Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-13
CONFUSION At FINISH
USUAL SCENES ATTEND CLOSING
SESSION OF. IOWA
LEGISLATURE.
HENDERSON is CONFIRMED
AFTER HARD CONTEST
New Comm erce Counsel Had OPPOSE
ton in Senate-PubIic Drinking Cup
Bill Lost in the ShuffIe-Senatoria al
Districts Remain as at Present-Ap-
preparations Total Almost $4,000 900.
Special to Times-Repubiican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 13.-With the
usual scenes % haste and confusion the
Legislature was gradually brought to q
close, the exact hour being uncertain,
tho officially at > o'clock. At the last
posed OF the house tried to back up on
the proposal but without avail Then
as II cdwned upon all mem bers that the
end was near the scramble to get the
made a rule not TO consider bills OF the
other and then rules were made to
consider only appropriations bills, and
SO on, all for the purpose OF forcing
matters to a head. There was much
confusion in the calling Of the roll. The
clerks We're hustling to do the last
writing. The messengers were busy
packing up the books OF the members
10 be shipped home
In the last hours Of a legislative
session the whole business is done by
the presiding officers and the chief
clerks, assisted in a slight way by a
few members who stand TO the rack
aud continue to do business But as a
matter OF fact roll call after roll call
follows with many members being re-
corded as voting for measures when
At IS DOUBTFUL If they are in their seats
or il: the house. That is the only way
the ths:ness can be closed up
At =. o'clock the clocks were still
pointed TO 1880 p. n. with time hang
ing heavy in the dome
one of the last Of the bills TO get to
a finish was the one for the approprta-
ton for cattle industry. It was fixed
UP SO that the $4,000 appropriation is
divided evenly between the beef and
the dairy cattle industry
Henderson Is Confirmed.
The commerce counsel matter was
settled after quite a struggle in the
senate in executive session. Objection
was made TO the confirrna ton Of the
appointment of Judge Henderson for
the place, this based largely upon the
fact that he has not been very active
in the practice and is perhaps too we'll
along in years to be trained into new
line Of work as a specialist. But the
senate confirmed the appointment after
i'-S O-SSOsSicil VI tire matter.
The bill for abolishing the public
abolished. It went down with a heavy
thud late in the afternoon, the senate
refusing TO accept the theory of the
doctors about the much used cup.
! Sena torial districts were fixed nm
exactly as at present. which is satisfac-
tory to most OF the senators. Two
changes were made in REPRESENTATIVE
districts.
Appropriations $4,000, eco.
Total appropriations, nearly s.. 600 =
coo.
Authorized state tax, two years s5-
100000. w.
Tax levy for state purposes "a
mills
Ihls represents substantially the net
results Of the financial planning of the
legislature. One Of the last things the
leslslature did was to pass the reso-
luton directing the state officers to
nix a tax levy next year and the year
that will bring to the state approxi.
mately $4,000, 900 each year. This wear
the amount is 50, 300 900 while a few
years ago it was only $4,000, 900.
To raise the required revenue 1t was
estimated by the leading members that
the tax levy must be raised at least
tenth of a mill This will be done
next July by the governor and his as
soclates on the executive council, if the
governor approves the expenditures
authorized
1t was announced at the beginning
OF the session that the state had only
about $500, 900 to expend for extra
ordinary appropriations The state
auditor reached this conclusion with
out taking into account that next year
the real estate assesS nents will be
moved up again, as z matter Of fact
the sum available is larger; but in
order TO be safe the legislatu re ordered
that the amount raised by direct state
tax lie still further increased
State Institutions Get Most.
The million dollar appropriation fer
/ the state institutions is the largest or
the items, but the sum of all the little
appropriations including the cost of
the Legislature and the expenditures
for clerical hire in state offices, will
run the total up to near 100000. The
exa ct arnonnt can not he determined
for some time.
Almost at the last moment the house
! pa sed the second of the two bills for
| the railroad commission giving S25, 900
| for use in prosecuting intrastate cases
as we'll as like sum for prosecuting
/ interstate cases. The appropriation in
regard to the agricultural extention
work was fixed up so that the depart
ment will have $4,000 for the work
| At the finish most Of the salary in
creases fixed out 50 that the burden
| on the state in this respect will not
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