Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-03-14
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, March 10, 1902.
The house committee on horticulture
voted to recommend for passage Q sub
atitute for the Secor forest reserve
hill This is the measure providing Tor
9 the exemption from taxation OF forest
and fruit tree reserves. and is endors-
ID by the state forestry association.
Fruit tree reservations are to be ex-
0mpt for Ave years and forest tree re
serves as long as they are maintained.
Droviding there are at least zoo trees
% the acre and the property is used
1or no other purpose. such as pastur-
0gc.
The senate committee on app-opria-
lions passed resolution to the effect
chat it was the sense of the committee
chat not more than $4,000 should be
appropriated for an exhibit at the ST.
Exposition In 1903 The matter was
discussed at some length by the COM
1nittee and SIS. 900 was agreed upon as
about the proper amount, In view OF
Che other demands on the treasury.
Come members OF the committee sug-
gested 100000 and $125;000. but both
0f these motions were voted down.
The appropriation for monuments In
0emory of the Iowa regiments that
6Dught at Lookout Mountain was dis
eussed By the committee. The bill
calls for an appropriation OF $36. 600.
and although this amount wiki not be
given, 1t was practically decided to
snake some appropriation for this pur-
pose.
Members Of the legislature who
Uatched the campaign in Polk county
ore Of the opinion that the result Will
- an increase In the sentiment In
favor of the primary election bill now
sending ins.both houses This bill was
Introduced by Senator Crossley, with
view of restricting the primaries to
each party. and for this purpose it is
Drovided that all or the parties shall
hold their primaries on the same day.
u has been amended to some extent
~ the committee and has been recon-
nended for passage in the house.
Among the bills acted on by the
house committee on agriculture last
week was one by Caldwell intend
ed to give each farmers institute the
wight to send delegate to the annual
0kate convention. It was recommended
4or passage. It is expected the bill
viii encounter some opposition on the
aoor for the reason 1t contemplates
IN Important change in the compost
zion of the agriculture convention
Some of the farmers hold the conven-
don is too largely under the sway Of
(he politicians If this bill goes
Through it Will send to the annual con-
Eentfon delegates from farmers insti-
tutes frem.sixty or more counties in
che state. One of the objections urged
60 the bill is that 1t will enable In
atitutes to organized suddenly in
order to hurry delegates to the con-
Tention In the interest of some person
Or measure. In order to prevent this
he bill has been amended SO as to
6fovide that in order for an institute
70 be eligible to select a delegate it
must have been organized year.
Another amendment provides for an
annual report to the secretary of agri-
culture November Is. At the present
time farmers Institutes are not repre-
scented in the annual agricultural con-
Nention. Each county and district fair
association is entitled to a delegate.
and in counties where no delegate Is,
sent from a fair association the board
OF supervisors may select delegate
ko represent the county. 1t is not the
latent Of the bill to cut off any dele
yates already provided for by law. II
there is more than one properly or
9anized institute in county, each will
be entitled to delegate. Guthrie
county now has two Institutes.
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