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was also passed.
House.-The house failed to adopt
the resolution endorsing the Hoar BILL
proposed by the conference committee
Friday morning. The vote was a tie
being As to As. After the vote Tenn
pie moved to appoint new COMMITTEES
and the motion prevailed. BY vote
of Sc to 81 the house defeated the bill
to create reformatory at Knoxville to
occupy the abandoned home for the
blind.
Des Moines, March 22.-Senate.-
Among bills passed were the follow
ing: Defining sodomy; the Harper
bill to authorize the drawing of petit
and grand juries in 1906 If the bien.
NAL elections constitutional amend
ment passes; to authorize commune
ties which have voted taxes to aid
in building bridges to vote more taxes
to buy them; to regulate the sale of
gasoline lamps, and to permit the gen
Grafton of the gas from gasoline within
as we'll as without buildings.
House.-The house passed the bill
authorizing the fish commissioner to
build a fishway in Bonaparte dam, in
the Des Moines river. over which the
state and the owners of the property
have been in controversy for quarter
of century. Among other bills
passed were the following: To pro-
hibit and punish the secret or unlaw-
full tapping of water mains and cleo.
trio light wires; to protect the prop
erty of public libraries and reading
rooms against vandalism; to author.
ize cities which have voted taxes to
aid any corporation organized under
the laws of this state for the construc.
ton Of highway or combination
bridge across navigable rivers to vote
additional taxes for the purchase of
such bridge. This bill applies to Gin
ton.
Des Moines, March 24.-Senate.-
The senate agreed to the proposition
of the house to invite the board of
control into conference to discuss ap-
preparations for the state institutions,
Wednesday evening. Among bills
passed were the following: Senator
Trewin's bill providing for the ac-
counting by the state printer and bin
der of paper drawn with the secre-
tary of the executive council; the
house substitute for the senate bill,
legalizing transfers of real estate In
WAASA OAO SpOuSS dCICu lOl Iuc OIuSl
under supposed power of attorney to
convey dover rights; specifically re-
curing accounting of the state offices
and departments with the executive
council and the employment of ex-
perts to do the business; to restrict
railroad rights of way across private
property to 100 feet in width; to re.
quire cities to keep detained accounts
of their finances and publish the same;
to make it necessary for assured per-
sons to prove only the loss and value
of the property for which recovery is
sought, accompanied by affidavit and
notice. contracts to the contrary not.
withstanding; to give independent
school districts authority to CONSOLE
date as we'll as school townships. The
bill to allow savings banks to lend
surplus on real estate, was amended
to insert farm loans" for real es-
tate" and passed. The Teachout bill,
fixing the salary of the city assessor
in Des Moines at SO, was taken up,
and was amended to fix the salary at
$1,000 a year and requiring the sup
ervisors to furnish an Office for him.
The bill was then passed.
House.-The house declined to con-
cur in the senate amendments to the
interurban bill requiring these roads
to enter cities as railroads and pay
damages to owners of property abut-
ting on the right of way. The house
appointed new conferees on the Hoar
resolution. The senate passed the
resolution recommended by the orig
inal conference committee endorsing
the Hoar bill. but Inc house declined
to do it. Among bills passed were the
following: Revising laws as to oil in
spection, along lines of reforms point
ed out as needed by expert account
ants; requiring uniform keeping Of
accounts by cities and towns; giving
farmers institutes right to select dele
gates to annual agricultural conven-
ton; increasing the appropriation for
the horticultural society from $4,000
to $4,000; denying bail to persons
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree. or treason; appropriating 100000
to the erection of state arsenal and
adjutant generals building.