county
boards. The house has passed a bill pro-
viding tina all road taxes shall be paid in
cash and that the township trustees shall
elect a road supervisor for the township to
distribute the money and control the road
work. II is a complete change In the sys-
tenn In lowe and is regarded by its authors
as a most important step In the direction of
road reform.
The resolution providing for the punish
ment for perjury in open court by commit-
ment direct from the bench without the in
PREVENTION Of a grand jury indictment was
passed by the house.
To stop Grab of Deputies Pay.
A bill to forbid chief officers In county
and state from compelling deputies or
clerks to divide salaries with them was
passed.
A senate bill was passed to provide for a
position OF colonel Of cadets at state educa-
tional institutions.
A bill to permit the city OF Oelwein to
have a superior court was passed.
A substitute was passed for the Freeman
bill to provide for deputy county recorders
In large counties
A bill to provide for the publication OF
an edition of 1900 copies OF the code Of
Iowa was passed.
The resolution to adjourn without day
April 3 was passed by the house, but has
not been considered by the senate.
A bill providing for repair of levees in
an emergency was passed.
The pes. Moines police and fire board bill
vas adopted as sent over from the senate.
The house spent most OF the afternoon
discussing the proposed appropriation OF
$3.50, 900 for monuments at Vicksburg,
speeches being made by Moore. Kerr. Ken
dali, Hughes, Blakemore, Bealer and Head,
after which the bill was passed.
Senate Proceedings.
Senator COPYRIGHT secured reconsidera-
tion OF the vote on q bill to give additional
revenues to the State Board of Health.
The bill had been defeated last week. II
gives to the board one-half Of the fees
received from itinerant medical men. The
bill also provides a change in the man
ner OF revoking certificates, so that It will
be impossible for one member Of the board
to prevent the revocation Of a certificate,
1t was explained by Senator COPYRIGHT that
since the fees from those, WIKI pass examina-
tion have been reduced the income Of the
board has been insufficient to meet ex-
penses and unless this bill is passed the
shortage will AVE to be made up by a d.
rect appropriation. The fees received from
itinerant doctors last year were S2,750. Sen
ator Garst raised q question as to whether
or not the denctt Of 81, 100 In the finances
Of the state Board Of Health was caused by
the refusal OF the board to grant medical
certificates to o~steopaths. Following this
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amendment to strike out all Of the FIRST
section which declared that the main pur-
pose Of the bill was not to provide add
tional income. but to change the laws and
make II possible for the board TO shut GU
~osteopathB. He offered his amendment sc
as to leave the additional income featur,
but to avoid any change in the genera
law. The ArthAud amendment was adopted
IS to lS, and the bill was passed, 20 to II.
The supreme court reorganization bill
was to have come up as a special order
but owing to the absence Of several OF tn,
members Of the senate It was put of unit
Thursday,
A bill to pay the bondsmen Of ex-secre
tary OF State Mcfarland for costs in
suit brought by the state was passed.
A bill to permit mayors Of cities to al
vacancies in city ofiees insead Of calling
special election was passed.
Senator Hobart introduced a bill to ap
propriate $1,000 to settle with the last o
the claims on account Of the mistake II
selling Des Moines river land which hat
boon given away by the government.
Ready to Build Electric Lines.
The articles Of incorporation of the low
Construction company of Creston were file,
with the secretary Of state. The capita
is $4,000 and the officers are. as follows
President, Lyman Waterman, Omaha; vic
president. E. @. Baker, Macksburg; secre
tary. w. C. Elliott, Audubon; treasurer
Charles r. Glover, Omaha. The incorpora
tion papers indicate that the company ma
transact general business. but particularly
construct railroads and interurban electri
lines. This. is the company which ha
planned to build an electric line from Ores
ton TO Winterset. The surveys we're mad
last year and the work will a
soon as It is possible to do SO.
Other Incorporation papers filed were:
Peterson and schoening company Of Coun
ell Bluffs. capital. $4,000; also the Grohl
Peterson company of Council Bluffs, cap
ital. $4,000.
Cedar Rapids Foundry and Machine com
pany; capital s25. 900; Joseph CockheId
president; D. B. Getty. secretary.
/Liscomb Brick and Tile company; capitaI
$4,000; 8. B. Smith. president; J. C. Meyers
secretary.
IowA-Minnesota Land company of Ceda
Rapids; capital. t26, 900; A. w. Rich, presl
dent; z. e. Bartlett. secretary.
Conference of suDerintendents.
The quarterly conference Of superintend
snts Of heads Of state institutions with tn
Board Of Control commenced this afternoon
with a large attendance. The paper o
greatest general interest was one by Mis-
Grace johnson OF Minnesota on the worI
Of the state agent In handling the childrei
! from the state Industrial schools. She ha
been In charge OF this work in Minnesot
since 1885 and during that time the insti
tuition has sent out into good homes owe
1000 boys and girls. She related how tn
work is done and how the accounts ar
kept. The paper was ordered published
Other papers on technical and special sub
a Jects were read. and the conference vii
continue tomorrow.
Announcement was made that DR.. Ger
sham W. Hill. who has been superintender
Of the State Insane hospital at Ipdepen
7 denee. will not seek another term, but wi
: retire the FIRST Of June and enter the prac
tioe Of medicine In Dies Moinss. He ha
been with the Independence hospital sine
y 1874, when II was established, and has bee
superintendent twenty-One years.
Governor cumminS 9 70 Ames tOdaI