The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-02-28
THE STATE CAPITAL,
Especial Correspondence
DEs MONIES Feb. 10.

THE STATE CAPITAL.
Especial C0rrespondence.I
DEs MONIES, Feb. H.
LEGrsLATCnE SUMMARY.
Another week has added but very little 10
the list OF accomplished work OF the Legisln
ture. Tho Senate has been wrangling the
whole week over the prohibitions question, oc
spite the fact that twOthirds OF that body are
In favor OF prohibition. The Do11an bill
was the starting point Tho opposition-and
there IRE nino OF tAcm--nt once began or
Legislation with amendments ano
substitutes, each one OF which took up tim.
In discussion. Senator Bills. OF Scott AND
RLss.ll, OF Greene, wanted local option
provided. 50 that cites OF over 5000 Eopuia
ton could have prohibition or license rs they
INV NJ. Senators kothert, Graves, and Hall
the brewers Tor their property madG
", rthless II prohibition law was
pass.d. Senator Eastman wanted radical
prohib tion law, with y pcnasty making vlo.
latiDn IN in1ictable oifcnsc. He did not want
q violation TO 90 before n justice OF the Peace,
where you never get u conv.c ion. Two days
were consumed over his substitute for Don.
mans Till, and a I were inaily yotci down,
and saturday tho Senate got back 10 whcrs
they started the ponnan bill. which now
stands as follows:
SECTION 1. Tha, section 1853. chapter 8, Of
the Code be, and the same Ii hereby repealed.
and the following is enacted In lieu thereof:
SEC. list. Wherever tile words In oxtcAt1nE
liquors occur In tnis chaptr III same shall ~
ln.trued to mean a.coiol a.e, .iae. bccr.
aplrtuous, ytnous, aud malt liquors. ana All IN.
tox eating liquors VIII tevcr. and no person shall
for sale. sell. or Keep for ral, ~
a beverage, any Intoxicating liquors whatevcr.
including ale, wine. and bser.
Senator Russell then offered NJ amendmeHt
providing that In cities OF 5.OU lOpulattOn
there may be prohibition or license as they may
decide, and liking penalties for violation OF
the law. His reason Ia that nowhtrc can pro-
hihitiou lsc enforced Ln.css sustained ~
pubic sentiment, and In such cities whisky
would be tree, while q stringent license sys-
tcan could be enforced. Pending this amend.
men, tho gut stion went over to to day. II -
expected that final vote Will be reached TO
morrow. The mas sOrity has been exceed nxly
liberal to the minority In this matter, giving
them full opportunity 10 pat In their objcc-
tons when II was well known that all that
could he said or done would not change
single vote. The majority has cscEcwed its
ending the waste ef time. why, Is not ap-
parent, unless II be with reference to the
lower house, where the forces arc evenly
al. ided, and where il IL thought the bill will
fail, as the Republicans have bare majority
Of one, with every member present To
have cut ot debate in the Senate would have
raised tho cry OF gag rule" which the o.
position In tho House would have used 10
their advantage.
The people may be now assured that there
will be very little Legislation this sessions.
More than half of It has expired, with not
single general law enacted, and there are sew
eral bills Of Importance which will consume
time, to the exclusion OF au else The ap-
preparation bills will require week, and they
are not reported by the committees. The ro-
vision Of the school laws will take some time.
There are dozen bil.s for tho location Of
new insane asylum, but probably none Will
be added. The old one will he enlarged.
Very few, II any, new commissioners or
Offices will I've created, as evidenced BY the
summary manner in which the senate
soue lched the bill providing for . State
Entomoloxist. There Il one bill providing
Tor state Superintendent OF Construction Of
Public Buildings, which ought 10 become
law. % competent person would save tho
state several times the amount Of his salary.
but II ID not at all probable the bill viii even
1e considered.
In response to numerous petitions from tho
pcoplc. the Senate Committee on Medci no
and surgery arr preparing bill upon which
much time has been devoted TO provide Tor 2
compulsory ins pcciion of coai oil, and fash
test instead Of the present unreliable drO
test.
The school laws will come up for revision
in the House as special order on the sOth.
There is general sentiment 10 fav:r Of .
change in the laws which will simPlify the
system and cut on expenses.
HOUSE, BILLS PASSED.
The House has passed the following bills:
To legalixc the Incorporation OF the town
Of Murray. Ilake County.
To exte nd the time of payment OF county
bonded Indebtedness for two years
To legalixe the Incorporation or the town
OF Richmond. Wright County.
To autht rtIe the use of the unexpended
appropriation for Independence Insane
Asylum.
10 lega n.e the notarial acts of e. u. Har-
mon, of Clay County.
To prohibit spearing OF fish In lakes ana
ponds from Nov. to May l.
To authorize the Governor to reconyey 20
tho United States the land granted 20 the
Sioux City and 81. Paul Il. K. Co., and Tor
feited by the company. II n understood tho
land IL all taken up BY squatters. and they
can get no title until this conveyance is made.
To make the conccalment or sale Of mort
gnged property m indictable oHense.
To provide q penalty for the putting or
placing On any railroad car or public con-
veyanye, any person sick or infected with
smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria. or other
contagious disease. THIS Is to prevent the
sending OF smallpox tramps from place b
Place TO set rid Of them.
A resolution WAS adopted Saturday, provid-
Ing for Joint committee FROM both houses.
u take action for the relief of the food suf-
ferels
Mr.. Hcrscy, successor TO Mr.. Rolbrook.
deccasS d, has taken his scat In the House, 90
cupying that vacated by MIR. Wolf when elect
"a speaker. Mr.. Holbrook's seat being draped
in morning, AMI ~ he left II. MI. weaver
wrote the Speaker saturday that he would b.
In his seat this week. when the House viii 10
aeain full, for the hrst time since the third
dAv OF the session.
There Is pretty strong sentiment here In
favor of change in the trusteeship OF tha
| Agricultural College. and enlarRinx the board
80 ne 70 have member from each Congress
sional district. to which are Gdded the Gov-
ernor and state Superintendent Of Public In
etruct'on. The recent troubles Rt the college
have indicated that change was necessary,
and the quickest way to solve the problem Is
TO lexislate the old board out OF existence.
IL there il any ambitious city that wants
an insane asylum, now is the time to nle ita
| claim. There are u score or 30 ON hand, and
all should have chances to be disappointed
/ There Ia some oppOsit on to the Fish Com
missioner law, aud bill Is on llc TO abolish
II. The Governor, In reply 70 . request, says
/ Il has cost the state, TO date. 35,603. -.
Whether the opposition Is for political or cc0'
nomical reasons IL not apparent-prooabJ
| IL is both.
The patent ght-swindle notes came up In
/ the Reuse on Saturday. and for the hrst tim0
this season there v a little display OF rhet
oric. The Agricultural Committee has 70
ported back q bill providing that promissor,
notes should be subject to all deienses Of tht
] maker, to wit:
| SECTION l. That notes Of hand. otherw1sl
| called rromissory notes. or other neRottAbl(
| PAPER shalt not he affected by salo or transfer
hut remain, ~ 70 terms OF collection, offset, o.
| defense as TO collection, on the same basis .
though remaining In the hands OF those to whom
| given.
SFc > AL conditions, N 10 attorneys fees
con,iiii ions OF added interest. without stay d
execution, stay OF Judgment. and other coEdt
tions other than those of . plain promissor!
| note shall lie absolutely void.
was callei up, when the lawyers pitches
int II. and expressed the opinion that such
bill should have gone to the Judiciary GI n
mittee. as the farmers could not be suppOs ;
| 10 know the law on bills and notes. lh
farmers bristled up and said they had sens
enough 10 know what WAS good sense an
Justice. and TINT laws ought to be for tn
protection OF honest eoplc against swindlcrs
There was q sharp scrimmagc for shor
time. but the lawyers won, and the bill VA