The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-13
MANY BILLS ARE
REPORTED OUT
Institutions Under Board Of Control
Down for S557,600 Appropriation.
TIE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW
keokuk Secures $4,000 to Assist in
Erecting Soldiers Monuments
Office Of State Fire Insurance
Examiner Created.

Des Moines. la, April Especial:
The house this morning passed the
joint resolution approving the appro
priations bill for the educational in.
situations of the state, the total
amount being s73O,OO0.00. OF which
Iowa State university is allowed $780,
100000, Ames 1895, 100000. and Cedar
Falls s150,000.00. The bill establish.
ing normal schools i'm high school
courses was also included
Representative O'Conner's bill reg.
ulating the construction of motion
picture houses was passed, as was
also Representative Harding's bill
regulating the time for the use of
switch engines
The senate sitting committee this
morning reported out the following
bills: The Russell bill providing for
the doors of factories to swing out:
the Wilson bill applying the Cosson
act to county officials; the Saunders |
bill providing counties adjoining a !
river to contract Jointly with Illinois
counties in building bridges; the Sui.
Ivan bill giving courts the power TO
parole first offenders; the Francis bill
making the secretary of the state ,
pharmacy board an executive officer:
the Clarkson bill which will permit 3
ordinary insurance companies to ,
write plate glass insurance. In
Appropriations. q
A bill appropriating more than half =
million dollars for the state institu. u
lions under the control of the state II
board of control has been introduced
n the house. The measure carries ri
In appropriation of $557,650 for the q,
repair, Improvement and =,
onulngent funds of the sixteen insti- a,
utlons. The appropriations are as n
,p lii
Iowa Soldiers home, Marshalltown. n
10, 500. :"
Iowa Soldiers Orphans home, Day. II,
nport, $15,1OO. o.
College for the Blind. vinton, 49,. cd
20. -
School for the Deaf. Council Bluffs. m
1850. ."
Institute for the Feeble Minded.
lenwood. s69,5OO. 4
tuberculosis sanitarium, OakdaIe, q
$3.50. /"
Industrial school for boys, EIdora,
1900. =,
Industrial school for girls, Mitchell.
lie, s15,O50.
Mount Pleasant state hospital. s29,.
0. =
Independence state hospital. ss2.. co,
0. 'o'
Clarinda state hospital, s3S, 900. oo'
Cherokee state hospital S77,O5O. lor
Knoxville state hospital for iDebrj. of
rs, $4,000. nm.
State penitentiary, Fort Madison, ali,
!, 500. aus
State reformatory, Anamosa. s32.. 'he
For purchase of land for the use ado
one or more of the state institu. '
rs, to be designated by the state ly
ard of control, $4,000. 3
Employers Liability Law. mel
; Dill creating commission of frs
zen men to investigate industrial +
iui'iohs III iowa and other states ado
the purpose of recommending 10 p
next general assembly practical met
ployers' liability laws has passed Can
mouse. The measure. which is a and
late Judiciary committee substitute con
tne employers liability bill. has dra'
oeu the senate and needs only the prin
nature of the governor to become mic
aw. d.
Insurance Examiner. N
oiiice Vi state hre Insurance ex- vaD'
lher Is created in a bill passed nv r.
senate and will become a law ado,
u the securing of the signature of NJ
, ',eihof' (rev
ne hre insurance examiner is 70 an
eve a salary of $4,000 a year. He gran
10 work under the state auditor St
" We on the same footing as aud
state insurance examiner and act. pr
rn '".'er 10 deVote all his time lett,
W 'he examination Of BE
panles other than fire. The sal. ~,
OF The insurance examiner and Tnb,
Iary remains at $4,000, NJ,
~ owe Taxes adop
snator Legel's bill authorizing ~
- ~ make gift Of taxes adop
Cd Tor the benefit of interurban He
eciS was passed In the house last grad
ing. The measure is intended as Be
to the construction ply
* a.
ader the provisions of the present by {
; railroad companies are required FIR,
we stock in return for such taxes ted
tor Legefs bill, which needs onIv &c,
signature OF the governor TO be.
law. leaves this question Oh.
J with the voters. ur
Moin
SUPERVISORS. city
e Board met again this after. m &c