Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-03-28
IOWA ANTI-PASS BILL
MARKED FOR DEATH
Sensation Caused by Report
Senate Committee Favors
Its Defeat.
HOUSE IS UP I'M ARMs
Lover Eody Passed 1t BY Big Majority
ard Protests Proposed Action
Reciprocal Dcn,urraae Gil!
May Not Pass.

Dcs Moines. la, March 81 Tie re-
ciprocal demurr:tge bill. HE Koran
speed limit bin and antiques bills are
ail slated for the slaughter In the sen
ate committee on railroads. Taey are
three of the most important bills of
the session and have all passed this
house with a big majority.
Within the last day or Two railroad
attorneys. headed BY Jiin Davis Of the
Northwestern, have passed the word
around quietly To their friends thai the
senate committee will kill the bills.
House Members Protest.
lncensed by these reports house
members have drawn up a series oi res
olu'ions calling the attention Of the
senate To the fact that THESE bills have
been in the hands of the senate COM
mittee for many days and are of vast
importance 10 tie people and protest
nag against further delay. These reso-
buttons arc in the hands OF one of the
house members and it is The intention
TO introduce them his afternoon.
1t is understood that the only bill
which the senate committee viii report
for passage is the join, rate Dill. which
has been amended so tnat il is aOt OBJ
Fashionable 20 The railroads.
Primary Bill co Conference.
The senate today refused 10 concur
mary bill and u conference committee
will make u final examination OF the
measure
Bills passed by the senate Incre;ns-
ing The national guard appropriation to
100000 year, placing OF the burden
of proof In regard to car shortage on
the companies; to regulating wires over
railroad tracks; eXempting college real
estate from taxation. making railroads
Kill weeds; requiring railroads To re-
port accidents; forbidding saloons
near army posts; amending OF pure
rood law as to labels.
City Government Bills Next.
The first big bills To come up in The
house this week are the Galveston plan
of city government bin which is on
for special order for tomorrow at 10
inequalities bills, also on for special or
der for tomorrow In the senate the
/ first big fight is to be on the proposition
TO create u department of insurance
separate from the auditors office. An
opposition plan has been devised which
changes the banking department from
the auditors Office To the state treas
urcr's office and contelnplates leaving
the Insurance department with the
auditor. The bills changing the bank
ING department have passed the house
but the insurance companies. all OF
which are lighting for II separate in
surance department.. propose IL .be
senate To make II hard fight for their
| bill
The plan of governing cities by com
| missions. as embodied i'm the bill that
li;S passed the senate and which Will
be called up in The house tomorrow, is
\ almost sure to become Il law. II has
\ passed the senate without opposition
/ and there is no fight against it IL tho
house. except on the part of Des Moine.
politicians III provides that cities O
the first class may adopt the plan by !
vote of HE people on a petition o1 9;
per cent. of the voters
Increases Mayors Power.
The bills by the league of Iowa mu.
inequalities. which have also passed the
senate. will probably pass the house
They provide that the mayor shall have
Increased power and curb the city coun.
ell to Legislative duties entirely
IN addition to these measures the
house the first of this week will con
slider the inGcterminata sentence law
and the bulk sales bill
The ways and means COMMITTEES o
/ the house has killed the bill providing
for n Levy of a half mill for the benefit
| OF HE rural schools of the state
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