Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-03-25
THE LEGISLATURE.

The senate yesterday passed the bill
appropriating $4,000 for the estab-
llshment of home for dipsomaniacs
at Knoxville.
Des Monies, March 19.-Senate.-
The senate voted to accept an invita-
ton to visit the State University at
Iowa City. Senator Newberry secured
the passage Of his bill requiring the
examination Of the books of county
auditors, treasurers and clerks. The
bill changing the time Of the meeting
Of the state board Of health to July
and January instead of May and No
vember was passed. Tbs. senate pass
ed the house bill requiring telegraph
and telephone companies to report for
assessment to the executive council
instead of the state auditor.
House.-Wyland introduced reso-
tuition for adjournment April 2. Blu
chanan introduced a resolution which
was adopted, calling upon the board OF
control for statement of the uneX-
pended balances in the different funds
1t the state institutions. The house
passed the Hughes senate resolution
nemorialiZing congress to convene a
constitutional convention to amend
The federal fundamental law so that
senator's of the United States may be
elected by direct vote of the people.
The Hart bill to give counties the
light to support and bury INDECENT sol
diers Of all wars was passed. The
Skinner bill fixing the salaries of coun.
ty auditors was passed
Des Moines, March 21.--Senate.-
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provision for a committee to visit
the school for the deaf at Council
Bluffs. Several bills of minor import
ance were passed.
House.-Lewis' bill requiring that
interest shall be paid on state funds
deposited in banks was passed. The
bill to raise the compensation Of
boards of supervisors for committee
work from $3.50 to 81 a day for each
member, was defeated. The house
overwhelmingly voted against recon.
sidering the Kennedy bill to make the
First congressional and First judicial
districts coeXtensive.
Des Moinos. March 22.-President
Herriott forced the senate to do busi-
ness today by counting quorum and
the adoption of Reed methods created
mild sensation, but met the approx
al Of the senators. The action was
taken in connection with the consid.
Grafton of the Ericsson motion to Sc
cure the endorsement of the senate
for the Lodge-Lawrence bill to permit
the use of the mails at one per cent
per pound for the transmission OF
library books through the mails. TIE
vote was sixteen for and five against.
President Herriott locked about and
seeing that quorum was present,
though not voting, pronounced 10
measure passed. Lewis bill to make
it possible for committees to secure
a revocation Of permits to sell intcx-
icating liquors was defeated. Lc5-
6erry's bill to make it, possible or
children in one township to attend
high school in another, the tuition to
be paid by the district from which
the pupils came instead of by the
pupils themselves. was defeated.
House.-Resolution for adjournment
April 6 was adopted. A motion to
reconsider was filed. Report of board
of control showed that it has on hand
$245,954. The anti-boycott bill was
killed. English's bill prohibiting rail.
road companies from compelling train
men to work to exceed sixteen hours
continuously in any one twenty-four
hours. The Jones bill to make the
State Agricultural college state
highway commission was passed. The
Hart bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the Iowa National Guard for the en-.
suing biennial period-an increase OF
$4,000 because Of deficit of $4,000
during the last biennial period-was
passed. Among other bills passed
were the following: To provide for a
commission to locate the positions OF
the Sixth and Seventh Iowa cavalry
regiments in the battle of White Stone
Hill, South Dakota, in 1868; giving
boards of supervisors authority to levy
a two mill general road tax; appropri.
ating S14,5O0 for the fish and game
commissioner.
Des Moines. March 23.-Senate.-
The senate passed a bill by Brooks
compelling directors of Iowa banks to
examine their institutions. The bill
provides for the examination OF banks
by two directors, not officers or EN-.
ployes of the banks, twice every year,
Or whenever the state auditor may III.
rect. Bank examiners cannot always
know whether or not notes held by
banks are good and the directors are
expected to pass On these, and furnish
the necessary information. They will
report to the other directors of the
bank and to the state auditor. tho
results of their examinations. The
two insurance bills which had passed
the house were passed. Lambert's bill
providing for taxation of freight lines
and equipment companies was passed.
Housewife house passed the bill
to appropriate 100000 for the com.
pletion Of the state historical depart
ment building. The vote was 81 to is.
1t also passed the bill by koontz OF
Iowa City to appropriate $1,000 to
erect a statue to former Governor
Samuel J. Krkwood in the Hall OF
Fame at the national capitol. The bill
to admit grandchildren Of soldiers to
the Soldiers Orphans Home was
passed. Carstensen's bill to require
factories to report all accidents OH
their lives to the state labor commits.
sioner was defeated. The Teter bill to
subject the gypsum mines of the state
to the laws governing coal mines was
defeated, At to 20. The bill to appro-
pirate $500 for state ARCHAEOLOGICAL
was defeated. The bill to
regulate hand and mind heaIers was
postponed. The bill to
authorize roster of Iowa soldiers in
the civil war was passed. The house
passed the bill providing for the
strict application of the fire escape
law to tneaters in Iowa.
The great trouble with a woman
who has business ability is that she
neglects to curl her hair.