The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-04
BRINGS
out BROAD AXE
CUTS THE HEADS OFF OF A MUM.
Der OF MEASURES.
NO INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
The House Also Helps In the Killing
Process-Bindlng Irvine Must
Hereafter Be Honestly
Labeled.
(By Julian w. Richard:s.)


Des Moines, April 2.-Tle senate
today set a special order for tomorrow
to grant pardons to Mcpherson, Ma.
son and Betsy Smitn, all other appli-
cations have been denied The SEN
ate also completed the anti-pass bill
leaving it so that only one lawyer in
each county can have a pass as a
railroad attorney.
No Shot Firer Bill.
The senate passed the appropriation
for school revision commission and
working under the siftings committee
passed number of appropriation and
other bills. Senator Warren attempt
ed to get the senate to suspend oper-
alton of sitting committee to call up
the shot firers' bill which was report.
ed for indefinite poStponement, and
could not be called UP, under the reso-
luton creating sitting committee. The
senate refused to suspend the rules.
| No Insurance Department.
The house this morning defeated
the senate bill creating separate in
surance department. Representative
Jones, a member of the insurance COM
mission which originally recommend
ed the establishment of the depart
ment, said he mad changed mis- mind
as to the advisability of such a depart
ment at this time. Representative
Clary, also a member of the commits
sion, supported the bill, ana urged it's
passage. The test vote was on the
substitution of the minority report OF
the committee which recommended
passage. The substitution was lost
by a vote of SO to sc. he bill was
then indefinitely postponed.
For Honest Irvine.
The mouse passed the bill providing
for the labenng Of L.nding Irvine, also
the Newberry pure drug bill, and the
bill providing that outside insurance
companies may deduct premiums on
policies cancelled from gross premi-
ums on which taxes are paid.
| Nc More Railroad Laws.
The action of the senate in adopt
ing an amendment to the original
resolution for a. Sitting committee
providing that 10 bills be reported or
considered by the senate which have
been reported for indefinite postpone
ment, practically ends the drastic
railroad legislation of the present
general assembly. One of the promi-
nent railroad men VINO has been one
of the accredited representative of
the roads before the committees dur
ing the session said today that they
could rest easy now for the first time
| in weeks.
The following appropriation bills
were passed by the senate:
Library and museum at State Nor.
mai school, $4,000. State BOARD OF
health, expenses of registration of
births and deaths, $4,000 annually.
Payment for purchase of additional
land for state fair grounds, S5,S75;
For experiments in feeding and
breeding domestic animals at state
agricultural college, $500 annually.
Increasing support fund at Soldiers
home to SIS per months per capita.
To reimburse c. T. Jones, former
clerk of supreme court, for money ex-
pended by him il defending against
civil suit brought by the state, $3.50.
For enforcement of the pure food
law, $4,000.
The Inheritance Tax.
| The senate also passed the direct
inheritance tax, fixing tax of one per
cent on eacn share of direct inner.
itance over the first $4,000; 2 per
cent on the second $4,000; 3 per cent
on the third $4,000; per cent on
the fourth $4,000, and per cent on
any amount in excess.
| No More Watered Stock.
The house passed the senate bill by
Peterson prohibiting watered stock,
and requiring all corporations organ
lied under the laws OF the state to
have par value for all stock issued.
The house defeated the bill p"ovid-
ing for the establishment of agricul-
tural high schools by vote of so to AZ.
The bill providing for the establish
ment of a binding Irvine plant in The
AnamoSa penitentiary ana appropriat.
ing $25O,O00 therefor was defeated by
vote of so to Sc.