Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Iowa Legislature.


The State University tax levy bill oc-s
cupied the attention of the Senate alliday
Thursday, but did not reach a vote.
Quite number Of bills were passed by
the House, principally legalizing acts and
other measures over which there was no
contest of any character. In the after
noon committee meetings occupied the
program to the number of fourteen. le-
galizing acts passed by the House wer0
Powers bill, in reference to the incors
poration o. the town Of Rudd; Daven-
ports bill relating to the ordinances OF
Shannon City; Leechs bill, legalirins the
acts OF the school district of StanwOod,
in voting bonds for the erection of new
school house, Keagy's bill, relating to :
superyisoral districts in Dubuque COurl-
~. Barker's bill was passed by the
House, being bill providing for the re-.
funding by the State Treasurer any SUR i
plus paid as collateral inheritance tax
in excess of that legally due. Teach. y
outs bill abolishing the Offices Of town
ship clerk and trustees in certain civil
townships. Hughes bill permitting sure
ty companies to furnish bonds under the
mulct law, and Temples bill correctipg
and Strengthening the law relating to
inal causes, were all passed by the House
without opposition. The Lyman bill was
passed by the House, which bill makess
the offense of jumping on and Oh trains
while in motion n misdemeanor, punish.
able by sentence not exceeding thirty
days in Jail or hundred dollars 6nes:
instead of an indictable offense
49,. ST.
a ~
tax on the dollar for the benefit Of the
State University and the Iowa. Agricul-
tural College passed the Senate ON FRI
day. The Fitchpatrick bill to levy q
similar tax of one-fifth OF n mill on the
dollar for the benefit OF the Iowa Agri-
cultural College was next taken up. Ire
win offered an amendment which carried
that none of the amount be anticipated
by warrants. Porter offered an amend.
ment which carried that the amount shall
not be permitted to exceed $4,000 an
nually. The bill carried by vote Of 80
ayes, Z nays. The Donohue resolution
proposing that the House extend Its SYM.
patty to the struggling Boers in South
Africa was tabled by the House BY >
vote of 81 to 3S. The House passed the
Senate bill by Alexander. which permita
savings banks to. receive deposits to TWEEN
ty times their capital and surplus instead
of ten times as now provided for law.
There was considerable opposition to the
measure OIL the grounds that It would
have the effect of weakening the security
for the deposits of wage earners who
largely are the patrons OF savings banks.
$50 - i1ss;ssss
The Senate committee on approprfar
tons Saturday passed resolution to the
effect that it was the sense Of the COM
mittee that not more than sat, 900 should
be appropriated for an exhibit at the 1T
Louis exposition In 1908. The matter
was discussed Mt some length by the CON.
mittee, and $4,000 was agreed upon a.
about the proper amount, in view Of the
other demands on the treasury. S0ms
members of the committee suggested
100000 and $4,000. but both Of these
motions were voted down. The sappro-
priation for monuments to the lows
troops in memory Of the Iowa regiments
that fought at Lookout Mountain was
discussed by the committee. The bill
calls for an appropriation of $35 900. and
although this amount will not be given,
it was practically decided to make some
appropriation for this purpose. The Sen.
ate passed the Trewin resolution request
ing the Iowa delegation in Congress TO
support the Nelson-Corlis bill. the OBJ.
ject of which is to give the interstate
commerce commission further powers to
regulate transportation facilities.
S. *,
The House on Monday passed ni,n,-,
Der of bills against which there was no
opposition. The list cleared from the cal.
endar by enacting as laws follows: Gil.
christ. to provide for county board OF
examiners of teachers. to consist Of thu
county superintendent and two qualified
teachers to be appointed by the county
superintendent. Senate bill by Crawford
providing for change in the law reQuir.
ing that appointments OF water works
trustees in cities of the first class and
cities under special charters shall be by
the Mayor Of cities instead Of by judget
| of the District Court was taken up and
passed. Senate bill by Trewin WAS tax.
On up and passed. 1t requires county mt
l-torneys to prosecute appeals from the
| findings of commissioners of insanity
without additional compensation. Camp
bells bill, lcgalizing transcribed copy OF
record of transfer of swamp land in Ere.
mont County to b. & NJ. b. Railroad
Company, original record having become
illegible. Senate bill by Alexander. per-
hitting library boards to condemn
grounds. for location of libraries in the
same manner as property taken for in
ternal improvements. Senate bill by
Hubbard. making taxes on property In
hands of receivers preferred claim.
Another bill of considerable interest
/ n
provides that boards OF supervisors must
furaish to county supervisors an office
and supplies in the same manner Ms to
county officers and other elective officers,
The Senate on Tuesday passed by q
vote of 81 to 0 the railway taxation bill,
u measure formulated by the ways and
means committee for the purpose OF in.
creasing and at the same time equalizing
the taxation of the railroads. The meas.
ure requires that the executive council
in assessing the roads shall take into
consideration their gross earnings, net
earnings. stock. bonds and physical condi.
ton. 1t is further provided that the do.
ings of the executive council must be
published and not kept secret. 1t is stat.
ed by the promoters that the bill will in.
crease the assessment of the railroads
$15, 100000.
Among Our Neishbors,
Out Of the ten candidates for State
mine inspector who took the examination
at Dies Moines, but two passed.
Clinton has secured two discarded field
pieces Of artillery for the ornamentation
OF the court house square.
| Two thousand emisrants. the most Of