Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-05
Iowa
CLEARING UP THE CALENDARS
Legislature Getting Along Toward
the End of Its Business.
WORKING ON APPROPRIATION.
Indications Are that the Two Houses
VIII Have No DimcuIty Getting
Together ON Ia supply
Bills.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

From a Staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES. Ia, April 4-CSpecial Tele-
gram, both houses of the legislature yes
terdRy cleaned up a , large amount Of
unimportant business. The senate pessed
a bill permitting the sale Of denatured
alcohol. the bill to require the custodian
of the capitol to make reports. and the
bill to provide q way for nominations un-
der the commission plan OF city govern
ment. The senate refused to order a sift-
ing committee. as the calendar Is mostly
cleared.
The house passed q bill which passed the
senate this morning for pensions for police
men.
The senate made a start on the big an
preparation bills as agreed upon by the
committees and passed four of them in a
few minutes. The house will pass them
without change and thrs will clear the
vay for the final appropriation bills all Of
which will be very small. The bills passed
today call for:
Three state colleges. for support and for
additional equipment and buildings, 1885,
500
Fifteen state institutions, including addl-
ings and better equipment, S5O6, 900.
Additional work on state historical build
Ing, $4,000.
AT ulSposal OF q commission to lay plans
for the Improvement OF the surroundings
of the state capitol, 5000.
There was one change made in the in
stitution bill, reducing slightly the total.
but cutting out q water plant at Inde-
pendencs and adding for plumbing at a
building at the soldiers home. A fight
was started against the plan to have a
commission report ON the plans for i'm
proving the capitol grounds, but the bill
was passed unanimously. II IL expected
these bills will be promptly passed in the
house. They were all agreed to by the Joint
committee OF the houses and are in accord
with practical agreements as to various
institutions and boards. They call for over
100000 of the S1.bOO,o00 that is at the dis
posal of the state.
Ask Printing Of Old Report.
A resolution was introduced I'm the SEN
ate calling for the printing Of the final
report OF the State Capitol commission.
which final report was made and filed
with the legislature three years ago. Il Is
found that the only copy in existence is
one in the office of the governor. and that
the law did not permit publication OF the
report.
Exempt Bonds from Taxation.
The house passed a bill providing that
city, school and drainage bonds shall be
exempt from taxation.
The house passed a joint resolution me-
moriahzing congress in regard to poiys-
amy, and also another resolution asking
for a national department of mines.
The house adopted a resolution request
Ing the governor to pardon Charles Wood
ward OF Decatur county. a life-termer.
h house passed the bal TO require that
street cars have shields and projections
on the platforms.
Making Up the Commission
Governor Carroll is busy making up the
membership of the new State Board OF Ed
u~cation. II is stated today that he has vir-
tually decided upon the three democratic
members thereof and that they will be
Edward p. Shoentgen of Council Bluffs.
Thomas d. Foster Of Ottumwa and D. D..
Murphy of Elkader. The first named was
on the State Capitol commission and will
be the engineer and architect member Of
the board. Foster is at the head of the
Morreil Packing company at ottumwa and
Is a millionaire. Murphy is a we'll known
lawyer Of northeastern Iowa. II is expected
that A. B. Funk will be on the commits
sion. He was head OF the Capitol COMMITS
sion and has been regarded as a possible
candidate for governor.