Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-06
BENEFITS STATE EDUCATION
House Adopts Bills Giving Millsge Tax for
Three Years,
SENATE SHUTS OUT FAKE CONCERNS
Wesley Elkins Gets His Parole
Action Postponed on Second
MoIesberry BIII-Other
Legislation.
SENATE SHUTS OUT FAKE CONCERN
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DIES MONIES, April 5.-(Special. 1.-The
house this morning took up one Of the
most important matters which has yet come
before the legislature and disposed Of 1t.
This was the three bills giving a millage
tax for FIVE years to the state educational
institutions. Earlier in the session bills
giving to the State university and State
college were defeated in the house. To-
day the senate bills to the same end we're
brought up and passed. These bills in
crease the annual tax levy for the State
university from one-tenth mill to one-hfth
mill, and give to the State college the
same annual FAX, and In addition thereto
the State Normal school was given a one
tenth mill levy for building purposes. All
these special ievies run for hve years.
They will bring to the state educational
institutions a fund estimated at 1875, 900
for the FIVE years. The board of regents
and trustees will have the expenditure OF
this money in whatever way they see At.
The normal school bill will yet be acted
on in the senate and may fail, but the
others have been finally passed. The vote
in the house on all the propositions was
substantially unanimous.
Bills Passed in House.
The house passed a bill requiring the re-
cording Of Wills in counties where the es-
tate is located, to require loan and trust
companies to conform to the banking laws,
to reduce tax on foreign insurance compa-
MES to that paid by domestic companies
doing business in Iowa, to require uniform
ity in the bonds furnished by surety CON-
panies, to provide that a foster parent may
inherit the property OF an adopted child.
to authorize savings banks TO loan on real
estate up to half their capital stock, APP
propriating SIS, 900 for the fish and game
commission, to give boards Of educational
examiners greater latitude in granting GER
tiicates to graduates Of state institutions
and to provide support for the Soldiers
home.
The house gave audience for a short time
to Mrs. Anna B. Shaw, who spoke on
woman suffrage and upbraided the mem
bers for not voting for the constitutional
adoption. The house disposed Of all re-
naming pardon cases, adopting the adverse
resorts.
The appropriations committee will now
get to work and finish the appropriation
matters. These bills have been held back
until the disposal OF the millage bills. In
formally 1t has been agreed upon that the
three institutions will get about 5000, 900
in the extraordinary appropriations, largely
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heavy losses by fire the past few years.
The appropriations for the completion of
the capitol, the st. Louis exposition and a
few minor matters are yet to receive con-
sideration. 1t is expected now that the
state will give about 500, 900 for the ex-
position. The appropriations for the state
arsenal and the completion of the state
historical building will be made contingent
on securing a refund from the national
government on war claims. It ts expected
that definite information will be received
by members of the legislature on the sub
Ject OF the war claims in a few days. AS
soon as the appropriation bills are all out
of the way the legislature will be ready to
adjourn. but neither house is ready to FIX
the exact date as yet.
shutting Ont the Fakes.
The senate this morning passed a bill.
which was prepared by the attorney gem
eral, having for its purpose the crowding
out OF the state of concerns that are doing
a business similar to building and loan
associations, but dealing in diamonds and
Offering lots as prizes, etc. Some Of these
companies come from Minneapolis and
others from Kansas City, and they have
been organized In this state. They do not
incorporate, and so cannot be controlled,
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under the building and loan laws.
The senate concurred in the conference
report on the interurban trolley line bill.
which p~erfects that bill and permits inter-
urbans to enter cities under reasonable re.
strictions.
The senat passed the resolutions in mem.
DRY of the late Senator John H. Gear.
The pardons resolutions came over from
the house and all were referred to COM
mites, except that of Theodore Busheck.
which was passed unanimously. This is the
first OF the pardon cases to get through
both houses.
The senate passed a bill to require EN-,
ployment OF persons In mines to examine
all blasts and to oversee the work where
it is dangerous. A proposed amendment
requiring that the operators shall employ
shot frers was lost.
The senate passed the bill to establish a
board to examine opticians and recognize
the profession of %optometry.
Railroad Legislation.
The senate reached consideration Of the
second Molsberry bill on special order this
afternoon and, much to the surprise of
many, the senator moved to postpone until
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. 1t is
understood that conferences have been
heAu lhat q movement IL unuer way 10
have this bill fixed up 80 that Governor
Cummins will not veto it and that 1t will
be satisfactory to the companies interested
in the measure. The matter is being put
on from time to time with a view to ar
irving at an agreement. The bill in its
present form would probably suffer the
same fate at the hands of the governor as
the original bill, but the temper OF tho
senate and house as shown by things the
past few days is to pass the bill and others
similar and leave them with the governor.
EIkins Gets His Parole.
Wesley Elkins. the famous boy murderer
OF Clayton county, will be paroled from the
penitentiary' where he has been for half
his life. The house today reconsidered the