The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION OF
RECENT ASSEMBLY.


RECENT ASSEMBLY.
Review of Work of Entire SEES
sion Published Here
y with.
Des Moines, April 12.--Nearly two
hundred and fifty new measures will
60 on the statute books as the result
of the session OF the twenty ninth
general assembly. which was brought
to close yesterday. OF these, about
+ an equal number originated in the
house and the senate. Following is
review Of the work Of the session:
APPROPRIATION
BILLS PASSED.
900 for Vicksburg monuments and author
txing governor to appoint supervising COM
mission Of nine veterans OF Iowa regiments
S. +. l81. by Garst, making per capita
Tor support Of insane hospitals $12 per
month and that OF Cherokee hospital not
to exceed SIS. The sum Of $4,000 Is set
8. b. 29S, by Garst. for S1,62O.4S, to pay
custodlan's employees for March.
$4,000 for two monuments to Iowa troops
on Missionary Ridge and one at Lookout
Mountain.
600 for hire of extra legislative employees.
FL. II. II, by Secor, increasing from 81, 500
to $4,000 annual horticultural society ap-
s. +. Ill by Hartman. for $500 to
enable railroad commission to publish 80
oO0 railway commissioners maps.
g. r: 27e, by Garst, for $1,000 to replae S!e
recent fumigation of reservation.
g F; 147, by Dowell, appropriation of
$1.260; SO for inaugural expenses
paid express pre- ey b Gats' ss SIS for 1 aapa h
claims allowed by executive council; S4OO
for freight and express bills of this SEES
4. r; SO, by McMle, dxing, support fund
for nine months Of the year.
vision fer institution at Council Bluffs.
sompletlon and furnishing Of the Cherokee
IS Senate sa e ale 2 rs By Young, Of Washing
ant to Charles Shepherd, revolutionary
Il. F., 1o7. providing additional support
for Soldiers y Home; +.
Charles Gray for publishing original notice
In case Of Bettanier VS.. Caille.
ii. r.. 265. fixing support TO Eldora at $40
yer CdDlId. =
H. i. 454, approprlating $1,000 for pur-
chase Of picture Of James Harlan.
8. Il 176, by Smith of Mitchell. appropri
itlng $25o,0oo for the Improvement Of the
capitol, $62. 500 to be expended annually
from June 80, 1908. to June so, 1906, and
providing for commission.
The board Of control omnibus appropria-
ton bin, CARRYING $716,577. so for all extra
ordinary appropriations for the institutions
ander the board of control. with the e3cep-
tlon of $13s, coo. appropriated in a separate
measure for Cherokee hospital.
H. II. 441, by Hughes ,appropriating $15,-
PUO Tor the erection and equipment of new
laundry building at Mt. Pleasant hospital
BiH appropriating $4,000 for stock pa
villon on state fair grounds.
BY Moore, to Increase armory rent for
guard companies from SOD to $3.50 and
making the e-s standing appropriation for the
s. +. 81, to reimburse Greene county for
rare Of nonresident insane patient.
81. +. 142, to reimburse f. NJ. Powell for
f16O for money expended in securing yaca-
Non of public road at .Glenwood
Bill to appropriate for reimbursement of
Mltcheliville property owners $500 for.
lyer-drain of sewage.
s. It. $40, providing for payment Of ex-
penses OF the state architect
Bills appropriating u total of 1000 for
tescpe homes, Of which $1,000 goes to Ben
% Sioux City and Dubuque institutions.
III. &. 234, to appropriate Sl,50O annually
Hereafter for the State Historical society at
1orical documents.
The educational institutions appropriation
MI carrying the following: State uniyer-
Pity $4,000 annual additional support and
kl4o,OOO general appropriation; Agrlcultur-
VI college $4,000 annual additional support
md S45, 600 general; State Normal $i9.50O
annual additional support and s., 526 gener-
st. Louis exposition appropriation bill,
carrying $125,O0O.
General omnibus bill carrying about $780,
100 for salaries of employees.
To appropriate to pay for paving the
states share of East Walnut street adjoin-
pg Governors Square.
RESOLUTIONS
PASSED.
Two Important joint resolutions passed
1t tubs session
The Harper joint resolution provides for
biennial elections. 1t Is modelled closely
Sfter the Titus measure which, after the
people had adopted the amendment. was
teelared invalid by the supreme court, on
account Of failure to print the joint resolu.
don on IN full In one of legislative journals.
The Temple joint resolution contemplates
amendment TO the state constitution. In
erensins the ruinbers of members of the
house OF representatives to 1OS. The plan
= to allow every county In the state at
least one representative and to give tvs
TO the nine counties having the largest
population. -
Both Of these joint resolutions ii. passed
oy me Ihtrtteth general assembly, will be
submitted to the electors at the November
election of 1904. 60 - =
. A number Of joint resolutions relating
to employees and minor matters were
passed. -
Concurrent resolutions were numerous
the most important being the TreWIn
measure fayoring the Nelson orliss bill.
intended to strengthen the Interstate COM
merce commission and enhance Its pow
EHE pARnnMs
RECOMMENDED.
The following persons sentenced for life
W d uiluTuer, We're recommended for condi
non! nonal pardons: Theodore Bushlck and Jo
seph McSrary Of Mills county; william
Young Of Woodbury. county; George Stan.
ley OF Story county; Wesley Elkins Of Clay.
ton county; Otto Often of Pocahontas cnnn.
~ y, Ion sniIsw OF Webster county.
MINING.
House file l.. by Kendall, reouirinp
lnaI members OF tia mine examining lion "a
snail Mold certificates or competency Nc
tuine Iofemen and at least one member he
81 9lsting engineer, all of whom must have
NJ least nye years actual experience.
~ House file 10. by Kendall, providing for
tne seml-annual examination OF coal nines
day. =. .oiis per
coal mines. - ueAS ~