Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20
CHANGE In NAME DENIED
Legislature Refuses to Make Normal
School a Teachers College.
PROBING INSANE HOSPITALS
CoIoPed Ex-Convict Arrested at
Ottumwa when He Attempts to
Pawn Brooch Belonging
TO Murdered Girl.
B1NG INSANE HOSPITALS
CFrom a staff correspondents

(From a staff C~orrespondent)
DIES MONIES, Feb. 19.-(Special,)-The
senate today disposed of one measure
which was causing a great deal OF an
noyance. Il was a bill asked for by the
president and trustees OF the state
Normal school to change it's name to the
State Teach ers' college" This was pre-
scented by them as desirable for the sole
purpose of enabling the school to receive
the benefits of the Carnegie pension fund
The statement was made that in all re-
spects the school now conforms to the
standards of those in charge of the be-
quest, but the name stands in the way.
A two-hours' sdebate followed, in which
this argument was badly riddled and the
claim was set up that in fact the pur-
pose of the bill was to change the charac-
ter of the institution and to Civ legal
to be a normal school and is~ln fact a
college. when this theory was presented
the bill was defeated, 90 TO rs.
Immediately thereafter senator Chap
man introduced a resolution for a joint
committee to prepare a bill to fix by law
the requirements for admission and grad
uation at the normal school and at the
state college.
To Probe Into Hospitals.
Representative Brandeis. who halls from
Pottawattamie county, today introduced
a resolution looking to Investigation OF
the complaints Of inmates of the insane
hospitals, as follows:
whereas, There have been rumors and
reports that some Of the inmates Of our
state hospitals for insane nave suffered
abuse or mistreatment at the hands of
those caring for said insane persons;
Resolved. That the speaker of the
house is authorized to appoint a commit
tee of three members of the house, whose
duty i shall be to inquire into the s mss-
sary to do so, visit any OF said hospitals,
investigate and report as to any Just
cause of complaint,
Knockout for loan sharks
Iowa will be without pawn brokers and
shark money lenders II Senator Hunters
new bill is passed. Thu measure was in
PRODUCED today and provides that no con-
tract of loan shall be valid which pro-
vides for a greater rate than the legal 5
per cent. Should suit be Instituted on a
contract bearing a higher rate of interest
IN lar s per cent, the defendant will not
only cease to owe the principal and in
terest, but will be entitled to a refund
of the interest he has paid in excess of
the legal rate.
NAgAANs "
Senator Frudden OF Dubuque introduced in
the senate a resolution for a memorial ID
congress- in favor OF a large appropriation
for the Improvement of rivers and harDors
and general work on the inland water
ways.
The house adopted a resolution by Lee re-
curing the printing In the journal OF all
motions for AMENDMENTS to COMMITTEES bills,
thus curbing the powers OF the committees.
The senate passed a house bill to pro-
vide for settlement OF the estates OF ABB
~sentees, and a senate bill for the publica-
ton of rules OF health boards. The house
passed Saunders bill to permit the increase
OF pay OF county attorneys where there
are two county seats. the Francis bill for
lights on steamboats, and the Bruce bill
to permit the state accountant to settle
with the state agricultural department.
New Bills.
Among the new bulls Of Importance we're
BY saunders-To increase punishment Tor
immortality.
BY Adams-To revise military code in
Iowa.
BY Hunter-To nave city road taxes
handled by cities.
BY Larrabee-To create office of county
BY Hardins~to reorsanize the state his
BY ward-To revise law as to Insurance.
Investments.
BY H-ackier-Placlng gypsum mines under
By MONTE remove geological survey to
Iowa City.
Hearins on Railroad Case.
The State Railroad commission com
msnosd . notabis hearing On the sppiica-
ton sf certain eitiss Of the state for such