Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-05
SCALING EXPOSITION FUND
Legislators Seek 10 FOrsstall B1trayagsnt
Display At 81. LsuiL
SUPREME COURT ON BRUTALITY TO WIVES
Declaration that Vicious Language
May ss surely ResuIt In Injury ne
MurderOus weapon - Albert
smith Confesses killing.
From a stan correspondent.l

two houses Of the Iowa general assembly
met this afternoon In joint convention to
elect trustees OF the State Normal school
and Of the Iowa State college and regents Of
the Iowa state university in accordance with
the agreements Of the joint republican eau
Gus a week ago. The republicans nominated
one democrat for a place ON the board Of
regents, ex-senator McIutire Of 0ttumw
having been suggested by the democrats In
caucus for that place. and with this oonces-
sion the entire body was elected without
opposition.
The resolution by Warren Of Marion
county in regard to the limit Of the APP
prorriation for the Iowa exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition vas taken up in the
house. The resolution recited that in view
OF the probable large amounts OF money
needed for the state educational and other
institutions, and the fact that the commits
sion on the st. Louis exposition had pre-
scented a report calling for an appropria-
tion OF S25s, 100, therefore it should be re-
garded as the sense OF the legislature at
this time that the appropriation for the ex-
position should not exceed s100. 600. War
rem is interested in having a state normal
school established at Knoxville, and mem
bers regarded the resolution as an attempt
to forestall action by the appropriation
committee in order to further the interests
OF the normal school project. Barkley
offered an amendment to the effect that
$4,000 should be the limit, This was voted
down, and on motion Of Cowles the resolu-
tion was referred. by unanimous vote, to
the committee on appropriations. The leg
islative junket to Knoxville has been fixed
for February Is. q
City May Lend 10 water Fund.
The bill to legalize a contract between
the city Of Des Moines and the water works
company for the loan NJ money to be used
In laying a water main to the site of the
army post was passed. The bill makes Il
possible for the city to lend the water
fund to the company. to be used in i'm
provements outside Of the city limits. 1t
was regarded as essential to securing the
army post in Des Moines, A bill was in
troduced providing for condemnation of
land for state and government purposes,
having special reference to securing a site
for a United States rife range near the
army post site. The local committees have
failed to purchase the ground regarded as
necessary.
In the senate the Blanchard bill for re-
duction OF the rate OF interest on county
warrants from 6 to s per cent was passed.
The bill BY Lister TO render It unneces-
sary for q debtor to appear In court in
every county of the state where summoned
by creditors was passed. He can be re-
quired to appear only In his own county.
Bills Introduced
Among the bills introduced were the fol-
lowing:
Senate Bills-Alexander, making law re-
lating to assessment OF property apply to
cities under special charters; Courtright,
to provide for plateglass insurance COM
panies, also1a bill providing for a form Of
bond in certain cases, also q bill to raise
salary OF assistant attorney general from
$1,000 to $1,000, also bill to change public
health districts Of the state and permit
appointment Of more than one member in
each district; Junkin, to provide that In
any action on an insurance policy on per-
sonal property 1t shall only be necessary
for the insured to prove loss and value
thereof and that notice In writing had been
given; Hubbard. to authorize Iowa rail-
roads to acquire railroads in other states;
Garst. requiring mutual insurance COM
panies to do a strictly mutual business and
not do an old line business In mutual form;
Hayward. to establish an Industrial re-
formatory for females at Knoxville and
provide for removal OF certain persons
thereto from the reformatory for girls.
Appropriations for CISrinda Hospital.
House Bills-Graf. making appropriations
for the insane hospital at ClarInda, also
providing for assignment Of mortgages;
Bealer. appropriation Of $3.50. 900 for monu-
ments IN vicksburg battlefield; Edwards,
to punish kidnapping; English, appro-
priation Of $4,000 for state historical
building; Furry, to punish persons wearing
badge or emblem OF q secret society to
which they do not belong; Sokol, to require
that -four and meal bags be stamped with
the exact weight thereon; Townsend. COM
plete new drainage law.
Tn appropriation bill for the hospital
for the insane at Clariuda appropriates
$eS.6Oe, as follows: For cold storage house
and machinery SIS. 900. coal house and ap-
pliances $1,000. engines for dynamo 81, 800.
additional land $4,000. and repair and con-
tingsnt fund $4,000. The appropriation for
the VicksDurg monuments provides for q
commission OF hve persons Of whom four
shall be Iowa soldiers TO erect the monu-
ments. .
a Hubbard's Railroad Bill.
Senator Hubbard's introduction Of a bill
providing that Iowa railroads may transact
business, may buy. lease, own, control or
operate railroads and railroad property out
side Of the state. and aiso providing that
railroads organised In Iowa may buy. own
and control stock In railroads and railroad
property and companies outside OF Iowa,
caused something OF a stir.
This bill ~contemplates legaliEing the
operation OF Wyoming properties by the
Burlington railroad of Iowa and has a direct
bearing upon the merger Of the Burlington,
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
companies.
Senator Hubbard expects opposition to the
bill on this ground, but believes that II
should pass the legislature for the reason
that the Iowa law already gives Iowa road
authority to own. control and operate rail
road properties in all states adjacent 4
Iowa and hia measure simply proposes thu
extension OF this right to the operation o
roads in states not adjacent to Iowa.
COLLECTIONS of lows War Claims.
The judiciary committee of the senate
recommended the passage Of q bill TO au-
thorize the collection OF Iowa war claims
amounting TO nearly half a million dollars
The bill was amended to nx the compensa'
tion OF Captain Lothrop OF Sioux City. whit
Is given power to represent the state. a.
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