Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-02-28
+ HE LEGISLATURE.

senate passed large number of bills,
among them the following: To make
subject of prosecution for malicious
mischief the destruction of apparatus
i belonging to electric railroads. it hay-
| ing been held that prosecutions under
| the present law can only be for inter-
| ference with steam roads; providing
/ that actions against the treasurer OF
| state shall be against the treasurer as
IN officer of the state and not as an
| Individual on his bond in cases in
which suit is brought to recover taxes
| alleged to be illegally collected; pro-
| yiding that the state board of medical
! examiners may issue certificates to
| practice medicine in Iowa to physi-
cians who come from other states,
without examination, providing that
| such other states show Iowa physi-
| clans the same right; amending sec
| ton 1886, to prohibit beneficiaries en-
| joying property benefits by murder;
| giving sheriffs compensation for lodg-
| ing as well as dieting prisoners; re-
moving the limit on fees charged for
| the fling Of articles of incorporation
| by the secretary of state; providing
| that notices required to publish four
| weeks in succession be published once
| each week for four weeks in success
sion; requiring settlements of the
| treasurer and auditor of state to con-
| form to the appropriation period.
House.-The house devoted the
bulk of the time to considering the
| subject of eXempting the property of
| soldiers of the rebellion and Mexican
| war. After discussion and profound
wrestling with amendments it finally
passed without dissent the committee
substitute for house file II by
| Donahue. ..-
Des Moines, Feb. 25.-Senate.-The
Emmert bill, establishing a re-
| formity for men at Anamosa was
passed bill was introduced estab
fishing a board of examiners for os-
teopathic physicians. There is an
| understanding that the state board Of
medical examiners will not oppose the
| measure. It removes osteopaths from
| the charge of the medical board.
House.-Cummings' bill, increasing
the salaries of judges of the supreme
court hereafter to be elected from
$4,000 to $4,000, was taken up and
passed by vote Of 80 to s. The bill
originally provided that the salaries
should be raiseu to $4,000. but was
amended by the committee on compen-
sation OF public officers. Secor's bill
requiring the county auditor to fur
n1sh all blanks to permit holders and
druggists to use same, was also pass
ed. Wilson's bill, repeating the law
requiring music to be taught in the
public schools, was indefinitely post
poned. jerks BILL appropriating $22
per month for nine months in the year
for the maintenance Of each inmate
Of the school for the deaf and dumb at
Council Bluffs, was passed.
Des Moines, Feb. 26.-Senate .-sen-
ator Trewin introduced a reso-
luton memoralizing the Iowa dele
cation in congress to support
the >Nelson-Corliss bill giving the
interstate commerce commission adj
ditional powers. The Iowa state
senate passed a resolution for the
submission of the woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution, We'd
nesday, by vote of % to 16, and
without a word of debate. Senator G.
S. Allyn of Ringgold county was in
charge of the bill, but contented him
self with moving it's passage after
reading the Colorado official endorse
ment Of the measure. No other SEN
ator evidenced desire to speak. The
senate defeated the bill to abolish
days of grace. Senator Healy gave no.
tice of his motion to reconsider the
passage of the reformatory bill passed
Tuesday. He moved the reconsider
alton because the law takes the parole
away from the governor and lodges it
in the board Of control.
House.-When the senate resolu-
ton memoralizing congress to pass
and requesting the Iowa delegation in
congress to vote for the Hoar bill in
restriction of injunctions issued dur
ing strikes was taken up by the house
Wednesday, Durham of Delaware Of
fered a substitute expressing conf
dence in the delegation and whatever
action it may take with reference to
this subject. An extended debate dur
ing which republican members at
tackled and defended Senator Hoar re-
suited in the adoption Of the substi-
tute by q vote of 40 to 40. Among
bills passed were the following: By
Furry, providing a Jail sentence or
fine as one of the penalties for per-
jury; by Edwards, requiring tele-
phone and telegraph companies to re-
port to the executive council instead
of to the auditor of state for purposes
of taxation.
Des l4oines, Feb. 27-Senate.-The
senate passed the bill to appropriate
$1,000 to buy supplies for the Tama
Indians, whose blankets, etc., have
ueen burned on account of infectious
disease. This money will be refunded
Sy the general government. Senator
Harper brought up the biennial cleo
tons constitutional amendment. Sen
ator Hubbard explained that the reso-
luton is in precisely the form it was
formerly. The resolution was adopt
ed, forty voting for and Bishop, Cross
ley, Hogue, Spaulding and Wilson
voting against. Senator Lewis said
he was opposed to biennial elections
but is not opposed to submission.
Senators Brighton, Emmert, Fitch
patrick, Hobart and Townsend were
absent. Senator Trewin resumed his
argument for reconsideration of the
measure creating the reformatory at