Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-07
Boards CUMMTNS At HOME
Perkins Places His Name on the Primary
Ballot in Polk County,
OTHERS ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT
Legislature Adjourns After waitina
Number of Hours for EngrossinE
Committees 20 Complete
Their Labors.
(From a stan Correspondent

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answer to letter signed by a dozen or
more republicans of Des Moines asking him
to file his ahdavit and enter the Polk
county primaries for governor. George ID.
Perkins of Sioux City today filed his affda
Wit and his name will go on the primary
| ballots in opposition to that Of Governor
! Cummins. 1t is probable now that HerriOtt
and Rathbun will take the same course.
The letter from Des Moines republicans
to Mr. Perkins invites him TO make an ad-
dress here. In his letter, in answer, he
states that he will accept the invitation
and speak in Des Moines at a date yet to
be determined.
LegIsIature Has Adjourned.
While the record shows that the senate
and house adjourned at u o'clock today,
noon. in reality they did not adjourn until
I p. m.
The greater part of the afternoon In both
houses was spent in making speeches, while
both houses were waiting for the commit
tees on enrolled bills to conclude their work
so that all the bills could be signed in the
presence OF the respective houses by the
presiding officers
The speeches of many of the members
of both houses were their last as members
of the bodies and were filled with express
sions of good feeling Lieutenant Governor
Herriott read an address in which he dep
recated the accusations of corruption
against legislatures and asserted that
never has the work of legislation in Iowa
been so free from insidious and subterran-
can influences adverse to public honesty as
during the session that closes today"
The Daily Capital tonight says President
Herriott's address is a denial Of Cummins'
lobby charges.
Compliments Speaker Clarke.
Before adjournment of the house today
there was the usual exchange of compli-
ments between members and officers. Mr..
Springer democrat, presented resolution
highly eulogistic of Speaker George w.
Clarke and expressing thanks for the man
ner in which he has presided. In moving
it's adoption he referred to the fact that two
years ago Clarke had been unanimously
elected speaker and again this year, some
thing never before known in the history
Of the state. and the members had always
been treated we'll. The resolution was
adopted by rising vote.
Resolutions complimentary TO Chief Clerk
R c. Benedict of Shelby county and his
assistants were passed and a resolution CIV
ling to Speaker Clarke the desk in his pri-
vate office.
on returning TO preside Mr.. Clarke spoke
feelingly of the uniform kindness of MEM
bers toward him and of his good feelings
toward each and everyone.
A resolution was passed on motion of
Mr. Freeman that members may take home
their chairs paying for the same
MuIage Taxes.
The most interesting work of any con-
ference committee during the day was
on the millage taxes for the state edu-
cational institutions The two houses had
voted continuance of the millage taxes
under which the colleges are being built
up. but the senate had added that plans
for all buildings must be submitted to the
legislature. Members of the house be-
lieve that this virtually nullihes the pur-
pose Of the law and objected. The con-
ference committee. however, insisted on re-
tanning the Objectionable amendment, but
the house members secured some conces-
sions The trustees are authorized to
. deviate to the extent OF S25, 900 from the
, plans approved by the legislature and to
; build emergency buildings while the legis-
lature is not in session. The local boards
are also authorized to employ their own
architects. Specific approval was given for
t the erection of a hall of agriculture at
! Ames at cost not to exceed $3.50, CO., In
this form the millage bills were passed,
> giving the university and state college
one-ffth mill tax and the normal school
half much for five years.
The $4,000 appropriation for the state
] historical building in Des Moines was ap-
! proved by the house. An effort was be-
ing made to reduce this amount but the
bill passed.
other bills passed by the house and
thus finished were the senate districting
bill; fixing terms of superior court; fixing
time when the statute of limitations shall
begin in cases of embezzlement by execu-
tors; an appropriation for a monument to
Ex-Governor Stone; providing that the old
est judge of the supreme court shall be
> chief justice where two are equally en-
e titled under the law to preside; exempt
ing funds of fraternal insurance COM
panies from assessment; and a bill pro-
viding how actions may be brought where
a note is estolen.
Give GRrst n Cane.
I, Senator Garst, chairman of the appro-
! priations committee and a candidate for
lieutenant governor, was presented with a
, gold-headed cane by the members Of the
committee today.
/, senate AdjOurns.
With expressions of good feeling the
: senate adjourned late this afternoon. There
were speeches, but the greater part OF
the afternoon and some of the morning
was spent in waiting for the conference
committee 10 get together on various mat
! tiers OF detail. The killed bills this year
we're with the senate, the house having
- cleaned up everything. In the sitting COM
= mittees hands in the senate the family
n mileage bill, exemption bill and a number
a of other measures including the inspec.
: ton Of baby farms, were allowed TO die
d senate Proceedings.
r The senate today passed a bill which re-
It quires the counties to provide the clothins
s for the children in the School for the Oeat
II at Council Bluffs. Because OF a defect ir
e the law the support fund of the institution
has been used for that purpose. The sen
o ate passed a bill permitting the trustees
t OF the State college at Ames TO contrac
Is with the authorities OF the city OF Anne,
n for the collection and disposal of sewerag,
l. from the college grounds. The senate
= passed the omnibus appropriation bill
Among the items is one of 5000 for re
l. decorating the offices now occupied by tn,
e attorney general clerk of the suprem,
d court, railroad commission and agricul
l., tural department The other items are fo
b salaries and contingent funds and are IN,
a usual appropriations. The senate com
mittee ON ma rdons renorted 10 the senaf