Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-07
LITIGATION IN LAND TITLES
judiciary osnmittss Of Senate Reports Bill
Of Prevention.
PERMANENT BUILDING FUND FOR Amt'
MIIder Resolution introduced Regard
Ina swamp Land claims-Bin Go
Limit owe of Tax
Ferrets.
From a stan correspondent

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judiciary committee Of the senate today
reported a bill to the senate which looks
TO the prevention Of a large amount OF
threatened litigation over land titles in
Iowa. The bill l~egalizes transfers OF land
where the husband has signed the name
OF the wife under a power OF attorney. and
prevents q claim by the wife for her dover
Interest therein because Of her failure to
personally sign the deeds. II has recently
been decided by the supreme court that
the wife's dover interest cannot be dis
posed Of by the husband acting under power
Of attorney from the wife. This has opened
the way to a vast amount Of litigation, and
n number Of suits have been commenced
to recover dover interest in lands thus
transferred. The senate committee bill
does not AFFECT any pending litigation. but
as to all other matters corrects the evil.
Building Fund for Ames.
A bill was presented in the senate by
Fitchpatrick to give the Iowa State col
lege II Ames a permanent building fund
raised by . tax levy Of one-ifth mill on all
the assessable property OF the state. This
IL to meet the demands Of the State uni
versity for an Increase In the university
building tax to the same amount. The
state college people are asking that their
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the one at lows City. President MacLean
OF the State university appeared before the
senate committee ON ways and means and
made an argument in favor OF the tax levy
increase. He represents that on account
OF the hres the university is In pressing
need OF more buildings, and that there 10
not SUFFICIENT coming In on the one-tenth
mill levy. The university is actually In
need OF bulldogs now. not considering the
! probable growth of the institution, cost
ing more than 1000. 900.
swamp Land Claims.
The senate took up the resolution, which
was passed In the house, approving the
Lacey bill to secure a settlement OF the
swamp land claims, and substituted therefor
a milder resolution Of the same tenor,
which was referred to the committee on
federal relations.
The bill to authorize the governor to em-
ploy a person to push the Iowa war claims
before the court Of claims was taken up
for final passage, but was referred to the
committee on ways and means for further
investigation. e.
Mr.. jerks OF Pottawattamie county in
troduced the Board Of Control bill to
change the method OF giving aid to the
School for the Deaf In Council Bluffs. Al
present the school receives s35 per quarter
per capita Of the attendance as a support
fund, and also SIS. 900 a year for the teach
ers' fund. The bill ~contemplates the con-
solidation of the funds and giving a per
capita OF s22 ssmonth for both support and
/ teachers. htoft ef'
Other. bills introduced today:l. Hopkins
changing time OF settlement between au.
} ditors and, treasurers; Hayward, fixing in
terest on school warrants at s per cent
Emmert, Recognizing, medical certificates
issued in other states which recognize the
! Iowa certificates; Arthaud, making only 81
, per cent OF lahorers' wages exempt: Calder
wood, fixing fees for county recorders
Head, appropriaNng $4,000 for q cattl,
building at the state fair grounds; Langal
> Of Clinton, appropriating SS5. 900 for low,
monuments at Lookout Mountain and Mis-
a sionary Ridge; Langan Of Clinton. requiring
| that insurance arbitrator shall be Sc
: lected from the county In which the los
Y occurs; Powers. providing for compulsor,
education; Wright. for a reformatory 10
females at Knoxville; Wise. Joint resolu
!, tlon. providing for biennial elections.
Congressman J. A. T.. Hull, who was Il
= the Capitol building was invited to ap
a pear before the house and did SO, maxim
: a few remarks.
The senat agreed to the house resolu
4 ton providing for a trip to Knoxvili
\ February Is next.
n Restricting Tax Ferrets.
The house committee on judiciary has ap
proved the bill to make Il impossible 10
tax ferrets to go back beyond the calenda
year. This would limit the business {
seeking out hidden property to be take
and greatly lessen the work now being don
In some parts OF the state.
: The contest committees are getting aIon
we'll with the-seount Of votes and oths
matters connected with the two contests |
3, the senate. The committee In the Bruce
Emmert contest has permitted the attol
, neys to count the votes except those thl
8, are In doubt. They have now gone throus
A, all the ballots and hnd a general gain
about twenty for Bruce in Shelby count
10 II this count Is sustained by the committC
Bruce will be declared elected and En-
D. inert will have to relinquish his seat.
the contest from Dubuque county IL hI
been decided that the votes will be counte
but Il ls as yet doubtful II the ballots ha'
been kept so as to make sure Of their n,
L. being tempered with. The count will con
menoe In a few days.
OF To Increase Judges Salaries.
The house committee on judiciary h
!. agreed 70 recommend an increase OF sa
a aries OF district judges to 5000 a yea
- The senate coneurred in the house res
luton to have an Investigation made
mine disaster.
Trewin. called up his bill providing Z
!. the publication OF the code supplement Al
II was passed by q unanimous vote. tt
bill provides for the appointment Of
joint committee OF six from the senate Al
house to superintend the proposed wor
! The supplement is 10 include the sessi'
laws since 1897. annotations thereof and
the code and rules OF the supreme court
and including the decisions handed down
a, the May term. 1902. An editor to do I
work OF compilation under the SUPERVISE
OF Il, Joint committee IL TO receive tl.5
for his work. The members Of the COZ
mIttee are 10 be allowed their expens'
The supplement will be copyrighted by I
state. as he Iowa code is. and an edition
~. rs, 900 Is ordered. The hrst copies are
be ready for distribution by September
m 1904. The supplement win sell for 81 .
~ volume.
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