Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Iowa
CHAPMAN ABUSES SENATE
Bill to Regulate Newspapers the
Occasion Of the Levity.
NO IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
Bill IL Being Prepared which Fixes
a Heavy PENALTY for the PuttinE
on of shows of immoral
Character.
From a SAT- correspondentl

DIES MONIES. March 14-(Special Tele-
gram)-The senate made sport OF a bill by
Chapman this afternoon, In which It was
sought to limit the size of type a newspa-
per might use in announcing suicides. Chap
man insisted on a vote and got only eight
for his bill and two against, the others re-
fusing to vote.
The senate passed a bill to insure auto
mobiles. granting the use of highways for
electric transmission lines and a bill for
bidding the marriage OF cousins.
The house passed a resolution to appoint
n committee to redistrict the state as to
judges, a bill to authorize a bounty on
gr~oundhogs: also a bill to appropriate for
the Iowa National Guard, increasing the
support.
The house passed an interesting bill, the
purpose of which is to give the right of
search on a warrant for the discovery Of
cigarettes kept for sale in contravention
of the law.
The senate passed a bill to authorize the
chief justice to designate an outside judge
to go into the Lee county judicial district
and hold half the terms of court there,
exchanging with Judge Bank. An effort
had been made to effect a consolidation Of
districts, but this was not desired by the
people there.
The senate passed a bill to authorize the
sale of ~flypaper, concentrated I've and sim
liar poisonous substances Of commercial
use by others than druggists.
The senate also passed a bill to forbid
doctors sitting on juries in cases where
their patients are litigants, and a bill to
provide for reincorporation Of cemetery as
soclations.
The house passed a bill regarding the
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an appropriation for the fish and game
warden.
Cut Ont the bad Shows.
Senators Saunders and Dowell are work
ing on a bill which they expect to have
ready next week that will put an effective
stop to immoral theatrical entertainments
in Iowa. 1t will be drastic In its provis-
ions and punish heavily the theatrical
manager who permits anything on the stage
that would plainly be classed as indecent.
In view of the certainty that the bill for
bidding Sunday theatricals will not pass,
this bill is to be urged.
Senator De Armand introduced a bill to
define "contributory dependence so that
where the juvenile court has found that a
child is dependent upon the public for sup
port the persons who ought to have given
the child support are guilty of this new
offense. The bill also provides that an in
vestigation may be had and IL it is found
the person guilty of contributory depend
ency is a spendthrift or. a drunkard a
guardian may be appointed to look after
his property and keep him employed and
see that he supports his children.
Court Decisions.
The following cases were decided by the
supreme court:
tin V. Stevenson. Appeal from Buchanan
county. Reversed.
Gordon & Belsheim against Turine
Brackey, appellant. Appeal from Winnie
bago county. Reversed.
G.. V. Davidson, appellant, against Harvey
Slack. Appeal from Polk county. Affirmed.
Harry Cole, appellant, against w. U. Har-
vey. Appeal from Story county. Affirmed.
G. II. Ragsdale against Mary A. Turner,
appellant. Appeal from Polk county. Az
Mrs. Jacob Arnold against Mrs. John
Lutz, appellant. Appeal from Story county.
Barbara welke against S. A. Wacker-
hauser, appellant. Appeal from Boone
county. Affirmed.
Arispe Mercantile Company against Queen
Insurance Company, appellant. Appeal
from Union county. Affirmed.
Lambert Case to he Tried.
The suit of DR.. f. e. Lambert against
Mrs. lone Choate and Attorney w. A. Ora
ham. for alienation of his wife's affections,
will be tried next week in district court.
This case has attracted much attention on
account of the prominence of the people
involved.