The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE.


bill to increase the State University
special tax levy from one-tenth of q
mill was taken up as a special order.
Senators Ball, Junkin and Crossley
spoke in favor Of the bill, while Porter,
Trewin and Lewis made addresses in
opposition to it. 1t went over till
Thursday. The senate insurance com.
m1ttee voted to report out without
recommendation the valued policy
bill. Six of the nine members of the
committee present were against the
bill, but the interests which favor the
measure pleaded for a chance to fight
1t out on the floor.
House-The house refused to re-
cede from it's defamation to concur
IN the senate resolution memorable
Ing congress to pass the Hoar bill in
restriction of the issuance of injunc.
lions. A conference committee will
be appointed. The house passed the
collateral inheritance republication
bill with amendments which seriously
affect the measure. One amendment
exempts the estates under $4,000 be.
queathed to brothers and sisters. An.
other amendment fixes the date at
which interest shall begin at date
relative to the time the administrator
is appointed. The house took up
H. F. 20, by Warren, appropriating
100000 to create an additional state
normal school in the state institution
formerly occupied as the Industrial
school for the blind at Knoxville. The
reports of the normal school and ap.
preparation committees recommends
Ing the bill for passage were read
nd adopted. Addresses were made in
favor of the bill by Warren, Furry,
Nagle and Hawk. while Clarke STRAIT
ton, Pipher and Head opposed it. The
bill was defeated rs to 81. Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson visited
the legislature and addressed the
house.
Des Moines, March 6.-Senate.-The
State University tax bill came up and
an amendment by Craig requiring the
expenditure of the money raised by the
| proposed filth mill tax for the State
University under direction for the
state board of control, was defeated.
Another by Trewin, striking out the
provision giving the regents the RICH,
to buy equipment, was adopted. Sen.
ator Trewin offered another amend.
ment providing that the general as
sembly and not the board of regents
should decide what buildings shall be
erected out of the proceeds of the
tax. Senators Ball. Healy, Lister,
Garst and Hartman made addresses
in opposition to the amendment. and
Brooks, Molesberry and Trewin made
addresses favoring it. A vote was not
reached.
p tnki m:
Doane of O'Brien county introduced
resolution expressing sympathy with
the Beers in their struggle against
Great Britain's aggressive oppression.
The house committee on cities report.
ed for indefinite postponement the
Sweeney bill to authorize cities to
own and operate telephone lines and
voted to report for passage the bill
giving cities the power to regulate
the rates of telephone companies,
Among bills passed were the follow.
ing: By Lyman, prescribing a pen.
atty Of 500 or thirty days in Jail for
jumping on and off trains, while in
motion; by Hughes, providing that
surety companies may give bond for
holders of mulct licenses. by Barker.
providing for the refund to admins
have paid to the treasurer of state as
collateral inheritance tax in excess of
that legally due; by Keagy, providing
that in counties containing a town.
ship of $4,000 Inhabitants and having
seven supervisors, the county shall be
divided into six supervisor districts,
the township of $4,000 to be one dis.
trict and have two supervisors.
/ Not ~
senate passed the bills granting one
fifth Of mill tax to the State Uni
versity and the State Agricultural
college Friday. The vote on the uni
versity tax was 80 for Is against.
There were but seven votes against
the agricultural college appropriation.
| The senate put over consideration ct
Che railway tax statute until Tuesday
morning. The vote was 20 to Is. It is
taken as indication of the attitude of
the senate with respect to the meas
ure which suits neither the conservtl-
tives nor the radicals
| House.-The house killed the Bocr
sympathy resolution and the resoln-
ton requesting the Iowa delegation
to support certain swamp land legis-
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"a proposition for the creation of
board of control for the state educa-
tional institutions was introduced.
Representatives of the st. Louis ex-
position appeared before the Iowa
house Friday and addressed the mem
bers in the interests of large Iowa
exhibit at the worlds fair.
Des Moines, March Y.-The senate
passed resolution memorializng con.
gress to pass an act strengthening the
| interstate commerce commission.
There was no opposition. The bill
creating fire and ponce commission
to govern these departments on a non
partisan basis in Des Moines was also
passed. Crawford's bill taking the
appointment of water works trustees
in cities of the first class out of the
hands of the judiciary and placing it
in the hands Of the mayor was passed
This bill applies to the cities of Du.