Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-14

tlemoratlVe OF the l1e and great
worth and love of Colonel Henderson
were delivered by Senator Durham Of
Delaware county, one of the counties
Of the Third district, which Colonel
Henderson represented in congress for
twenty years, and by Representative
Nate Kendall of Monroe county. The
joint session of the assembly was pre-.
sided over by Lieutenant Governor
Herriott and at the close of the exer-
cises resolution was adopted pro-
viding for the printing of the ad-
dresses delivered and also the eulogy
delivered at the funeral of the veteran
statesman by Hon. George D. Perkins
of Sioux City, in permanent form for
preservation and general distribution.
Five thousand copies of the pamphlet
were ordered printed. x
Reforms the School Laws.
Both houses of the assembly have
adopted the bill introduced by Sen
ator Kline of Curlew, reforming the
school laws of the state so as to make
the school year as far as boards of
directors and officers of the school
districts are concerned, expire on the
last day Of June in each year, instead
of in March, as has been the law in
the past. The new law, it is claimed,
is in the interest of the rural districts
mainly and will give the teachers
elected by the board in July or before
September of each year assurance that
they are to serve during the entire
school year. Under the old law, with
the annual meetings of the. boards
held in March, teachers who had been
serving during the fall and winter
terms were at the mercy Of the new
members of the board and were not
sure of being retained for the spring
term. The new law also makes all
reports of the district end at the time
the school year ends and in many
ways is said to be beneficial The
law was asked for by Superintendent
of Public Instruction Riggs to enable
him to systemic the work of his de.
partment and also to give better and
more thorough consideration of the
progress and needs of the smaller
schools.
For Uniform Accounting.
Senator Durham of Delaware has
secured the approval by the commit
tee on cities and towns in the senate
of his bill for municipal accounting
The bill provides for uniform system
of keeping accounts in the towns and
cities of the state and for the eXami
nation O. accounts in all cities of s.,
900 inhabitants or more by experts ap
pointed by the state auditor, working
under the same general principles tina,
govern the present bank examiners
The expenses of the yearly examina
ton and auditing of accounts are te
be borne by the cities and towns
Cities Of smaller population than S,
600 may adopt the system if9they Sc
desire. The principles of the bill have
been endorsed by the League of MI
inequalities of the state and its friend.
say 1t will prove of great value to the
cities and will save them large sum-
of money.
4 School Bill In the House.
The Warren educational bill, which
was adopted by the senate severa
days ago, has been made a special OF
der of business for the house TO
Thursday of this week. The bill give
the state superintendent practical ST.
pervision over all Che examinations t.
be conducted in the state for teachers
certificates. The questions to be civ
en- to applicants for certificate
in the examinations held in The var
GUS counties are to be unifor1
throughout the state and the examin;
tions are to be held during the sun
mer months Of each year. All exam
nation papers when completed are I
be forwarded by the county superb
tendent to the state superintendent
and are to be passed on in his offic
A first grade certificate is to be issue
good for three years and to be r.
newed at the end of that time by til
holder giving evidence that he hs
during that time pursued his studio
along some special line of scho
work. The bill had hard fight ge
ting through the senate, and will e.
counter several pitfalls in the. hous
. but those 40 are pushing it believe
will finally be adopted.
Going on Junket.
Both houses of the assembly wi
: spend tomorrow in Iowa City in visl
!. ing and inspecting the state uniye
sity. This is the regular junket whic
the members have come of recel
years to consider necessary part
their duties.
GEORGE GALLARNo.
Des Moines, Ia, March S.--The sc
ate took 1t all back aud after recallil
the bill passed a few days ago to pr
y hibit Sunday theaters ana baseball i
ferred it TO Il committee, which is e
pected to embalm it and lay it ava
1t was voted by the legislati,
: houses to hold memorial services Fl
Colonel David b. Henderson.
The senate passed n bill governi1
the investment of the funds of life i
/ surance companies of this state. III
e securities when money is loaned out
s the state must be approved by Il
Il executive council. The house comm
t tee to which the Understandable
}. bill asked by Independent oil men w;
: referred voted to report it for passag
, OUR LATEST SAVAGERY
: 1t Develops Into an Actual Legislati,
Proposition to Murder the
Unfortunate.
Dies AIoines, Ia. March 12.-F.
Buckingham, of Alta, Buena Wis
county, has introduced in the legisl
a ture a bill requiring physicians to di
: pose by means of chloroform of CHI
g dren born crippled and deformed AZ