Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-31
Davis sells glass.
IOWA SoL0NS MAKE HASTE
Legislators Are Anxious to Speed I'm
the Gear of Law-Pro-
ducIng Mill.
From a Stan Correspondent.)

From a Staff Correspondent ,
DEs MONIES. March 3O.-(Special.)-The
legislative session appears to be nearing
a close. The senate has already adopted a
resolution to limit the time of debate and
10 hold night sessions from this time on.
The house has similar resolutions ready.
sitting committees will be named early
this week. An effort will be made to push
through this week all Of the important
legislation yet to be considered. The COM
mittees have done their work. The caleu-
dars are now well filled. One day last
week the senate calendar appeared with
100 bills upon it for consideration, and
every one was Of some Importance. A night
session was held one evening and twenty
bills disposed Of, but they we're mainly
legalizing acts. The calendars tomorrow
morning will show from 100 to 125 bills on
each one, and this does not include those
that are OF. greatest Importance, the ap-
preparation bills. But the disposition IA
to make haste from this time on and unless
something unforeseen comes up, the legisIa-
ture will &c through the middle Of next
week and adjourn.
Appropriation Matters.
The appropriation bills are in practically
no better condition than they were a week
ago. The conference subcommittee of the
two appropriations committees are at work
trying to reach an agreement on the main
appropriation bills. There must be a cut
ting down OF the bills at some point and
the committees are finding their task a
difficult one. During the last week they
have made practically no progress. The
members Of the State Board of Control were
before the entire legislature one evening
to discuss these bills or those relating to
the various penal, charitable and correc-
tional institutions; but they were not able
to point out how and where deductions
should be made in the estimates they have
already furnished the legislature. The
committees have decided upon not making
appropriations for the various park pur-
poses suggested. There was to be pur-
chased a park at old Fort Atkinson. an
other at Spirit Lake. and 80 on, but none
OF these projects will be realized. Some Of
the bills for appropriations will be condi-
toned on the securing from the general
government OF the war claims OF the state
The legislature is certain to greatly in
crease the expenses Of the state. One mem
Der OF the senate had figured 1t out that
II the bills all get through that are in con-
temptation the salary list Of the state, in
GLIDING that for Judges and for various
county onices. will be increased about
Sl50, 900 annually.
E~ducatiOnaI Institutions.
The bills for the appropriations for the
educational institutions have not vet been
acted on. There are bills to be passed not
only for the support OF the three great
collegiate institutions, but for each one
separately there is a bill for giving a spe-
cial tax levy for building purposes. These
have yet to be considered in detail. They
have been held back awaiting final action
on the general appropriation bills. The
Dill to place the educational institutions I
under management Of one board instead OF
three has been beaten in the house, where
it originated. The heads OF the state in
situations at once made a hard fight on
this bill and insisted on continuance OF the
old order OF things. The bill had been post
poned, but the agitation on the subject has
been such as to make It reasonably certain
1t will come up at another session and re,
ceive more consideration.
Railroad Measures.
The railroad legislation is in a peculiar
state and some interesting developments
are expected the coming week. The rail-
way assessment bill was defeated in the
house after 1t had received consideration
in the committee only. The vote was over
whelmingly against il. The Molsberry DILL,
which was vetoed by the governor, is still
a live issue and may cause lots Of trouble
for the legislators. The consideration OF
the veto has been put on until Tuesday.
In the meantime a new bill has been pre-
pared and presented and is on the calendar |
for consideration. II is generally believed
the veto will be sustained and imme-
diately following this the second bill will
be passed, and with It the Hubbard bill.
which is declared to be a part Of the same
legislation, and which supplements the Mols-
berry bill These two bills will be sent
over to the house and that body will pass
them on promptly to the governor. II Is
anticipated that he Will not hesitate TO
veto them, but that the legislature will
be able to pass both Of them over his
veto. To do this is sure to cause an es-
arrangement between the executive and
legislative branches of the government
and to bring about political conditions
fraught with great danger in the future.
But It is N the program to push matters
through to an immediate crisis This may
up more OF the time OF the week
than II Is entitled to. in which case the
general work Of the week will be delayed.
General Legislation.
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