The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-04-22
HAS FINISHED ITS WORK.
General Assembly of Iowa Adjourns
After Being in Session
Eighty-Nine Days.
NEARLY 200 new LAWS WERE ENACTED
Amount to About 3D.
GOO,OOO-Tax Levy Will BE About
Three and One-Half Mills-Rev-
cnue Taxes Charged to Each Coun-
ty-Other Notes. of Interest.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, April 14.-The legis-
lature, which adjourned late last week,
was in session 50 days. 1t cost the
state about $125,O00. 1t enacted in the
neighborhood of 200 new laws. 1t APP
propriated about $1,60o,oo0 for ex-
traordinary purposes. The amount of
money which must be raised by taxa
ton in the biennial period beginning
next June will be about 100000
year. 1t is estimated that this will
require tax levy of about 31A mills.
Salaries Raised.
Salaries of public officials were
raised materially by the legislature
which has just adjourned. The gov
ernor got an increase from $4,000 to
Sc, 100, effective after January /, 1904;
the supreme judges secured an in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000, effective
on the same date; the district Judges
got an increase from $500 to $1,000,
effective next January; the sheriffs
gained largely in the changes made
in their salaries; county superintend-
ents got an annual salary of $3.50 in
stead of a per diem of four dollars;
there were number of other changes
of less Importance.
Tax Ferret Laws Stand.
All efforts to interfere with the tax
ferret laws were fruitless in this legis-
lature. 1t was thought toward the last
of the session that amendments would
be secured satisfactory to those who
sought a modification of the law, but
this failed. The tax ferrets remain in
full control of the matter of delin-
quent taxes in this state insofar as
those counties which employ them are
concerned.
To Complete Capital.
One of the most important meas
ures adopted by the legislature is that
appropriating $25o,ooo for the COM
pletion, repair and decoration of the
capitol building. 1t was not COM
pleted, and many repairs are needed.
The money will be expended by COM
mission of three members appointed
by the governor during the next four
years.
Tax for Schools.
The most gratifying act of the
Twenty-ninth general assembly was
the passage by it of the educational
tax levies. The Agricultural college
at Ames and the State university at
Iowa City were each given two-tenths
of one mill tax levy for five years
which will net them $55o,o0O each, for
building purposes. The State Nor
NAL school at Cedar Falls was given
one-tenth of mill tax levy for five
years. which will net it $275,000 fo1
building purposes. This means a levy
of one-half mill for educational pur
poses in Iowa in support of the state
institutions of higher learning. While
Nebraska levies a tax of one mill fo1
| this purpose, yet the advance steY
taken by the Twenty-ninth general as
sembly in Iowa is extremely crafty
ing to the friends of these institutions
The Supreme Court.
The bill in reorganization of the su
preme court, which will go into effec
January /, 1904, is one of the impor
ture. Under the measure the judge
of the supreme court will receive sc, OO
per annum each, and are prohibite,
from doing any other work for which
they receive compensation. The meas
ure requires them to hold monthly sit
tings in the city of Des Moines, whicl
means that they will be required t.
reside at the capital. They are to b
required to take in submission at eacl
hearing only as many cases as the,
will be able to decide within the mex
month. Attorneys believe that thi
will result in immediate decisions O
cases which are submitted to the su
preme court, and upon this point lit
giants and attorneys in the court ar
agreed as to it's desirability.
State Institutions Cared For.
The omnibus appropriation bill TO
the institutions under the manage
ment of the state board of contrc
carries $716,577. The institutions ge
the following amounts:
Marshalltown ..s77, 200 Nitchellville SO, IL
Davenport -. So, 200 Mt; Pleasant. .iO4, Al
Anamosa s9 SS2 IIn Inc s9,2
eounel Bluffs 1 si F Fort Madison s1S
Glenwood 49,. .109, O75l IIldora ........ 47,4
AS passed the bill makes the follow
ing appropriations for purchase {
land at the institutions:
For Mount Pleasant. Observation-Disclosures. SOS, o
For Independence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
For Clarinda Observation-Disclosures. 800
For Glenwood Observation-Disclosures. $50
For Davenport ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .$129, O
Infectious Diseases.
One Of the important measure
passed by this legislature relates t
the powers of the state board of healt
respecting the care of persons sutfe
ing from infectious diseases and en-
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