Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-06
FIRST STEP TAKEN.
TWO Bills Relating to Railroad
and Express Assessments
Passed and Signed.

Des Moines. IA, March 3. For the
FIRST time this session the hands of the
official legislative clocks Mere stopD.'.
IN order that Legislation might be
completed i'm time TO be effective. The
bills to extend from March till Ai-
gust ! the date for making the railroad
and empress assessment passed the INC
hG}iSes and We're sent III once To tAc en-
crossing committees. These We're de
layed and as ii was necessary that the
ensrosscd bills be signed in the pres
ellcc OF the bodies at todays session,
the ADJOURNMENT had to be delayed.
This half hour enabled the bills 10 be
completed They vent to the gov
crnor. We're signed ct once, VIII b" pup
lishnl tomorrow and the frs. step
toward railroad taxation reform will
iase been accomplished. The senate
made ii special order for March OF
the bill To levy one-fifth mill lax for
the Aines agricultural college. The bi!
to allow cities special powers in re-
.eelaimims lands along mean'eied
streams in their limits passed. apply
ing espe, tally 10 Cedar RAPIDS and OF
tliMwa.
The senate refused &c TO sto con-
CIR in the house amendment to the
Hoar Endorsement resolution. The
amendment substituted q boauet for
The Iowa delegation in place Of the
iioar hill Endorsement. Senator Hub
hard vigorously denounced the action
OF tho house and moved not To concur.
The natter Will now go To conference
ana tla Expectation is that new reso-
iition. hiaorsiMg the lioar measure,
VIII come out and pass.
Senator Emmcrt Of cass was In his
scat again. the contest having been IN
dehnitlly tied up Indications are he
Will remain a good share of the session
and may he seated.
The bill 10 create a refpimatory at
.Anam6sa WAS reconsderra and the
work Of amending 1t into proper shape
occupied d considerable time not be-
ing completed at adiounmeilt The
house passed the bin appropria,ing
5000 for the lama Indians 70 prevent
the spsead of smallpox.
t'@laerw0od Introduced a bin pro
posing Keeping children from > TO lG
ye.rs IN reol HOUSES. providing tsc.
board! of control shall inspect poor
houses aud shall transfer children
found therein to proper state ilsiita-
lions The committee to sup ~ $50
publication Of the code supplement- Was
appointed. ON behalf of the senate it
Is composed of rrewin, Whipp,a and
Porter. for the house, Payne, ltamman
ana Barker
Des Molnes. Ia, March 1.-The house
the salaries of the district court
judges from $500 to $500 a year. AS
originally drawn 1t provided an in
CREASE 10 81 Geo
Mhtag of Monona called up the
fIoeue bill passed by the senate and
recently turned down ny the house
Committee. ON railroads and commences.
II requires railroads to furnish freight
cars TO shippers. III was given a Ii. 81
ic f,f il,- holm rl la,
ths railroads and commerce committee.
The liurn bill was passed to revise the
quarantine laws so that two-thirds of
The expense of quarantine falls on the
county and one-third OH the city, town
q township.
The report of the special mine com
snys "a advocating shot firers In mines
n prevent explosions was sent Ia the
assembly by Governor cumnlins and
referred To mines and mining commit
The repent of the contest committee
on he Eisuce E.lnmert contest came be
foe tia senate this forenoon and was
the ooGasiou for long discussion. The
tlti@e republicans. Smith. c'rossey and
AlaisilArry reported that the count had
shown a majority for Bruce. republic
an and recommended seating him, and
the minority BAH and Lyons demos
Gratis. presented a statement setting
forth a large amount of evidence to
show that this ruling of the majority
is c1nirar! To fact and law and pro
testing against the majority report.
There MAS opposition 10 printing the
report OF :he minority In the journal.
No effort vas made To get action ON
the acceptance or rejection of the re-
port Jhe question OF printing the mi
l}oiit3 report occasioned the entire De
lliiie In He end the whole matter vas
snt back 70 the committee for revising
ot tn. report
Tie biennial elections resolution cana
up and passed with practically no OBJ
i.sition
TIE e;afst bill. appropriatng 5000 to
l'ay the Indians ON The Tana reserva-
tlo,l FOL th.ir tepaes and personal e.
fects whieh must be destroyed to IRE
Vent the spread of smallpox, passed.
The motion TO reconsider the vote
which passed the amrncrt reiormatory
I'LL MAS debated 81 length, but no vote
Mas reached.