The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-06
IOWA LEGIsLATURE.

tion WAS accomplished on Feb a. The Senate.
by vote OF ~ to a. passed the bin TO locate tho
Supreme Court at Des Moines. This measure
6ill mysteriously dis plcared. The House
again poatT oned the temperance question. and
adjourned 10 the 2Stli, after making this Bolter
school bill the spesfAl order for that day Tho
Joint session to receive the portrait or Senator
Grimes ~ attended by hundreds OF spectators.
Lieut. Manning presided, and the presentation
was made by Senator Graves. Gov. sherman
responded In fitting words, plcdging that AZ
room ~ the executive rooms were prepared Tor
use the portrait should have suitable place
therein. Other speeches eulogisfic OF Mr.. Grimes
were delivered.
~, only twenty -eight Of the fifty members being
present. Bills were passed conferring upon Des
Moines power TO appoint q City Marshal, TO
limit the bounty on Wild animals to s5, and to
tax dogs SO cents and 81 each, according to sex.
II IL estimated that this law will produce $780,
600 revenue to the State. The House was not in
session
THE following bills were introduced in the
Senate on the 2sth nlt.: TO purchase lands for
the use Of the State Agricultural Society; to es-
tablish an additional Normal School; TO pre-
vent sureties on written Instruments. or delay
Ing creditors to amend the Inv relating to evi-
dence: to protect bridges on public highways:
to lcRAize the Acta or Thomas w. Darling. no
tory public III jackson County: to regulate ad-
mission Of attorneys to practice; to abolish the
escorting the remains of the late J. N. Holbrook
to Manchester and allow his widow his amount
named 6ill passed the senate. as well o. the fol-
lowing: To exempt soldiers pensions and pro-
cceds and accumnations thereof from judicial
tives from justice, where the officers acted in
good faith. even though conviction do not fol-
low; to elect township clerks, assessors. an
road supervisors In odd number years: to
rcYnnvp Cnuntv and fowushin NIL rprs for habit.
ual drunkenness, habtual or willful neglect
Of duty, gross paitiality corruption. oppression.
cxtortion, Wilfnl maladministration In offce,
or upon conviction Of . felony; for failure 70
produce or turn over and fully account for all
public funds and property In his hands at any
boards or others vested with the appointing
power to remove the Treasurer or other APP
pointee for any OF the above canses; to aprro-
of Fremont and Mills Counties for money
anil the other Riverton Bank robbers.
were present The bill to provide for the ap-
pontment " marshals in cities OF the first cla =,
| originated by Senator Smith, passed 1t applies
| p. ohibit extortion aud discrimination in the
proviie Tor the erection Of monuments
| townships and incorporated towns to aid in the
construction OF railroads: TO loc ,tc and provide
/ for an insane asylum 1t Minterset: to provide
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| TO appropriate money to deffay the expenses OF
| defendants In drive-well suits Mr.. Russell, OF
Muscattne, introduced resolution declaring
Mr. CLAYTON, OF Fottawattomic ineligible to sit in
1 the House, because he IL q trustee and president
OF a hoard Of trustees Of an Iowa institution
1 for the deaf and dumh, lucrative office, declar-
Ing his seat vacant. nd calling on the Go ernor
/ to take stcls to fll the vacancy. The resolution
| created consids rablc excitement. 1t was re-
ferrcd to the Judiciary Committee.
SENATOR BLooA's bill to eradicate "bnckct.
shop" traaicking from the category OF legalixcd
mercantile business passed the Senate on the
asth nlt. There was great deal OF time spent
over the hill. TINS having been the second day OF
its consideration, hut the object Of both the ad-
doubtless TO reach the same rcsult-viz /: to wipe
| out that species or gambling known as putting
M margins on grain for future delivery when
delivery delivery was never intended, The .sal, only
e 5 Msy that sS the y provisions o' q the phil sii
might apply to legitimate dealing. and thus do >
duced the bin il was understood that senator
Bills WAS tile author Of 1t, but the authorship
| was discovered by the senator from Scott during
had been made by Gov. K rkwood, who was in
thorough sympathy with the hill. But three
| Senators placed IN mseives upon record against
i IL when the finAl vote was taken. The House WAS
engaged All day in the consideration OF the Bolt
cr school bill. which Is codifcation Of the pres.
cnt school laws. with two new features Intro
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tIict orseni,ation. and the other creating a
County Beard Of Education To consist Of the
County Superintendent and 4 Director from each
independent district The bill wAs ordered en-
Crossed.
TnE bill for the protection Of mines and
miners Was passed by the Senate on the 27th
ult, after which thA, body took mp the applica-
ton Of 4. ]. Bruce for pardon. Bruce is serving
life sentence In Fort Madison for the killing Of
4 M knk lob Aa h
we'll connected. hnd the deed was committed
when crased with liquor. The application for
ra.,ton was signed by Al the living court ON, m
case, by Judge Love and McCrary. and !
| large number " influential citizens Of
taken sS,s Ss in a the House,
aud was amended by its friends 81 that II
practically conforms to the bill passed by the
csps that G Jordan. % % Grcenbaceer, seeker voted with the
Republicans. two Republicans and one Demo.
crat bcing absent. An amendment was offered
nr moss no ,ns, 1se S
from the state Of any Of the commodities men
toned therein. This amendment was voted
by Mr.. Better. who declared that the measure
would prevent the export Of the prohibited
manufactures OF the State. The debate was 4
ltirecnhackcr made lengthy speech. dripping
with sarcastic references to the sums
earned ny Mrs. Foster. Judge Nourse, and
| r..
Of the amendment. The House was crowded al
the afternoon, the most of the spectators beinl
| Prohibittonists, rs was eylnccd by the applause
given. Mr. Kerr Republican, indulKed In sonlt
sharp questions and answers with Mr. Merrill
tDemocrat,, the latter insisting on knowing N II
whether tn bill would prohibit the manufacture
| Of spirits for export Mr.. Kerr said the barrels
exported would have to bear some outer evidencs
OF an illicit character.
THE proceedings of the Senate on the sstt
ult. were very quiet and Of no importance
snator Gillett. OF Boone. was elected and in.
stalled as President pro tenn. Just before tn.
House Was called to order. 8. NJ. Weaver was
brought in wrapped in q buffalo Overcoat, com.
forters. etc. He was in = reclining chair: and
was s carried % aoMn 10. ~ the ,rsa space IN % as.a,
| with loud applause. and his couch was soeT
surrounded by his fellow members. congratulat-
| ing him upon his pluck in coming and castinl
his vote Mr. Bolter took the fioor and spoke
on his amenment TO the prohibition hill
which was to add 70 section 1. amend
ed by the Senate. the following: -Thi'
. manufacture and sale. keeping with in
tent to sell. any or all o. the above named in
chanical. medicinal and culinary pnrposes" ii,
said he Was bound by no caucus, and could vot,
independently: tha7 the bill was not
oaaear oa =, IN easa ,er M me. reas as san, . no
the measure. He wished - put
. construction upon the measure. Mr. Mciril
nhu UHtffu al atnenuHleuI ALLOWING cap
tion: it was so.ed down. Ills amendment lro
hibited esrortsticn. He thought one or tn
other should carry. Mr.. Meirills had b.ei
defeated: he holel his would be carrie
by the same majority. He said Manu-
factnre means aale. and sale means use
Correct the measur. in language that can b
understood He WAS In fasor OF square prullbi
tion-not halfway work This measure was sa.t
to he To alb lish "a oons. letter iange the it'll
to an act to abolish s ifits. Mr. CLAYTON otfere,
q substitute In the shape ef his amended bill
| previously introiu Ell. Mr.. Merrill oblcctes
on the ground thaft'aere Weae two measures al
ready before the House AMI third was no
allowed. The speaker ruled that the sam
vas in ursier. ing substitute fol the hill ant
amendments This bill IL high license bill III
me II copy af The Nebraska hill Mr.. Merrill
offered an amendment 10 strike out all after tn
enaetinx clause aud insert an amendment v hcl
Is the It'll agreed uIon by the Democratic caucus
| Mr. DahEey. Greenbacker. submitted an amend
| ment CONS sting ~ a new section, which pre-
vents the ausei nor from isrdonlng " rs.nittin,
lines imposed apof. persons convicted n sIgiat
Ing the liquor Law, and this was being slisenss !.
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