Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-18

rotary read a Communications from the house
and senate Of the legislature Of New York
asking concentrated action with them request
Ing the United States congress to relieve com
mercial travellers OF the tax now imposed upon
them. The bill passed requiring the prompt,
faithful and impartial transmission and dely-
cry OF telegraph messages and limiting the
compensation therefor. The bill locating the
supreme court at the capital Of the state was
ordered engrossed. The bill to require child
rem between the ages OF Z and 10 years to at
tend school was ordered TO third reading.
HousE
Story introduced bill for uniform text
books in schools, and to create state board
OF school commissioners and Walker a bill to
amend the law Of the Goth General Assembly
In relation to intoxicating liquors. The spec
ial order was then taken up. II is 10 provide
for the levy of one-half mill tax for the years A
d. 1886 and 1897, to help in providing home
for Iowa soldiers and sailors, and for making
Necessary repairs and improvements In state
and charitable Institutions, and for other pur
poses. The bill w. engrossed
by a vote of 81 to 30,
The next special order was the bill Of Mr..
Reynolds in relation to the weighing of coal,
being nearly the same as the Cassatt miners
bill. After long discussion 1t was ordered
engrossed.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March l0.-on motion of sem
ator Chambers the vote by which the compul-
sorry education bill was ordered engrossed, was
reconsdered, and on senator Chubb's motion
all that part of the bill authorizing a special
searching committee was stricken ont, and
the bill passed.
The special order was considered, being the
bill of senator Clark for an act amcndatory Of
chapter l43, of the acts Twentienth general
assembly, relating to intoxicating liquors and
providing for the more effectual suppression
Of the illegal sale and transportation of intoxi-
eating liquors, and abatement of nuisances. Va
rious amendments were adopted, aud pending
further consideration of the bill the senate ad-
iourned
HOUSE.
The speaker announced as unfinished bus
iness the reconsideration of the coal screen
bill. Finn took the floor In advocacy of re-
consideration, saying that he had made the
motion in good faith for the purpose of allow
ing amendments to be made, which had yester-
day been cut off by the previous question.
After long debate the house refused to re-
consider Firms bill to locate the supreme
court at Des Moines was carried by vote of
IS to 81. The soldiers home and additional
tax bill was carried by about the same vote as
reported on engrossment yesterday, 65 to 10.
H. +. 1859, Balls road tax bill, was carried by a
vote of 70 to 16. s. F. 81, by Weber, relative
to attachments was passed unanimously.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 11.-Scott introduced a
bill to discontinue the Orphans hope and to
provide for soldiers and sailors home in
stead. A bill from the railroad committee was
introduced to protect employees engaged in the
transportation of freight in cars. Doud intro
duced bill making an appropriation to the
Iowa Prisoners Aid Association. Nearly the
entire day was taken up in the discussion on
Senator Clark's bill for the enforcement of the
prohibitory law. The bill was finally post
poned until March Is, at 2:30.
HOUSE.
The several appropriation bills were the spe-
cial order, and were debated at length, but not
ken up as the next special order. The debate
continued on the bill for the remainder of the
day, and various amendments were proposed,
but without disposins Of the bill the hous"
adjourned.
Dies MONIES March r. The greater portion
of the day was spent with the bill providing
for the election and compensation of county
attorneys, which was finally ordered engrossed,
as was also the Miles bill for recognizing the
grand jury system s. Il. No. 154, by Catch, to
regulate the organization and operation of mu-
tual benefit associations, was then taken up
and adopted by sections. Senator Catch said
the bill had received the careful scrutiny Of the
house and senate insurance committees, and
received their recommendation. Its object is
to control the organization and operation of
mutual benefit associations. The bill will be
continued as special order at 1890 to-mor-
row.
A large number of new bills were introduced.
The house spent the greater part of the day
in considering the county attorney bill, the
section relating to the salary, and finally com
United the bill, together with Ii. +. 5iO, anoth-
er bill Of the same character, to the committee
on the reorganization of the judiciary. The
debate was between fixing the salary by the
house or leaving it with the boards of super
visors. The amendment by Mr.. Brown, giving
the subject of salary to the boards of supervi-
sors, was advocated from the floor by Speaker
Head and passed, but after the Speaker re-
turned to the chair, the vote by which the
amendment passed was reconsidered and the
amendment was lost. The house adjourned
without disposing of the bill.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March Ex-senator Woolson
introduced concurrent resolutions condemn
ing the action Of the President in vetoing the
bill 70 quiet title of settlers on the Des Moines
river lands. The resolutions were adopted
without dissenting vote. Senator Bolter af-
terward filed motion to reconsider the vote.
Senator Catch and other senators favored the
motion. The yeas and nays were called or the
motion to reconsider, and resulted, yeas 81;
nays 10. So the motion was lost. The bill OF
Senator Catch to regulate the organization
and operatio of mutual benefit associations
was ordered engrossed
HOUSE.
Mr.. Schee introduced joint resolution rel
alive to granting pensions to soldiers who
have lost the use Of limbs in line of duty, equal
to the pensions now granted for the loss Of
limbs. Several new bills were introduced.
After spending some time in considering the
court bill, but without final action, the con-
current resolution came Cup in rela-
ton to the presidents veto Of the Des Moines
river land bill After some discussion the res
olutions were adopled by vote Of yeas s.;
nays 5. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 1.-Two new bills were
by Robinson to amend the
code relating to false pretenses, and one by
Scott, to provide for the appointment and com
pensatlon Of custodian of public buildings
and defining his duties Senator Scott also
a concurrent resolution authorizing
the executive council and capitol commission
FRS to contract with Mrs. Harriet Ketchum to
,arve in marble the statue of some one OF
Iowa's distinguished deceased citizens, said
statue to be placed in the state capitol. Re.
erred TO appropriation committee. The house
having refused to concur in the amendments
made to the medical bill, senators Caldwell,
Mccoy and Bolter were appointed a confer
,nce committee. Among the bills passed was
me for the appointment of short hand report
a.