Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-13
WORK DONE BY LEGISLATURE
Long List Of Bills which Have Passed
aud Been Signed by the
Governor.
From a stan Correspondents

~ AthA "a 1900
DIES MONIES, April 12.-(Special. THE
Twenty-ninth general assembly of Iowa.
which adjourned today, passed a great many
laws, but as they have not all been signed
and are in various stages OF completion
the exact number will not be known for
several days. In the opinion OF very many
Of the members the legislation has been
fully up to the average, and certainly more
important that that Of two years ago. There
has been a spirit Of harmony and good will
in the legislature and there has been much
real work done. The members generally
feel that they have done we'll in the mat
ter CT securing legislation of real value to
the state and in escaping that which might
have been injurious.
One Of the most important measures Of
the session was passed in the closing days
and that was a law In relation to n~egotia-
BILE instruments, being the bill which has
been prepared by a committee OF the Amer
lean Bar association to make uniform the
laws of the various states in the matter
OF negotiable paper OF all kinds. 1t is a
measure Of the highest Importance to all
in commercial life. Only one change was
made in the bill and that was to leave un-
changed the present law in regard to days
Of grace.
The road bill providing for the township
system Of road supervision has been we'll
received. also the bill to provide for con-
t.-nous terms OF the supreme court and the
bill requiring school attendance.
The following is a brief statement of the
most important Of the bills which have be-
come laws by acts of this general assembly
and have received the signature Of the gov
ernor:
Bills which Are Now Laws.
Providing punishment of twenty years in
the penitentiary for anyone who incites
announcer 10 commit murder, even though
the crime Is not committed, Intended Ii
prevent anarchistic talk.
DenninB the crime of the commission
OF crimes and providing punishment, being
an ACT 70 make IL possible, to punish
Defining the crime of EidnspinE for ran.
som and fixing punishment at ten years
Imprisonment or life sentence,
providing that feeble minded women may
be kept at the institution for feeble minded
until they are Is years old.
gists except as other poisons are sold or or
physician's certificate.
Making II a misdemeanor to sell boxes
etc, belonging TO another.
Making the. law In regard to maliciou,
mischief apply to apparatus of electric
Furnishing for having in, ones possession
burglars tools BY FIVE years In the peni
Tertiary. Intended to discourage the SAT-
Preventing one who has taken the liz,
Of another from receiving any benefit from
the estate.
An appropriation of $500 for the Stat,
Historical society at Iowa City.
Al appropriation CT $1,000 for the Bene
dict home Des Moines; 5000 for the Res
Women's asNd Babies home, Sioux city.
Amendment TO the railroad corporation
law permitting Iowa corporations to a.
business In states other than Iowa an,
the ADJOINING states, under the same re
strictions as in adjoining states.
Redistrieting the state into representa-
tive districts.
ApPropEiating $4,000 for a stock pavilion
on the State Fair grounds.
hiblt at the ST. Louis exposition and pro
viding a commission to have charge OF IN
same.
Requiring that shot examiners shall h
employed In coal mines In Iowa and opeT
ators be required to observe safety rules
Providing that safety appliances an
sanitary 3 lions shall be observed 4
factories and giving the state labor CON
missioner additional power in the matte
OF requiring reports.
Fixing the salaries OF county superin
tendents at $3.50 a year.
Law requiring reports from creamerie
70 the state dairy commissioner at eertai
times.
- Compulsory education law, providing Il
truancy schools and requiring parents an
guardians to send all children between
and II years TO school at least twelN
weeks each year.
Changing the road Improvement systei
from the sub-district plan to the TOWNSHIP
system, abolishing sub-directors and pr
viding for a township supervisor OF roa'