The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-20
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home. rho senate has flxcl tho 2,th inst. 10
the day to start. Unless greater progress 10
made than has been the people will very nat
urally inquire what has been done for tho
vast expense OF running this legislative mill.
Il costs not less than nvc thousand dollars
day. There ought to be something TO show
Tor II. 1t IL possible that what Il not done 10
moro beneficial TO tho state than what -
ernl laws have bccn passed the prohib tion
bill and thnt TO ptcvent spcarinx nah In tho
permanent lakes OF the state from Nov. 10
April |. The are over two hundred
bills on tho calendar, and over eight
hundred on Me. SOM Of them are impor-
tant, and ought 70 ass into laws. Practically
the bill providing for the erection AMI MAIN
tcnnnce OF dcpots ~ railroad inter ection
points has been passed. The Senate has
passcd such q bill. So has tie House. but
they are not precisely the same. II IL prob
Ab0 the Senate will rcccdc from It's bill and
accept the House bill, which requires these
dcpots TO tc erected wherever recommended
by tho Railroad Commissioners; that they
scnacrs: that all trains shall stop at such sta
tions; and that tho tracks OF tnterrcctins
roads shalt bc 90 connected as to transfer oars
from one 10 the other. lhe pcralty for not
erecting such depots, after nins ~ days no.
tice. . : fine or SIS per day. This Y
probably tho most important bin
relative to railroads which win
b. passed, although there are more than
twenty on Ale, zone OF which are decidedly
cranky Tho butler bill, 20 called. which
prohibits discrimination In rates. and pro-
vents especial rates seems to fnd hard
sO,idng IN the committee. on the ground. Il
is understood, that IL seeks to iix rates on
wheat basis, which proves entirely impract-
icAtle when ap. .,licd to the snrious clAssi1car
tions OF mer ,handisc.
Tho so-callcd Holter bill to revise tho school
laws. which was engrosscd Tor third read
ing, WAS rcconsidcrcd. and several amend.
mcnts offered. evidently TO load II down.
when Il was sent back to the committee. II
Is quite cs idcnt some OF those opposing the
bin are personally In favor OF II, but 40 II IL,
when nearly every other man In county
ID school hcer OF s0mc kind. u
requires somc pluck to vote for bi that
10 siAlatas nearly $3.50 OF those petty Ofhccrs
oatof a pla,c, albeit thc.c would DO saved to
the state over sl2s.OJO er year. The records
show there alc school dstricts In the 3 ate
In VII oh there arc but four voters, Or only
one more than enough to I'LL the school
ohccs. II Ia evident that the reconsidcrar
tion OF this bin was for the purpose OF send-
INK II under the table, but Mr.. bol.cr says Il
will 10 10 the Senate.
The Senate had three days contestoser
bill providing for uniform text books for
schools throughout the State. II was close
nght but Senators hutchison ard Eastman
hung TO Il with trm grip, and hnally suc-
cceded in getting Il passed. to third reading.
by one majority. The Ill applies TO
the whole state. The House has .
similar bill, which pro, idcs for .
uniformity In each county. The latcnees OF
the session VIII probably induce NJ accept
ancc OF the one which passes either house
nrst.
The House bill which provides that hedge
fences shall be Kept trimmed To height OF
nvO feet along highways, which was passed
| 20 = third reading. was rct onsfdercd. and,
| after considerable discussion, indefinitely
postponed There has been gosd deal Of
consumes time. IL Is usually considered thaI
. bill ordered en- crossed Is as good - passed
| mot 90 at this session. A nights sleep seems
to rcsolutionizc the opinions OF good many
members.
| The third house 10 Just now ponderous
body, and Is quite conspicuous even In the
sscontieuity OF space" in the new Capitol. The
/ grants for additional normal schools, and for
/ appropriats sous Tor numerous purr osea bring
/ friends here to interview the members as TO
the p, obablc chanss OF success. Nearly
Q, cry county In the State wanta the possible
additional in sanc asylum, and that brings .
/ cool many. Then there are the approprfa-
ttons for the State institutions. Numerous
1 persons are on hand TO ece that there y 2
fair divide. and that the 'uther fellows
| don't vet the lion . share. The railroads arc
alO well rcpres ntcd u keep watch OF un-
| friendly legislation. With all this outside
pressure IL 10 very easy to conclude that
members win yield 70 undue influence and
/ jet q On one WHOM did not consider capable
of taking care OF number one. tho
House Is certainly the most independent
body convened in many years. Newspaper
men about the Capitol unanimously say that
/ the House IL the most uncertain body they
ever met, for you can not 70, etell how IL will
/ come out on any given measure; when II has
done thing, il will be apt in an hour 70 undo
/ II. IL Ia very easy at distance 10 talk about
corruption and bribery. and all that sort OF
4 htsf n n VII mar auf Tfsa H
Guilty lies In the fact that the House is always
composed of new members, and, coming here
they At once ect about regulating everybody
and everything, each according to his own
notion. At once there 10 . wide diversity OF
opinions, and 20 harmoniso their views ID In
possthlc Many OF tho measures offered arc
visionary and impracticahlc: but because
they fail TO become laws IL no reason for
questioning the Integrity Of members.
The following ills have passed tho House:
Authorizing mutual Insurance companies
TO insure against cyclones. lightning. hail,
and wind.
Providing for printing the proceedings OF
County Supervisors and delin aucnt tax lists.
Il requires the publishers of newspapers to
make 4 certified statement OF the number OF
bona ode yearly subscribers within the coun-
", under seal sent to tho Supervisors who
. Arc to select two papers having the largest
| number. The price Is to lie one-third that Of
legal advertising. In counties OF lu.u0O popu-
lation rarer In foreign language may be
selected.
Relating to dcpcts at railrosd crossings:
| SECTION l. AL railroad corporations shall. at
Ill points OF connection, crossing, or interscc-
ton with the roads OF other CORPORATIONS. unite
with such corporations in cstablishin and main
tanning suitable platforms and station b. uses
transfer from one road TO the other, and for tho
transfer . passengers, as1age, or freight when
ever the same ehsll BE- ordered hy the R.ilrs ad
% ordercd by the Railroad Csmmtss' on keep
such depot or passenger house warmed. lighted.
and opened to the tngr> IS and eIress Of all
PASSENGERS reasonable tine bc1o ore the arrival
and until after the departure of al trains cary
tng passengers on said railroad or ralrosGs; and
said railroad companies 80 connecting crossing.
or intcrsecting shall stop all trains at said
dercts at said connections. crossing, or inter-
section for the transfer Of passengers. baggage,
Rs1sssa sasa .aa esa'Tss the
tainins erch stati hou-e aud platform shall
tlons a. NAV be fxei by ord I OF the Ra,l'o
Commission. Such corp, rations, connec ing Cr
Int rsectirg = afor said, shall alSo. VIII never
ard connect the tracks OF said several 60 pora-
tions to permit the transfer from the track Of
one corpora ion 20 the other of toadc or unload-
ed cars designed for transportation upon both
roads.
SEC 2 Every railroad corporation or compa-
ny which. after having received ninety days mo-
tice by the Railroad Commissioners, shall neg
lect or refuse to comply with Fec. I of tn . ACT,
J shall. for every day such corporation or compa-
: | ny fails, negiecte. or refuses to campy there
, with. forfeit and pay the sum OF SIS. which may
ne recovered In the name OF the State Of Town
Tor the use Of the sshcol fund Of the county
wherein such crossing intersect is situated.
and II shalt be the duty of the Prosecuting At
torney Of the proper in iical district 10 prose-
cute for and recover ths same.
| To prohibit the traffc In diseased hogs, q
: follows:
SECTION ]. All traff.c in swine which have died
with the swine plague hog cholsra or from
other infectious or contagious diseases vi hin
the State IL hereby rohibited: and Ii shall ID
unlawful tor any lerson To haul in any We icle
or public CONVEYANCE any dead hogs which have
J 40 died. or are known 10 be affected wi b such
dis 'ase. upon aLy public road or highway q
upon any Enclosure other than tina upon which
I said hogs have died.
: SEC .. Any person knowingly having In hil
possession swine which have died n0m tht
swine plague, hog cholera. other disease
shall immediately cause the same 20 be burned