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JOSH
You don't hear sJoshr tomorrow
night do your OF course the mighty
Josh Billings is meant Well we hear
him and Des Moines Is in a broad grin
anticipating "Bcauty of the Beast. !"
But that new Opera House, il IL very
fashionable for correspondents to
Josh over this triumph Of ar, archi.
lecture and all else that is great and
good about this wonderful Opera
House. Well your correspondent
don't propose TO Josh, worth cent.
1t is nice house as compared with
the previous dirty, filthy concern, yes
Infinitely superior. But nevertheless
NO person of taste can look around
carefully inside without saying that
much Of the finishing % il ID exceed-
ingiy poor taste.
THE DAYS DOINGs.
Petitions were introduced in the
Senate demonstrating against any
change 10 the present law empower
ing counties to issue bonds ia pay
mcnt or old debts relating to Orphans
Homes; TO- Restraining, Z, atoak: BY
Senator Rumple, again& loEllI Y the
issue Of $l6, 600 ~ hoaas r. St1Sobost
Rock Dislrici, ll1soln Uoonsxs IS can
eel taxes voted ID siff IL ne Milwaukee
y Nashua railroad. y. = 80 ~
Bills wcrc introduced in the same
body providing that 1t be- misde.l
meanor 70 request an ofI3cer Of any
court to be called upon : jury, refer
red to amend section 23l, relating 10
the number of jurors; by Senator,
Merrill, Of Wapell0, 10 amend the code
relating to procuring license to sell
liquors providing for the appointnent
OF railroad commiseioness preventing
their duties TO prevent discriminaaion
and unjust charges on the railroads Of
the State. - 3 g e s. /.
The last bill was introducedl byl
Senator Rowland, and d q Grauee
bin, drawn up BY the Committss op.i
p0fntod by the State GlN1Ge. Things
have changed since, all the Oranges Il
the State, about ten months ago. were
scoring Rowland and asking him 10
rcsign. oi5 ss y ..sw
Right along In this ucenncctioas may
DO mentioned petition from the Nus-
cstine Council Of Patrons Of Hasband.
ry, TO amend the Consultations OF the
United States and OF tho Stato Of Iowa,
for the reduction OF Court expousSe.
the abolition of the Grand Jury, hnd
reduce Petit Jufies 10 8; that the Cir
finn 81 irstice. ~ - 49,. 4: s-s..-.s-
"a 10 S25O. TO authorize ;ndSment notcs.
and that liti1ants nav inrv fees and
other costa incurred 81 their frisla d
~ ru,s RAJ !, nn,.,rc u
~ e.1
a prolonged ana sharp Debate 0c.
curred In both Houses to-day, upon
the liquor subject. In the Senate, The
following bit was discussed, intro
duccd by Boomer, OF DeievAre county !:
Sec. 1. ne q eSacted cy ths 9ensrM
AsseS.ofy e, Me ctdte o. 10sc0: II snaes
ten hin alley. or, thu agont. clerk or
se-vsnf &c anu e,,r(, - = 49, -.
~ v.ns ~ auy stscH PetSVu, " my Rore
son having charge or control Of Any
s.v ,,;.n. = s MIN =. - - ~ II s!,ch
nal, saloon, q alley, Or 70 take part II
~" s.;n. = :. ~. ~ snes A"o"h = D''''f
SIC. 2. For violation of any ofthe
provisions Of tho foro9oine pcction the
offender shall, on conviction ther2ol,
be liable to q fine of not less than
twenty nor more tissat one hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment in the
county jail, uet-Aess thaa% hissy days