Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-11
FAVORS SaORIS SESSION
vstss for Adj'uramsat Of Legislature
Tweatisth Of March.
INTENDS TO RUSH PESONs BUSINESS
senate's Refusal to COncur o. Antici-
pated-BiII Passed 20 Permit
Banks 60 Invest I'm
other states.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

CFrom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Feb. 10.-(Special 1.-THE
house Of representatives OF the Iowa leg
~islature today went on record as in favor
Of an unprecedented short session Of the
legislature by the passage Of a resolution
by Mr.. Sweet, fixing the date of adjourn
ment at Thursday, March 20, noon. This
would make a session Of a little more than
two months, whereas the sessions are
usually three months. 1t is probable that
the senate will refuse to concur in this
resolution at this time. but the adoption Of
the resolution indicates that the tendency
Is to push the matter.
The house passed a bill to make uniform
the statute of limitations as between the
different codes that have been adopted.
The report Of the committee on roads
adverse to the Larrabee road bill reducing
the width of roads to fifty feet, was adopted
on roll call.
A bill to abolish the action Of Dallas
county in voting bonds for a courthouse
was passed.
Bank Bill f. Passed.
The house this afternoon passed a bill
to permit the state and savings banks to
lend money in states outside of Iowa. This
was urged because so many banks are maxi
ing investments in western lands.
This house Judiciary committee will report
favorably the anti-pass bill. which passed
the house at the last session, also the bill
to provide for examiners for all county
officers.
Mr.. Anderson introduced a bill in the
house to adopt the township system Of
road supervision, as against the sub-district
system. 1t provides that all road taxes
shall be paid in cash and that a township
supervisor shall direct It's disposition.
Mr.. Stratton introduced a bill to provide
for the keeping of feeble minded women
at the institution at Glenwood.
Mr.. Payne introduced a bill to require
that the county auditors shall file a inan-
cial statement each year, which shall be
published.
Bills in Senate.
The session Of the senate in the fore
noon today was uninteresting, there being
only a few new bills and only FIVE that
were passed. The most important one OF
the bills passed, was one by Senator Hugue
of Monona county. taking from railroad
companies the discretion about the supply
Of cars when called for by shippers, in
tended to compel the companies to fur
nish the cars on call at all time, this is in
the interest Of the independent shippers
and farmers and is to prevent, IL possible
the monopoly enjoyed by the line elevators
through the favor Of the railroad COM
panies.
A bill was passed to correct an error in
the code relating to filing fees in probate
cases, another to empower library boards
to condemn land, another to perpetuate
contracts between cities and library boards
and maxi them enforcible by mandamus,
and another to provide that where notices
Of publication of interpretations have been
published in daily papers, this shall be
deemed legal.
Senator Smith Of Mitchell, introduced a
bill to appropriate $3.50. 900 for the compile
ton of the Iowa state capitol and to place
the work under a commission of three.
The plan is to complete the capitol in ac-
cordance with the designs submitted by a
commission appointed for that purpose by
the last legislature.
A bill was introduced to appropriate
5 $500 for the payment of damages to two
women injured at the Iowa State college at
Ames. Mrs, Mary Sullivan of Howard
county and Mrs. Maggie J. Edwards of
Iowa county, while employed at the col
lege, fell through an open areaway and
were injured. The bill gives to the former
$4,000 and to the latter $4,000.
Wilson introduced a bill to require that
county superintendent shall make out an
itemized report OF all the expenses of the
county teachers Institutes and to report to
the board OF supervisors, who shall have
the same printed.
Hobart introduced a bill to provide for as
s~istant county attorneys in cities Of over
| 4O,0 900 population
Harper introduced a bill to make It i'm
possible to condemn for other purposes land
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the county.
Bachman introduced a bill to have the
state purchase lot A, at Pillsbury Point
on Spirit lake, with the historical relics
thereon. and appoint a custodian therefor
This is the property on which stands thu
Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin near the Spirit
Lake monument. The appropriation asket
for is 5 5000.
May Raise state Levy.
Chairman Temple and Chairman JunkinI
/ Of the two committees on ways and means
declare that whatever appropriations ar,
made by the legislature must be called 70
in the tax levy, AS II is certain that tn
appropriations will exceed the estimates
revenue by several thousand dollars, thi
means that the tax levy will be raised from
2.6 mills, as at present, to 8 mills. Sue
' an increase in the tax levy will yiel
about $500, 600 additional income. This 1
not regarded as excessive, but essential
: all the appropriations are to be made a
contemplated.
r state Normal School Heard.
The house committee on appropriation
: this afternoon heard President Seerley {
the State Normal school at Cedar Falls o
the needs OF the Normal school. He pre-
scented the plain facts In regard to the wor
OF the school and what is necessary TO cor
tinue 1t in It's present growth.
Representative Furry has introduced a
important bill providing for examiners {
county oflces. The bill provides for thre
n examiners, to be paid for by the state,