The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-04-11
NOON LASTS TILL
SIX O'CLOCK P. N.
LEGISLATURE FINALLY ADJ
JouRNs-NoTAHLE SESSION..
STATE LEVY OVER FOUR MILLS
Largest In the History Of iowa-The
AntiPass Bill Becomes a
Law--closing In,
cidents.
(By Julian Ricnards.)

Des Moines, April 10.-The legisla-
tive Session closed at 6:17 last even
ling, although the clocks in both mousse
and senate were stopped and so far as
the legislative day is concerned the
records will show that 1t enlei at
l1oon. This little fiction came near
lbeing spoiled, however, and the house
was very nearly adjourned by limita-
tion owing to the inquisitive turn OF
mind of one of the pages of that body.
1t happened along about four o'clock
when business had been stopped for
few moments to wait for the enroll
ing committee, that mouse member
happened to glance up at the clock
land noticed that it was going He
also discovered that it lacked o1ly a
couple of minutes Of twelve by the
clock Custodian McCurdt was sum
moned in haste and he stopped the
clock just one minute before the ap-
parent noon hour. Thea it was dis
covered that one of the pages had
started the clock gust for fun"
The Anti-Pass Bill.
The principal legislation OF import
ance which was enacted during the
afternoon was the final adoption OF the
anti-pass bill. When the report OF
the conference committee first came
up the vote on its adoption in the sen
ate lacked two of being the required
majority. Later on Senator Dear
mond of Scott and Senator Jackson of
Woodbury. declared. that they had
stood for what they believed was
fright, but rather than to jeopardize
the passage of any Legislation OF this
sort they would vote for the bill SEN
Iator Smith Of Mitchell hayiag chang
led his vote to move a recolside deratiQns
called the bin up again, the vote<sy
which II failed OF passage was recon-
sidered and then il passed By a vote
of 35 to 0. That was the way in which
the vote was announced, but as a mat
ter of fact Senator Jamison of Clark
voted against the bill and yielded to
the opportunities of the frienas OF
the measure to let his name be placed
among those absent or not voting.
in order that the bill may appear TO
have passeu both houses unanimously.
Fhe nill is in effect tne house measure
and does not permit the railroads to
give passes to local attorneys or ply
sicians except when their chief an1
principal occupation is the service OF
common carriers OF passengers"
An Amucins Incident.
An amusing thing happened in con.
Inection with this BILL 1t was known
ia the house that the senate had adopt
led the conference committee report
and when one of the clerks of the SEN
ate appeared before the house and the
doorkeeper announced message from
the senate,' the house members took
it for granted that the message was
the announcement tnat the anti-pass
bill had passed, and broke into cheers.
However, when the din subsided so
that the clerk could make his voice
heard ne announced that the senate
had passed the bill which would re-
quire an increased tax levy for state
revenue. The reaction from the ex-
Iultation of the moment before was
plainly apparent.
After the bill providing for the sal
aries of the employees of the various
departments was passed, the omnibus
appropriation bill was introduced and
passed. Then came the bill providing
funds to meet the appropriation. Al
ter consultation resolution was in
troduced instructing the executive
council to levy tax sufficient to yieid
s2,25O,0O0 in 1907 and similar sum
in 1908 When this resolution was in
troduced the statement was made that
this amount was $250.O00 more per
year than tne amount asked of the last
general assembly.
Tax Levy Will Be High.
The tax levy necessary TO yield this
amount win probably be more than
i three and one-half mills on the dollar.
] The total taxable valuation of the
: state is $6s4, ,733, ,S22. To raise the
} amount asked for on this valuation
! will require a levy of 36 mills on the
dollar. Adding to this tne half min
milage tax for the state educational
: institutions win put the state levy
, next year at Al mills on the dollar,
This will be larger levy for state
: revenue than has ever been made be-
fore. In 1902 the levy including the
, millage tax amounted 10 mills. at
|. which time there was an apprcpria-
r tion for the Cherokee hospital some-
3 thing like a half million. Before adj
Q tournament the plans for the new build.