Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
ANTI-LODBY BILL DROPPED
COMMITTEES ReOsnmsnds II for Passage and
Then Another Withdraws It
LEGISLATORS TAKE FIVE DAYS RECESS
Done to Allow Members to Return
Home and Attend to Business
Coming Up with First
of March.
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CFrom a Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia. Feb 2s.-(Special Tel
egram.) - Representative Sullivan today
withdrew his anti-lobby bill after IT had
been recommended for passage by the
house judiciary committee.
The legislature adjourned today for a
five days recess to allow the members,
most OF whom are business men, to go
home and attend the numerous business
matters that have to be attended to the
first day of March, the date on which farm
leases run out and notes and mortgages
come due. When the legislature reconvenes
March S It will have full calendars on
which to work, for very little business was
done by either house today, there being
but a small attendance. The house failed
on one vote to show a quorum and the
roll call to determine whether OF not
quorum was present. disclosed but sixty, or
five more than a quorum. The senate was
no better on
MemoriRlize Congress.
The house today passed without debate
the Smith joint resolution memorializing
congress to call constitutional conven-
ton, the purpose of the resolution being to
secure a change that will allow the peo-
pie to vote direct on United States sena-
the measure, these being Fox of Dallas.
Moore Of Linn, onll Of Jasper and Swan
of Appanoose.
House Bills Passed.
The house today passed the Hambleton
bill allowing fire insurance companies the
same rights as life insurance companies in
relation to investment of funds; and con-
CURED in the senate amendments to the
Sullivan bill permitting the employment OF
stenographers to preserve the testimony
before coroners' Juries In counties of $1,000
population or over.
The Peterson bill prohibiting corpora
! tons contributing to political campaigns,
which was on the calendar for special
order for this morning, was allowed to go
over because Of the small attendance.
The house voted down the resolution to
| furnish the journal clerks and engrossing
clerks of the house and senate with copies
of the code, supplement and session laws.
New House Bills.
Paul of Jones county introduced bill
providing that no candidate shall ofrer or
give to any person any money, cigar,
liquor or anything of value with the IN
tent to influence his vote. 1t provides a
penalty and provides that candidates shall
! be limited to their personal expense. which
| for state officers shall not exceed $50; for
judicial officers 500; county officers, $500,
city officers, $500. legislative. 500; township
! $50 and school and other offices, SIS. Any
| violation works to make election void
! and candidates are required to file a state
ment of their expenses with the county
| auditor. Witnesses are not to be excused
| from testifying. Bergesson introduced a
bill abolishing school treasurers and pro-
viding that the county treasurer shall
handle all school funds.
/ Senate Proceedings.
4 The senate. on account of small attend
/ ance, did not take up any matters OF
| of 5000 to adopt the civil service rule
in regard to police and fire departments
| was taken up, but not pressed to a vote
| The bill to require that in case an in
surance company expends more than 500
a voucher be filed sworn to was passed,
also the bill to amend the law in reward
to immoral acts; the bill to permit library
boards to join with historical societies in
/ collection OF historical matter. and the bill
to regulate employment Offices.
Among the bills introduced in the SEN
late was one by Kline to provide for dis
lItricting the state into four districts for
the purpose OF having established in each
district an agricultural, manual training
and domestic science school. under direction
of the college at Ames. Each school shall
have a three months course or there may
be three schools Of one month each in each
district
Bought Des Moines Paving.
George Fuerst. farmer living near Ber-
wick, Ia, today told City Treasurer John
Lucas that he had bought all the brick
in the paving on Locust street from Ninth
street to the river for $500 and had paid
s25 for the option. His receipt was signed
by ]. r. Warson, and the police are now
looking for ]. R. Warson. Fuerst was
buncoed.