Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-01
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Legislature to Consider Report Of Com
mittes Wednesday.
LAUNDRY BURNS At STATE ASYLUM
A. T.. Holder of Sioux City Appointed
Chief Deputy state Labor Com
miEsioner-Man shot by
Policeman Lives.
(From a stan Correspondent

F'rom a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES, March 81. - Especially -
The pardon matters which are before the
legislature for disposal will come up
Wednesday in the house on a special order
which was made today. The committee on
, pardons reported on all the cases before II
and asked for the special order. Following
is the order in which the cases Will be
taken up and the report of the committee
on each one:
William Young, Woodbury. county. ia
vorable; John Ballew,. Webster county ia
vorable; Thomas. w. Watson, James
county, favorable; Theodore Busheck,
Mills county, favorable;, Otto often, 70
cahontas county, favorable; Betsy Smith,
Lucas county. unfavorable: Christine Beh-
rens, Scott county, unfavorablei, jasper
Mason, Dallss county, nnffa yoTsbIs W Wll-
ley Elklns, Clayton county, without rec
~ommendation.
These are all life termers who have APP
pealed to the legislature. In most Of the cases
the senate pardons committee has done the
same as the house committee. Some OF the
cases are very interesting and some dis
cussion will follow on the floors Of the
houses.
The house this afternoon received from
the senate the report on the interurban
railway act notifying the house that con-
ferees have been appointed because the
senate has refused to recede from the
amendments made.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the bill on assessors salaries.
A bill was passed providing for the draw
ing Of jury lists in case the biennial cleo
lions bill is passed.
A hiII uau M aaad infrodmoad nv tho rn,ni-
cipal code committee, referring to water
works.
Short Senate Session.
The senate held only a very short session
this morning as there was not a quorum
present and it was impossible to get one.
Resolutions in memory Of Henry e. Dashiel
Of Monroe county, formerly q member Of
the senate, we're adopted and Senator
Townsend delivered an address euloglstic
Of him. The committee on insurance in
troduced a committee bill providing for a
uniform policy Of insurance. The commit
tee had rejected two bills OF this character,
one providing for the New York policy, and
the other giving authority to the state au-
ditor and attorney general to devise a policy
to At the lowe statutes. The committee
decided that the last method OF reaching
a uniform insurance policy was not feasible
and so the state auditor and the attorney
general prepared a policy, which Ats the
Iowa statutes, and this is included in the
committee bill introduced today.
In the afternoon the senate passed the
Maytag bill to require exits and entrances
for public buildings and proper safeguards
In factories. 1t Is one Of the bills which
have been Endorsed looking to the better
protection Of life.
The fish and game bill by Lambert which
makes a number OF minor charges in the
law relating to FISH and game was also
passed in the senate.
Fire at State Institution,
The State Board OF Control TODAY re-
ceiVed word Of the burning OF the laundry
building, belonging to the state at the In
sane hospital at Mount Pleasant. The FIRE
is supposed to have started in the unnsr
stories Of the building. Most Of machinery
was saved, but the loss will be consider
able.
The building burned a few dava arm =,
the Anamosa penitentiary used for a ma
chine shop did not belong to the state. but
was erected by a contractor and the state
had no interest in it.
Deputy Labor Commissioner.
E. D.. Brigham. state labor commissioner.
today appointed A. e. Holder OF Sioux CITY
as his chief deputy. Mr.. Holder has been
the deputy under Commissioner Wepne-
strum, who goes on a mission for the st
Louis exposition people, to the scandinavian
countries, Mr.. Holder is president of the
state Federation OF Labor and an active
man in union labor matters in the state.
and much OF the success of the Office the
last two or three years has been due TO his
efforts.
Albert still Alive.
Albert Jackson. the negro of Springfield.
ILL.,, who was shot by a policeman SUNDAY
morning as he and his brother were get
ting away with a quantity of stolen goods
mas been operated on and an effort made 10
remove the bullet, but without success. He
Is resting easy today, but the physicians
believe he cannot live.
Inc state treasurer has figured up the
states income from the collateral inhert-
lance tax for the month Of March and hnds
the collections from this source during that
period to be S7,37S.62. This sum represents
corrections from twenty-seven states in the
union. The largest contribution was from
the estate OF Lewis Merchant Of Carroll
county, the amount being $l,14l.s So, TIL
collections for March only exceed thosa q,
February by a few dollars.
Congressman Hull VIII Return.
Congressman ]. A. T. Hull will return
from Washington to Des Moines on Tbs
day night. The purpose of his trip is 10
attend the wedding OF his son, Major ]. A
7. Hull, to Miss Greta Chase, which takes
place on Thursday. During his stay of a
few days the captain will pay some atten-
tlon to the congressional situation. II was
supposed that the action of the Polk county
people decided the case, but Story county
has instructed for Prouty, and II is sus-