Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-08
BLUFFS MAN IOWA PRINTER
Robert Henderson Elected in Joint
Assembly Of Legislature.
John JAMESON STATE BINDER
Measure 60 Increase Pay OF Governor
ana other state Officers Passed
by House-New Normal
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FROM staff CorrespouIenb
MONIES. Ia. April Especial Tele-
"if- FSohert henderson Of Council
''itfs was tonight elected state printer IN
Joint assembly Of the legislature and John
, Japieson Of Guthrie county slate binder.
They were nominated in a republican
c9ucus with an save two beinp present
Henderson was nominated on the third
ballot, llevinE received fortv-three votes on
the first ballot fifty on the second and
siNtN-thres on the third his only close
competitor being sam Green Of Charlton.
who received thirty-four votes Jameson
who Ia now deputy secretary Of state was
nominated on the first ballot with sixty
votes 60 thirty-four for J. r. Long and
eight FOR w r.. Francis
The democrats voted for Clint /. Price
Of lndianola FOR printer and c. w Miller
ot Waverly for binder The republican
nominees were elected on straight party
vote.
Raise for state OFFICERS
In the legislature this afternoon the house
passed a bill TO increase the pay Of the
governor to 1850 a wear. the auditor sec.
rotary and treasurer 60 400 and the super
intendent to $3.50 year
The senate passed the bill to abolish the
office Of county surveyor also a bill 20
provide for trial OF fremen and police
uhdef the civil service.
The appropriation committee reported out
bill to establish second state normal
school at Shenandoah. also a bill for a
state tax commission with $1,000 appro-
No Money for Detectivea
The Board OF Supervisors Of Polk county
has refused to appropriate money to carry
on the work OF search for the robbers who
broke open the safe in the county treas
urers office. The detectives have done
All they can unless they are paid for
further search and It is probable the work
? will stop.
The special committee Of the legislature
10 report on the work OF the State Board
\ OF Education filed it's report today in the
f@nate. The committee finds that the pres
ent state board is all right and that the
one board plan is good, and the report
made by that board is commended for its
clearness and comprehension.
The committee, however. takes a huge
slice out Of the boards recommendations
as TO money and reports for general
scaling down Of tho requests OF that body.
The committee recommends that the board
confine its building operations to the pro-
ceeds OF the mllase tax. which brings
over $4,000 a year FOR the use Of the
choard
In regard TO the askings for support and
equipment the sums should be given and
the recommends' IONS as to salaries are at
least not disputed.
At ,nc a.-,. University an Increase OF
$500 IS recommended which cuts out the
$40 asked for the fine arts department.
% he land appropriation is cut from $4,000
t,, N..yo and the paving from $4,000 to SlO,-
TO-
- the state college all the special funds
granted except the $4,000 asked for
49,, NIX pavilion and abbstoir and the 5000
tN,,-,ed for poultry laboratory.
q the state Normal all the special funds
&c -or are granted except 5000 for fire
election. ....
sis GUS about in,half the askings OF
new board, which aggregated over
ctoO
40 committee report was made by SEN
Mates Clarkson McCor and LARA
J.. sud Representatives Moore, Ritter,
"a obs and Johnson.
Improvement Of Iowa cities.
cities Of Iowa viii have a right to put
the screws to the tlght-wad and moss
tack property owners who block the way
Tor the location of white ways by ample
tTcet lighting, n the house agrees TO the
III passed by the senate today. The bill
makes It possible to force a property
owner to aid in maintaining street lights
under certain conditions.
The senate passed bill to increase the
pay Of the commandant at the Soldiers
home at MarshalltOwn to 400 a year,
4 The senate passed bill to require that
q county superintendent must have a reg
ular'' teachers certificate
committee, consisting OF Senators
stuckslager, Ames and Chapman, was
named to prepare memorial resolutions re-
T&rdins the late Judge William c. Thomp-
son.
Laks Preaervers on Boats.
The senate passed = bill to require that
excursion boats on Iowa lakes must carry
at least one life preserver for each two
\ persons.
The state IRE marshal bill was reported
and made a special order for tomorrow
morning.
Senator Allen Of jefferson introduced
bill for requiring that ten days notice be
given TO property owners before assess
ment OF taxes on property not listed.
The senate passed a bill to increase the
pay OF the secretary of the state Board OF
health to 5000 year.
The senate passed a bill appropria ling
500 for aid in building a soldiers monu-
ment IN Keokuk.
The senate passed a bill to fix the pay
OF wardens and deputies and to give au-
thOrity for the furnishing Of free heat and
Hight for these officials.
Pass Highway Bill.
The house spent large part Of the day
on legalizlng acts, but also passed a bill
20 abolish the office Of county surveyor
and authorize the Board OF Supervisors to
employ competent engineer TO make
specifications for roads bridges and cul-
verts. A similar bin has passed the senate.
The house also passed bill for the
annual appropriation for the State His
tolicsl society, and a bin TO exempt build
ing and loan associations from paying a
films Zee.
supreme Court Decisions.
In re estate OF j. r. Bell Audubon
county, Inheritance tax controversy, ar