Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-27
NEW LAWS FOR IOWA.
THIRTlETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MADE 200 OF THEM.
Really Important Measures Do Not
Exceed Two Dozen, and the Number
of New Laws Are Fewer than Two
Years Ago.


zen upon the statute books Of Iowa by
the Thirtieth General Assembly there
are perhaps fewer of general interest or
Importance than have been enacted for
many years past. The new laws approx
innate two hundred, while two years tgo
q total Of two hundred and fifty-two
passed The General Assembly and be-
came effective. The big drainage law.
the biennial elections amendment, the
Temple amendment proposing representa-
tive redistricting in the State, the juve-
nile court law, the stock shippers bill,
and the larger appropriations voted, be-
SIDES several insurance laws of impor-
lance may be said to be the legislation
which stands out as the distinctive work
Of the session. -
Much Money Appropriated.
The Legislature appropriated almost
two and half million dollars this year
FOR extraordinary expenses. Of which
nearly million goes to the support Of
the institutions under the State board Of
control, over half million to the three
State educational institutions, and $780,
OOO for the completion of the State his
torical building. One of the largest spe-
cial appropriations and one of the most
important is the S125, 900 which was vot-
ed for the establishment of a separate
institution at Knoxville, Iowa, for the
detention and treatment of dipsomaniacs.
Among the other notable appropriations
is the $4,000 appropriated for an ng-
ricultural building at the State fair
grounds, and 100000 additional for
making the Iowa exhibit at st. Louis.
1t Is also n notable fact that the board
OF control bill carries quarter of a
million dollars for the erection of new
school for the deaf at Council Bluffs. The
appropriations in detail are:
Board Of Control Institutions 80. .$ss9, $4,000
State University .............. 2OS 90
State College at Ames .......... 3s8O000O
State Normal School ............ 100000
To erect inebriate hospital $500. 123.OOO.O0
To ,ssoomplete State Historical -. -. !.
AsSieuit1s.i building, state Fair $4,000
st. Louis ................... 100000
Fish and game ................. l3,5O0.0O
, partment State University -. $4,000
Assembly .......' ............. 10000
Game Department .:.......... 100000
For purchase land Soldiers Or
phans' Home ................. 100000
capitol fire .............. 100000
Support Benedict Home. Des
personaD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.7so.12
For inspection county and private -. :.
Insane hospitals .............. 10000
city ........ ................. 100000
Dubuque Rescue Home. Dubuque 100000
To meet Supreme Court de-
To defray expenses G. a. r. head. ~ -
quarters ....... .............. toOU
missioners 80. .............. e35.To
st. Louis ..................... 100000
EXPENSES Quarterly ti Conference '''-
State Superintendent ........ 10000
To defray expenses of Inaugural
To pay for State Treasurer's
For State Historical Society. Iowa 49, -
For taking the State census -. 100000
To pay National Guard expenses. 25.S0O.OO
vile, Georgia ................. 100000
To defray expenses Tuberculosis
Omnibus bli! appro1imat!ns ....1 1906. 10000
ing an education ............. 10000
state House elevator $40. 10000
ground for j. n. q. :.......... 2o,545.7o
building -. ........... 100000
For meteorological iaboratory... 100000
provement -. ...:....... 100000
ment and repair .............. 2os, 900. 90
Total ............ 81, oe6, so1 "a
The above includes both the regular
and extraordinary expenses Of the State