Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.

yesterday passed the house concurrent
resolution authorizing the aftiliation of
the Iowa State university. the State
Normal school and the College of Ag-
ricnlturc under the provisions of the
Carnegie foundation
Petitions Mere presented in the
house from Butler. Hardin, Decatur
and Marshall counties asking for re-
submission of the question of prohib-
itins the manufacture and sale of
liquor, from attorneys of Henry. Van
Burcn and Dcs Moines counties. asking
for AN increase in the pay of court re-
portcfS from Tanla county protesting
against the passage of the proposed
school bin. ;tlt from Floyd county for
q change in tn" quarantine laws
New bills appeared as follows:
New Senate Bills.
s. Il. 81 iilson-Providing that
employers shall be liable for injury to
employees when the latter use machine
cry or tools known To the employer to
be detective.
S. +. ~ -Clarl.son--A Authorizing the
publication by township trustees of
rules of local boards of health
$. +. So Moon Amending primary
law to provide for use of the Oregon
plan in choosing candidates for the
Omitted States Senate.
$. T.. s4- Moon Amending the cleo
tion laws to permit the electors to vote
directly for candidates for the United
States Senate and for placing names
of the candidates upon the Australian
ballot
$. Il. 50 smith of Mitchell -Provid-
ing for protection of hotel patrons
against injury by fires. for inspection
of hotels by state authorities and for
penalties for infractons of the provi-
sions of the law.
s. +. Sc Peterson--A Authorizing the
appropriation of $4,000 for the reform
school at lIldoral.
S. r. S7-Savage Authorizing q state
appropriation OF $40 for county asricul-
tural institutes having 10 members and
meeting two days in Il year.
s. +. SS-S;.vage Providing for the
transfer of state certificates for pure
bred stations.
s. f. McManus-A Authorizing an
appropriation of $4,000 Tor the penn
Tertiary at Fort Madison.
s. f. 90 Proudfoct Thy request)--
Prohibiting exhibitions and entertain
ments on Sunday and fixing penal
ties.
$. T. 9l-Adams Providing for the
establishment OF /, board OF examiners
iii oltornetrN and for certitication of
practitioners OF the science.
S. Il. a2-~Proudfoot tbN requcsD =
Restricting the sale and use of Gig
ar,ts. cigars and tobacco to persons
more than IL wears old.
$. r. 93-l3ruce tbN request)-i'r"Vlu-
ing for lll" regular aldltl'lS ny ,hc s.i "a u
accountant OF the accounts Of the state
board of agriculture.
New House Bills.
u. II 1o5--Hv Sanlley-R Requiring MI,
fire insurance companies to use I; ,li'l-
form policy and providing that no prop
erty Shall be insured for a greater
amount than three-fourths the value
of the property.
III. II. 1u7-By Arney-To provide for
The transfer of state certificates OF pure
bred stations
III. II. I0S--Hv Alliey-A pproprating
S75 for II farmers institute i'll each
county. to be paid by the auditor after
reports OF actual expenditures nave
been made 10 the secretary OF the state
beard of agriculture.
H. r iog--By Arney-To rcdt'ii'.
comfy auditor to furnish assessor with
l,; nils for reporting statistics of pre-
S;ous year relating To agriculture and
G.irying. for publication in the Iowa
year book OF agriculturc.
III. r. li0--I;y Hackler-To increase
tliy term of county officers from two 10
foir years. providing that the treas
uref. sheriff. county superintendent.
county surveyor ara coroner shall be
elected at the general election in 1910
tor four Years, and that the county
auditor, CLERK ct the district court and
recorder elected in 1908 shah hold Office
until l.l2.