Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-26
IOWA WANTS AN INCOME TAX
Legislature Adopts a Resolution Au.
thorizing Congress to Act.
RECESS OF NINE DAYS IS TAKEN
Members Go Home 20 Confer with
Constituents and Upon Return
Are Expected 90 Elect
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senator.
From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb. 25.--(speoial Teie-
gram 1.-The presiding officers Of the two
houses before adjournment today for the
March recess signed the joint resolution
by which the state OF Iowa approves and
authorizes the proposed amendment to the
federal constitution, authorizing congress
to pass a law for the income tax. II will
go to the governor and II signed It will
thence go to congress and constitute the
approval Of the state on the subject
While no show Of fight was made against
& in the legislature, II was known that
there was considerable effort made to de-
feat It here.
The legislature adjourned for nine days
this afternoon and all members have gone
home. 1t is expected the members will
return prepared to elect a senator after
consulting with their constituents. Gut
very little has been said about resort to
a special election Of late and Il is prac-
tically conceded that unless the deadlock
is broken Iowa Will be for more than a
year without a senator.
Although the time of the present post
commissioned expired some days ago, it
Is learned that no recommendation has
been made to the president by the Iowa
senators because they have been unable
to agree upon a candidate. Business men
Of the city are united for l.. c. Kurtz, but
1t is not expected his name will be pre-
scented now and the present postmaster
will hold over until next winter.
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The senate agreed to the strengthening
and expansion of the scope Of the Cosson
law for removal Of officials for malfeasance
in office by adoption of the Wilson bill to
extend the law to all county and state
offices. provision for including town
ship trustees was stricken out. but the SEN
ate refused to strike out the clause provid-
ing for removal on account OF disability
to perform the duties Of the office. The
bill provides for removal for disability and
also for failure to account for any funds.
sammis. Adams and Sullivan opposed the
entire bill because OF its seeming lack of
necessity. 1t was adopted, 81 to 8, the OPP
posing votes being by Adams, sammls,
Sullivan. Savage, Malmberg and White.
Appropriate for Library.
Senator spaulding introduced the bill to
appropriate for the state library and his
tOricai department giving 5000 annually
for the miscellaneous library the same for
the historical department and the same for
the law library; also fixing the salary of
the librarian at 800 year and the cura-
tor and law librarian at $1,000 year.
Senator ProudfoOt introduced the bill to
increase the compensation OF the members
Of the state parole board to 5000 year
each and abolish the per diem system in
tina office.
Senator Dunnegan introduced a bill In
the senate 10 make an appropriation to
pay for the paving and permanent improve
ment of the highwys leading to the institu-
tons at Clarinda, Independence and Mount
Pleasant.
Care for Insane Soldiers.
Representative Lounsberry introduced in
the house a bill to appropriate 1900 for a
special department at the state soldiers
home for the care OF old soldiers afflicted
with Benlle dementia and other similar af-
flictions. This is because OF the fact that
controversy has arisen between the board
OF control and the local authorities because
so many Of the veterans have been sent to
the insane hospitals from the home. The
intent is to require that they be kept at
the home and be cared for there.
ReOrEaniEe the Militia.
The house received a bill by Moore to re-
wise and change the laws Of the state relat.
ing to the organization Of the militia so
as to conform to the United States army
organization.
The house passed only few minor bills
and adopted several small memorial resolu-
tions The bills Of general Importance
passed today were TO increase the penalty
for engaging in Bookkeeping, to add to the
list OF recognized forest trees and TO pay
a deficit Of $4,000 in support funds at the
state institutions.
Cut Ont Attorney Fees.
The senate debated at length a bin by
sammis to cut out Of the law that which
provides for payment OF an attorney fee
to anyone commencing a liquor case. He
stated frankly It was to cut off the habit OF
certain associations employing lawyers 10
work on these cases and secure the attorney
fees and prosecute but a very small num-
Der OF cases. It was not concluded and
was made a special order for March 7 AZ
10 q. m.
County Seat BiII.
pending scrap with Malvern over the
county seat OF Mills county today when
the senate passed the bill by Giniland to
effect a change in the requirements as TO
county seat removal IN certain cases. The
bill as passed provides that wnere q county
seat has been located for forty years in
one place Il should not be removed exeept
upon a two-thirds petition and vote Of the
people The bill was amended so as To
suit persons in Boone, o'Brien and Hum
bOldt counties and passed. The Malvern
people will make hard fight against It in
the house.
Injunction in Bank Case.
The Central State bank OF Dss Moinss
was granted a temporary injunction thi,
afternoon restraining the holders OF sew.
eral certificates OF deposit. secured by e
J. Penfield, the missing president OF the
Bank Of Kelley, from disposing Of them
IL Is alleged that Penfeld collected S, EC
from the Institution and $500 from the