Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-28
SENATE AGAINST COMBINES
House Bill Prohibiting Collision IN Fixing
TriOes for Grain Favorably Reported.
BULK SALES MEASURE ALSO FAVORED
senate Bill to Prevent Corporations
from Contributing 60 Campaign
Funds Special order In
House To-day.
(From a Stan Correspondent


DIES MONIES. Ia, Feb. H.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The senate committee on agricul-
ture today voted to recommend for passage
the stillman bill. which passed the house,
prohibiting combinations for the purpose
of fixing prices Of grain.
The bulk sales bill was also reported for
passage.
Today Speaker Kendall reversed his
ruling of yesterday and declared the bill
appropriating $1,000 extra for expenses in
Cured in defeating the monuments on
southern battlefelds carried, on the ground
that It needed only majority Of votes in
stead Of two-thirds majority. He read
an opinion from the attorney general sus-
tanning this view.
Sympathy for Lee of Emmett.
The house today expressed its sympathy
for Representatives Lee OF Emmett In suit
able resolutions in the loss of his mother
by death and voted to adjourn at $50 this
afternoon. the hour Of her funeral, also
ordering that there be no committee meet
ings at that hour.
Minority for Sunday Closing.
Meredith, Weeks and Hambleton Of the
Judiciary committee of the house have
signed minority report in favor Of the
anti-sunday baseball bill.
House Bills.
Bills were introduced In the house today
as follows: BY Miller of Bremen. permit
ting supervisors to engage doctors by the
year to administer to the poor of a county;
by Jones. providing for a valuation of life
insurance policies by the state auditor by
Koontz, providing that supervisors may es-
| tabllsh consent" roads with the consent
of the property owners adjoining with a
minimum width of thirty feet by Black
| more, relating TO limitations Of actions;
| by Grier. a reciprocal demurrage BILL by
insurance committee relating to removal OF
goods insured; by Darrah. permitting work.
ing out of road tax instead of paying cash.
Peterson Bill Tomorrow.
The Peterson bill prohibiting corporations
from contributing to political campaigns.
which has passed the senate, will come up
on special order in the house tomorrow
morning at 1880.
! The Smith wife desertion bill, which has
passed the senate, is on the house calendar
for special order for March at 1890
Anti-TrestinE Bill Killed.
| At the meeting OF the house committee
Pon SUPPRESSION of intemperance this morning
II was voted to indefinitely postpone the
anti-treating measure and also the Lister
| bill providing that county auditors must
furnish druggists with slips which must
be filled put for every person to whom
liquor is sold and furnished the county at
| torney.
| Minority Representation.
Senator Mates scored a signal victory
for the square deal in the senate by the
passage, Al to 8, of the bill to provide a
method by which minority representation
may be forced upon the boards of directors
/ OF Insurance companies in Iowa. The bill
is strictly measure for publicity and for
| the prevention of scandals by arbitrary
action of a bare majority.
Those who voted against the measure
were Durham, Jamison of Clarke and War
rem.
| New Senate Bills.
Senator Ericsson introduced a bill to APP
propriate $4,000 annually for additional sup
port fund at the State college and $152, 900
direct.
Senator Durham introduced a bill to
appropriate 5000 annually for the tubercu-
losis sanitorium at Iowa City and 200
additional for equipment.
Senator Durham introduced a bill to
change in the state banking department
from the office of auditor OF state to the
office of treasurer of state, and another
to transfer the department OF municipal
! accounting to the Office of secretary of
state; also a bill making important changes
in regard to commissioning notaries public.
| The purpose OF these bills is to relieve
the Office of auditor of state and to give
greater opportunity for the development
OF the insurance department under the state
auditor. 1t also involves abandoning the
plan OF having an insurance commissioner
and for the present. at least leaving the
department in charge of the state auditor.
Street Car Franchise Perpetual.
Judge McPherson's decree In the case
brought by the city of Des Moines to GUST
the Des Moines street railway from the
streets was filed in federal court today
The decree enjoins the city from its pur-
pose, the court holding that the company
has perpetual franchise. granted in 1866.
and that legislation passed in 1873 and since
1873 is not applicable because It conflicts
with the federal constitution. and that
the city has recognized the franchise by
ordering extensions and oetterments.
Hearing at Council bluffs.
Judge Smith Mcpherson OF the federal
court has set the date OF the hearing of the
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