The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
BLUNDER BY HOUSE
r. :
Amendments concurred In by Viva
Voce Vote.
SEVERAL BILLS INvAL1DATED.
They Will Have to be Repassed,
Signed and Republished
or Fail.

Special to The Journal
Des Moines. Iowa, March lE25a4-It:.. has
been discovered that the House has been
concurring in senate amendments to house
bills bT viva voce vote instead OF roll
call This is held to inyalidate all bills so
passed. and those that have been signed
by the governor will have to be repassed
signed and re0ublished.: -Four have been
discovered, and the journal is being cares;
fully inspected to CORRECT the error. The
requirement Of a roll call 3is constitutional
so that the defect would#be vital: s.,
The house pardons committee has voted
against pardoning Mrs. Christina Behrens
of Scott county, nowSat Anamosa for life
for the murder of her husband. 1t has also
refused to recommend. a pardon for Jasper
Mason and Byron Quinn, both Fort Madi-
son life convicts. se%ssGa r
The case of Quinn has attracted, q good
deal of attention. He is under sentence
for the murder Of Liberty Shocks OF Lucas
county. His case was argued before the
pardons committee by able counsel and
w. S. Richards, pardon secretary I'm der
Governor Shaw appeared in his behalf.
The committee has recommended condl-
tional pardons foEF JOHN Ballew and Theo-
dore Bushiekas both life eonvicts at Ana
mosa. The house .cqmnl1ttee has not yet
acted In the.case Of Wesley Elkins. the
Clayton county u boy, imprisoned for life at
when he was l1.tyears of age. The senate
committee however, q ha IS voted. against
his pardonsxf ;=5's.4:e:es -: So. $t{
Bills Passed by House;$S,5s.
Among bills passed by the house Monday
afternoon were: The Edwards bill per-
mitting credit insurance.; the Calderwood
bill allowing farmers Institutes to have
one delegate each at the annual state agr1-
cultural convention; the bill by Secor Of
Winnebago, increasing the appropriation
for the state horticultural society from
$4,000 year to $4,000; the bill of Wilson
Of Washington. to appropriate 100000 for
& state arsenal and adjutant. generals
building. This building is to be erected on
grounds owned BY the state just east OF
the statehouse. 1t is provided in the bill
the appropriation Is not to be available
unless the state receives its war claims
from the federal government for interest
on war bonds and war warrants. i! lnas-
much as there Is little doubt the state
will receive large sum from this source,
there is small question the building will
he erected at an early date, provided the
senate passes the bill, as there is every
reason to belieye'tt Will. - ,>,~''2~,.' - !
4.~.-Entform System of Accounts.
The senate has passed an important bill
providing for a uniform system of account
ing in cities. 1t has, already passed the
house and is one of the measures Endorsed
by the municipal code commission -.
Speaker Eaton has appointed Clarke, Of
Dallas, Hawk of Jasper and Graft Of Page
as the second conference COMMITTEES on the
part of the house On the concurrent reso-
luton indorsing the Hoar bill against in
functions in case Of labor troubles. Garst,
Hobart and Porter will be named as the
second committee in the senate.
hp hnnsa 6icia rx-"o pYnir To- ha faS
to postpone imdefinitely2a an important liq-
uor .bilFsby Hamann of Scott. 1t provided
that the mulctt 4aW'-should be changed so
as to make It impossible for person buy
ling liquor of one selling it Illegally to re-
Hcever his money. Under the mutct law as
it IS now, and as twill remain according
to the committees action yesterday, a
person can buy liquor in an illegal resort
and then compel the person selling 1t to
refund the purchase price. .A'@'@ ~ 80 :
Senator's by Popular Vote.
The house to-day passed a Joint resolu-
ton, by Hughes, asking congress to call
national convention. in accordance with
the provisions OF article 5 of the constltu-
tion,- with a view to bringing about the
election Of United States senators, by pop
ular vote. The resolution passed by a
vote OF 81 to '16. d.. .. -
Another joint resolution passed was the
Temple measure for submission: Of al,
amendmentrEto the state, constitution in
ereasing the number Sof, zreprsse ntatives
from 100 to 10S. The senate has passed
the resolution providing for lie represen-
tatiyes.a ~. -. j =. ~9.:ss
The house passed the Moore: bill appro-
priating 81 900 annually to the Iowa State
Poultry association, and giving state rec
ognition.' 4 .3:5:.',s >,E.zs.t, .,.72m,.,,,%
T Salaries Of Supreme Judges.
|, .; The senate spent the forenoon discuss
T ing the bill in relation to salaries o.
supreme Judges: AS it passed the house
the bill provided for $1,000 salary. instead
| Of $4,000, as now The senate Judiciary
committee substituted a bill looking to
continuous sessions of the court Instead
of granting an increase Of salary direct
| it provides that each member OF the court
| shall have $4,000 annual allowance for
clerk lire, ETC., during the remainder OF
his current term, and at the end Of that
time the successors shall have $4,000
straight salary.
This is intended to avoid the constitu-
tional prohibition against increasing the
| salary of an officer during the term for
| which he is elected. Trewtn and Healy
! spoke for the bill and Blanchard made a
witty speech against it. It's considera-
! ; - hn Of