Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-26
Iowa
new WAY TO TAX CREDITS
Iowa Senate Passes Bill Providing for
Novel System.
FIVE MILLS PLACED ON MONEYS
Twenty Per Cent Valuation on BANK
stock with Same Tax-BOiIed
Water Makes Trouble In
Des Moines.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. March 25.-tSpec al Tele-
gram)-The bill for the taxation of
moneys and credits on a basis entirely diff
ferent from that OF other forms Of prop
crty was finished Friday in the state SEN
ate and late in the afternoon was passed
by a vote Of a. to 5.
The bill had received the consideration
OF large committee and OF bankers and
others in the state and was rewritten
several times. 1t was not materially
changed in the senate. but as passed pro-
vides for a 5-mill tax on all moneys and
credits assessed at full value and on bank
stock an assessment Of 20 per cent Of the
value. One OF the men voting against the
bill filed a statement to the effect that
he believes the bill to be unconstitutional
Insurance Bill Discussed.
The house today spent some time on
bill to nullify the state anti-compact law
with regard to insurance rates, but did
not reach a conclusion. II was developed
that the bill had the approval Of the state
auditor and was backed by a very large
insurance lobby.
The two houses have agreed to a recess
over Monday in order that visiting com
mittees may do some work and also to per-
init work by the retrenchment and reform
committee.
Boiled Water Injurious.
Two legislators are suffering from drink
ing boiled water. Several Des Mones
citizens are i'll. and it is claimed that is is
safer to drink the Des Moines water germs,
tail and ALL than take a chance at
'limetis," the new disease. Representative
b. F. Felt, jr., of Spencer has been suffer
ing from the effects of boiled water for
several days. Representative William
Larrabee, whose illness was not so serious,
suffered for nearly two days.
Five Guardsmen from Iowa.
General Logan of the Iowa National
guards this morning received dispatches
from the War department at Washington
ordering not to exceed five Iowa militia
officers to report on April to the COM
mander of the maneuver division on the
Mexican border.
Refuse to Regulate ''Retreats."
bill to regulate retreats" for the care
Ct nervous and insane persons was taken
up in the house today and discussed for
an hour and a half with the result that
II was defeated. The bill had for its pur-
pose providing a way to have these places
inspected by the State Board of Control
and especially to require that where in
sane persons are kept at private hospitals
they shall be segregated from sane persons.
1t was especially aimed at an institution
in Des Moines.
Court to He Enlarged.
The senate judiciary committee this at
ternoon completed the hearings on the
bill to enlarge the state supreme court
and the bill will be amended so that there
will be appointments necessary and be
passed in this form. The main objection to
the bill has been that by adding three
judges now, all to be appointed, the court
would be radically changed in form, and
It would be better to wait and permit the
voters to fill the court by election. A large
number Of the leading lawyers of the state
were here TO plead for the betterment OF
tbs court
VIII Force Out Closing Bill.
The bill TO prepare all the saloons in the
state to close at p. M, which some time
ago. went over to the senate from the
house. has been lying In a committee for
some time without action. Senator McColl
has asked for an order to require the com
mlttee to make a report on the bill and
II will probably be brought out and placed
upon the calendar The bill has small
chance of passage.
DoneEan to he Named.
]. F. Donegan of Davenport has been
agreed upon as the new Judge in the
Seventh district and he will take his
seat April / next He was recommended
by the bar association and backed by all
the leading lawyers OF the district Will
liam Hamilton OF Fort Madison will be APP
pointed by the governor in the First dis.
trict for the new place.
Would Abolish the Lobby.
Representative Dabney introduced a bill
today to impose a fine of 500 on anyone
doing any lobbying among the legislators
1t would forbid anyone to speak to q
member of the legislature about bill un-
less he has first filed a statement that
he is engaged in lobbying II would make
it impossible for anyone to appear for
corporation unless an officer thereof and
then be subject to cross-examination.
Make Smoke a Nuisance.
Representative shankland introduced a
bill today to make the issue OF smoke IN
large quantities from a chimney a nuis-
ance and imposing a fine on the owner OF
a building guilty.
The house passed a bill to make Luth,
eran benevolent societies on a basis with
other insurance associations.
Commerce Counsel.
The bill for commerce counsel came to
the senate today with a favorable recon-
mendauon and will be passed. II provides
that the state shall have a lawyer to take
care OF ell rate cases and be subject to the
control of the railroad commission. The
salary agreed upon by the senate COM
mittee is 1900 year.
Quarantine IL Increased.
An increase in the number OF quaran-
Unable disease is proposed in a bill by
Senator Balkema which would make II
possible to put a quarantine on measles,
chickenpox and infantile paralysis Dur
ing the epidemic OF the last year it was
found that there was no law for placing
a quarantine on infantile paralysis.
Senator Jewell introduced a bill In the
senate today to provide that a full year