Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-23

vote Of over more than the neces-
sary majority. At a test vote taken
several days before on whether or
not the favorable report of the min
GRITTY should be substituted for the
majority report which was adverse
to the bill, seven votes were lacking
to pass the measure and much doubt
was expressed of the ability of its
friends to secure the additional
number; their success is evidenced
by the vote of Thursday. This
bill practically overthrows the And
erson Road Law, the present law,
and provides that counties may re-
ture to the old system if they SO de-
sire and SO work out their road tax.
Whether it will pass the senate is a
question. There seems to be more
or less opposition to the bill, the
contention being that the present
law should have been given a longer
trial.
Senator Garst's bill amending the
Code relating to the Collection of
a tax on collateral inheritance pass
ed the Senate on Monday. This
bill provides that instead Of tax
of so for all collateral heirs as un-
der present laws, brothers and sis
tiers who are nonresident aliens are
to be assessed 10Po and heirs farther
removed 2O9S.
The bill introduced by Bealer of
the House and passed there was
called up in the Senate by Harper Of
Wapello. 1t is an act regulating
the appointment, employment and
removal of soldiers of the Civil war
in the public departments and upon
public works in the state of Iowa
and in the counties, cities and towns
thereof. 1t caused quite a little
discussion for several members were
of the opinion that it would be bet
ter to make competency the standard
Eof appointment rather than any
service rendered to the state. Still
the sentiment was in favor of the
old soldier. Accordingly Court
right introduced an amendment pro-
viding that those having the APP
pointive power might make an in
vestigation as to the qualifications
and moral character Of the appli-
cants. So amended, the bill passed
the Senate, was referred back to the
House where the Senate amendment
was concurred in and the mea-
sure is now ready for the governors
signature.
Senator Courtright's bill for an
act to regulate the sales Of stocks Of
merchandise in bulk in fraud Of
creditors was made special fol
Tuesday morning and with the
opposition it aroused and the at
tendant discussion, occupied the
whole morning. Those opposed te
the bill said it was a measure dir
ectly benefiting the wholesalers Of
the country, few of whom live in
Iowa, and on the other hand would
materially harm the retail merch-
ants who need more consideration at
the hands Of the state than sc
powerful an organization as the
wholesalers. The discussion was
interesting, large number of the
Senators taking part. The bill how
ever was lost on a tie vote, 81 to 81
} the required majority being 26.
On Wednesday morning by un
animous consent on motion of Sena
tor Lewis, the bill making an add
tional appropriation Of $4,000 TO
the Iowa exhibit at the st. Louis Elk
position was taken up, the amend
ments adopted and passed. TIL
bill is practically the same as tn
one which first passed, the addition
, al stipulation being made that III
, part Of this should be available un
til the specific amounts set apart b,
the commissioners from the appro
/ priation Of the Goth General Assem-
bly,, shall have been exhausted.
e A bill that raised a great deal Q
i discussion in the House was q bill
S by Weeks Of Guthrie amending sec
n ton 4Oll Of the Code relating to tn
s exemption from liability for deb
Of personal earnings SO that onl
3 $40 a month is exempt from liza
0 bility. This measure is very SINH
lar to one introduced earlier in til
/ session and lost. 1t came up 70
: discussion on Friday and after a
|. animated debate was. carried.
n The Compulsory Education La,
was amended by the Senate O.
Q Thursday to increase the time tina
children must attend school fror
o twelve weeks as under present Law
Q to sixteen. The measure is one in
troduced by Crawford of Dubuqu
y and provides that every child G
school age shall attend sixteen con
e secutive weeks in each school yea,
t commencing with the first week
{, unless the board of directors shal
f determine later date which shal
). not be later than the first Monday il
December. 1t also provides that il
school corporations having NOR
than 10000 inhabitants, truan
|oilicer shall be appointed.