Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-25
HOUSE RECALLED WITH SONG
Legislature is Entertained by 0OlOred
Jubilee Singers.
SENATE PASSES DOZEN MINOR BILLS
Measure introduced Il Redistrict the
stRte-Des MOines Residence IL
Burned-URited Mine Work.
ers In Convention.
CFrom a stan Correspondent.

CFrom q Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Feb. 24.-(Special.)-In
the legislature, after the prayer In the
house was offered by Rev. Joseph Smith Of
Lamont, Ia, head Of the church Of Latter
Day Saints In Iowa, a company OF colored
jubilee singers was invited to sing a few
songs and they did so before both houses
and many Of the state ~oficials.
Hosr Bill VIII he Reported to House.
The expected debate on the concurrent
resolution to endorse the Hoar bill in con-
gress against injunctions directed toward
strikers did not a place. The senate
had q lively tilt on the subject when 1t
was before that body and the house COM
mittee on federal relations at first decided
In making a majority and minority report,
but after three meetings reached an agree
ment and recommended the resolution. The
report was adopted. A fight will occur
when the resolution comes up for passage.
Pass q Dozen Bills.
The senate was in session all forenoon
and passed a dozen bills Of no great i'm
portance, there being barely a quorum
present. Among the bills passed was one
which disinherits q person who is guilty
OF the crime which brings about the de-
scent OF property in his direction. II Is
directed against persons who commit MUIR
der for the sake Of insurance or other
property. The house bill to make the law
in regard to malicious mischief apply
where the property of an electric railway
Is concerned was passed. Two bills for
directing how and where actions may be
commenced against steamboat men were
passed. A bill to relieve the state treas
urers when they retire from once by re-
curing that thir responsibility in suits In
voiving their once shall descend to their
successors was passed. This bill is par
t~icularly Intended to relieve ex-state
Treasurer Herriott from defending certain
suits brought to recover fees alleged to
have been wrongfully paid him.
Raising Doctors Pay.
A bill to raise the salary Of the physi-
clan at the Fort Madison penitentiary
brought out the only contest Of the day.
His salary is $50 a month, While the doc
tor at Anamosa gets 500 a month. The
committee reported in favor Of SIS a month
at Fort Madison. An effort was made to
amend by reducing the salary at Anamosa
to the same figure. This was fought and
beaten and the bill passed raising the SAL
airy at Fort Madison to SIS a month. The
Board OF Control reported that their du-
ties are just the same. The Emmert bill
TO recognise certificates to practice medi-
clint as granted in other states was passed.
The bill to permit the publication Of no.
tees OF incorporation In the daily papers
as well as In the weeklies was passed, The
bill to take on the limit on fees for incor-
porations was passed.
New Senatorial Districts.
A bill was introduced by Senator Hub
bard on the senatorial districts OF the
state, naming the districts as follows:
Lee, Des Moines. Scott, Clinton, Dubuque,
Linn. Polk, Mahaska, Wapello, Woodbury.
and Pottawattamie, one senator each;
Louisa-Muscatine, Johnson-C Cedar. Jones'
Jackson Buchanan-Delaware. Allamake-
Clayton, Howard winnishiek, Fayette-
Chickasaw, Floyd-Cerro Gordo, Tama Ben
ton, Blackhaw k-Grundy. Hardin Marshall,
Jasper-Poweshiek, Iona-Keokuk, Washing
ton-Henry, Jefferson-Va Buren,, Appan-
eose-Davis. Marion-Monroe, Kossuth- Han
cock, Calhoun Webster, Wright-Hamilton
B~oone-Story, Madison Warren, Dallas
Guthrie. Page-Fremont, Montgomery-Mills,
OaSs-Shelby, Crawford Audubon, Monona-
Harrison, Sioux plymouth, Lyon-Osceoln-
o'Brien, Dickinson Emmet-Palo Alto, Clay
Cherokee-Ida, Buena VISTA Humboldt Po-
cahontas, Adair-Adams-Taylor, Union
Ringgold-Decatur, Clarke Lucas Wayne,
Franklin Butler Bremen, Winnebago- Worth
Mitchell. sac-Carroll- Greene.
! A bill was introduced by Senator Harper
to appropriate $1,000 for an equestrian
statue Of the late General Francis ]. Her
ron on the capitol ground In Des Moines.
The same bill was put In the house. Sena-
tor Bishop introduced a bill making the
law relating to determination OF Russian
thistles apply as well to quack grass, bur-
dock, cockleburs and similar weeds. Me-
mortal resolutions were adopted relative
to the late Senator Daniel Anderson OF
Monroe county.
Burning of n Residence
A large brick dwelling house on East
Grand avenue, within two blocks Of the
afternoon and was completely destroyed.
The walls being left standing prevented
the destruction of other buildings nearby
II is not known how the FIRE originated
The house was owned by the Iowa Loan
and Trust company, and was valued al
about 5000. It was occupied by q family
named WATERFOWL, who had recently come
to Des Moines from Coifax.
New Corporations.
The Guthrie Center Cooperative Cream,
cry company has been Incorporated with
capital Of $500 by L. @. Aekerman and
others.
The Pleasant Valley Telephone company
Of Johnson county has been incorporated
with $4,000 capital by ]. S. Wilson and
others.