Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17
THE LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, April 0-Senate.--The
senate concurred in the house amend.
ments to the Hubbard bill, permitting
Iowa railroads to consolidate with and
acquire other roads in other states not
adjacent to Iowa. and it now goes to
the governor for his approval or dis.
approval. The educational institution
appropriation bill passed by the sen.
ate carries amounts as follows: State
university, $4,000 annual additional
support and $145.000 general appro-
priation: agricultural college, $4,000
annual additional support and $4,000
general appropriation; state normal
school. $40. 500 annual additional sup
port and $4,526 general appropriation.
The senate voted to appropriate $780,
900 for the Improvement of the state
capitol building. The senate passed a
bill to appropriate Sl25,OOO for the
Iowa exhibit at the st. Louis exposi'
ton, but the house refused to concur,
having appropriated Sl5O,OOO. The
senate passed the house bills for re.
districting the state for members OF
the senate and house of representa-.
tives. No changes are made in the
senatorial districts. Des Moines and
Lee county each loses a member of
the house, which are given to districts
in northwestern Iowa. 1t cuts the
democrats out of two members of the
lower house. and against this there
was a strong protest. The senate laid
on the table the bills proposing
changes in the tax ferret laws of the
state. The senate concurred in the
house bill to increase the salaries of
the district judges from $4,000 to
$4,000. There are fifty-three of these
judges in Iowa. The bill to create
commission to superintend peddlers of
eyeglasses and called a board of
optometry was killed by the senate.
House.-The house committee on
railroads voted unanimously to recon.
mend the Molsberry bill relating to
railroad Indebtedness for indefinite
postponement, 1t being known that
Governor Cummins would veto it. The
house passed the senate bill providing
for shot examiners in the coal mines
of Iowa, the senate having declined
to endorse the house bill requiring
operators to hire both shot firers and
shot examiners. The house refused to
pass the senate bill to make the su.
preme court reporter an appointive of.
ficer within control of the court. This
was big victory for B. I. Salinger.
Lyman of Poweshiek offered the fol.
lowing resolution which was seconded
by Durham of Delaware:
BE it resolved, by the house of rep
resentatives of the twenty-ninth gen.
eral assembly. that the thanks of this
body are extended to the Hon. w. L.
Eaton for the very able, courteous, and
satisfactory manner in which he has
discharged the difficult and perplex.
ing duties of speaker of this house.
The best wishes of this body follow
him during his entire career"
After short addresses by Layman,
Durham, Hughes, Dodds, Walters,
Robinson, Kerr, Kendall, Carter, Fur.
ry, King, Wilson, Lang, Cummings.
Koontz, Temple and Clarke, the reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous
vote. The speaker then briefly ad.
dressed the house, expressing his
thanks for the expressions of the
house.
Des Moines, april 11.-Senate.-The
twenty-ninth general assembly ad.
journed sine die this evening at Sis
O'Clock. Legally. 1t ended at noon,
the clock having been stopped at
1880 until the business of the ses-
sion was completed. Most of the day
was spent in speaking fluctuations
and in discussing the work of the
session. H. F. 176. to set aside a ward
in one of the state hospitals for the
exclusive treatment of inebriates, was
passed. The English bill requiring
more specific reports to be made by
the railroad companies to the execu.
tive council. was passed. The omni.
bus Appropriation bill was passed.
House.-The joint resolution fixing
the number and salaries of the EN-.
ployes was passed, as was also the
omnibus bill making the general ap-
preparations. After a heated debate
the house passed the bill re-enacting
the present senatorial apportionment.
This bill was passed by the senate al.
most unanimously after several in.
effectual efforts to secure a new ap.
portionment. The house passed the
bill authorizing the executive council
to make the levy for 1902 to raise
SO, 900, for 1908 to raise $4,000, 900.
This will necessitate a levy of about
Al mills on a valuation of $500, 000, 900
for the year 1902. Colonel Moore of
Davis introduced a bill appropriating
81 900 for the purchase of the oil paint.
ing of the late Senator Harlan for
Tie art hall of the historical building.
The bill was considered without ref.