The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-09
GOVERNORS VETO
OF OREGON BILL
Up for Consideration and 0ccuL les
Two Hours OF Houses Time.
LIFE INSURANCE FOR MINORS
Bill to be Introduced for Appro2ria-
ton for Tubercular Hospital at
Iowa City - Cedar Rapids to
Seek Municipal Court.

| Seek Municipal Court.
Des Moines, Mar. S.-Special: The
veto by Governor Carroll of the Ore
gon plan bill was made a special or
der of business today in the house
and for two hours this morning the
subject was up for consideration.
Representative Klay spoke at length
on the measure. The action of the
governor was defended by Represen-
tative Jacobs.
Representative Miller, of Bremen
county, introduced in the house this
morning bill extending to the Ma
tional Insurance company of the
German church in Iowa all the rights
and privileges of the fraternal insur.
ance organizations enjoyed In the
state.
The nomination of district, supreme
and superior court judges by the pri-
mary is the subject of bill intro.
duced by Representative Dabney, of
Davis county this morning.
Representative FTaley, of Polk
county, has bill providing that one
half of the money collected in cities
for the road funds of the county
shall be spent within the limits of
municipalities upon the suburban
roads.
Another bill proposing the reorgan.
ization of the supreme court was in
troduced this morning. This pro-
vides for total of nine judges, three
new ones to be appointed by the gov
ernor upon passage of the bill.
May Adjourn March 81.
Representative Newell, of Ply
mouth county, announces that he will
present in the house concurrent re-
solution providing for the final ad.
journment of the general assembly
on March 81.
He is of the opinion that the work
of the Legislature can be comgleted
this month. He has prepared the fol-
lowing resolution: .
Whereas, The remaining work of
this general assembly can and ought
to be completed in three and a half
weeks from this date; therefore be it
Resolved, By the house, the senate
conCurring, that the Thirty.fourth
general assembly do adjourn sine die
on Friday, March 81, 1911, at 1900
o'clock noon.
Life Insurance.
Representative Huff, of Hardin
county, has introduced a bill which
provides that children between the
ages of Is and 81 shall be considered
competent to enter contracts for life
insurance, where the beneficiaries
are their parents, brothers or sis
ters.
The D. and D. Institute.
Representative Brady, of Dallas
county, has introduced a bill provid.
ing control of the State College for
deaf and dumb at Council Bluffs be
removed from the state board of con-
troll and given to the state board of
education.
TubercuIar Hospital.
Representative Geo. w. Koontz. of
Iowa City, will introduce in the house
during the next few days a bill ask
ing an appropriation for the State
Tubercular Hospital located near
Iowa City. The support fund during
the past two years has been $4,000
annually. This measure asks this be
increased to $4,000 annually and
asks a special appropriation of $4,000
| for improvements at the hospital.
The measure provides that the cost
of caring for patients shall be taxed
back against the county from which
they came. just as insane cases at
the state hospitals are now taxed
back against the counties where the
patient is a resident.
A New Divorce Court.
Cedar Rapids will have the distinc-
tive feature of having a municipal
divorce court If the measure intro
duced by the representative from
Linn county is enacted into law.
Mr.. Moore's bill applies to cities of
over $4,000, having the commission
form of government. special charter
and having a superior court. 1t ac-
cordingly would effect only Cedar
Rapids. The bill provides for trial
by jury of twelve, gives an addition
al court clerk and increases the
judges salary to $4,000. 1t also gives
the court jurisdiction to hear divorce
cases. Under the circumstances this
would give to Cedar Rapids mum.
cipal divorce court.