Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-27
MONUMENTS FOR IOWA DEAD
House Passes Vioksburg Park Bill for
Memorials in the South.
TO INCREASE THE GOVERNORS SALARY
Bill Passes House for $4,000 Raise I'm
Executives Pay-TrOOps Needed TO
Enforce Health Laws with
Indians.
From a star Correspondent.N

CFrom a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, March 26.-Cspecisl)-The
senate this afternoon gave up it's lime to
consideration OF billa which provide for the
Iowa monuments at Vicksburg park, Look
out Mountain and Missionary Ridge In
memory OF the Iowa soldiers buried there.
The vicksburg bill calls for $4,000 to be
expended on one large state monument
and many others marking the location Of
the various companies. II also provides
that only SIC, 900 shall be used during the
biennial period. which will be barely enough
to commence the work. The plans have al
ready been adopted in full. The bill in
regard to Missionary Ridge provides that
S25. 600 shall be expended, but only $1,000
in the present biennial period, and that one
large monument be erected on Lookout
Mountain and two on Missionary Ridge.
This is in accordance with plans which were
adopted by a commission several years ago,
but which have not been acted on yet.
When the bills came up on special order
in the house this afternoon there were
vigorous speeches in relation thereto by
Senators Blanchard. COPYRIGHT Young OF
Washington, Healey and others, after which
the bills were passed.
The senate mutilated the automobile bill
which the house passed and after so doing
reached the conclusion it would not be con-
stitutionaI anyway and sent it to the judi
ciary committee. The bill seeks to regulate
the running OF automobiles, requires
licenses. limits the speed and otherwise
preyents the use Of the machines on high
ways in Iowa.
considerable time was spent in consid-
eration OF she bill to adopt the township
system of road supervision, but the bill
was not finished.
A resolution was introduced by Senator
Lewis to adjourn without day April 3. 1t
will be acted on tomorrow.
Township Law Publication.
The house today passed a bill to provide
for publication Of a book containing all
the laws relating to townships and the
powers and duties Of township omcers'
aside from Justices Of the peace, and 10
provide for the sale Of the same at $l5O
a copy. No such compilation Of laws has
ever been provided for.
bill to establish a department OF bac-
terioloRy in connection with the State
BOARD of Health was passed. 1t provides
that a superintendent shall be elected at a
salary of 1900 a year. The bill also in
ETeAHeH IL ANNUAL
Board Of Health to 81 500 a year, instead Of
Is. 900. It provides that incidental ex-
penses of the board shall be paid for by
the state.
Governor Salary Increased.
The house passed a bill to increase the
salary Of the governor OF the state from
a. 600 a year to s.. 900. In addition to thi.
the governor receives $500 as a member
OF the executive council and 5000 for house
rent, so that II this bill becomes a Law
he will actually receive compensation Il
the amount Of IS 100 a year. The portion
of the bill which provided for an increase
Of the salary Of his secretary was elm
mated before passage.
A bill was passed TO provide that county
attorneys shall have the right to appoin'
their deputies and the county shall pay tn;
same in all counties Of the state over $1,000
Inhabitants. In smaller counties he MAJ
appoint the deputies, but they shall bt
paid only where they do special work. Thu
bill is to remedy a complaint that where
the boards OF supervisors select the depu
ties the county attorney gets no good from
the position. but the deputy becomes sim
! ply a counselor for the board and not
helper In county cases generally.
A bill to give the right to seize liquors
without a warrant was discussed and sen
to the judiciary committee.
The house took up a bill to relieve Iowt
Insurance companies from payment Of take
on business lone outside Of the state
There are but two companies affected
seriously, but the bill was not clean ant
was defeated.
Asks Troops to QueII Indians.
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pealed to Governor Cummins late this az
ternoon to send troops to the Tama India
reservation to compel the Sac and Fol
Indians to submit to fumigation and othe
regulations of the State Board of Health
Acting upon the advice of counsel, tn,
Indians have locked their blankets. tepeet
and other effects in a building. which the
carefully guard. Mr.. Walters says the In
dams are in an ugly mood.
Miners Cannot Agree.
Unless the unforeseen transpires ever,
miner in Iowa will walk out at midnigh
March 81, and a strike Will be institutes
the consequences Of which cannot be fore
told. At the joint conference OF the miner
and operators this morning the issues wer
squarely drawn and the operators formal
announced that they will not agree to EN-
ploy shot hrers nor will they agree to tn
uniform day wage scale demanded. Presi
dent Reese. in behalf Of the Mine Workers
asked the operators II they would aTbitrat
the differences. The operators fatty re
fused. The joint conference adjourned t
reasonable at 2 o'clock for final action an
the miners Immediately went into secre
session to determine upon a course to pur
sue. AS previously outlined by Presiden
Reese, failure to reach agreement will op
crate to effect a general walkout next Mon
day night at the expiration OF last year
agreement. At the close no agreement ha
been reached and the miners had not re