The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-30
FROM DEs MONIES.
(Special Correspondence
DEs MOfNEs. MArcI, ~.
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP.

out NJ the farmers INgislnture--llot granger
nor anti-monopoly, but farmer. There was ~
assemblage OF intelligent, capable plow-hcld.
crs They have been more conspicuous for what
they did not do for themselves than other
wise. They failed TO agree on anyth ng, 10 they
could not secure legislation FOR their benefit.
They cannot say the professional members de-
feated them. There was less legislation IN
favor OF professions 1t this session than
for many years. Several o. the most
were inangurated and carried through one
house or the other by lawyerA. The Industrial
Department bill originated In and passed the
Senate tho majority OF which were lawyers. 1t
wan defeated hi thu House BY the iarmers
10 Of whom voted for II and II against Il. This
bill may not have been the BEST bnt It WAS
beginning In the right direction: The depart.
inent was TO have control of and supervise the
agricultural interests of tho State look after
and procure crop reports, statistics. diseases of
domestic animals, peetiferonS animals etc. For
all OF these separate measures had
boon prepared aud would have been
enacted, had they not been held back
10 wait the result Of this general measure. All
were therefore lost. The State IL boing over
not be long aud there will scarcely be sound
horse In the state. Cattle ara in imminent dan
ger from pleuro-pneumOnlA. which, once
started, will sweep over the State like sirocco,
destroying millions Of value. Once started
thero would bc an end to cattle trade IN Iowa,
for there is no power anywhere 70 control i, Or
means 10 control il II farmers will mol pro-
tcct their own interests when they have oppor-
lunity, they must not complain II disease FOL.
lows their neglect.
There were enacted III laws At this session,
of which cighty-scven originated III the Senate
and ninety In the House. Of the whole num-
her hfty-six were private or icgalizing laws.
1an. NaNAa4
1t the last session. None xro of really great inn
portancc. The important or most notable
measures proposed: To create State Board OF
Control 10 reduce the penalty on delinquent
take; TO reduce tho legal rate OF interests to pre-
vent and punish tho procuring of fraudulent
patent-right notes; to secure geological survey
Of the State; TO provide for aState Entomologist;
10 permanently locate the Supreme Court ut the
capital, 10 provide for better system of work
ing roads; werc oil defeated.
have not for sixteen years seen the Legis-
lature no free from jobbing schemes and lob
hlcs nor 10 little demagogism. Once Or twice
the latter showed its head, but It was put down
a once. In the House therc was no Acknowl.
edged leader Or head. II was emphatically .
free Parliament.
The most important measures enacted were
the adoption OF the Prohibition constitutional
amendment and the Congressional, Senatorial
and Representative Apportioument bills.
The constitutional amendment now goes "a
the people 70 be voted on 1t special election
June "a.
There was 4 spirited contest over the Con-
sressional District bill. Each house had pre-
pared its own map and tho difference Was onl.
settled the last day BY q conference COMMITTEES
oi both houses. The SenAte map was virtual,
adopted. There were evidently too many Con.
gressmen for the districts, which has sine.
been verified by the immense crop developes
-. A. ls.A.s .rAt pHns ~.
most contest. The map y N follows:
First district--Iee Henry, Van Buren,, lle.
Moines, Jefferson, Washington aud Louisa.
Second-JAckson, Clinton, Hcott. Muscatine
Cedar and Jones'.
Third Dubuque, Delaware, B0chanaA Blael
Hawk, 0rnndy, Butler and Rrcn,sr.
/, roNrth-AllaM&kce,C Clayton, Fayette, Chick
asaw. Floyd. Mitchell. Howard and Win
neshick.
Fifth Linn, johnson, Iowa. Benton, Iam'
and Marshall.
sixth Jasper, roweshiek, keokNk, Wapcilo
Davis, Monroe aud Mahaska.
Seventh--pnlk, Warren. Marion, Dallas. Mad
lsot, Guthrie and Adair.
Eighth Appanoose. Wayne. Lucas. Clarke
Decatur, Ringgold, Union. Adams. Taylor an,
Page.
| Montgomery, Fremont. Mitls. PottawattAmi
aud Harrison.
Tcneh--Worth, Ccrro lorlo, Franklin, Har
| din, Story, Boone, Hamilton. Wright. Hancocl
| Winuebsxo. kossnth, Humboldt and Webster
Eleventh-EMmett PAlo Alto, PocahontAs
Calhoun. Greene. Carroll. Sac, bacnA Vista
Clay. Dickinson. Osceols. OBaien. Cherohes
Ida. Moaona, Woodbury., Plymouth. sioux an
Lyon.
srArE INSTITUTIONS
The Legislature elected the following Thu
S.aS ~ xafaAsa SnxAsfnfiunas
Regents State Univctsity-H. 4. Burrell, q
NashlMStons d. N. Richardson, of Scott; Thu
4 Wright. Of Folk.
state Agricultural Coleee--S Il. Willard, q
Lac. H. @. 0rattan. Of AlAmakee; &. +. Str,
state Normal School--w. N. Field. Of Blac
Hawk. ana u. ]. Mcllaad, OF RAc.
C0llcEe Cor the Rind-Jacob Springer, (
Benton. I. ]. Barclay. u Osceola. aud II. \
WestbrOok. af Des MONIES.
Deaf and Dnmb-Loais Welnstssn. Of D,
Muines4
Mphans' Home-S r. Bryant, Of Scott, /
Olc1tt. oi Scott, aud q. w. Nelson, Of Johl
soa.
lGsans Hosp.tal Al Mount Pleasant IT. Viii
ing; Of Henry I. ": Llewe'len. of Page, ~
lnsAnc Hospital Of Independence n,c-l..
, snlth, VI kossuth, and A. Reynoisls. u CHI
ton.
Asylum for Eeehle .Minded-E h =. Woo
row. of Mils w. II. Hall. of Clark, aud In,
u'Dounell. ot DN6NQ0c
Iowa Reform School Thomas Mitchell,
Polk. and VIM. A. Stowe, of Fremont.
Tux NEW AAllRoAD toMMrssloNEs
Il lc9lns to look IS though James Wllso
"TAMA Jim. would b the sllcessor u Ma
Woodruff on the RoArd ot RAilmAd CoMm
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