The Leon reporter., 1902-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

= special OTn9T IOF fTlQdy. 1u0
bill to permit banks and trust COM
banies to act as guardians, executors.
receivers assignees, etc, came up and
b sharp debate ensued in which Healy,
lrewin, Garst took part. 1t was refer
red to the judiciary committee. Three
bills by Healy were passed: To re-
quire notice to the heirs, devisees, and
legatees of an estate of claims filed
against it by executors or administra-
tors; requiring divorce petitions to be
filed at least ten days before the first
day OF the term of court at which the
Tearing is had: and to legalize trans
fers of real estate in which one spouse
has acted under power of attorney of
the other. Among bills introduced
were the following: BY Hayward, re.
quiring franchises to be offered to the
highest bidder; by Garst, to define and
tax freight line and equipment COM
panies as railroads are now assessed
and taxed
House.-The Fields-C -Cottrell contest
was decided in favor of Fields. Kerr
of Grundy offered resolution in
memory of Abraham Lincoln, which
was adopted. Whiting of Monona pre-
sented resolutions in memory of Hon
Lemuel r. Bolton, which were adopted
after brief talks by Messrs Whiting
and Temple concerning the life of
the deceased. The bill providing for
the retention of inmates of the Girls
Industrial school until they are 81,
was passeu. Among bills introduced
were the following: By Koontz, pro-
viding that the words railway, railway
company, railway corporation, rail.
road, railroad company, ETC., shall ap-
ply to railroads operated by elec-
tricity; by Hamann, amending section
2026 and providing that interurbans
shall have the rights that commercial
railways now have, including the right
to condemn a right of way not to ex-
ceed 100 feet in width; also providing
that the board of supervisors may per-
init the railway to run along the pub
lie highway if two-thlrds of the owners
OF abuttlng property consent. Also
provides that interurbans may incor-
tporate for fifty years and may cross
railway tracks.
Des Moines. Feb. 14-Senate. The
senate passed the Hartman resolu-
tlon 10 amend the constitution and
increase the number of representa-
reapportionment of the senatorial dis
tricts of the state. This resolution
has been introduced in the house by
Representative Temple. The senate
committee on constitutional amend
ments reported the woman suffrage
amendment for passage. There was
practically no opposition to it in the
committee, only one vote being against
the measure. AleXander's bill, au-
thorizing savings banks to receive de-
posits and make loans to twenty times
instead of ten times their capital
stock, was passed. Among bills intro
duced were the following: By public
health committee, to amend section
5272, giving the state board of health
power over local conditions over
which local boards do not exercise
control; by Trewin, to amend section
12O requiring the secretary of state
to certify to departments of the state
quarterly the character and amount
for printing and binding, for that de-
partment to be used as the basis for
the statement Of expenditures of
money by the Department.; by Wilson,
to amend section 5702, to provide that
convict made goods shall not be sold
in Iowa in competition with Iowa made
goods.
House.-The house passed the fol
lowing bills: By Buchanan, regulat-
ing speed and providing for registry
of automobiles; by Marshall, provid-
ing that attorneys may be appointed
to defend and may receive compensa-
tion for defending parties charged
with indicated misdemeanors; by Ed
wards, prescribing penalty of from
ten years to life imprisonment for
kidnapping for the purpose of ransom.
Des Moines, Feb. 4.-Senate.-Af-
ter discussion of the biennial elections
constitutional amendment the senate
sent it to the judiciary committee,
which referred it to subcommittee
composed of Hubbard, Courtright,
Blanchard, Molsberry and Porter.
The objection was made to it on the
floor that it included legislative mat
tiers and was defective in omitting a
class of officials hose terms are ex-
tended by its provisions. Senator
Molsberry said in his speech that the
impression prevails that the general
assemblies of two and four years ago
tried to work confidence game on
the people by submitting this amend
1uCaL III lClSCllNS lOilu. -uOpGu
the present assembly would make it
perfect. The subcommittee was di-
rected to examine it carefully. The
senate defeated the bill to permit saw
ings banks to lend money outside of
the state. The Judiciary committee
also killed the bill to allow state and
savings banks to act as administra-
tors. guardians. and executors. Bills
We're introduced to give the state labor
commissioner full powers to inspect
factories in Iowa and to require re-
ports from labor employing firms.
House.-In the house the bill to re-
quire the residence Of all three ap-
praisers of fire losses in the county
in which the loss occurs, in case of ad-
justment of insurance by arbitration,
was defeated. but motions to recon
slider were filed. The committee on
Judiciary decided to report for pas
sage the bill of Secor, placing all
homes for children and charitable in
stitutions of that character in Iowa
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