Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-13
LEGISLATURE FINISHES UP
Presiding officers ofTwo Houses and Cover
nor Receive Presents,
LONG WAIT ON THE ENeRosslNG CLERKS
So Many Bills Piled Upon Them in
Last Hours that OmcisI Noon Adj
jOurnment was Really Far
Into Evening.
CFrom a stan CorrespondentN

closing day of the legislative session was
marked by great activity. The work Of
the houses had been we'll done. but a great
many small measures we're left to be dis
posed Of. The time for adjournment WA
fixed for ~ o'clock. but In fact the houses
were In session all afternoon and until late
In the evening that the enrolling work
might be completed and the last bills be
signed. The day was spent in taking short
intermissions between hours of routine
work. The members babe goodbye to
each other, exchanged compliments and
smoothed over the ruined places. The
president Of the senate and the speaker of
the house were presented with beautiful
chairs. Senator Lambert, democrat, made
the presentation speech for the senate to
President Herriott in which he spoke in the
most complimentary terms of the manner In
which he had presided over the senate.
Governor Cummins was called to the house
and was then presented by Mr.. Kendall
with a cane of wood from the Philippines,
the presentation speech and the response
being eloquent. Complimentary resolutions
were passed and various persons were thus
pleased. The chair occupied by Colonel
Moore of Davis county, the veteran Of the
house, was presented to him by resolution.
Tax Levy for Next Time.
The most important business done was to
pass a bill directing the executive council
to make such a levy as will bring in from
direct taxation for the year 1902 the sum
Of 81, 300, 900 and for the year 1903 the sun
Of 81, 900, 900. This was figured out by
the appropriations committee as the sums
that ought to be raised and 1t was stated
that even these large sums would leave a
deficit at the end of the biennial period.
The last biennial period required 81, 400, 900
for the first year and 81, 800, 900 for the
last year. The appropriations made at this
session are by far the largest ever made
and will require substantially a 4 mill state
tax levy.
Exposition Appropriation.
The wo houses locked horns at the last
minute on the appropriation for the St.
Louis exposition, the house standing out
for $3.50, 900 and the senate for $125, 900. A
conference committee was appointed to take
It up and reach a conclusion. The house
finally receded from it's position and the
bill was passed appropriatingl$125 900.
Last Bills Passed.
The following bills were finally passed
and sent to the governor today:
The English bill for more specific re-
ports from railroads, slightly amended to
Appropriating $l,O0O for the purchase of an
oil painting of the late Senator Harlan.
Appropriations for the three state edu-
cational institutions.
Permitting health insurance, also insur-
ance against theft
Establishing a dipsomania department at
one OF the state insane hospitals;
ing at Mount Pleasant.
Fixing the salaries of employees and
clerks In the state Offices in accordance
tee on retrenchment and reform, making
only a few minor changes in the salaries.
The senate refused to pass the forestry
bill.
The bill to reduce the minimum capital
stock Of insurance companies doing bust
ness in Iowa one-half was beaten.
The Mates bill to not permit a free
holder to take his name off a petition of
saloon consent was indefinitely postponed.
Memorials i'm the Journals.
The resolution was called up in the SEN
ate today providing that the secretary Of
the senate shall write a brief sketch of
each ex-member of the general assembly
who has died since the close of the pre-
vious general assembly and devote one
page in the journals OF the senate to print
ing the same. 1t was adopted by a unani-
nous vote. Lewis read the following list
who would come under this head and said
luoIO might DC Olne1bs MAUI ParrOtt OF
Waterloo. Robert C. Webb Of Des Moines,
Henry s. Henderson OF Ottumwa, VIII
liam H. NJ. Pusey Of Council Bluffs, Daniel
Anderson Of Abba, John A. L. Crookham Of
oskaloosa, Henry Hospers of Orange City,
Preston M. Sutton of MarshaIltown,
Ephraim M. Reynolds of Centerville and
Lemuel r. Bolter Of Logan.
Iowa Supreme Court.
The Iowa supreme court today announced
the following decisions:
Daniel Fashay against Lewis D. shafer,
appellant, Fremont county; Judge Green;
affirmed.
Edgar Bass, administrator. against
county: Judge Plat: afhrmed' 0'AeAna"k
]" H.. Swanson against. Keokuk & West
Judge EichelberSer: reve s 7 county;
6 Bt ca n ap sEHs; Z CO %O sssinst Howard a6Sn,ci
Carrie e. Newton against Southwestern
Mutual Life, appellant, Marshall county;
Mrs. W. NJ. Farmer against Cedar
Rapids, Linn county; Judge Thompson; re-
Fred Callers against Chicago, Burling-
ton 4 Quincy railway appellant, Monroe
county = X; H Tntsie F ssain afir Jee6is Rs,.b an
pellant,, Plymouth county; Judge Gaynor;
John s. Fear ct al, Des Moines county:
Judge Smyth; affirmed.
William Flam against Samuel Lee. an
pellant,. Henry county; Judge Withrow;
affirmed.
George Greiner, appellant, against town
Of Sigourney. Keokuk county; Judge Scott;
affirmed.
George w. Cone against Ann Cummings
appellant, Blackhawk county; Judge PIaft;
affirmed.
New Corporations.
The following incorporation papers were
Med with the secretary Of state today:
Western Land Investment company of
Des Moines; capital, 500, 900; by F.. "A, Dun
ham and L. H. Sawyer.
Henry County Telephone COMPANY of
Mount Pleasant, increasing capital stock
Iowa Cigar company of Fayette; capital.
100000 by G.. A. Wood, II. p. Hancock and
Corning Opera House company OF Corn
ing capital, $4,000; by f. l.. Rees, z. T.
Widener and others. -
Ayoca Pressed Brick company OF Ayoca.
capital $4,000; by Herman seifert and
The Commercial Savings bank of Mason
city gave notice of a reduction of the can
ital stock &c &25 5000.
SIOUX CITY WINS THE DEBATE
Council BIuns Makes a Good show