Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
PICK OUT SITE FOR MONUMENT
One Near State House in Des Moines
Goes to River Front.
NEW PLACE FOR ALLISON SHAFT
senator Lafayette Young Goes 60
Washington 60 Oppose Reciprocity
with CRnadn-COusfns 60
speak on Doiliver.
From a staff Correspondent

From a staff CorrespoudentD
DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. 2.--(Special Tel
egram THE Iowa soldiers and sailors
monument. which now stands directly south
Of the state house will be moved to the
site on the river front n the plans Of the
committees from the city council. the
greater Des Moines committee and the Iowa
Grand Army Of the Republic members are
/ carried out AT a meeting in the office Of
/ Mayor Hanna the three committees formu-
{ lated a campaign to have the big memorial
moved. The city will be asked to dedicate
ground on the river front, while the state
/ will be appealed to for a. sufficient sum
TO move and re-erect the monument. This
| place was also reserved for the consuruC-
ton Of the proposed Allison monument but
! another location may be selected for this
IL it Is built.
Young Goes 90 Washington,
/ Senator Lafayette Young started for
! Washington tonight where he will go for
the special purpose Of aiding others in OPP
posing the bill which has been proposed
looking to the reciprocity arrangement with
Canada. He declared before going that he
will fight the measure in the interest Of
the western people. He may not return to
take part in the senatorial election.
cousins VIII speak.
Robert 6. Cousins OF Upton today notified
the Dolllver memorial committee Of the
general assembly that he accepted their
invitation to deliver the memorial address
on the life and character Of the late Sena-
tor Doliver. The services will be held in
the house chamber some time early in
March
Tax Ferrets Opposed.
The house has passed by a vote Of So to
IS the Fulton bill to abolish the law au-
thorizing the employment Of tax ferrets.
There was introduced in the house bill
to apply the Wisconsin preferential pri-
mary law to the senatorial elections IN
Iowa. 1t was sent to the elections com
mlttee. which is considering the various
bills that have been introduced looking to
special primary to advise the legislators
on the vote for senator.
For Death of wife.
Senator Clarkson has started to pass his
bill defining the measure of damages for
loss OF a wife in an accident but objec-
ton was raised by Saunders to it's CON
sideration, and It was made a special
order for next Thursday. The bill pro-
vides specifically for a measure of dam
ages not to exceed 5000 for death OF
wife something not now provided in the
Iowa code.
The senate passed Saunders bill to re-
quire in water works condemnation cases
that notice must be given to junior lien
holders before such condemnation may be
legal. This applies especially to the case
in Council Bluffs pending, in the courts
The senate also passed a legalizlng act
relative to Centerville school district.
New bills introduced in the senate:
BY Proudfoot, giving the parole board
right TO review cases involving life SEN
BY Allen of Pocahontas, authorizing in
crease In pay of secretary Of department
OF agriculture.
BY Hunter permitting free passes to be
Inheritance tax law
By Balkema, raising pay OF county audi
tors on graduated scale.
by francis permitting jail sentence for
BY Linnan, to authorize normal course
work In the high schools.
BY whitney to enlarge the list Of Of
lenses IN which immunity may be granted
BY Fraley, providing for sanitary condi-
lions In restaurants and bakeries.
Corporation Fight to he Warm.
The indications now are that the fight
over various bills in the Legislature affect
ing corporation interests will be exciting
The senate judiciary committee has set
+ tpTudTy Tor Dig public hearing in
regard to various bills looking toward reg
ulation of the public service corporations
II Is evident that the representatives Of
the cities and Of the corporations will
clash seriously the former favoring one
bill and the latter another. The proposal
to establish a public service commission
will be bitterly opposed by the representa-
tiyes of the cities and towns
May Raise salary of Secretary.
The salary Of the secretary of the state
department Of agriculture is the subject
OF bill pending in each house. 1t is pro-
posed that the legislature authorize the
department to fix the salary without any
restrictions and Il is argued that only In
this way can the department be safe in
securing good man. Secretary simpson
has returned from st. Paul, where he yes
| terday took charge Of the state fair,
Waiting for C0nteatant.
The contest committee In regard to a
contest for place in the house from
Lyon county is waiting foR the coming of
Mr.. Boomgarden OF Rock Rapids, who
claims the seat of Representative Olsen,
democrat. AS soon as he comes an effort
will be made to have the two men fix up
the matter in some way satisfactory to
both, as the count showed tie vote. II
they can adjust the matter the committee
will be spared much embarrassment