Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16

to present to the legislature II this bill
Is passed 1t will obviate the necessity for
special legislation to grant this exclusive
jurisdiction where new postofices are built
In the cities Of Iowa, and will enable the
government to go ahead in all cases with
out waiting for a session of the legislature.
Governor Cummins urged the passage Of
the bill.
Debate on Board of Managers.
The bill to create a board Of managers
for the state educational institutions came
up in the house this morning.
Temple offered several amendments and
asked to have them printed before they
were considered. Their purpose was to
leave the faculties undlsturbed so far as
the educational work Is concerned. oppo-
sition arose to consideration of the bill at
all and a motion was made to refer to a
special committee of seven members This
would have the effect OF delaying the meas
ure until the close of the session.
The bill was finally recommitted to the
judiciary committee Of the house which
had unanimously recommended it out for
passage, with the understanding that a
date be set for hearings on the measure and
especially that the heads of the state edu-
~oational institutions be given a hearing.
The special committee to which was re-
ferred the bill to establish the Torrens sys-
tenn of land title registry reported recon-
mending the consideration of the bill to
the next general assembly on the ground
that there Is not time for Its consideration
now.
The Freeman bill in regard to listing
places for application OF the mulct tax was
passed. This requires 1--WE days notice to
the property owner before the tax can be
assessed against his property.
The house appropriations committee this
afternoon approved a bill to appropriate
SEQ, 900 with which to build a new arsenal
for the state. but made the provision that
It should not be done unless 1t comes out
of the refunding OF war claims. The same
committee has approved a bill to give the
State Poultry association and the State
Dairy association, $1,000 annually each.
Would buy OIL Paintings.
In the senate a bill was introduced by
Harper appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of oil paintings for the historical
department, the paintings to be purchased
being portraits OF Washington. Lincoln,
Grant, Sherman, Larrabee. lBoies. Jackson.
Drake, Shaw, Curtis, Croker, Corse and
Baker.
Several minor bills were passed, the most
important being one to make 1t a felony
to kidnap any person for ransom and hxins
heavy penalties therefor. Others were, bill
to prevent sale OF cocaine except on ply
sician's prescription, bill TO provide amend
ments 10 the registration law to meet cases
where persons move from one ward to an
other after registering to vote. bill to per-
NIT township trustees to appropriate money
to support cemeteries In an adjoining town
ship, bill to Iegalize ordinances OF Smaller,
Sac county, bill to raise the age limit at
the girls reform school from IS to p years,
bill to forbid fishing by the seine In the
Big Sioux river, bill to create the position
Of colonel OF cadets at the state educational
Institutions.
Both houses adjourned to Monday after
noon.
Plea for Common
State Superintendent Barrett, in response
TO an inquiry from the chairman Of the
committee on schools. has addressed a
letter TO the members Of the legislature
In regard to needful legislation In the in
terest OF the common schools.
His biennial report has not yet been
printed and it's recommendations are not
before the legislature. but he calls atten-
ton to the fact hat the common schools
Of the state are costing annually $500 900
a year, and that II all the appropriations
asked for the universities. colleges. penal
and charitable institutions and all other
purposes were granted the state would only
be paying out for these purposes about
s., 900, 900 a year. Yet the legislature is
giving very little consideration to bills at
fecting the common schools OF the state.
He particularly calls attention to the bill
for compulsory education, a bill TO recog-
nice work In high schools IN the prepara-