Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-15
DIRECTOR OF MINT VISITS CAPITAL
Pleads with supporters OF Senator
Young 60 vote for Kenyon for
senator Oregon BI1
Passes senate.
LION a $40 Corresnondentl

laws.
Ad Men 60 Cedar Rapids.
At the annual convention Of the Iowa
Association OF Ad Men II was decided that
Cedar Rapids should Set the next conven-
ton. The association decided upon pushing
an educational campaign for publicity and
campaign for series Of addresses in
the state will be arranged.
Director Roberts Here.
George r. Roberts. director OF the mint.
came here from Washington today and
spent all day at work among the legislators
seeking to secure a settlement of the SEN
atorial matter He addressed the support
ers OF Senator Young at conference held
in a committee room this afternoon and
pleaded with them to break the deadlock
and elect Kenyon for the senate. The result
of~the conference Is not known. but it Is
supposed that Roberts is clothed with au-
thority to act.
Today's ballot on senator in the Iowa
Legislature resulted as follows:
Kenyon, a; Young, 80; Garst, IS; sammis.
8; Wallace. 1; Porter (democraD, 81; alb
sent, g. necessary to elect, a.
Oregon Plan Passes.
The Iowa senate today passed the Oregon
plan primary bill-S1 to 49, 1t had passed
the house last week.
Bridge Bin a. KILLED.
The builders of small bridges and Gull
verts will have to continue the policy OF
making them strong enough to carry the
traction engines over them. The senate
went on record today as emphatlcally OPP
posed to going back to the old way Of
requiring the owners Of traction engines
TO place planks over the culverts when
they cross. 1t was argued that while
some progress has been made there has not
been as yet sufficient time to have all the
bridges and culverts reconstructed and the
time Tor such reconstruction should be ex-
tended Senator Smith Of Shelby Nstood
sponsor for the bill. It was defeated, 2s
to 16
Senator Proudfoot tomorrow will intro
duce in the Legislature the bill for the
prohibition amendment to the constitution
1t is now all ready and the advocates OF
prohibition declare that the movement shall
get start.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The following supreme court decisions
have been rendered:
Sioux City, appellant, against simmons
versed.
Mary Duorey against city Of Dubuque,
appellant, Dubuque county, reversed
oiB1iioAAAt dSdAiibN - -
McAllister, Woodbury. county. reversed.
- II. Payne avainst Davis county, APP
peIlanta Jefferson county, reversed.
Ben Belts against Chicago, Burlington a.
quincy railway, appellant, Lee county, af-
j. L. Alexander against 81 H. Crosby.
appellant Poweshiek county affirmed
Opposed to sammis Bill.
The state received a copy of the resolu-
tions passed by the Dubuque city council
nrOfaqffpg al %
sammis bill for public service commits
sion. The resolutions were filed by Senator
Schrup The Dubuque reasons given are
that the bill would take from the local
authorities practically ali control over their
domestic affairs.
The senate considered for only a few
minutes the Allen bill to authorize an in
crease I'm the pay of the secretary OF the
state Board OF Agriculture. The bill had
been amended 70 fix the limit at IS 900 and
was ready for passage. Upon request OF
Senator Adams 1t was allowed to remain
upon the calendar without action, pending
further investigation by him into the
finances Of the department
The senate received the report Of the
judiciary committee on the Clarkson bill
relating TO the measure Of compensation
for damages to a wife or mother. The
out Of II the features which had aroused
such opposition from the railroads. The
bill in the form reported makes no refer
ence TO the society and companionship'
element of damages. The limit of recovery
is fixed at 5000,
For Care of the ChiIdren.
Senator Hammill introduced three bills
having relation to the care Of children in
the state. Two Of them provide that a
method be had Of putting out children from
the orphans homes and Industrial schools
In homes on parole and revising the regula-
tons therefor. IL is intended 10 facilitate
the home finding work done by the board
Of control through state agehgs. The other
changes the age limits for the admission OF
boys and girls to the Industrial schools The
one relating to girls changes the limit 80
that only girls between 10 and l6 years OF
age can be admitted; and for the boys the
ages are from 10 to IS. AT present boys are
admitted as young as years and girls are
admitted that are Is years Of age
Senator Brown introduced a bill for con-
verting the old Tabor college az Tabor.
in Fremont county into state normal
school and making an appropriation there
for.
Larger Bounty on Wolves.
Larger bounty on wolves is contemplated
in a bill by Senator Spaulding to authorize
the payment Of $50 for the scalps of adult
wolves and 81 each for cubs The bin also
fixes the price for lynx and wildcats at
81 each.
Senator Legel introduced two bills desired
by the organizers OF domestic building and
loan associations. They would exempt
such associations from the filing fees re-
quired when the articles Of Incorporation
are filed with the state Complaint is made
that these fees are so high as TO virtually
prevent the formation OF any more build
ing and loan associations In Iowa.
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