Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-08
THE LEGISLATURE

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senate bCcxIsst into Use matter. md
with GsgIilAzs5 and Nulsh<rrF against
the bill and DzlhzEa- Lewis, GarsE And
Maytag foc II. Ets cposs5e-ztinr ~ss
marked By scze flights OF ssCaEs-Cs
unusual to the stzid atmosphere Of TIE
upper chamber. BIZ q hare sx1stiTA-
t.oRsI majority ct 3 30 s the senate
yesterday passed ore q the r1nst i'm
rs0r-zzs pieces OF tegislatioG r1zt hzs
come Ep before that hosy-tas IL
deLefEtEste sentence law
Des Moines, April .--S%aate--TEs
tebate On the educational beard O. co
troll bill was continued Senator Gil
Hand made visoroEs speech in oD-
position 10 the bin and Senator Brooks
began an argument IN favor Of It
The bill for rsf1ru-priuzry elections
vas passed X eEec-s Polk cnE-ty
only Senator Stirton's bill permit
ting cities and towns 10 appropriate
20 per cent Of the receipts from the
m1lct saloon tax, to the support o.
public libraries. Was passed
Hoase-BilIs we're passed as fol-
isws.
To schedule the loans which in
surance companies may make.
To require telephone and telegraph
companies to file their reports WITH
hde executive council instead Of with
the auditor
To require telephone and telegraph
eoh.aanies 10 make maps and pats
Of their lines and Ole 9Th the county
auditors Of each county.
Des Moines, Apri, AFTER fierce
parliamentary struggle in which de-
bate vas finally curt of by moving the
previous question, the bill providing
for state h2ard q regents for the
educational institutions Of Iowa was
passed yesterday afternoon by the
senate by vote Of 80 to II. Al ef-
fort was made during the morning
session to kill oil the measure by the
Introduction OF a concurrent resolu-
ton to appoint comnitte to examine
into the feasibility of the pian and ie-
port at the next session Of the legis-
lature This was defeated.
HOuse.-The house by vote OF IL
10 90 substituted the favorable minor
ity report On woman suffrage for the
majority committee report which
recommended indefinite postpcnement.
The matter was left In this shape, the
vote disclosing that with II members
present the amendment would not
have the requisite constitutional major
fty. Bills were passed as follows:
Limiting the expenses of state mutual
assessment concerns: giving the state
the power of eminent domain in con-
demning sites for public buildings or
realty for other purposes.
Des Moines, April 5.-senste.-
Crossley's bill requiring that the rudi-
ments OF agriculture be taught in the
public schools was defeated. All ap-
preparations for pardon were rejected
with the exception OF that of Frank
Hall. Among bills passed were the
following: Appropriating $500 to
state historical society; appropriating
sion; appropriating $500 to relatives
Of Mrs. Hoch and Mrs. Fountain, killed
in elevator accident; making it pos.
sible TO bring action against all rail.
roads, and at any place through
which the roads run, whenever action
is brought against them for delay in
shipment Of stock; enabling state OF
Iowa to sell and dispose of all aban-
doned river channels, and all land
within such abandoned river channels,
and all sand bars or islands in the
navigable waters of the state. and au-
thorizing the appointment Of a COM
mission to ascertain and establish the
boundary lines between the state of
Iowa and other states.
House-The strength of the board
of educational control idea was mus
trated in the house yesterday, when
the opponents of the proposition tried
to get the senate bill referred to the
committee on appropriations. They
we're defeated on a viva voce vote,
two TO one. The bill was placed on
the calendar. BY vote Of A to 81
the bill to establish a binding Irvine
plant at Anamosa penitentiary was
defeated. The house voted to grant
pardon to Frank Hail. The proposed
constitutional amendment for the In
itiative and referendum was indef-
nitely postponed on viva voce vote.
The bill to exempt tornado and bail
insurance concerns from the operation
Of the general laws OF insurance
failed. Among bills passed were the
following: Giving the state officers
power to refuse to .ecord articles OF
Incorporation; placing all investment
concerns Of all characters under the
building and loan law; giving cities
power to revoke franchises or pubic
service corporations; to permit
child born after the death of its faith.
er to participate. with the other blood
heirs in the estate despite a will; to
prevent dismissal Of liquor injunction
cases without full statement Of rea
sons therefor to the court; permitting
the erection OF pumping stations in
levee districts. to be supported the
same as the other expenditures Of the
district are provided for, the station
to be erected only when fifty per cent
OF the affected land owners petition
for the improvement.
Des Moines, April 6.-Senate.-
The senate passed bill prescribing
that automobiles shall not be run at
rate of more than twenty miles all
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Towne-"Hear what Snif1kins did
when the collection plate came around
to him in church last Sunday?"
BroWne-"No. Dropped a button in, l