Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-13
DODGE SCORES IN SENATE
Appropriation for the Pedestal for
the Allison Monument.
STATE EXPENSE BILL MOUNTS UP
Making of LincoIn's Birthday n Holt
day Adds Another Dry Day to
the Calendar of the Iowa
saloon Men.
From a staff c,rrespondent.l

special session on this morning, in view
OF the appeal made by General Grenville
NJ. Dodge. and recommended the bill to APP
propriste $4,000 for the erection OF the
pedestal Of the Allison monument in Des
Moines. The made q provision
that the total expenditure OF the state
should not exceed 30 per cent of the total
expenditure from other sources. The plan
is to have the monument built near the
state capitol and erection to be commenced
very soon. General Dodge, who is bead Of
the Iowa commission. states that the plan
is to have the contributions come largely
from the school children Of the state.
The house today passed a bill which
marks the beginning of a big fight over
quarantine regulations in the state and
gives the entire control Of quarantine to
senate committee on appropriations had a
the local health boards. At present this
power is lodged in the state board. but
there has been complaint Of abuse of the
power and Of great expense because of 1t,
II is stated the state board will make a
fight in the senate to retain its power.
Decides Two Contests.
The house decided two contests today.
In both of these the committee decision
had been known before. In Clinton county
Kendall, democrat, retains his seat. and
in Ida county Corrie, republican, is given
the seat held by Baxter, democrat.
The contest committee in charge OF the
contest case from Buchanan county went
to work today and probably will give a
recount OF the ballots next week.
Big Appropriations.
The last of the big appropriation bills
infrodHcnd toEaU Thfo yuaa the hill |
for the state university. 1t calls for an
increase of $175,OO annually in the support
fund and an extra appropriation Of $685. 600
for buildings, which includes $50, 900 for the
woman's building.
The bill for the state fair also came In
and this calls for a new amphitheater. addi-
tional land and completion of the swine pa
villon. all at a cost of Sls1, 600.
Senator Whipple introduced the bill to
consolidate the state boards in charge OF
the colleges and to have one board of nine
members attend to all the work. This board
would have a working committee of three
to take charge of all the work.
The wage exemption bill was introduced
today and 1t calls for an exemption in the
sum of 90 per cent of the wages of the
head of a family for ninety days. Thu pres
ent law exempts all the wages for ninety
udgS. Inc Dhl 10 WohNCu W iOe0 h'
chants of the state.
Vacations for state Employees.
Senator Seeley introduced a bill today
to give annual vacations to employees of the
state institutions on pay. At the same time
the committee on judiciary reported against
a similar bill which had been introduced.
There is a considerable fight on in regard
to this matter and among other things
there is pending a bill to repeal the law
which gives to the prison guards the right
of a vacation
The senate today passed the Saunders bill
to give sheriffs 12h cents for each meal
furnished a prisoner. This makes 1t so no
contract for less sum can be entered into.
Good Work with Bills.
The rattlesnake bounty bill was started
on It's last run today. 1t was reported
favorably to the house from the judiciary
committee with a lot of other important
measures that will afford the house op-
portunity to do something. The bill which
undertakes to make it legal for the attor-
ney general to make settlement Of cases
in which the state is a party was recon-
mended, also the bill OF Senator Francis
requiring that lights be shown on sail and
steamboats, on Iowa lakes; the bill 10 re-
auire the county auditor to foot up assess
ment rolls; the bill to require that a rcgu-
larly employed county stefan shall act
in quarantine cases; the bill TO make the
surety companies keep a deposit with the
state auditor the same as insurance COM
panies, also the bill by Sullivan defining
a 'bucketshop' and forbidding the opera
ton of such a concern. All but the two last
named have passed the senate. The Moore
bill with regard to surety companies
would put them on a par with other in
surance organizations.
Holiday q Dry Day.
Attorney general Byers has been be-
seigod the last few days with letters and
kilograms asking him IL the bill to make
OF Lincoln's birthday a holiday means that
the saloons must close on that day. He
states that this Is the case, and thus one
more dry" day has been added to the
calendar in Iowa. The proclamation to
that effect was issued several days ago
and 4 appears that the saloon people out
in the state are just waking up TO tho
situation.
UphOIds the Primary Law.
The supreme court today upheld the state
primary law in an important particular.
Last summer the democrats Induced a
court in Polk county to direct the placing
on the ballot of the name of a democratic
candidate for senator in the Madison-Adair
NlSLflcls MntIt NnNIc ndu bcCH NO real eI-
fort to comply with the law. The court
nov reverses this and declares that the
terms OF the law must be strictly compiled
with. Other decisions.
Effie Caldwell appellant, against Her
bert Caldwell, Wapello county, reversed.
John Sammons against 3. A. Dolan, appel
liant, Lee county, reversed. j. p. O'Mailey
against Dillenbeek Lumber Co., appellant,
Perry superior court, reversed. c.. +. MoI.-
son, appellant, against M. c. Carlstrom,
woodbury. county affirmed. ]. w. Wat
son against w. III. Bowman, appellant,
Keokuk county, affirmed.
=. M. c. A. Meeting opens.
The state Young Mems Christian assoc
citation convention opened here this after
noon. Several hundred delegates were in
attendance and before the convention
closes 700 delegates are expected. Henry
Wallace. member OF the Country Life
commission. extended a welcome on be-
half OF the city. Tonight DR.. Edward
Steiner OF Grinnen addressed the meet
ing on "The Prophetic Function OF a
Young Man"
L. w. Peck, state secretary for Mime
sofa, reached Des Moines today. Fred
"a smith of New York CITY will deliver