Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-01
ANTI-PASS BILL DEADLOCK
Senate 0an See No Reason for Taoking
Emergency Clause on Measure.
OTHER AMENDMENTS ARE CONQUERED IN
House votes Down the BuI TO Reds
trict state for Congregational Pur-
poses, but Votes for Change In
Legislative Districts.


frOm stan correspondent
DIES MONIES. March 51.-(special.) THE
senate today refused to concur In the house
amendment to the anti-pass bill putting on
q public Office clause. but did concur in the
amendment 10 include federal office holders
as prohibited from riding on passes. When
the bill came over from the house with
the amendments Il was discovered that
there was a defect and no record to show
on the bill that the publication clause had
been adopted by the house. The secre-
tary was instructed to. take the bill back,
and this was soon remedied. Senator
Hughes then secured unanimous consent
to take up the bill at once. IL soon de-
veloped that there was no opposition to
Including federal office holders, but there
was objection to the publication clause on
the theory that It would not give the rail-
roads time to adjust matters It was
stated by Senator Jamison that the whole
legislation was foolish and he was opposed
to H. but especially, he said, there should
be no publication clause putting 1t into
effect at once for the reason that federal
mail clerks would be travelling on free
transportation contrary TO the law, as II
would be impossible to make arrangements
in the short time allowed unless the bill
went into effect July on the constitutional
date
senate Proceedings.
The senate today passed the bill appro-
priating money for a state inspection of
private asylums where insane are kept,
the bill authorizing the secretary of state
to accept legal service for corporations or
ganized under the Iowa laws, but not
maintaining an office In the state; the bill
appropriating 5000 for the salary of one
person and creating hall for the preserva-
ton OF old public documents the bill to
secure a free exercise Of religious prefer
ence to all inmates OF state. county and
city institutes; the resolution for a con-
stitutonal amendment to permit of better
drainage legislation, the bill permitting
state and savings banks to extend their
charters. the bill repeating the law re-
curing physicians to report deaths and
births and requiring the assessors to make
such reports and the bill extending the
jurisdiction of the superior court at Cedar
Rapids.
Refuses to Redistrict.
The house today once took a negative
position on a matter which has caused
considerable discussion This was in re-
gard to redstricting the state for members
Of congress. The Greene bill came UP
and was defeated. % TO so. An amendment
was sought, placing Guthrie county in the
Seventh and Story in the Ninth district,
but this failed. Mr. Greene explained that
the bill equalizes the population of the
districts; that at present there is a dis
crepancy OF more than 10000 in districts
and that by his arrangement he makes
better shaped districts without disturbing
the position of a single member of con-
gress. He also pointed out that IL is alb
solutely an obligation of this assembly
to make redstrictlng OF the state on
the basis of the last state census.
House Proceedings.
Mr.. Chassell introduced a substitute for
his family mileage book, in which he more
clearly defines the use of these books and
better safeguards them. and this was or
dered engrossed.
The csldewood bill to punish for wear
ing the insignia Of any secret society by
person not an actual member was de-
feated.
The house started to recede from its
amendment to the anti-pass bill, but be-
came involved in a parliamentary question,
and finally made 1t a special order for next
Monday at p. m.
Pass Military BILL
The house this afternoon passed without
amendment the military bill as it passed
the senate, which reorganizes the National
Guard of Iowa and increases the annual
appropriation from $4,000 to $4,000:
Redistrict state.
In accordance with the provisions Of the
biennial election law the house today
passed the bill redistricting the representa-
tive district OF the state so that each
county will have at least one representa-
tive. According to the provisions of the
bill there win he los representatives in
the next house instead OF 100 as at pres
ent The counties of Lee, Des Moines,
Pottawattamie, Polk, Scott. Clinton. Wood
bury, Dubuque and Linn will each have
two representatives and all the other
ninety counties OF the state will each have
one representative.
Would he Attorney General.
Major Charles Mackenzie. advocate gem
erai OF the Grand Army Of the Republic,
today filed his papers with the county au-
ditor as a candidate for attorney general
of Iowa for the Polk county nrinnaries