Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
SENATE SUSTAINS CUMMINS
With Never a Word Of Debate Unanimously
Supports Governor,
MoLSBERRY MERGER BILL IS DEAD
LRrrabee Springs n Surprise I'm the
House by Securing order for
Publication Of ASSESS
ment Records.
RoLSBERRY MERGER BILL is DEAD
(From a stan Correspondent

Minis yesterday and without a word
OF discussion or debate voted unanimously
to sustain the veto, there being thirty-six
votes registered against the passage Of the
bill over the veto and not one for the
passage OF the bill. The unanimity with
which the veto was sustained was taken
to mean a part of a move to improve the
chances Of the second Molsberry bill, but
good judges now feel that 1t will be i'm
possible to get this bill before the senate
before the close.
While this was being done in the senate
Representative Larrabee introduced into the
house a surprise in the form OF a bill pro-
viding that the records Of the state ex-
ecutive council in the matter Of the railway
assessments shall be published in two Des
Moines newspapers and be given the widest
and completist publicity. He declared that
the bill had been asked for by Governor
Cummins and would meet with his APP
proval. He asked for immediate considera-
ton and moved the suspension Of the rules,
which was carried. The bill was then
passed by q vote OF rs TO 3 without refer
ence to any committee. 1t was a clever
piece OF work and he had caught the OPP
ponents Of railway legislation mapping.
Osteopnthy Measure.
Inc senate spent u ROO0 zeal OF time on
a bill to regulate the practice OF osteopathy.
1t is a bill which was practically agreed
upon by the doctors and provides for Ii
censing the osteopaths as such on examina.
tion and a showing that they have attended
a school a certain length of time. No new
board is created, but the state board OF
medical examiners has charge Of the mat
ter. An Objectionable feature, to some OF
the senators, was the fact that the bill
provides that all who are in the practice
at the time Of the passage Of the law, shall
be given certificates without examination,
and an effort was made to strike this out.
The bill was finally passed in a form that
will relieve the state medical board or
much embarrassment.
A bill was passed which provides for a
notice Of levy Of the tax in the mulct law
cases, to overcome an objection to the l-
gality OF the present mulct tax against
saloon property. A bill was passed to re-
quire that telephone companies shall file
plats with the secretary of the executive
council so that when the assessment Is
made It can be certified to the counties
without error. The bill to give mechanics
liens on adjacent property where work Is
done alongside Of certain property in cities,
as a sidewalk laid. was beaten.
LhrraDee Bill IN senate.
The Larrabbe bill was taken up in the
senate as soon as 1t was received from
the house and amendments were offered by
various members, so as to restore the
entire railway assessment bill as it passed
the senate before. In this condition the
bill was left as unfinished business until
tomorrow.
The house committee on school for the
lAnN " AHN
to permit persons to go to the school in
Council Bluffs until 25 years OF age.
The house passed a resolution which had
previously passed the senate distributing
the handbooks which relate to the Iowa
soldiers monument. There are several
hundred Of them in the possession Of the
state and they are to be distributed among
members proportionately.
state Insurance Department Defeated.
The house considered a bill to establish
a state department Of insurance. There
were several amendments to the bill, chief
Of which was to reduce the salary of the
commissioner from 1880 a year to 1000
a year. The insurance department bill was
finally defeated in the house.
The house passed the Hayward bill from
the senate to correct an error in the stat
ute in relation to the registration Of voters
who have moved from enc ward to another
in cities after having once registered. The
Head bill to require that foreign corpora
lions selling stock in Iowa or attempting
to sell stock shall file their articles of in
corporation and in effect become Iowa
companies, was passed after considerable
amending. A bill to give railroad COM
panies the right to condemn for gravel
pits and to secure right-of-way to such
gravel beds. was passed. The bill by Mr..
Boysen to raise the per capita allowance
at the boys Industrial school at Eldora
from SO to $11 per month was passed. An
effort was made without success to change
the amount to $40 a month. A bill was
passed TO give cities between 10, 900 and
IS. 900 the right to have police matrons II
they so choose, was passed. The larger
cities are now required to have matrons
in connection with the police department.
A bill to restrict telegraph and telephone
companies to but one side OF a highway was
passed.
The bill to provide support for the wom-
ems reformatory at Anamosa was brought
up on reconsideration Of the vote by which
It was defeated some time ago. The amend
ment to locate II at Knoxville was taken
out and the bill made a special order for
Thursday morning.
Weath Reports.
The weekly weather and crop reports Of
the Iowa weather service will begin the
fifteenth Of the month and already the crop
reporters are beginning to send in prelim-
mary reports. The director OF the station
reports that the soil and general conditions
in Iowa are excellent for a good season.
The fine weather during the month Of
March enabled the farmers to become we'll
advanced with their work and they are
ready for the seeding time in nearly all
parts Of the state. The ground is dry, but
not so dry but that the crops may be
started OF we'll as soon as the atmosphere
becomes warmer. The winter wheat has
not as yet been injured and the fruit is re-
ported to be in excellent condition.
City Election Results.
The complete returns from the city cleo
tion In Des Moines indicate that the re-
publican victory was larger than anticipated
on the night Of election and that the entire
aldermanic ticket was elected by the repub-
licans, something that has not happened
before for many wears. BrentOn's actual