Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-29
NOT FOR TARIFF REVISION
Iowa House Votes Down the Resolution Of
Representative Miller.
FEW OF REPUBLICANS WITH MINORITY
House Committee Reports Adversely
on Bill to Put All state Educational
Institutions Under One board
of Control.
From a Stan Correspendent1

(From a Stan Correspendent.)
DIES MONIES March 22-(Special.)-C.
w. Miller, representative from Bremen
county and chairman of the democratic
state central committee, this afternoon
called up his resolution asking for an i'm
mediate revision Of the tariff and urging
the Iowa delegation In congress to work
fer 1t. He insisted that he was not playing
politics and that he offered the resolution
in all seriousness and hoped that the re-
publiCans would assist in it's adoption. He
claimed that there was something the mat
ter with Iowa as evidenced by it's decreas-
ing population and declared that the young
men we're leaving the state. Continually
reiterating the statement that he was not
playing politics he urged the adoption of
the resolution.
Harding of Woodbury., a republican,
gained the floor and declared that It was
refreshing to learn that the gentleman from
Bremen was not playing politics. that every
member of the house knew that he was
not in politics, but only fussing around the
edges and moved that the resolution be
tabled. A roll call was ordered and the
resolution was tabled by a vote Of 81 to 80,
only a few republicans voting against
tabling It
SENATE EEOceeuluHH.
The senate committee on appropriations
reported and introduced the bills making
appropriations for the state institutions,
including the educational institutions. The
appropriations for the latter aggregate as
follows: State university, s1S4OOO; state col
lege, $780, 900; state normal school, $4,000
The senate railroad committee has de-
feated the bill which passed the house pro-
vding for a speed limit on stock trains.
The senate this morning refused to concur
in the house amendments to the reforma-
tory bill. These amendments related to the
sending of prisoners convicted of heinous
crimes to the reformatory at the discretion
of the court. The Fort Madison people OBJ
ject because 1t will reduce the population
of their institution. A conference commit
tee was named.
The conference committee reported On the
primary bill and the report was ordered
printed in the journal
A resolution by Gale directing the state
fish and game warden to report on the cost
of machinery for dredging the lakes Of the
state was adopted
The senate ordered the recall from the
house Of the bill which passed the day be-
fore relating to garbage disposal in certain
cities.
The senate passed a bill coming from the
house to put a stop to the promiscuous dis
tribution of drugs and medicines so that
they are menace to children.
The joint resolution fer a constitutional
amendment to authorize drainage legisla-
ton was passed.
House Committee Reports.
The house elections committee today re-
ported in favor of the passage of the bill
prohibited the giving of any cigars money
or other consideration for votes at a pri-
mary or election, and also in favor OF the
passage of the bill providing for ref
erendum and killed OFF the bill providing
for filming voters who fail TO vote at a pri-
mary election. The appropriations commit
tee reported for indefinite postponement
the bill providing for consolidating the edu-
cational institutions under one board of
regents, with minority report in favor
signed by nine members.
The ways and means committee reported
favorably on the bill giving the State Board
OF Educational Examiners authority TO Is
sue certificates TO graduates of higher in
situations of learning.
New House Bills.
In the house today bills were introduced
by Sullivan providing that cities of $4,000
population or over can levy a special tax
for the purpose of building city halls; by
Berry, authorizing the Board of Control
to grant a right-of-way to an interurban
through the state grounds at Mount Pleas
anti by Inman. relating to shorthand notes
as evidence in criminal cases.
House Proceedings.
The house passed the bill by Harding
making an appropriation for the benefit of
the proposed new state tuberculosis sani-
tarium at Iowa City and for 5000 to be
spent by the State Board Of Control in the